Persian Qajar Dagger

[Atlantia]

Originally Posted by Dom

Hi Gene
last ruler "Qajar" ; 16 juillet 1909 - 31 octobre 1925 : Ahmad Shah
that mean not more than 110 years ... generation for my parents (father/mother) ... modern time
in absence of "johar" I should have ignored this dagger ...
but it's not "modern" this "johar" or an "Indian duplicate"

also the "patina" on weapons less than 300/400 years, it's more grime than something "noble"
I respect too much, all those edged weapons, and I can't display here, a weapons not "cleaned" ...

anyway, thanks to have criticized and argumented your remarks

regards

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Dom

Hi Dom,

The chiselled steel of the hilt and scabbard is first rate. Very nice work.

When you say 'Johar' do you use the term to mean Wootz or pattern welded steel?
The blade on your attractive dagger appears to be layered steel, 'semi' pattern welded. Midway between visible wide waves of lamination and the fully realised "raindrops" of the pattern below.

Do you mean that you have fully cleaned the 'patina' off of the dagger?

ATB
G

P.S. it's not meant to be "criticism" Dom.
Some nice ear-rings in that link BTW