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Norman McCormick · 10th November 2010, 08:35 PM

Hi Guys,
This item is available locally and is described as an 'Indo Persian dagger', for obvious reasons I assume the attribution is a mistake. Being totally ignorant in your field of interest I was wondering if you would care to take a 'stab' at describing what this particular weapon is. I see it as two unrelated pieces, blade and hilt, put together perhaps by and for a colonial European. The European style hilt looks to be of good quality but I have no parameters with which to judge the blade. This is the only available photograph at the moment. My apologies if I have inadvertently crossed any boundaries with regard to your Forum etiquette.
Regards,
Norman.
P.S. I am not looking for any monetary information regarding this item.

10th November 2010, 08:35 PM	#1
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,613	Help with unusual Tombak!! Hi Guys, This item is available locally and is described as an 'Indo Persian dagger', for obvious reasons I assume the attribution is a mistake. Being totally ignorant in your field of interest I was wondering if you would care to take a 'stab' at describing what this particular weapon is. I see it as two unrelated pieces, blade and hilt, put together perhaps by and for a colonial European. The European style hilt looks to be of good quality but I have no parameters with which to judge the blade. This is the only available photograph at the moment. My apologies if I have inadvertently crossed any boundaries with regard to your Forum etiquette. Regards, Norman. P.S. I am not looking for any monetary information regarding this item. Attached Images Last edited by Norman McCormick; 10th November 2010 at 11:06 PM.