Hunting sword - Hirschfanger for comments

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Originally Posted by kai

... Well, antler is bone - not any horn material...

So sorry for the idiomatic expression ?

" Antler = each of the branched 'horns' on the head of an adult deer (typically a male one), which are made of bone and are grown and cast annually "

Originally Posted by kai

... The criss-cross pattern is not tortoise shell IMHO...

Visibly not !

Originally Posted by kai

... To me, this looks like a paint job (there was a special technique being utilized - its name eludes me right now): The fading of the dark pattern along the facet ridges is the major hint (worn through)...

Maybe done with some kind of acid (?) that keeps it resitant to wearing for a long period ...

Originally Posted by kai

Close-ups (in focus) would be good!..

I will ask for those; but this person only depends on his cell phone camera !