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Old 28th April 2020, 01:16 PM   #1
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It looks like you got a goodun there.
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Old 28th April 2020, 04:26 PM   #2
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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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Old 29th April 2020, 02:01 AM   #3
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Nice job. Yes the hilt could be rhino horn.

Have you etched the blade yet?
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Old 29th April 2020, 08:11 AM   #4
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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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Old 29th April 2020, 09:15 AM   #5
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Hello,
Finally I think that's the handle is the most interesting piece :
Nice translucence,
Giraffe or maybe rhino !?!

If I put a torch behind by ears for sure they will be red.
But my ears are not rhino...

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Old 29th April 2020, 09:55 AM   #6
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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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Old 29th April 2020, 10:49 AM   #7
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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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Old 29th April 2020, 12:14 PM   #8
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Thank you for taking a photo backlit. Now the structure of the horn shows that this is not a rhino ...
How does the rhino horn look like when it is backlit ?
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Old 29th April 2020, 01:08 PM   #9
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How does the rhino horn look like when it is backlit ?
Lines more straight, more compact amd without scales
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