knife for id please

weapons 27 · 5th February 2014, 06:56 PM

What origin is this knife, ottoman?
It measures 46cm long, 33cm blade, the grip is marine ivory.
the scabbard is in silver inlaid coral

CharlesS · 5th February 2014, 07:08 PM

Yes, you have there a very nice Ottoman "court dagger" with what appears to be a walrus ivory hilt.

The blade is likely some form of wootz, likely low contrast or perhaps sham. It may need to be carefully etched. That said, there is also the possibility that it is not wootz, but so many of these are, and as nicely as yours is mounted I am betting it is.

napoleon · 5th February 2014, 07:51 PM

yes ottoman lovely example made my day thanks for sharing it

ariel · 5th February 2014, 08:29 PM

Based on round unstriated corals, I would think of Bosnian Foca manufacture.
Locally called Bodezh.

5th February 2014, 06:56 PM	#1
weapons 27 Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 462	knife for id please What origin is this knife, ottoman? It measures 46cm long, 33cm blade, the grip is marine ivory. the scabbard is in silver inlaid coral Attached Images

5th February 2014, 07:51 PM	#3
napoleon Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 88	ottoman dagger yes ottoman lovely example made my day thanks for sharing it

5th February 2014, 07:08 PM	#2
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,857	Yes, you have there a very nice Ottoman "court dagger" with what appears to be a walrus ivory hilt. The blade is likely some form of wootz, likely low contrast or perhaps sham. It may need to be carefully etched. That said, there is also the possibility that it is not wootz, but so many of these are, and as nicely as yours is mounted I am betting it is.

5th February 2014, 08:29 PM	#4
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Based on round unstriated corals, I would think of Bosnian Foca manufacture. Locally called Bodezh.