Interesting small Indo Persian ? knife

[Ian]

Hi TRL:

That is an interesting knife. Can you tell us whether the silver(?) decoration on the blade is koftgari work? If so, then your Indian attribution seems likely. Recurved blades do occur in northern India, although the hilt is atypical.

It looks a rather fanciful piece and perhaps not very old.

Ian.

[thinreadline]

Originally Posted by Ian

Hi TRL:

That is an interesting knife. Can you tell us whether the silver(?) decoration on the blade is koftgari work? If so, then your Indian attribution seems likely. Recurved blades do occur in northern India, although the hilt is atypical.

It looks a rather fanciful piece and perhaps not very old.

Ian.

the decoration is deeply incised and blackened but it is not koftgari work and yes I do agree the hilt is odd but seems stylistically in keeping with the rest .

[Battara]

I'm with Ian - I like it as a new custom piece using older styles and techniques.