Unknown dagger need to get identified.

Kubur · 17th December 2018, 09:15 AM

To me it's an Ottoman blade reused for an European hunting knife

Sajen · 22nd December 2018, 02:14 PM

Hello, thank you all for comment and please apologize that I join in late like this, I've been very ill.
The owner thought byself that the handle is most probably not original to the blade and that it is a bread knife handle.
It would be very useful to know if the inscription is indeed Georgian!

Thank you again,
Detlef

motan · 22nd December 2018, 04:55 PM

Hi Detlef, sorry to hear you were ill and I wish you full and quick recovery. The writing is 100% Arabic, though it is somewhat unclear here and there. I will not try to read it because I would make too many mistakes. Ask a native speaker and he could read it. I am not familiar at all with this type of dagger, but without an example, it is very hard to say if it is a construct. The guard, ferules and the hilt seem to fit well together, so I am not convinced.

Sajen · 23rd December 2018, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by motan

Hi Detlef, sorry to hear you were ill and I wish you full and quick recovery. The writing is 100% Arabic, though it is somewhat unclear here and there. I will not try to read it because I would make too many mistakes. Ask a native speaker and he could read it. I am not familiar at all with this type of dagger, but without an example, it is very hard to say if it is a construct. The guard, ferules and the hilt seem to fit well together, so I am not convinced.

Hi Eytan, thank you very much for both, the get well soon wishes and the identification that the writing is Arabic.

I hope that someone will be prepared to translate the inscription!

Best regards,
Detlef

17th December 2018, 09:15 AM	#1
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	To me it's an Ottoman blade reused for an European hunting knife

22nd December 2018, 02:14 PM	#2
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,164	Hello, thank you all for comment and please apologize that I join in late like this, I've been very ill. The owner thought byself that the handle is most probably not original to the blade and that it is a bread knife handle. It would be very useful to know if the inscription is indeed Georgian! Thank you again, Detlef

22nd December 2018, 04:55 PM	#3
motan Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Jerusalem Posts: 274	Hi Detlef, sorry to hear you were ill and I wish you full and quick recovery. The writing is 100% Arabic, though it is somewhat unclear here and there. I will not try to read it because I would make too many mistakes. Ask a native speaker and he could read it. I am not familiar at all with this type of dagger, but without an example, it is very hard to say if it is a construct. The guard, ferules and the hilt seem to fit well together, so I am not convinced.