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Marcus 9th July 2014 12:24 AM
Unusual Indian dagger
 
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The steel is wootz, the carving is presumably camel bone. All comments welcome.

Pukka Bundook 11th July 2014 02:18 PM
Good morning Marcus,

I like the blade/bolster, but the hilt looks "new" to me and a bit crude..
No expert but that is my opinion. :-)

All best wishes,
Richard.

CharlesS 11th July 2014 04:24 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pukka Bundook
Good morning Marcus,

I like the blade/bolster, but the hilt looks "new" to me and a bit crude..
No expert but that is my opinion. :-)

All best wishes,
Richard.

I have to agree here. There has been a sloppy attempt to artificially age the hilt, probably with furniture or shoe polish.

The blade, I agree, is likely a good old one, with a slight chance it is one of the new wootz blades coming out of India now.


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