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Hello All!
I just picked these four daggers off Ebay. I finally got a metal sheath choora and a Tunisian dagger! Comments are welcome. Mark... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWN%3AIT&rd=1 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWN%3AIT&rd=1 |
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Other than seller's say-so, what makes it specifically Tunisian rather than more general (and nebulous) "North African"?
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Hello Ariel!
Well, Nort African is probably a better description it roughly resembles a Tunisian dagger that I saw on Oriental-Arms but it might be from Morocco, Algeria; or Tunisia. Once I find a link on Oriental-Arms I will post the link. Of course a little I hope so never hurts. P.S.- It slightly also resembles a Flissa, until I get it and can examine it and post better pictures, I can't be sure. i take what most sellers say with a grain of sand! ![]() Mark... |
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Aurangzeb, in this case the seller is one of the respected forum members here, and I personally have no reason to doubt his judgement. Of course, it is always great to know not only where a certain piece is attributed to, but also why there exactly.
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This is great, this means that I don't have to beat my brains out trying to find where it came from. This is wonderful news that it is Tunisian and that the seller is a forum member so I can trust their judgement!
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Hi Aurangzeb,
If you could post some better photos of that Gaucho's knife, including its blade length and details of any brand or logo, I may be able to dig up something on it. Cheers Chris |
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Hello Chris!
Will do as soon as it arrive in the mail. ![]() Mark... |
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Dear forum members,
Maybe i should reply regarding this dagger. It is not a matter of judgment, and i certainly do not think that state something as a "tunisian" gives more value. It is simple where it was bought from (in the 70s ) by the guy that gave it to me! By the way, i am currently overseas and i didnt manage to send the package yet! Please be a little patient! Regards to all! |
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Hello Eftihis!
That clears that up, I wish all the daggers I bought had that kind of certanty from where thaey came from! ![]() ![]() Mark... P.S.-Is the Tunisian dagger 19th. century? |
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Hello All!
I just got them today, I am exteamly pleased with them all but especially the Tunisian dagger. I am curious how whould this dagger be worn?Is there a specific name for this type of dagger? Mark... Last edited by Aurangzeb; 9th November 2005 at 02:21 AM. |
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It remids me slightly of a flyssa.
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I think it may be some form of a kard .
It's so beat up though that it's hard to tell . How about you take some better pictures Mark . This thread has been around so long they're going to disappear from eBay soon . |
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Hello Everyone !
As requested attached are some pix of my Tunisian dagger. The blade shows some flyssa-like influence and the the hilt exhibits Yataghan/Ottoman influence. As always, any comments are most welcome ! Sincerely, Mark.... |
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A kard also seems likely, I did not know about North African kards or that kards chould be curved.
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Hello All!
I have been doing a great seal of looking into the Tunisian dagger and I still cannot decide wheather it is a flyssa or kard. But the most persisting question to me is is this knife "Berber" or "Arab" for though it roughly takes the form of a berber flyssa very little of Tunisia's population defines themselves as Berber. But I never heard of a Arab Flyssa only a Berber Flyssa. Any help whould be welcome. Mark... |
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Mark:
The links have expired on eBay. Do you have pictures you can post so we can remember what these knives are? Ian Quote:
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