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I've got this knife at the antique shop in Leipzig, where it was labeled as "Tibetian knife"
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It is a Pesh Kabz, and a gorgeous one!!!!
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Nice dagger!! Which shop was that? just kidding.... Like how the grip scales are larger than the tang, very correct mounting and could be original to it. The shape of the blade looks very Indian, the style of gold decoration looks Persian, the grip scales appear Mughal to me. Nice find!!!
Kards are usually straight and single edged blades, the Indian arms have so many variations, it sometimes seems endless.... Now, aren't you glad your a collector? rand Last edited by rand; 2nd August 2007 at 01:49 AM. |
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#4 |
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The carvings are Persian. Artzi and Avner Yarom have quite a lot of those. They were shown in the book by M. Khorasani "Arms and Armor from Iran" and their provenance was misattributed to Dr. David Darom.
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Absolutely gorgeous find...I am so jealous!!
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Thank you all for nice words!
I can tell you the address of the shop, but there was only one of these ![]() Of course I looked for the similar examples in "Arms and Armour from Iran" and in Internet as well, but couldn't find the same. The blade seems to be Pesh Kabz type, the handle has a Kard form, and similar bone carvings I have seen only on Persian Jambiyas. But the whole mounting seems to be perfectly original to the blade. So this dagger appears to be a bit special. |
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Location: Magenta, Northern Italy
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Dar Darom was the photographer. |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
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Yes one of the best Persian examples I have seen! Congratulations!
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