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19th May 2008, 07:32 PM
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Found this picture today. The kind a staff would be made from? Interesting to say the least
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19th May 2008, 09:08 PM
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If there is a rhinoceros attached to the handle of the dagger, you got the ultimate proof
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2nd January 2009, 12:23 AM
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I am updating the thread because some forumites were asking questions in another thread so I wanted to clearify what one should look for to look in real rhino horn. Below is a close up of my rhino horned jambiya hilt please notice the bundle fibers at the end of the hilt which has an orange peel effect. Not all rhino is translucent some as is this one is dark brown and is hard to see light through. I am posting a pic of a lighter color rhino jambiya hilt that would show translucencey when held up to a light source.
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2nd January 2009, 01:14 AM
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29th February 2016, 06:12 AM
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This photo illustrates the point made in message #4. I found it on the https://www.antiquers.com website with the caption: “If you can find an end, the end grain may look like this. Rhino horn is in fact a mass of hair bonded together.”
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2nd March 2016, 01:11 AM
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Very nice example, thank you!
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2nd March 2016, 01:59 AM
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2nd March 2016, 04:47 PM
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Another very useful thread, thanks all!
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