What is this: a Kard or a Pesh Kabz?

CharlesS · 2nd August 2007, 03:19 AM

Absolutely gorgeous find...I am so jealous!!

Tatyana Dianova · 2nd August 2007, 11:17 AM

Thank you all for nice words!
I can tell you the address of the shop, but there was only one of these

, and I think there willn't be any other in the next 100 years..
Of course I looked for the similar examples in "Arms and Armour from Iran" and in Internet as well, but couldn't find the same. The blade seems to be Pesh Kabz type, the handle has a Kard form, and similar bone carvings I have seen only on Persian Jambiyas. But the whole mounting seems to be perfectly original to the blade. So this dagger appears to be a bit special.

katana · 3rd August 2007, 06:21 PM

What a beauty.....congrats

2nd August 2007, 03:19 AM	#1
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	Absolutely gorgeous find...I am so jealous!!

2nd August 2007, 11:17 AM	#2
Tatyana Dianova Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 736	Thank you all for nice words! I can tell you the address of the shop, but there was only one of these , and I think there willn't be any other in the next 100 years.. Of course I looked for the similar examples in "Arms and Armour from Iran" and in Internet as well, but couldn't find the same. The blade seems to be Pesh Kabz type, the handle has a Kard form, and similar bone carvings I have seen only on Persian Jambiyas. But the whole mounting seems to be perfectly original to the blade. So this dagger appears to be a bit special.

3rd August 2007, 06:21 PM	#3
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	What a beauty.....congrats