Another Trabzon Dagger on Ebay

Atlantia · 24th August 2008, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by LOUIEBLADES

The dagger arrived yesterday and it was cleaned up nicely but too much was done. The blade is super clean and razor sharp the horn has some minor bug damage so the last person who had it decided to coat the hilt in super glue and buffed it out to high gloss shine. No pics yet my son borrowed my only good camera and won't be back til Thursday.

Lew

OMG, I've come across that before! Superglue or some cyanoacrylate (sp?) derivative coating! It's like a 21st century idiots instant french polish.

Lew · 26th August 2008, 03:05 AM

Here is a shot of the two Trabzon daggers.

Lew

Lew · 30th August 2008, 05:21 PM

Better camera better pics

ariel · 30th August 2008, 09:46 PM

Always liked them, especially their intricate fullers.
Rivkin once mentioned the similarity between them and so-called "Iranian Qaddaras". Both likely hail from Southern Caucasus: Trabzonian from Georgia, Qaddaras from Azerbaijan.

Bill M · 30th August 2008, 11:29 PM

Lew,

Those are really sweet! Really nice snags!

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Originally Posted by ariel

Qaddaras from Azerbaijan.

A close friend and astute African artifact collector has just moved to Azerbaijan to be the Dean of a college in Baku. Might get him to do some hunting for pieces. Any ideas about ethnographic hot spots there?

26th August 2008, 03:05 AM	#2
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Here is a shot of the two Trabzon daggers. Lew Attached Images

30th August 2008, 05:21 PM	#3
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Better camera better pics Attached Images

30th August 2008, 09:46 PM	#4
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Always liked them, especially their intricate fullers. Rivkin once mentioned the similarity between them and so-called "Iranian Qaddaras". Both likely hail from Southern Caucasus: Trabzonian from Georgia, Qaddaras from Azerbaijan.