Small яама for ID and Comment

motan · 26th December 2017, 09:17 PM

Hello,
No definitive answer. There is a huge variety of similar Syrian daggers, all metal, rather poor quality koftgari work and mediocre to poor blades, mostly made for the souvenir market (see pic), but this one is a little different. Especially the decoration pattern does not look Syrian. So Oliver may well be right and it is Bosnian.

OsobistGB · 29th December 2017, 07:11 PM

Thanks to all!
The blade is identified.They were produced in Istanbul in the early 20th century.They were available in several sizes and were fully functional as a weapon.
Happy New Year at All

26th December 2017, 09:17 PM	#1
motan Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Jerusalem Posts: 274	Hello, No definitive answer. There is a huge variety of similar Syrian daggers, all metal, rather poor quality koftgari work and mediocre to poor blades, mostly made for the souvenir market (see pic), but this one is a little different. Especially the decoration pattern does not look Syrian. So Oliver may well be right and it is Bosnian. Attached Images

29th December 2017, 07:11 PM	#2
OsobistGB Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 95	Thanks to all! The blade is identified.They were produced in Istanbul in the early 20th century.They were available in several sizes and were fully functional as a weapon. Happy New Year at All