Anyone can tell me how old are these ?

kahnjar1 · 29th August 2015, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Kubur

To me the last one with walrus ivory is Albanian.
The others are so-called Kurdish.
So-called Kurdish because I suspect some of them to be Turkish.
And this is a sensitive subject...
They are all from the 19th c.
But I was thinking that we cannot discuss objects for sale...

Kubur

Lovely daggers and not modern IMHO. I see no reference anywhere requesting value, or that these are for sale. I see the owners display cabinet with lots of other interesting things in it! The daggers are simply sitting on top for photo purposes.
Stu

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 29th August 2015, 09:32 PM

Salaams All...

You could narrow that down and say late 19th to early 20th Century...in a bracket of say 30 years but unless you know the makers stamp...and that is not a reliable guide... Look at Assad Ullah Swords ! It is also quite difficult to tell... since an item worn on the belt would age and develop patina much faster than an item stored inside a building...

I think the addage "old enough" would suffice.

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

29th August 2015, 09:32 PM	#2
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	Salaams All... You could narrow that down and say late 19th to early 20th Century...in a bracket of say 30 years but unless you know the makers stamp...and that is not a reliable guide... Look at Assad Ullah Swords ! It is also quite difficult to tell... since an item worn on the belt would age and develop patina much faster than an item stored inside a building... I think the addage "old enough" would suffice. Regards, Ibrahiim al Balooshi. Last edited by Ibrahiim al Balooshi; 30th August 2015 at 05:27 PM.