Another Trabzon Dagger on Ebay

Lew · 15th August 2008, 04:49 PM

This was a sleeper

will post better pics when it arrives.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=022

Lew

Bill M · 15th August 2008, 05:33 PM

Nice snag. Showed the picture in your post to Anne and she said, "Turkish?"

Ferguson · 15th August 2008, 06:15 PM

Ya thief!

Oh, maybe I shouldn't be casting stones.

Congrats on a great catch!
Steve

Norman McCormick · 16th August 2008, 03:32 PM

Hi Lew,
Well caught, if it gets lonely I have a big brother looking for lost sibling.
My Regards,
Norman.

Lew · 24th August 2008, 04:24 PM

The dagger arrived yesterday and it was cleaned up nicely but too much was done. The blade is super clean and razor sharp the horn has some minor bug damage so the last person who had it decided to coat the hilt in super glue and buffed it out to high gloss shine. No pics yet my son borrowed my only good camera and won't be back til Thursday.

Lew

Atlantia · 24th August 2008, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LOUIEBLADES

The dagger arrived yesterday and it was cleaned up nicely but too much was done. The blade is super clean and razor sharp the horn has some minor bug damage so the last person who had it decided to coat the hilt in super glue and buffed it out to high gloss shine. No pics yet my son borrowed my only good camera and won't be back til Thursday.

Lew

OMG, I've come across that before! Superglue or some cyanoacrylate (sp?) derivative coating! It's like a 21st century idiots instant french polish.

Lew · 26th August 2008, 02:05 AM

Here is a shot of the two Trabzon daggers.

Lew

Lew · 30th August 2008, 04:21 PM

Better camera better pics

ariel · 30th August 2008, 08:46 PM

Always liked them, especially their intricate fullers.
Rivkin once mentioned the similarity between them and so-called "Iranian Qaddaras". Both likely hail from Southern Caucasus: Trabzonian from Georgia, Qaddaras from Azerbaijan.

Bill M · 30th August 2008, 10:29 PM

Lew,

Those are really sweet! Really nice snags!

Quote:

Originally Posted by ariel

Qaddaras from Azerbaijan.

A close friend and astute African artifact collector has just moved to Azerbaijan to be the Dean of a college in Baku. Might get him to do some hunting for pieces. Any ideas about ethnographic hot spots there?

15th August 2008, 04:49 PM	#1
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Another Trabzon Dagger on Ebay This was a sleeper will post better pics when it arrives. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=022 Lew Attached Images

26th August 2008, 02:05 AM	#7
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Here is a shot of the two Trabzon daggers. Lew Attached Images

30th August 2008, 04:21 PM	#8
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Better camera better pics Attached Images

15th August 2008, 05:33 PM	#2
Bill M Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Georgia Posts: 1,599	Nice snag. Showed the picture in your post to Anne and she said, "Turkish?"

15th August 2008, 06:15 PM	#3
Ferguson Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kernersville, NC, USA Posts: 793	Ya thief! Oh, maybe I shouldn't be casting stones. Congrats on a great catch! Steve

16th August 2008, 03:32 PM	#4
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,596	Hi Lew, Well caught, if it gets lonely I have a big brother looking for lost sibling. My Regards, Norman.

24th August 2008, 04:24 PM	#5
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	The dagger arrived yesterday and it was cleaned up nicely but too much was done. The blade is super clean and razor sharp the horn has some minor bug damage so the last person who had it decided to coat the hilt in super glue and buffed it out to high gloss shine. No pics yet my son borrowed my only good camera and won't be back til Thursday. Lew

30th August 2008, 08:46 PM	#9
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Always liked them, especially their intricate fullers. Rivkin once mentioned the similarity between them and so-called "Iranian Qaddaras". Both likely hail from Southern Caucasus: Trabzonian from Georgia, Qaddaras from Azerbaijan.