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good day Gentlemen
during my long trip back to Paris coming from Cairo, passing by Damas (Syria) I found some (!!) ... ![]() knifes ![]() one of them it's that "kard", real damascus steel ("joar" in arabic) ![]() not some "wootz" as we may found every where in our days ![]() tks for yrs comments and appreciations à + Dom Last edited by Dom; 27th December 2008 at 12:08 PM. |
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Nice find, Dom
Real and with real "Jouhar" blade:-) I think it is Turkish/Ottoman. Is the handle made of stone? It looks like agate stone. These, as well as Persian Kards, are scarce finds in Damascus, and even more so in Egypt:-). there are more Kurdish daggers and blades, but not many kards, especially as nice as yours? Happy New Year! |
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... sory, clicked "save" too many times:-)
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Very Pretty Dom!
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I agree its Ottoman remember Syria was part of the Ottoman Empire.
Grip looks like horn to me? Nice piece congrats Dom happy new year everybody |
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Tks for your nice comments and appreciations
the handle seems to be either horn, or ?? but not agate stone ... unfortunately ![]() à + Dom |
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Just out of interest: how much did it cost in Syria?
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![]() ![]() it's a paradox ![]() more seriously ... that knife costed me 15'500,00 SYL (syrian pounds) à + Dom |
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