a nice piece! :-)
This is Saudi, and from the later half of the 20th century. Although its not too old, its authentic and very well made. The maker is Mohammed AbdulMajid alBin Eissa of alHasa region. He is still alive today but has health issues. Unless you can take clearer photos of the inscription, and it shows that the father made it, then that would make it older but no older than early 20th century.
This type of dagger is called Dojani after the name of another AlHasa maker ( and attributed often to Oman when in fact it is not) These are predominantly made in Alhasa, where the style evolved into the highly curved one to suit the southern Arab taste who in turn named this style "Dojani" after one of its most famous makers, Hussain alDajani.
There are plenty of other Eastern Saudi (Alhasa and Hafouf) makers and some moved to Oman and UAE where their descendants still work in this field and related items.
The style was copied by various southern Saudi makers from Khamis Mushait, Najran and other southern cities. Makers such as Ibn Shuwail, Alhawashi and alMarri amongst others who I'll mention in an article soon.
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