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			Unfortunately, the hilt is not made from a horn of a rhinoceros ... This, as I said, is the horn of a buffalo. 
		
		
		
			Pay attention to the elements that I highlighted in red. You can see the curvature of the structure of the horn and the cracks. The structure of the rhinoceros horn fibers (keratin) is always straight. See the two last photos.  | 
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