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  1. 02-29-2008, 05:14 PM #1
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    I was wondering if anybody could help me in identifying these scale materials. They both stand up to the hot pin test. The first one appears to be semi-translucent. The second one somebody carved 40 into it. I think these could be bone, but I'm not real sure how to tell.
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    The first is horn, possibly buffalo. The second is ivory (it has a characteristic "grain" which is different from that of bone).

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    Funny that because I have just posted a question about numbers scratched on ivory & there is another!


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    The one I have with a 40 on it also has 4 slash marks. I was wondering if these should be sanded out and the ivory repolished?
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