id request for small dagger

Indianajones · 7th June 2012, 03:27 PM

The 'ivory' handle looks very much like deerhorn/antler (am 99% sure); maybe that helps in i.d-ing the piece.
(at least it indicates a non-african origin)
It also seems an asian/chinese-ish piece to me; the round ending of the grip near the blade indicates the scabbard would also be round. The only round scabbards I know are indeed those Thai/Burmese dha's. But its just following my logics . . . . .

7th June 2012, 03:27 PM	#3
Indianajones Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 180	The 'ivory' handle looks very much like deerhorn/antler (am 99% sure); maybe that helps in i.d-ing the piece. (at least it indicates a non-african origin) It also seems an asian/chinese-ish piece to me; the round ending of the grip near the blade indicates the scabbard would also be round. The only round scabbards I know are indeed those Thai/Burmese dha's. But its just following my logics . . . . .