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11th September 2007, 10:00 PM
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What is this?
So what was this? My bid did not even register. I know the junky wooden ball and cylinder were added recently. Persian?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=001 |
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11th September 2007, 10:18 PM
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11th September 2007, 10:30 PM
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Location: Kernersville, NC, USA
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Lew, that's the fun!
 Fixing them up. Looks like an interesting blade. Looking forward to seeing better pics. Steve |
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12th September 2007, 03:05 AM
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Small restorations are ok but that looks more like a complete overhaul of the hilt and since it is one of the less common indo persian style daggers it will be very hard to redo properly. Lew |
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12th September 2007, 09:45 AM
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12th September 2007, 02:52 PM
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It is a middle eastern knife probably from Syria. I have seen this handle type several times before. The material is typically some type of stone, generally of this brownish tone, with wire inlay, globular pommel and so forth. The scabbard material between the mounts gives me a more "tribal" feel. The example I have had plus the several additional pieces I have seen all seemed to be not earlier than turn of century and even up to middle of the 20th century.
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11th September 2007, 10:30 PM
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Location: Kent
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Have to agree with Lew...poor condition,...blade seems to be middle Eastern/Indo persian ....but the 'hilt'
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