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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;komokwa, post: 1230736, member: 301&quot;]And that may be true ! </p><p>but to my eye the look is a little off....</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]215287[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s more blotchy than swirly ...if that makes sense.</p><p>Still I don&#039;t know every shell out there...... &amp; you have it in hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]215291[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>You see the two above.....the dark blotches meld into an allover design, whereas the one below , like yours has large dark patches on a light background that don&#039;t spread out .....</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]215292[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>this one is described as...........</p><p>&quot;This one is a good quality one. The slender blade is 5 inches long. The grip and the scabbard are wood covered with &quot;tortoise shell like material&quot; with bone pommel cover. Chopsticks are bone. Total length 11 inches. Very good condition.</p><p>( courtesy , Oriental - Arms)</p><p><br /></p><p>So, while I could be mistaken, my findings &amp; my eye lead me to believe that yours is not genuine tortoise shell.</p><p><br /></p><p>Still, while yours maybe missing a metal band in the center to help secure the case....it&#039;s a&nbsp; legit Chinese Trousse...and very nice !!</p><p><br /></p><p>INHO....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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