Safavid or qajar blade?

ariel · 24th April 2022, 06:02 PM

The blade is highly curved and tapering down to a very sharp tip.
There is no “ indian ricasso”, ie an unsharpened part of the blade adjacent to the quillon block.

Both of them together tell us this blade’s fashion ( and,-highly likely,- its origin): Persia.

Suggest contacting Jens Nordlunde and check whether he still has a copy of his book “A passion for Indian arms”. If you read it carefully it will give you a lot of tips on multiple sources of Indian and on Persian bladed weapons.

Drabant1701 · 24th April 2022, 06:30 PM

Thanks Ariel! I have Jens book, I bought it when he published it. I will have to read it more carefully.

24th April 2022, 06:02 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	The blade is highly curved and tapering down to a very sharp tip. There is no “ indian ricasso”, ie an unsharpened part of the blade adjacent to the quillon block. Both of them together tell us this blade’s fashion ( and,-highly likely,- its origin): Persia. Suggest contacting Jens Nordlunde and check whether he still has a copy of his book “A passion for Indian arms”. If you read it carefully it will give you a lot of tips on multiple sources of Indian and on Persian bladed weapons.

24th April 2022, 06:30 PM	#2
Drabant1701 Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sweden Posts: 181	Thanks Ariel! I have Jens book, I bought it when he published it. I will have to read it more carefully.