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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;komokwa, post: 526525, member: 301&quot;]To the best of my knowledge....&amp; I am no expert.....but the shell that ya can&#039;t sell cuz most of the critters are in hell....&amp; the primary source of material for what we call Tortoise Shell items...is the Hawksbill Sea Turtle.....</p><p><br /></p><p>The hawksbill sea turtle is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only extant species in the genus Eretmochelys. The species has a worldwide distribution, with Atlantic and Indo-Pacific subspecies—E. i. imbricata and E. i. bissa, respectively.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s shell is highly prized because of it&#039;s beauty, size ( adults r BIG..) , and ability to work into various objects.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]167487[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This photo I found may indeed have the right color and blotch scheme to be a reasonable match for the OP&#039;s cigar holder........but I can&#039;t say ...for sure ![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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