Small Balkans knife

[Bill M]

Originally Posted by FenrisWolf

Any idea whether the stones would be rubies or garnets? I'm thinking of replacing a couple missing ones, if I can find a match. At that size there's not much difference in price, I just don't know which was more likely to be used....

Hi Brian,

Looks like rubies or garnets would work fine. The stones you have are a bit lighter and more translucent than garnets I have seen, so I would look to rubies. You should be able to find some small cabachons on eBay. There is also a special jewelry glue that you might try to make sure they don't get lost as well.

Both of these stones are quite hard, I think that garnets are harder, so you need to find a close size, as, without the proper equipment, they will be difficult to resize.

Good luck with the finished product. Post some pics when you complete it!