[MR] (no subject)

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 Bone, horn and antler were all used as knife scales in period.? Horn seemed to be the preferred non wood choice for items less than ivory or inlay mother of pearl.

Now here is the caveat, the antler handles were shaped as normal handle scales, it is only very late period and post period that the European trend to have the antler "raw" seems to have come about.

-Takeda

 



-----Original Message-----
From: Gwyllyam Apjames <gwyllyamapjames at yahoo.com>

Greeting Merry Rose! 
 
A random question for those who have studied knives out there. Is there any  
providence for antler handled knives. I can trace back here in the US but it  
doesn't take me farther then early 19th century. I was wondering if anyone knew  
of any examples appear in our (SCA) scope of time? Thank you so much for any  
thoughts, speculations, or even raspberries!