Interesting Ottoman-Arab Dagger

[CharlesS]

Originally Posted by ilias

This type of dagger in my opoinion is a typical 17th c.Ottoman dagger.These kind of daggers come with the same profile blade but with different kind of steel(wootz,laminated,etc).The scabbard is an African made one just ti fit the dagger.Very nice one.
Take a look at the attaced pictures.The same type of handle but made from rosewood and i believe the same kind of blade.

Good point Ilias. I am even beginning to wonder if, in fact, this dagger style is the one on which the much WWI area military issue dagger was based, most notably the blade...

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