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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wlwhittier, post: 4472212, member: 76316&quot;]All 3 of these are <i>almost </i>hard enough to resist a steel point.</p><p><br /></p><p>The green one shows a type of mottling I&#039;m not familiar with in Jade, and the spots of clearer stone (ex: LH side, at the throat) are slightly proud, showing a resistance to abrasion/polishing. It is opaque save for the thinest part, at what would be the cutting edge.</p><p><br /></p><p>The red one is beautifully translucent in this odd way: it resembles crystallized amber...or honey...that selectively allows more light to pass in a few areas than in others.</p><p><br /></p><p>The yellow one is more a knife than an axe, and also shows some of the crystalline translucency of the red...without the contrast. In addition, there are those 3 extra holes along the guard...perhaps used to attach it to a garment?</p><p><br /></p><p>I got these (along with several others, so far undiscovered among the mess here) about 20 years ago. I suspect they are not old...or very old, anyway. When (and if) I locate the others, they&#039;ll be shown on Antiquers Forum...but probably not in this thread, as it may be awhile y&#039;know?</p><p><br /></p><p>Have some of you seen anything resembling these? How about their materials, or shapes...What say you?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]387309[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]387310[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]387311[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]387312[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]387313[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]387314[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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