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<DIV>Hello Suzanne or Richard,</DIV>
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<DIV>It is going on 4 days, and I have not been receiving any of your list's
mail. Is your system down or not active?</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
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<DIV>Joel Jacobs</DIV>
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<A title=joelhjacobs@bellsouth.net
href="mailto:joelhjacobs@bellsouth.net">Joel Jacobs</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=bonetools@listserv.niif.hu
href="mailto:bonetools@listserv.niif.hu">bonetools@listserv.niif.hu</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, April 12, 2009 2:48
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> BONE USE IN GRIPS OF
WEAPONS</DIV>
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<DIV>Hello Suzanne or Richard,</DIV>
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<DIV>I'm researching antique bone hilted edged weapons. Ivory is
excluded. I am trying to determine if there was any animal which was
the preferred source of bone from which the great majority
of their grips for swords and knives could be considered to be made from
the 1600 to 1900? In other words, is it fair to say that most bone handle
grips are from beef, lamb, or pork bone. And of those three which would be the
most prevalent? Are there any telling characteristics of these
specimens that would allow, with reasonable certainty, what the animal the
bone came from?</DIV>
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<DIV>Are there other animals which should be included in this list?</DIV>
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<DIV>Many thanks,</DIV>
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<DIV>Joel</DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>