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					Originally Posted by  Saracen
					 
				 
				 I only doubt that its handle is made of mother-of-pearl. Can it be a specially treated horn? 
			
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 The hilt is brittle, as seen by the crack; mother of pearl is notorious for this sort of fragility. I don't think you could achieve the iridescent luster of the surface on horn.