Kard knife with silver and niello

AJ1356 · 20th July 2011, 03:09 PM

I bought this Knife a few weeks ago, it just caught my eye as something unique. I have no idea of its age or origin. The dealer I bought it from said the old man who sold it to him told him they used it as a piece for weddings.
The reddish jewels used in the handle is coral, and the handle seems to be horn, what animal i don't know. For its origin I think someone found it digging around and re-sheeted it, since the sheet sans the fittings seem to be much newer than the rest of the knife (probably they wanted a newer looking knife for the weddings) light wootz pattern can be seen on the blade.

20th July 2011, 03:09 PM	#1
AJ1356 Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Nashville Posts: 314	Help Identify knife with silver and niello I bought this Knife a few weeks ago, it just caught my eye as something unique. I have no idea of its age or origin. The dealer I bought it from said the old man who sold it to him told him they used it as a piece for weddings. The reddish jewels used in the handle is coral, and the handle seems to be horn, what animal i don't know. For its origin I think someone found it digging around and re-sheeted it, since the sheet sans the fittings seem to be much newer than the rest of the knife (probably they wanted a newer looking knife for the weddings) light wootz pattern can be seen on the blade. Attached Images Last edited by AJ1356; 21st July 2011 at 04:01 AM.