Thread: Bengall's Band of Brothers

Here's one I just won off of eBay; don't have it in my hands yet.

Bengall cast steel carved horn

Listing claimed early 1700s, but to my eyes it looks more likely to be early 1800s. What do people say?

Two additional questions:

(1) It looks like there's a significant nick in the blade closer to the heel. What would be the best way to get that out? Make it smile a bit more? Or just pretend it's a mini khukuri?

(2) Description says carved horn, but would it be more likely to be pressed horn? Is there any special way to care for carved/pressed horn? The one side looks like it's losing the impression/carving a bit - is there a way to forestall this?