Stiletto

Multumesc · 31st October 2012, 02:17 PM

I have this stiletto. What do you think about him? Thank you.

A.alnakkas · 31st October 2012, 03:43 PM

Hey mate,

This is a moroccan dagger called koummya. There is alot of info in this forum regarding these daggers. Yours seem to be made for the tourist trade.

David · 31st October 2012, 06:31 PM

I'm not sure that curved blades can rightfully be called stilettos.

Battara · 31st October 2012, 08:09 PM

Yup a koummya alright.

Andrew · 31st October 2012, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David

I'm not sure that curved blades can rightfully be called stilettos.

dagger, knife, stilletto can all be referred to as "stilet" in Romanian.

David · 31st October 2012, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew

dagger, knife, stilletto can all be referred to as "stilet" in Romanian.

I certainly do not intend for Wikipedia to be counted as any kind of academic source, but if i where to base any decision on this article i would not refer to this blade as a stiletto...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiletto

Andrew · 31st October 2012, 09:26 PM

You completely miss my point. I am not disputing that the term "stiletto" in the common English (and, really, Italian) lexicon does not apply to the knife under discussion.

Rather, Multumesc (OP) is from Romania. He probably uses the Romanian word "stilet" in his language to refer to the subject knife. The Romanian word "stilet" can be translated variously into the words, "knife", "dagger" or "stiletto".

31st October 2012, 02:17 PM	#1
Multumesc Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Romania Posts: 203	Stiletto I have this stiletto. What do you think about him? Thank you. Attached Images

31st October 2012, 03:43 PM	#2
A.alnakkas Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuwait Posts: 1,340	Hey mate, This is a moroccan dagger called koummya. There is alot of info in this forum regarding these daggers. Yours seem to be made for the tourist trade.

31st October 2012, 06:31 PM	#3
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,123	I'm not sure that curved blades can rightfully be called stilettos.

31st October 2012, 08:09 PM	#4
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,220	Yup a koummya alright.

31st October 2012, 09:26 PM	#7
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	You completely miss my point. I am not disputing that the term "stiletto" in the common English (and, really, Italian) lexicon does not apply to the knife under discussion. Rather, Multumesc (OP) is from Romania. He probably uses the Romanian word "stilet" in his language to refer to the subject knife. The Romanian word "stilet" can be translated variously into the words, "knife", "dagger" or "stiletto".