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Some time ago at an auction, my attention was drawn to a for me odd description "Two Balkan woman's daggers,".
To my knowledge of the Balkans, the ladies over there are in no need of a knive as their tongue is sharper then a yataghan and faster then an AK47 Kalashnikov.☺ and no...I have not been touchin' rakija ☼ Nevertheless I went for them and won. A third soon fell into my lap as well. This time it stated to be of Serbian origin...(?) Next to their (women's) role in the Balkan society only a few exceptions existed ( a lady brigand in Hercegowina during the insurrection against the Ottomans and one strong Serbian Queen who got murdered) and it was not common that they carried weapons. These 3 knives are for sure 19th century and from the Balkans and most likely from the former Yu region (perhaps Bulgaria ...?) As for dimensions: the small one total length: 15 cm (with scabbard) - 13,7 cm (without) blade: 7 cm handle: 7 cm Last edited by gp; 21st May 2020 at 08:39 PM. |
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the middle one:
total length: 21 cm (with scabbard) - 20 cm (without) blade: 11 cm handle: 9 cm Last edited by gp; 21st May 2020 at 08:29 PM. |
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the top one:
total length: 23,5 cm (with scabbard) - 22,5 cm (without) blade: 12 cm handle: 10 cm Last edited by gp; 21st May 2020 at 08:29 PM. |
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Have a look here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=balkan
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Indeed I see some common similarities with some Bulgarian ones, but unfortunately none with complete copper octagonal handles. Perhaps that my 3 ones are a fancy version ? Also the stamp / mark on the small one like an "M" is quite a rude mark compared to the nice (caligraphic) marks on other 2. Last edited by gp; 22nd May 2020 at 01:57 PM. |
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Hi GP,
You are welcome! ![]() The bigger one I've sold, the small one I still keep, it's a very well made and for it's size heavy knife. Yours just have brass handles but the blade form and the engravings on the blade are the give-away IMVHO. Best regards, Detlef |
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Thnx again!
Question: what was the function of the smaller knives ? Best regards Gunar |
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