Very nice Khanjarli For Comment

Jens Nordlunde · 26th October 2009, 02:29 PM

Hi Lew,

Nice old khanjarli and even with the ears intact, congratulations

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Most have a hand guard, but you can also see them without one, however, from the pictures you show I can’t see if yours originally had one. My guess is that it didn’t, but you are the only one who can tell us if it did. Are there any traces that it is a bit rough where the hand guard would have been, or any filing marks? It will be interesting to hear if the blade is wootz, as I can’t recall to have seen a khanjarli blade with wootz.

Khanjarli’s can look differently, but it is in the smaller things, in general they are easy to spot. Attached is mine khanjarli.

Jens

26th October 2009, 02:29 PM	#3
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Hi Lew, Nice old khanjarli and even with the ears intact, congratulations. Most have a hand guard, but you can also see them without one, however, from the pictures you show I can’t see if yours originally had one. My guess is that it didn’t, but you are the only one who can tell us if it did. Are there any traces that it is a bit rough where the hand guard would have been, or any filing marks? It will be interesting to hear if the blade is wootz, as I can’t recall to have seen a khanjarli blade with wootz. Khanjarli’s can look differently, but it is in the smaller things, in general they are easy to spot. Attached is mine khanjarli. Jens Attached Images