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Hello,
Thank you David!! I like when old forgotten stuff revive again !! ( I think it's the same for all members on this forum ! ![]() Finally I think that's the handle is the most interesting piece : Nice translucence, Giraffe or maybe rhino !?! |
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Nice job. Yes the hilt could be rhino horn.
Have you etched the blade yet? |
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Hello and Thank you,
No I haven't etched it, I have no more ferric chloride ( and no nital here...) I cleaned the blade with sand paper WD-40 and vinegar alternately , maybe there is a pattern, maybe a structure on the guard too sure I have to try... |
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If I put a torch behind by ears for sure they will be red. But my ears are not rhino... ![]() |
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Sure !
But I don't think your ears are brown when not enlightened and hope for you they are not thick and hard and fibrous as wood ... ![]() I have other brown horn hilts and no light at all |
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Thank you for taking a photo backlit. Now the structure of the horn shows that this is not a rhino ...
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Francantolin:
You got an honest old munition grade shamshir. I like those. Whether it was made in Persia proper, or in one of the "persianized" localities is and will remain unknown, but the overall gestalt is no doubt Persian. Not every Persian or any other fighter was wealthy enough to afford a walrus handle. This is why we see a lot of Persian shamshirs utilizing cheaper handle materials such as oxhorn, deer antler and even wood. From the practical point of view it did not matter: the proof was in the blade, although even those were of a widely different quality. It is just like with all other antique objects: museums tend to collect and exhibit flashier examples in a perfect state of preservation: rich materials, weapons belonging to royalty, signed by famous masters etc. Simpler examples were lost, reforged, modified, or just rusted away. The al-Sabah collection in Kuwait specifically acquires only items that are gem-encrusted, gilt or made of exotic and costly materials. If we use it as as a representative source and a standard, all other Indian weapons would be regarded as renovated or just plain fakes. |
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