Unpretentious Ottoman dagger

[Dom]

Originally Posted by ALEX

Dom, you asked for honest opinion, right?:-)

Hi Alex
yes, I got it, thanks Alex
but in same time, i saw somewhere, a more or less similar dagger,
referenced as a "dagger's of Ottoman soldier" (I didn't wrote ... Officer ... but soldier)

as said Norman: "I think it is nice to have everyday items in our collection",
I didn't bought it as exceptional item, but just coz was very cheap,
and at my eyes a potential if was refurbished

your comments are absolutely pertinents Alex, thanks again to have answered

à +

Dom

[ALEX]

Dom, the discs are stamped and applied to the metal. In general technique's terms, such method is not something I'd consider authentic. That was used very late in 20th C on some metalware items like ewers, pots, etc. This is why I used the term "fantasy". Also, it looks quite flat in profile, resembling more Iraqi jambiya than Ottoman dagger.
Any other substantiated opinions/comments from others?

[Gavin Nugent]

Not my area of interest at all nor do I wish to enter in to what's new and what's not but I do wish to note, from another cultural sphere, the Italian all brass Romani folders from the 1860s onwards also had applied stamped discs.