So What is This?

[A.alnakkas]

Thanks Ibrahim and Spiral!

I think anyone looking at this piece would likely be paranoid for the next time he sees a touristy khanjar/jambiya :P

[A.alnakkas]

Yet another find. This one have a better decorated hilt in much better condition. The blade is forged compared to the other one. The scabbard is rubbish though but looks like low quality silver..

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by A.alnakkas

Yet another find. This one have a better decorated hilt in much better condition. The blade is forged compared to the other one. The scabbard is rubbish though but looks like low quality silver..

Salaams A.alnakkas Another Rhino Hilt... and a reasonable blade.. looks older.
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

[A.alnakkas]

After some cleaning + oiling. This how it looks like, the transparency is from sunlight!

[spiral]

Very Strange grain & appearence for rhino, needs a DNA or light spectrum test realy, to be confident, The Yemeni dealears {& the Chinese & Vietnamies of course} sell many things that have much resemblace to rhino , but are not.. More & more evry year... {Some are organic some not.}

Let The buyer beware. When something is worth so much theres a lot of brains working out how to make the money, especialy if a little bargain looms.

Spiral

[A.alnakkas]

Originally Posted by spiral

Very Strange grain & appearence for rhino, needs a DNA or light spectrum test realy, to be confident, The Yemeni dealears {& the Chinese & Vietnamies of course} sell many things that have much resemblace to rhino , but are not.. More & more evry year... {Some are organic some not.}

Let The buyer beware. When something is worth so much theres a lot of brains working out how to make the money, especialy if a little bargain looms.

Spiral

Yep exactly what I think. I bought all these sold as touristy Yemeni stuff but the grain looks so right. What do you mean with light spectrum test?

I took pictures of it under direct flash light and will post them when I am back from the farm. Grain undet light looks like my other rhino pieces though.

[spiral]

Indeed! When the Chinese check authenticity of Rhino horn they use infrared spectroscopy for 100% identification.

Theres a pdf about it here. linky

Heres a few pix of a non-rhino, organic material often used to duplicate rhino horn in both the middle east & china. It is dyed red but occurs in creme ,yellow & dark tones.

I wont name what the organic on a public forum to help prevent fostering any cruelty that may become even more common, due to fakery,market forces ,greed etc.

All the best,
Spiral