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11th May 2009, 11:37 PM
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Dagger (Syrian?) for comment
Hi all,
Jim has asked that I post photos of items from my collection, so here is another one. I believe it to be Syrian, but am willing to be corrected. I think that the inlays on the handle are ivory and mother-of-pearl. The photos can at least go into the database for research. Regards, Brian |
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11th May 2009, 11:58 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
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Looks more like high quality bone than ivory to me. Yes it is Syrian, more recently made.
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12th May 2009, 02:51 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Paris (FR*) Cairo (EG)
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Yes Syrian, and more precisely, from Damascus
XIX or beginning XX century may have a comparaison here http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=Syrian the black horn garnish the hit, it's from goat, very fine, and very delicate to work with anyway nice dagger, I like it  à + Dom |
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12th May 2009, 04:42 AM
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Dom, thank you for the reference to your link; fabulous daggers there. I have another one which looks very like one of the other daggers you pictured, and I will post pics on a separate thread .
Thanks heaps, Brian |
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