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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lewp, post: 5521934, member: 79367&quot;]I&#039;m going to offer the dissenting opinion, long after the fact, that this might be an actual tiger claw, sliced in half and mounted symmetrically. Here are my supporting facts. There&#039;s that little cavity in the back of the claw on each side as tho an organic piece were split in half.&nbsp; it seems unlikely that someone would have set a piece of glass in real gold. Also-- I can&#039;t see the ruby clearly enough to be certain, but on first glance that certainly looks a lot like those beautiful cloudy rubies that you see in Indian jewelry, not the transparent rhinestone type. I had a jewelry making instructor once who was teaching us about buying gems, and he would hold a ruby in his palm, open it for a split second then close it, and say Real or fake? the point being that your initial gut reaction is probably right., that is my gut on that one. And likewise&nbsp; it also seems unlikely to me that someone would set a piece of glass in gold, at least I&#039;ve never seen it.&nbsp; And the whole piece just has the feeling of a &quot;real&quot; jewelry piece, and it is definitely old -- tiger claws and teeth were likely more available than a glass replica in this time period. Well, these are just my thoughts, but altogether they add up to a feeling that its a real hunting trophy piece. Thanks for letting me share my opinion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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