Khanjar made from old Sabre

blue lander · 17th February 2015, 08:38 PM

Just won the auction for this. I have no idea where it's from, but it looks a little like the khanjars from Syria. Or maybe Kurdish or Iraqi or Marsh Arab? The blade looks to be made from a rather old sabre, and the scabbard/hilt look like wood with copper and mother of pearl? Any idea where it's from?

spiral · 17th February 2015, 11:17 PM

Not Kurdish or Iraqi or Marsh Arab...

blue lander · 18th February 2015, 12:40 AM

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1036

This Turkish tourist dagger has similar mother of pearl inlays, but the shape is totally different.

Kubur · 18th February 2015, 11:28 AM

You have a lot of "fake" flintlock pistols with the same decoration.
Now your "tourist" dagger could be old, around the end of 19th to the beginning of 20th c. You have a lot of so-called late Qajar who were also "tourist" objects...
Kubur

blue lander · 18th February 2015, 01:07 PM

Odd that they'd use a nice sabre blade on a souvenir. Maybe they were plentiful back then.

Richard G · 18th February 2015, 07:33 PM

You can find similar decoration on some old arab furniture, usually said to be Syrian or possibly Egyptian.
Regards
Richard

blue lander · 18th February 2015, 08:53 PM

It does indeed look like Syrian furniture, although much more crudely executed. This link has an example and some history.

http://www.akbik.com/syrian-mother-o...-wedding-chest

blue lander · 23rd February 2015, 08:21 PM

I received this today and I have to agree it's just a souvenir albeit an older one. The blade does appear to be from a real sabre, but it only extends about a quarter inch into the hilt. It's held in place by a single pin and there's no tang to speak of. So while the blade won't slip out it does wobble back and forth. That doesn't seem like the kind of design you'd use for a functional weapon.

I imagine somebody took a broken old sabre, cut it into 10 pieces and made it into ten souvenir daggers.

17th February 2015, 08:38 PM	#1
blue lander Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 456	Khanjar made from old Sabre Just won the auction for this. I have no idea where it's from, but it looks a little like the khanjars from Syria. Or maybe Kurdish or Iraqi or Marsh Arab? The blade looks to be made from a rather old sabre, and the scabbard/hilt look like wood with copper and mother of pearl? Any idea where it's from? Attached Images Last edited by blue lander; 17th February 2015 at 09:18 PM.

17th February 2015, 11:17 PM	#2
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Not Kurdish or Iraqi or Marsh Arab...

18th February 2015, 12:40 AM	#3
blue lander Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 456	http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1036 This Turkish tourist dagger has similar mother of pearl inlays, but the shape is totally different.

18th February 2015, 11:28 AM	#4
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	You have a lot of "fake" flintlock pistols with the same decoration. Now your "tourist" dagger could be old, around the end of 19th to the beginning of 20th c. You have a lot of so-called late Qajar who were also "tourist" objects... Kubur

18th February 2015, 01:07 PM	#5
blue lander Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 456	Odd that they'd use a nice sabre blade on a souvenir. Maybe they were plentiful back then.

18th February 2015, 07:33 PM	#6
Richard G Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 406	You can find similar decoration on some old arab furniture, usually said to be Syrian or possibly Egyptian. Regards Richard

18th February 2015, 08:53 PM	#7
blue lander Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 456	It does indeed look like Syrian furniture, although much more crudely executed. This link has an example and some history. http://www.akbik.com/syrian-mother-o...-wedding-chest

23rd February 2015, 08:21 PM	#8
blue lander Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 456	I received this today and I have to agree it's just a souvenir albeit an older one. The blade does appear to be from a real sabre, but it only extends about a quarter inch into the hilt. It's held in place by a single pin and there's no tang to speak of. So while the blade won't slip out it does wobble back and forth. That doesn't seem like the kind of design you'd use for a functional weapon. I imagine somebody took a broken old sabre, cut it into 10 pieces and made it into ten souvenir daggers.