Unpretentious Ottoman dagger

ALEX · 5th November 2011, 09:58 AM

Dom, the discs are stamped and applied to the metal. In general technique's terms, such method is not something I'd consider authentic. That was used very late in 20th C on some metalware items like ewers, pots, etc. This is why I used the term "fantasy". Also, it looks quite flat in profile, resembling more Iraqi jambiya than Ottoman dagger.
Any other substantiated opinions/comments from others?

Gavin Nugent · 5th November 2011, 11:11 AM

Not my area of interest at all nor do I wish to enter in to what's new and what's not but I do wish to note, from another cultural sphere, the Italian all brass Romani folders from the 1860s onwards also had applied stamped discs.

5th November 2011, 09:58 AM	#1
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	Dom, the discs are stamped and applied to the metal. In general technique's terms, such method is not something I'd consider authentic. That was used very late in 20th C on some metalware items like ewers, pots, etc. This is why I used the term "fantasy". Also, it looks quite flat in profile, resembling more Iraqi jambiya than Ottoman dagger. Any other substantiated opinions/comments from others? Last edited by ALEX; 5th November 2011 at 10:09 AM.

5th November 2011, 11:11 AM	#2
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	Not my area of interest at all nor do I wish to enter in to what's new and what's not but I do wish to note, from another cultural sphere, the Italian all brass Romani folders from the 1860s onwards also had applied stamped discs.