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Old 20th April 2006, 12:11 AM   #1
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Hi guys, another example of an inlayed kris.
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Old 20th April 2006, 12:19 AM   #2
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What interests me about the Cato kris is the pommel material ; I wonder if it is truly elephant ivory , or is it made from a particularly large hippo tusk .
IIRC hippo tusks have the series of dark dots seen in picture #2 in the auction .

personally speaking ; I have never seen these dots in elephant ivory .

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Old 20th April 2006, 01:16 AM   #3
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Hay caramba!

I never expected that this sword was that complecated!

But its a good learning experience.
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Old 20th April 2006, 02:14 AM   #4
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Ernesto , believe me ; stick with the Chinese stuff !
These Moro swords are sooo boring ........
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Old 20th April 2006, 03:38 AM   #5
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Ernesto , believe me ; stick with the Chinese stuff !
These Moro swords are sooo boring ........
Sure, in fact, i could help relieve your burden and easy all the confusion ....just sell that puppy to me and you'll sleep much better.
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Old 20th April 2006, 07:53 PM   #6
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Hey Rick......

Don't forget me! For you, I will beat anyones offer by a dollar.

But don't let nechesh know.
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Old 20th April 2006, 08:05 PM   #7
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Sure, in fact, i could help relieve your burden and easy all the confusion ....just sell that puppy to me and you'll sleep much better.


I second to that, Rick! in case Nechesh here pass that opportunity! You can email me direct any time, and I promise, I'll take care of it really good.

Btw, I'll show it to him once in a while like you do
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Old 20th April 2006, 08:47 PM   #8
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HEY !!
Take it to Swap you guys (I won't be there) LOLZ ....



Now back to our regularly scheduled programming ; anyone besides me think the the pommel on the original subject kris may not be elephant ivory ?
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Old 22nd April 2006, 01:07 AM   #9
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What interests me about the Cato kris is the pommel material ; I wonder if it is truly elephant ivory , or is it made from a particularly large hippo tusk .
IIRC hippo tusks have the series of dark dots seen in picture #2 in the auction .

personally speaking ; I have never seen these dots in elephant ivory .

http://tinyurl.com/ko3lu

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Sorry Rick, but I have to disagree with you about the hippo ivory thing. I am attaching a series of close up photo shots on the ivory kakatua where those dots are, and to my own observation, appears to me that it is part of a crack that was neutralized by some solvent/glue?, I can still feel the scar from it, and I think those solvents has to do with this dots. It look like it was sanded off and polished, but you can still feel the rough edges. Just my thought.

Couldn't sleep last night due to jetlag from long flight, so I start carving a scabbard for it (from an extra Maguindanoan scabbard of mine) just for protection.
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Old 22nd April 2006, 02:04 AM   #10
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Do you see any kind of a cross hatched pattern in the grain ?
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Old 22nd April 2006, 02:14 AM   #11
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Do you see any kind of a cross hatched pattern in the grain ?
Rick, it's more like a fish scale grain pattern to me similar to my other ones.
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