Wootz kard with strange handle material

spiral · 5th February 2008, 08:04 PM

o yes Efihis The tusks can be well over 3 inches diameter on big old tusks from yesteryear & 30 inches long. Knife hilts of just the inner dentine are not unknown.. {Some are on Artzi site, i recall?}

The inner dentine was regarded the most sought after & attractive part in many cultures.

Spiral

RSWORD · 5th February 2008, 10:58 PM

The only other suggestion is that it could be fossilized material which was often traded throughout the middle east. The coloration is suggestive of mineral deposits often found on fossilized material or it is very well patinated and this could be indicitive of its age.

5th February 2008, 08:04 PM	#1
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	o yes Efihis The tusks can be well over 3 inches diameter on big old tusks from yesteryear & 30 inches long. Knife hilts of just the inner dentine are not unknown.. {Some are on Artzi site, i recall?} The inner dentine was regarded the most sought after & attractive part in many cultures. Spiral

5th February 2008, 10:58 PM	#2
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,087	The only other suggestion is that it could be fossilized material which was often traded throughout the middle east. The coloration is suggestive of mineral deposits often found on fossilized material or it is very well patinated and this could be indicitive of its age.