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VANDOO · 21st March 2010, 01:25 AM

A VERY INTERESTING LITTLE KNIFE. THE WORKMANSHIP LOOKS GOOD THRU OUT AND THE BIRDS ALL APPEAR TO BE THE SAME. PERHAPS THE SAME TOOL WITH A BIRD WAS USED TO PUNCH THE DESIGN INTO THE LEATHER AND THE METAL FOR THE SCBBARD AND HEATED TO BURN THE DESIGN INTO THE HANDLE.?
PERHAPS THE BIRD IS STYLIZED ENOUGH FOR AN ISLAMIC ITEM BUT IT IS NOT THE USUAL FLORAL DESIGNS WHICH SETS IT APART FROM THE NORM.
IF THE MAKER MADE SEVERAL WEAPONS WE MAY SEE THIS BIRD AGAIN, BUT ITS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE SEEN IT. CONGRADULATIONS A NICE DAGGER!.

21st March 2010, 01:25 AM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A VERY INTERESTING LITTLE KNIFE. THE WORKMANSHIP LOOKS GOOD THRU OUT AND THE BIRDS ALL APPEAR TO BE THE SAME. PERHAPS THE SAME TOOL WITH A BIRD WAS USED TO PUNCH THE DESIGN INTO THE LEATHER AND THE METAL FOR THE SCBBARD AND HEATED TO BURN THE DESIGN INTO THE HANDLE.? PERHAPS THE BIRD IS STYLIZED ENOUGH FOR AN ISLAMIC ITEM BUT IT IS NOT THE USUAL FLORAL DESIGNS WHICH SETS IT APART FROM THE NORM. IF THE MAKER MADE SEVERAL WEAPONS WE MAY SEE THIS BIRD AGAIN, BUT ITS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE SEEN IT. CONGRADULATIONS A NICE DAGGER!.