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Old 1st September 2019, 07:57 PM   #1
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Persian khanjar? Others like Kubur will be able to tell you more. When it's Persian the possibility is high that it could be a wootz blade. Curious what others will tell you.

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Thank you, but Kubur is not very good with Indian weapons.
Some will say Indo Persian... but it's Indian.
Of course you can see the Persian influence in the steel khanjar style hilt.
These daggers are very common and very very late 19th if not 20th century.
To me they were more panoplie decorative things but as I said you will have more precise answers from specialists.
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Old 2nd September 2019, 12:03 PM   #2
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Hi,
I am also not an expert on Indo-Persian weapons, but this looks like a Persian Khanjar from late Qajar period (around 1900). Typical all-steel construction with a hollow hilt. Very similar items were made in Damascus as well, but the style of decoration is quite different.
Very little chance of wootz blade because they are almost non-existent in this type. Some are engraved with plants, animal and humans, particularly hunting scenes, but no wootz.
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Old 2nd September 2019, 01:34 PM   #3
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Almost certainly Indian ... I have one with the same hilt but straight blade . It had the swollen 'mail piercing' tip .
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Old 2nd September 2019, 04:23 PM   #4
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Use the key words Indian jambiya
You will find plenty... some of them are 19th c may be earlier...
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Old 2nd September 2019, 09:20 PM   #5
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Thank you so very much guys for you opinions. I really appreciate it.
As soon as I have it in my hands I will take more pictures of it and post it here.

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