Muslem knife for ID please

[Gavin Nugent]

Originally Posted by Ian

Gavin, thank you also for the reference to recent work from Rajahstan. I'm familiar with those blade forms. Some of those pattern welded blades are indeed very similar. However, I return to the hilt and scabbard and ask whether you can refer me to similar recent examples from northern India, and also explain how this effect is achieved in multiple colors and fine detail. I'm happy to provide additional pictures of the initial example on this thread if that will help.

I'm asking for my own interest and information for my friend also.

Here is a link Ian, knock yourself out searching through the thousands of listings.
https://m.indiamart.com/proddetail/a...615217633.html
Just click the search function and you should get about 15 different edge weapons types, work them them all at your leisure...
If you are lucky, you might even see this Bhutan beauty I sold some years ago, that currently resides in a US private collection...
https://dir.indiamart.com/search.mp?...dsrc=1&res=RC2

[Interested Party]

Originally Posted by Gavin Nugent

If you are lucky, you might even see this Bhutan beauty I sold some years ago, that currently resides in a US private collection...

Wow!!! that is an amazing collection of stuff. I am always blow away by what moves around the world. It was like a giant online flee market.

Is the Bhutan blade advertised a copy or fraud?

[Gavin Nugent]

Originally Posted by Interested Party

Wow!!! that is an amazing collection of stuff. I am always blow away by what moves around the world. It was like a giant online flee market.

Is the Bhutan blade advertised a copy or fraud?

It is a fraudulent advert. It resides in a private US collection.