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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;the blacksmith, post: 10436344, member: 20148&quot;]Sorry Komo, I hadn&#039;t seen the thread!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It certainly looks to be genuine to me, probably 18th century. As has been mentioned, the fittings would usually be copper or brass on these, maybe with a horn or bone plug at the top.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am inclined to think that most of the engraving has been added later. they seem to have been done by two different hands to me.&nbsp; I do not recall seeing an example that is as crudely engraved as this. Horn is easy to engrave and carve, and what I presume was the original owner AEWaters, seems to have been reasonably adept, but the other engraving to my mind don&#039;t seem to fit. Obviously, I could be wrong, but that is my impression.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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