ID on dagger ?

spiral · 19th January 2012, 10:56 PM

That features a rivet, the bolster isnt truly integral, ill post a kukri & some Karda in a few days that show some very similar features.

I think its NWF to Veitnam on horzontal travel, Southern China to southern Burma or Thailand on the vertical.

My real guess is Bengal/Assam/ Northen Burma....... small diameter ivory is Common , steel is at a preimium.

But nothing that makes the fat lady sing.....

Spiral

Richard G · 22nd January 2012, 05:38 PM

Thank you, Ibrahim and Jim, for your welcoming replies to my previous post.

This may put the cat amongst the pigeons. The materials, construction and decorative motifs are all the same as Henrik's original dagger, but the style certainly isn't. I don't know where it's from either, my gut feeling is Nepal or Afghanistan. I suspect the stamps on the blade will be the feature that will eventually identify the origin. To me they seem very distinctive, and very, very, heavily struck. I wonder if anyone has seen them on any other metalwork. BTW, this is a hefty piece, 17" long overall.

I seem to remember something similar once being described in an auction catalogue as Swahili Arab, but I can't remember any evidence for this.

I thought my previous photo's s bit OTT so I've tried to scale these back a bit.

Regards
Richard

hbhansen · 22nd January 2012, 10:08 PM

Hi Richard.
That's very interesting ! Thanks for posting. There's no doubt that your piece and mine is from the same region !
But where is that

Best
Henrik

chregu · 23rd January 2012, 08:51 AM

hello together
We are getting slowly closer! smile
definitely the same area! but no idea where.

22nd January 2012, 05:38 PM	#2
Richard G Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 409	Thank you, Ibrahim and Jim, for your welcoming replies to my previous post. This may put the cat amongst the pigeons. The materials, construction and decorative motifs are all the same as Henrik's original dagger, but the style certainly isn't. I don't know where it's from either, my gut feeling is Nepal or Afghanistan. I suspect the stamps on the blade will be the feature that will eventually identify the origin. To me they seem very distinctive, and very, very, heavily struck. I wonder if anyone has seen them on any other metalwork. BTW, this is a hefty piece, 17" long overall. I seem to remember something similar once being described in an auction catalogue as Swahili Arab, but I can't remember any evidence for this. I thought my previous photo's s bit OTT so I've tried to scale these back a bit. Regards Richard Attached Images

19th January 2012, 10:56 PM	#1
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	That features a rivet, the bolster isnt truly integral, ill post a kukri & some Karda in a few days that show some very similar features. I think its NWF to Veitnam on horzontal travel, Southern China to southern Burma or Thailand on the vertical. My real guess is Bengal/Assam/ Northen Burma....... small diameter ivory is Common , steel is at a preimium. But nothing that makes the fat lady sing..... Spiral

22nd January 2012, 10:08 PM	#3
hbhansen Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Denmark Posts: 89	Hi Richard. That's very interesting ! Thanks for posting. There's no doubt that your piece and mine is from the same region ! But where is that Best Henrik

23rd January 2012, 08:51 AM	#4
chregu Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: switzerland Posts: 298	hello together We are getting slowly closer! smile definitely the same area! but no idea where.