Takouba for coments ... and a question

[fernando]

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

... I think the smaller size hilt may suggest earlier 20th century, as well as the brass ring etc., you do present a good case, but I wouldnt go earlier than about the 30's. It really is hard to say, as it doesnt take long for leather to draw tight, even without being in the elements in the desert ...

Well, you can't win them all .
Thanks a lot for your impressions, Jim.
Fernando