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Hi bought a dagger sight unseen. I feel initially that it may be for tourist trade but it feels heavy and may possibly have been used. It has Syria stamped on the blade not sure who did that. Any ideas, please be gentle.
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Hi
It could be used. But this kind of dagger was purely for tourists: the first ones, late 19th early 20th. I saw some daggers like yours with the inscription: "Souvenir de Syrie". For French tourists & residents during the Mandate... Best, Kubur |
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One is from Lebanon...but as you can see the blade is the same...
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don't forget the middle eastern designation 'lebanon- syria - etc. and the borders are recent labels put there by westerners, particularly the UK, who drew borders arbitrarily and patronizingly with a ruler and did not consider tribal or cultural differences.
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Thanks for the quick response guys.
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