3 Daggers / please identify

taube · 13th February 2021, 09:20 PM

Hello,

can you please identify these daggers/knives?
The one with the dark handle is likely German.

Sajen · 14th February 2021, 03:36 PM

The one in down is European, possible German and I guess the one in the middle as well.

Regards,
Detlef

Norman McCormick · 14th February 2021, 05:47 PM

Hi,
The middle one looks like it could be from a European hunting trousse or possibly an adjunct to a hunting sword.
Regards,
Norman.

Battara · 14th February 2021, 07:26 PM

Moving this to European section.

taube · 14th February 2021, 07:55 PM

Thanks and sorry for posting in the wrong section.
The top one could be from Algeria I was told.
Bosnia could also be an option.

M ELEY · 15th February 2021, 02:12 AM

The designs to the bone, a dot within a circle, is a decoration used primarily in ethnographic settings (I know! After you got it moved over here!!). I agree with the others as far as the second and third piece, while this one is more elusive.

I've seen Afghan items with this decor pattern, also Berber/W African. Some North American Tlingit items with the same design and at least one "colonial Spanish' espada with similar patterning. I know the shape doesn't lend itself to Afghan/Pathan, but I'm a novice when it comes to these. Also, being that it's modern (post 1900), it could have taken on a more Western form-

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=flyssa

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...n+knife+circle

Gonzoadler · 16th February 2021, 12:22 PM

As I wrote in another forum I would say the curved knife is Algerian or maybe from an adjacent state. The circles on the handle and the blade decorations are similar to other knives and daggers from this region I have seen in the past.
Examples:
https://www.faganarms.com/products/a...e-19th-century
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=25918

13th February 2021, 09:20 PM	#1
taube Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 45	3 Daggers / please identify Hello, can you please identify these daggers/knives? The one with the dark handle is likely German. Attached Images

14th February 2021, 07:55 PM	#5
taube Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 45	Thanks and sorry for posting in the wrong section. The top one could be from Algeria I was told. Bosnia could also be an option. Attached Images

15th February 2021, 02:12 AM	#6
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,097	The designs to the bone, a dot within a circle, is a decoration used primarily in ethnographic settings (I know! After you got it moved over here!!). I agree with the others as far as the second and third piece, while this one is more elusive. I've seen Afghan items with this decor pattern, also Berber/W African. Some North American Tlingit items with the same design and at least one "colonial Spanish' espada with similar patterning. I know the shape doesn't lend itself to Afghan/Pathan, but I'm a novice when it comes to these. Also, being that it's modern (post 1900), it could have taken on a more Western form- http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=flyssa http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...n+knife+circle Last edited by M ELEY; 15th February 2021 at 08:01 AM.

14th February 2021, 03:36 PM	#2
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,781	The one in down is European, possible German and I guess the one in the middle as well. Regards, Detlef

14th February 2021, 05:47 PM	#3
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,597	Hi, The middle one looks like it could be from a European hunting trousse or possibly an adjunct to a hunting sword. Regards, Norman.

14th February 2021, 07:26 PM	#4
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,225	Moving this to European section.

16th February 2021, 12:22 PM	#7
Gonzoadler Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Germany Posts: 244	As I wrote in another forum I would say the curved knife is Algerian or maybe from an adjacent state. The circles on the handle and the blade decorations are similar to other knives and daggers from this region I have seen in the past. Examples: https://www.faganarms.com/products/a...e-19th-century http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=25918