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20th June 2010, 11:03 PM
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And yet another one just closed: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...fvi%3D1&_rdc=1
Although the images are not high quality - this dagger's quality is comparable to the one above. Also 20'' in total length. One can only guess it's true beauty. Nice one, I think. |
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23rd June 2010, 04:23 AM
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Ok how about my piece as another example for comparison:
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23rd June 2010, 11:46 AM
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These daggers are of good quality and workmanship, but surprisingly they're often overlooked, under-researched and un-documented. I think they deserve more attention, and certainly more appreciation. Many of these, if not most, feature great quality Persian wootz blades of well made, slender design with central ridge. Think of the amount of work and skill to produce a blade like this? but they're so often taken for granted, not mentioning highly intricate silver fittings. There are also some style similarities between Kurdish, Turkish/Balkan jambiyas. By the way, does anyone know the meaning of "human form(?)" silver cast decorations. some are 2-handed, and some have an extra row of "hands"(?). |
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29th June 2010, 12:13 AM
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Thank you Alex.
Regarding the human forms and hands, not really. Though I have seen them on some Marsh Iraqi Arab jambiyas as well. 
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