Persian (?) shamshir.

mariusgmioc · 25th February 2020, 11:44 AM

Regarding the "wootz"... I had a 20th century Khyber knife with EXACTLY the same pattern. Attached are photos of another one that I sold recently. Not very much different from a hunting knife Ivan Kirpichev made for me a few years ago...

Regarding the koftgari... in my oppinion it is definitely not Persian. Also significantly different from Ottoman mainsteam works.
It could be Syrian as Motan suggested, but could be also Afghan or more likely Indian but... definitely not the works of any established centre, but more like "village" works. I am inclined towards Indian, because I had a Tulwar with the same type of koftgari, only of significantly better quality.

25th February 2020, 11:44 AM	#10
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,906	Regarding the "wootz"... I had a 20th century Khyber knife with EXACTLY the same pattern. Attached are photos of another one that I sold recently. Not very much different from a hunting knife Ivan Kirpichev made for me a few years ago... Regarding the koftgari... in my oppinion it is definitely not Persian. Also significantly different from Ottoman mainsteam works. It could be Syrian as Motan suggested, but could be also Afghan or more likely Indian but... definitely not the works of any established centre, but more like "village" works. I am inclined towards Indian, because I had a Tulwar with the same type of koftgari, only of significantly better quality. Attached Images Last edited by mariusgmioc; 25th February 2020 at 02:39 PM.