Does anyone recognize this knife ?

Freddy · 9th August 2010, 08:26 PM

I found this piece on a fleamarket. Don't know anything about it.

Length : 24 cm.

laEspadaAncha · 9th August 2010, 09:32 PM

Funky... were there any other items along with it - artwork, textiles, etc. - that might have suggested a region of origin? The bands inside of the ferrule and pommel cap look metallic - like tarnished silver. Are they metal, and if so, have you tested them to see if they're made of a ferrous metal?

Freddy · 10th August 2010, 08:42 AM

No, nothing else came with it. The seller could only tell me that it had been in his family for quite some time. He had no clue where it came from.

I used a magnet on the bands and they are definitively not iron. The blade is, though.

No one else has an idea ?

Tim Simmons · 10th August 2010, 02:34 PM

I do not know if this helps or hinders? The three projections on the hilt could be what one can find on Afghan-Beluch rugs and carpets more specifically Taimani, NW Afghanistan. It is known in the carpet world as "three mirhab" prayer niches in the mosque. The Taimani are semi nomadic. Here are two examples one a prayer rug from "The Carpets of Afghanistan, R.D Parsons, first published 1983" and a bag that I have which I post just to illustrate that this design has a tradition. The knife does look rather Afghan like?

9th August 2010, 08:26 PM	#1
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Does anyone recognize this knife ? I found this piece on a fleamarket. Don't know anything about it. Length : 24 cm.

10th August 2010, 02:34 PM	#4
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,806	A long shot perhaps. I do not know if this helps or hinders? The three projections on the hilt could be what one can find on Afghan-Beluch rugs and carpets more specifically Taimani, NW Afghanistan. It is known in the carpet world as "three mirhab" prayer niches in the mosque. The Taimani are semi nomadic. Here are two examples one a prayer rug from "The Carpets of Afghanistan, R.D Parsons, first published 1983" and a bag that I have which I post just to illustrate that this design has a tradition. The knife does look rather Afghan like? Attached Images

9th August 2010, 09:32 PM	#2
laEspadaAncha Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 608	Funky... were there any other items along with it - artwork, textiles, etc. - that might have suggested a region of origin? The bands inside of the ferrule and pommel cap look metallic - like tarnished silver. Are they metal, and if so, have you tested them to see if they're made of a ferrous metal?

10th August 2010, 08:42 AM	#3
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	No, nothing else came with it. The seller could only tell me that it had been in his family for quite some time. He had no clue where it came from. I used a magnet on the bands and they are definitively not iron. The blade is, though. No one else has an idea ?