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To my eye this dagger exhibits clear Arab and Indo-Persian influences. I am wondering if it may be from the western shores of India. The wootz is of good quality and high contrast. The silver work is very detailed and nicely crafted in typical Islamic floral motifs.
Can anyone translate the inscription to one side of the scabbard??? Thanks in advance for any help and comments. |
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What a wonderful dagger! I believe I have seen similar daggers on Oriental Arms, where the person who perhaps knows the most about them, identifies this type as coming from Afghanistan. It would be interesting to see if the inscription is in a language that may corroborate this origin.
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someone reading Farsi, or ? but for sure, it's not in Arabic language ![]() à + Dom |
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Thanks guys.
I may be totally wrong, but this one just doesn't seem to have an Afghan "flavor" to me. |
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I am not to sure if Afghans carried jambiya? This seems more Persian to me. |
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Farci is the language of Persians ![]() à + Dom |
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The blade style certainly seems Persian, but the scabbard seems Arab....that's why I am thinking Indo-Arab...northern, or west coast India.
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