Persian kard to date

Conduit · 18th December 2021, 11:11 PM

Hello,

Would you help me to date this Persian kard knife which seem to have some age.

The blade, bolster and grip are decorated with gold koftgary which is mostly worn out now. Grip is made of polished ornamental stones strung onto the tang. Blade is about 18.5 cm.

ariel · 19th December 2021, 06:02 AM

My guess it is more likely Ottoman.
Koftgari-ed date was likely polished off. Again,-my guess,- 18 century, less likely early 19, possibly 17:-)

eftihis · 19th December 2021, 06:56 AM

Similar, with a variety of decoration and scabbards. But origin is a mystery for me also.

Kurt · 19th December 2021, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by eftihis

Similar, with a variety of decoration and scabbards. But origin is a mystery for me also.

The jade parts of the handle originally belonged to hookah mouthpieces.

mariusgmioc · 19th December 2021, 07:30 PM

I don't know where they come from (albeit I suspect the Asian Ottoman origin) but I don't see anything Persian.

But I might be wrong...

18th December 2021, 11:11 PM	#1
Conduit Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 30	Persian kard to date Hello, Would you help me to date this Persian kard knife which seem to have some age. The blade, bolster and grip are decorated with gold koftgary which is mostly worn out now. Grip is made of polished ornamental stones strung onto the tang. Blade is about 18.5 cm. Attached Images

19th December 2021, 06:56 AM	#3
eftihis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chania Crete Greece Posts: 507	Similar, with a variety of decoration and scabbards. But origin is a mystery for me also. Attached Images

19th December 2021, 06:02 AM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	My guess it is more likely Ottoman. Koftgari-ed date was likely polished off. Again,-my guess,- 18 century, less likely early 19, possibly 17:-)

19th December 2021, 07:30 PM	#5
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,903	I don't know where they come from (albeit I suspect the Asian Ottoman origin) but I don't see anything Persian. But I might be wrong...