Turkish 17-18th century dagger

erlikhan · 5th April 2015, 09:43 PM

This particular model with short Damascus blade and -star- marks was common in 17th c. and 1st half of 18th c.I seek more precise dating if there are satisfactory references about, to determine if it is from 17th or 18th c. The intensive usage of tulip figure can be attributed to Tulip Era (1718-30) but tulips were already popular even before.

Sajen · 5th April 2015, 10:02 PM

Beautiful piece!

Would like to see it with cleaned and etched blade.

Regards,
Detlef

5th April 2015, 09:43 PM	#1
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	Turkish 17-18th century dagger This particular model with short Damascus blade and -star- marks was common in 17th c. and 1st half of 18th c.I seek more precise dating if there are satisfactory references about, to determine if it is from 17th or 18th c. The intensive usage of tulip figure can be attributed to Tulip Era (1718-30) but tulips were already popular even before. Attached Images

5th April 2015, 10:02 PM	#2
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,779	Beautiful piece! Would like to see it with cleaned and etched blade. Regards, Detlef