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2nd November 2020, 03:42 PM
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Location: Belgium
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My first sudanese silver armdagger for comment
Hi all
Got my first armdagger from Sudan. Well made knife and scabbard, some loss of the silver on the ebony handle but in a overall good condition. Quality blade, central rib and sharp edges. Not much wear on handle and scabbard. As for age i got no idea, found simular examples on older threads dated late 19 to early 20 c. Comments verry welcome. Greetings Marc |
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2nd November 2020, 08:16 PM
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Location: Florence, Italy
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Hi Marc,
apparently, I have the cousin of your arm knife ....but yours is more beautiful, I admit. |
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3rd November 2020, 11:27 AM
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Very good quality example from around 1950-1980 ... I would guess.
Last edited by mariusgmioc; 4th November 2020 at 09:13 AM. |
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3rd November 2020, 05:48 PM
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thanks for the reaction and showing your arm dagger, a verry nice example, especially the ivory on the grip. Looks indeed a nice family. Greetings Marc |
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3rd November 2020, 05:52 PM
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Bedankt voor uw reaktie en de ouderdom bepaling. Thanks for the info on age. Greetings Marc |
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4th November 2020, 06:18 PM
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Great looking dagger. Previous thread from 2004-05 shows similar handle design motifs. See on attached thread link Post #15 for a date of 1899 and Post #20 for a made in Omdurman notation.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=111 Regards, Ed |
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4th November 2020, 11:46 PM
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Hiya Marc, a really nice example of the type. The best of these match anything made elsewhere for quality, in my opinion..... You have one of the best.
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8th November 2020, 03:15 PM
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Hi Ed and David
Thanks for the reaction and evaluation. Greetings Marc |
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10th November 2020, 08:14 PM
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Hi Marc and Duccio, both arm dagger examples are from around mid-20th century or shortly after, but are good examples for that approximate date. The quality dramatically decreased after this time period. Here are two from my collection. The larger is dated and marked 1328 (1900/1901) "Omdurman" and on reverse "Al Kartoum." The smaller dagger is likely around the same time period as well.
Regards, Geoff |
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12th November 2020, 07:41 PM
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Hi Geof
Thanks for your reaction and posting your verry fine daggers. Do you consider the 1900/1901 omdurman date a manufacturing date or a memorial date? Greetings Marc |
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