Three doubtful(?) daggers

corrado26 · 27th August 2016, 03:43 PM

These daggers I got offered this morning. As I am a newby in the field of oriental arms it s necessary for me to get help deciding whats good or bad. So I hope you are willing to help me. In the last 50 years or so my main interest was in the history of European military arms. Now I try to widen my knowledge into the field of oriental arms what is for me a very difficult theme.
corrado26

Battara · 27th August 2016, 04:32 PM

To me the only "antique" is the middle Tibetan/Butan dagger, which still looks later to me. The others - modern.

Ian · 28th August 2016, 06:25 AM

Agree with Battara. Even the middle one may not be very old.

mariusgmioc · 28th August 2016, 07:21 AM

If they only were new, it still would be all right but with the exception of the middle one they appear to be some disturbing contraptions without any pretense of being historically or ethnographically correct.

I have never seen the first type before but the third one is extremely common in all markets of the Middle East (made in India of course).

estcrh · 28th August 2016, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by corrado26

As I am a newby in the field of oriental arms it s necessary for me to get help deciding whats good or bad. So I hope you are willing to help me........................... Now I try to widen my knowledge into the field of oriental arms what is for me a very difficult theme.
corrado26

Here is my suggestion>

https://www.pinterest.com/worldantiques/

Go to this Pinterest site and start studying the images and descriptions of the various Indo-Persian weapons boards, you will learn a lot.

corrado26 · 28th August 2016, 09:59 AM

Thanks a lot. I didn't know this link. It is really very helpful and answers most of my open questions.
Thanks again
corrado26

estcrh · 28th August 2016, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by corrado26

Thanks a lot. I didn't know this link. It is really very helpful and answers most of my open questions.
Thanks again
corrado26

When you see enough antique examples the modern ones will be more obvious.

27th August 2016, 03:43 PM	#1
corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,204	Three doubtful(?) daggers These daggers I got offered this morning. As I am a newby in the field of oriental arms it s necessary for me to get help deciding whats good or bad. So I hope you are willing to help me. In the last 50 years or so my main interest was in the history of European military arms. Now I try to widen my knowledge into the field of oriental arms what is for me a very difficult theme. corrado26 Attached Images

27th August 2016, 04:32 PM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,219	To me the only "antique" is the middle Tibetan/Butan dagger, which still looks later to me. The others - modern.

28th August 2016, 06:25 AM	#3
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,200	Agree with Battara. Even the middle one may not be very old.

28th August 2016, 07:21 AM	#4
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,903	If they only were new, it still would be all right but with the exception of the middle one they appear to be some disturbing contraptions without any pretense of being historically or ethnographically correct. I have never seen the first type before but the third one is extremely common in all markets of the Middle East (made in India of course).

28th August 2016, 09:59 AM	#6
corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,204	Thanks a lot. I didn't know this link. It is really very helpful and answers most of my open questions. Thanks again corrado26