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24th January 2016, 07:13 PM
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Oriental knife ID?!
Hello,
I got this knife at an auction in Germany and it was sold as Azerbaijani knife which I seriously doubt. The knife is 37,5 cm long, the grip is of a single piece walrus ivory and the blade is of high contrast wootz. Any suggestion would be welcomed! |
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24th January 2016, 07:28 PM
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24th January 2016, 09:30 PM
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I agree. Nice piece.
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25th January 2016, 08:15 AM
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I think the knife handle of walrus tusk. Could you show other angles the hilt?
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25th January 2016, 10:43 AM
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Certainly Walrus ivory and of a known hilt shape and blade type, referred to as a Bichoq. These particular knives have a very Caucasian Shashka hilt essence to them.
Elgood notes about half a dozen manufacturing centres in his image plates within the The Arms of Greece and Her Balkan Neighbors in the Ottoman Period, all sharing similar features...not a specific region I could pin down...perhaps closer to Turkey? Gavin |
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25th January 2016, 11:10 AM
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I agree with Mister Gavin.
The decoration on the scabbard and the style of the hilt push to Turkey. Did someone translate the inscription? Kubur |
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25th January 2016, 11:09 PM
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