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Old 23rd August 2009, 03:15 PM   #1
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Very nice dagger, thank's for sharing.
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Old 23rd August 2009, 11:34 PM   #2
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very interesting dagger, unusual shape, i guess indo-persian piece
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Old 24th August 2009, 12:54 PM   #3
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Alex,

Any chance this is a very nicely recycled sword blade??
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Old 24th August 2009, 02:47 PM   #4
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I thought about it, Charles. I do not think it is a cut-down sword as the blade is quite thin. In the case of cut-down sword, it'd be more rigid and tapered toward the edge. This blade it flat, with almost spherical inward taper toward the center of the blade. I also do not think it was re-grunt, as it'd adversely affect the quality of wootz pattern. I quite agree with Rick as to India-Indonesian cross-cultural connection, and Indian origin as perhaps a trade/gift item for Indonesian/Sumatran market. My initial thoughts were in this direction before I started guessing about what else could it be:-) Thanks to all!
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