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Old 21st September 2012, 07:20 AM   #1
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Hi there.
I have some pictures of a dagger of very similar design here.



I acquired it from a person who said it of middle-eastern origin, though I'm not sure if that is a fact or a guess.

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Old 21st September 2012, 09:04 PM   #2
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I think this one could be Indian, I have seen similar stamped "India", or "made in India".
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Old 21st September 2012, 09:34 PM   #3
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Hi there.
I have some pictures of a dagger of very similar design here.



I acquired it from a person who said it of middle-eastern origin, though I'm not sure if that is a fact or a guess.

Here is my number
Number 5


I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this reply
I don't know if it's just me, but all these links come up as invalid for me.
As i stated before, i have a blade almost exactly like this and i am still wiling to bet it is from the Philippines. The sheath is horn like the handle on the front side and wood on the other side with the same aluminum stud designs on the front face. A very low rent dagger that i spent less than the price of a dinner on, but it is big, awesome sharp and dangerous.
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Old 22nd September 2012, 04:17 AM   #4
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It's a nice and cheap little dagger, not the best looking scabbard for it though but I really like the blade.
If these pictures don't work them I don't know what will
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Old 22nd September 2012, 06:33 AM   #5
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Yep, that is exactly the same as mine. Where every this is from, so is mine. Still betting the Philippines...
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Old 22nd September 2012, 11:42 PM   #6
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Hahaha that's interesting David
I think it's a nice dagger for what I paid. I find the scabbard a bit ugly but the blade is very sharp and it's got a bit of weight to it.
If we can find out more about these daggers it would be great because I'd like to know as much as I can

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Old 23rd September 2012, 08:04 PM   #7
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Hahaha that's interesting David
I think it's a nice dagger for what I paid. I find the scabbard a bit ugly but the blade is very sharp and it's got a bit of weight to it.
If we can find out more about these daggers it would be great because I'd like to know as much as I can

Cheers
Frankly Fheng, while i might pick up this blade in a knife fight (mine is pretty big and sharp) i don't think they are really worth putting too much research into (unless, of course, i choose to take Rick up on that bet ). Not any real historical value here. They are cheaply made, mostly, i would think, for the tourist trade.
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Old 23rd September 2012, 09:26 PM   #8
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Frankly Fheng, while i might pick up this blade in a knife fight (mine is pretty big and sharp) i don't think they are really worth putting too much research into (unless, of course, i choose to take Rick up on that bet ). Not any real historical value here. They are cheaply made, mostly, i would think, for the tourist trade.
Well I just thought it would be nice to know a bit more about it. But yeah, it's a cheap tourist knife so I'll just forget it. Check out my other post if you like. It would be great to get some more info http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=16125
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Old 23rd September 2012, 09:59 PM   #9
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I'm with the majority on this one.
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Old 23rd September 2012, 03:13 AM   #10
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India for fifty dollars, Alex .
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Old 23rd September 2012, 04:25 AM   #11
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I had one of these a couple of years ago that had "LUZON" carved into the scabbard. I also had a pair of these with the same hilts and horn and wood scabbards that did not have wavy blades but straight double edged blades. Philippines for my money.

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