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Bought this dagger as:
Antique Turkish Ottoman Dagger Knife circa late 1800's Handcrafted authentic knife, engraved blade, the handle is made of horn with brass rings between, and brass parts. 32.5cm full length the dagger 31cm the blade is 18cm and 3cm wide I agree indeed it to be Ottoman but place it in the Balkan. Why? Looking at the motives on the scabbard it might even be Bosnian, but against that: I never saw this motive on a blade . Unfortunately no maker's mark... And ofcourse I know not everthing and am an amateur compared to most of you.. Hence it could also be from more southern countries like Macedonia or Bulgaria...? What do you think? Last edited by gp; 8th November 2020 at 07:12 PM. |
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An odd duck indeed. Based on zero experience with a dagger of this appearance - so merely a wild guess - I'd think N.Africa myself, but I'm probably wrong.
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Stacked hilts are usually hispanic.
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Hi
Erythrean Ottoman knife 1900 http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...t=syrian+knife But Syrian knives have very similar hilts. |
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Kubur is correct. Here is a similar example in my collection with the stacked horn composition.
-Geoff |
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thank you as well Geoff !
BR Gunar |
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I have always thought that as well, David, so I would have gone with your observation. Its always hard to follow influences as they diffuse through trade and other interaction. |
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