Ethiopian swords

Lew · 4th October 2006, 10:19 PM

Bill

The horn is beautiful but it's not rhino

I have a sword with a darker hilt and when I compared it to a rhino horn jambiya I can see the difference. Rhino horn has this dot matrix at the end piece it looks like if you took a bunch of dry spaghetti in your hand and was looking down at one end of it.

I'll see if I can get a picture of what I am talking about. Here is a link that shows the matrix.

http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/dbms-witm...rhino_horn.htm

Lew

4th October 2006, 10:19 PM	#2
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Bill The horn is beautiful but it's not rhino I have a sword with a darker hilt and when I compared it to a rhino horn jambiya I can see the difference. Rhino horn has this dot matrix at the end piece it looks like if you took a bunch of dry spaghetti in your hand and was looking down at one end of it. I'll see if I can get a picture of what I am talking about. Here is a link that shows the matrix. http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/dbms-witm...rhino_horn.htm Lew