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Originally Posted by ham
This dagger is certainly Eastern Turkish, probably from the Black Sea region as noted above.
There are a number of forum members who will be happy to read the inscription for you-- speaking strictly for myself I would ask that the photos be closeups and very clear, as the characters can be easily misunderstood if the detail is not precise.
Dating-- these are typically late 19th or early 20th century. Given the photos I can see no reason to suggest that this one dates any earlier.
Ham
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Thanks! I tried retaking the pics, but Murphy as usual is giving me his undivided attention.
In a city infamous for its unrelenting sunny days, today is dark, cloudy and rainy, enough so that even in the open a flash is necessary. I'll try again tomorrow.
Re the date: that's really what I suspected. If the blade showed more age I might be more inclined to accept that the '935' in one inscription referred to the date, but it's just too crisp and clean to support a much older provenance. The wear and tear on the wood hilt is definitely much more in keeping with something from the late 19th/early 20th centuries. Regardless, it's a sweet little dagger and I paid less than $100.00 for it, so I'm not complaining!
Fenris