Odd Moroccan Dagger

jswillems · 1st December 2009, 04:25 PM

This knife just ended on Ebay. I bid on it but was out bid at the very end. I'm still curious about it though. I've never seen a knife like it before. Does anyone recognize it? Thanks. Here's the link.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

Rick · 1st December 2009, 07:39 PM

I've seen a few similar examples; I think the origin was mentioned in a thread here .
Try the archives .
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katana · 1st December 2009, 08:32 PM

Hi JS,
I used to have one of these in my collection. These daggers are not particularly well made. The blades tend to have thin spines, are tempered, often they do not have a sharp edge but are extremely 'pointed'. The hilts are 'slabs' of horn and bone which are quite thin. They do not seem to be a 'purposeful' weapon and are probably more for 'dress'. IMHO the dagger was overpriced and probably younger than you thought.

Kind Regards David

1st December 2009, 04:25 PM	#1
jswillems Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Northern California Posts: 32	Odd Moroccan Dagger This knife just ended on Ebay. I bid on it but was out bid at the very end. I'm still curious about it though. I've never seen a knife like it before. Does anyone recognize it? Thanks. Here's the link. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

1st December 2009, 08:32 PM	#3
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,653	Hi JS, I used to have one of these in my collection. These daggers are not particularly well made. The blades tend to have thin spines, are tempered, often they do not have a sharp edge but are extremely 'pointed'. The hilts are 'slabs' of horn and bone which are quite thin. They do not seem to be a 'purposeful' weapon and are probably more for 'dress'. IMHO the dagger was overpriced and probably younger than you thought. Kind Regards David Last edited by katana; 1st December 2009 at 09:04 PM.

1st December 2009, 07:39 PM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	I've seen a few similar examples; I think the origin was mentioned in a thread here . Try the archives . Search Moroccan dagger and other relevent word variations .