Plastic, Bakerlite and Arabian Arms

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Originally Posted by A.alnakkas

So how wide spread the usage of plastic in arabia?

You're referring to usage in 20/21st Century, right?
I also saw plastic/resin hilts, they all are recent repairs/restorations. it's easier and much cheaper to make a plastic hilt then to carve it from horn. the clear acrylic plastic was/is used to imitate rock crystal hilts. some hard plastics, if polished right, look very similar to horn, so it's very economical alternative for savvy sellers who do not follow proper means