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erlikhan · 27th February 2006, 07:29 PM

I bought this dagger.Completely iron (hilt and blade 2 seperate pieces.Perhaps hilt was built with combining two seperate iron slabs too?).Claimed to be Byzantian by the seller who I am sure must not be recognized as an expert .. It looks patinated enough and naturally corroded to convince me.The hilt has corroded at some points and it is hollow structure inside,having even a spiderweb fossil. Edge is still quiet sharp. Thickens towards the tip. Please examine the blade and hilt.Can you please help me to define it better? Fits to a known model? Medieval Christian or Islamic? Or can be ancient?

regards

27th February 2006, 07:29 PM	#1
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	Medieval Dagger? I bought this dagger.Completely iron (hilt and blade 2 seperate pieces.Perhaps hilt was built with combining two seperate iron slabs too?).Claimed to be Byzantian by the seller who I am sure must not be recognized as an expert .. It looks patinated enough and naturally corroded to convince me.The hilt has corroded at some points and it is hollow structure inside,having even a spiderweb fossil. Edge is still quiet sharp. Thickens towards the tip. Please examine the blade and hilt.Can you please help me to define it better? Fits to a known model? Medieval Christian or Islamic? Or can be ancient? regards Attached Images Last edited by erlikhan; 27th February 2006 at 09:57 PM.