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Mart · 31st July 2006, 05:16 PM

Please help more info.
Thanks
Size full - 34 sm. blade-21.5 sm

Yannis · 31st July 2006, 05:28 PM

Very interesting. My humble opinion it is a Persian dagger 19thc. Scabbard is very strange. It is Ottoman but not quite. Silver and niello is fine and maybe someone can translate the words to help. Nice find anyway.

Rich · 31st July 2006, 07:21 PM

Very nice. Is the blade wootz or damascus?

Rich S

Mart · 1st August 2006, 03:31 PM

Origin Khorasan (Persian-Turkoman).
On scabbard two inscriptions. May be a name of the owner and the master ?
Persian language???
Who can read?
I dont no damascus or wootz.

31st July 2006, 05:16 PM	#1
Mart Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 8	Help info Kard Please help more info. Thanks Size full - 34 sm. blade-21.5 sm Attached Images

31st July 2006, 05:28 PM	#2
Yannis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Athens Greece Posts: 479	Very interesting. My humble opinion it is a Persian dagger 19thc. Scabbard is very strange. It is Ottoman but not quite. Silver and niello is fine and maybe someone can translate the words to help. Nice find anyway.

31st July 2006, 07:21 PM	#3
Rich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: comfortably at home, USA Posts: 432	Very nice. Is the blade wootz or damascus? Rich S

1st August 2006, 03:31 PM	#4
Mart Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 8	Origin Khorasan (Persian-Turkoman). On scabbard two inscriptions. May be a name of the owner and the master ? Persian language??? Who can read? I dont no damascus or wootz.