Dagger Identification

Jlgayton · 2nd October 2015, 07:47 PM

Hi,
A pair of daggers have been in my family since the 1800's, apparently brought home from abroad by one of my relatives in the armed forces. There is no record of where he went, although my great aunt said they were from Japan and used for honorable suicides. To me they do not look Japanese and appear to have Islamic markings and styles on them. I thought possibly an Indonesian origin. Does anyone have any thoughts on the origin if these daggers? I intend to keep and display them, and dig up more about my family history as well.
Cheers,
Jason

2nd October 2015, 07:47 PM	#1
Jlgayton Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 1	Dagger Identification Hi, A pair of daggers have been in my family since the 1800's, apparently brought home from abroad by one of my relatives in the armed forces. There is no record of where he went, although my great aunt said they were from Japan and used for honorable suicides. To me they do not look Japanese and appear to have Islamic markings and styles on them. I thought possibly an Indonesian origin. Does anyone have any thoughts on the origin if these daggers? I intend to keep and display them, and dig up more about my family history as well. Cheers, Jason Attached Images