Middle-Eastern Dagger?

[tonil]

Hi,

I'm Tom from England and I have had an interest in old military equipment for a while. With that being the case friends are always giving me bits and pieces for my collection. Recently a friend gave me a dagger and it is difficult to find details about it or even find something similar online.

I was wondering if there is anybody that could help me with some information about it? I have read some of the posts of this forum and people seem very knowledgable. What i'm really looking to find out is:

*What region is it from?

*How old is might be?

*It has a wooden scabbard, is the metal silver?

*The blade does not have a ridge on it, it is flat but looks as if it's been well sharpened. Maybe the ridge has been sharpened off?

*I have no idea of what the handle is made of but it does not look/feel like wood?

Also do you think there are some silver pieces missing from the handle as it looks like have broken off.

Many Thanks for your help in advance,

Tom