New pieces from the collection of General Shockley

[Gavin Nugent]

Originally Posted by Rafngard

Am I mad, or am I seeing sharkskin on the hilts of some of those kris?

Ray skin I suspect... perhaps considered more durable that resin coated cord when at sea and that ray skin offered a very positive non slip grip in the hand when wet... could simply be intended for a practical nature...

[Tim Simmons]

I ask about the Ivory as most if not all auction rooms in the UK will not deal with ivory items and I thought that was spreading internationally. Glad you had no problem.

[milandro]

Originally Posted by Tim Simmons

I ask about the Ivory as most if not all auction rooms in the UK will not deal with ivory items and I thought that was spreading internationally. Glad you had no problem.

Between EU UK and the rest of the world Ivory trade is as good as practically dead from last year it is really only possible to sell to museums


read what I wrote here

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=23029

Within the US 3 states have signed a similar act banning trade across state lines.