Indian Wootz Shamshir with antler hilt?

[Orang Lama]

Originally Posted by Gavin Nugent

My first thoughts are is this a French made sabre?

Motifs aside, this technique was very common in the knife making industry, and the otherall hilt shape reminds me of French made sabres.

That's a very interesting knife! Would you perhaps know if the antler has been coated, or just stained?

I hadn't thought of the French possibility, my initial assumption was that it was probably just an "Indian Mameluke" style hilt. Though a European origin would possibly explain the use of antler...