HORN or TOOTH CANE HANDLE - VINTAGE

Description

Horn or Tooth Cane Handle - Vintage
This cane handle appears to be a tooth or could be horn but does not appear to be an antler. It has an attached screw to fasten it to a walking stick. The finished end appears to be brass but could be a molded metal form. There seems to be a "stress" fracture in the
"brass"
end (see the photo) the crack does not affect the sturdiness of the connection between the pieces. The handle has not recently been attached to a walking stick but only on display in a private collection. This cane handle is a family heirloom and is very old.
I've been advised that it's more likely horn not ivory.
Tooth:
a bonelike structure rooted in sockets in the jaws of most vertebrates; teeth are generally composed of a core of soft pulp surrounded by a layer of hard dentine that is coated with enamel at the crown and is used to seize, hold, or chew.
Antler:
the seasonally shed outgrowth of the skin and skull of various large mammals;
similar in composition to bone.
As Is
Shipped with USPS First Class.