DAGGER FROM MYSORE OR HYDERABAD,SOUTH INDIA

Runjeet Singh · 1st December 2014, 12:39 PM

Interesting piece - the hilt looks like some of the brass hilts coming out of Orissa - they sometimes appear on eBay with the Indian dealers.

It certainly has a very tribal or Folk art look about it, not something from the Mysore or Hyderabad armouries, but does have a Carnatic look about it.

The fixing between the blade and hilt may help to ascertain if the blade and hilt have always belonged together.

Can we have some close ups of the blade, the decoration may give us some clues.

Regards
Runjeet

1st December 2014, 12:39 PM	#2
Runjeet Singh Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Warwickshire, England Posts: 150	Interesting piece - the hilt looks like some of the brass hilts coming out of Orissa - they sometimes appear on eBay with the Indian dealers. It certainly has a very tribal or Folk art look about it, not something from the Mysore or Hyderabad armouries, but does have a Carnatic look about it. The fixing between the blade and hilt may help to ascertain if the blade and hilt have always belonged together. Can we have some close ups of the blade, the decoration may give us some clues. Regards Runjeet