Strange dagger for opinion

ariel · 24th February 2006, 10:53 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=6606519041

Indeed, a handle looks Turkish and the blade looks Indian (but strange).
What is it?

Valjhun · 24th February 2006, 11:35 PM

Hilt is an "albanian" jambiya type. Straight daggers with the same style of handle also existed in the Balkans, but they usually had a kindjal-like blade witha a full-tang construction and not rivetted as that example. A modern construct with old parts?

24th February 2006, 10:53 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Strange dagger for opinion http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=6606519041 Indeed, a handle looks Turkish and the blade looks Indian (but strange). What is it?

24th February 2006, 11:35 PM	#2
Valjhun Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 692	Hilt is an "albanian" jambiya type. Straight daggers with the same style of handle also existed in the Balkans, but they usually had a kindjal-like blade witha a full-tang construction and not rivetted as that example. A modern construct with old parts?