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Antique buthanese dagger?
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I just adquire this piece, my first impression is dagger is from Buthan, maybe 19 th century? blade 35 cm and handle 10 cm. The sheath has a piece of ray skin
Any information will be wellcome!! Pictures are from Seller. Thanks in advance Carlos |
Yes, I think you are correct about the country of origin; a Bhutanese "dozum". I can't comment as to the age, though; I believe they are still made to this day.
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Hello Carlos,
I am not a specialist but this is a great antique dagger, for sure 19th century, congrats! :) Are the mounts from silver or iron? Regards, Detlef |
How does one separate Bhutan from Tibet as an originating site in this case, and in general?
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https://www.bukowskis.com/en/lots/13...e-dagger-dozum https://www.antiques-atlas.com/antiq...ife/as1016a159 https://www.mandarinmansion.com/item...utanese-dagger These daggers are called "dossum". Regards, Detlef |
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I'd be more likely to place this in the 1950s, early People's republic. Likely Yunnan made for export to finance the state. https://www.swordsantiqueweapons.com/s059_full.html |
you should try etching it.
an older piece would probably have hairpin lamination. It would be worth etching this to see if it is made that way.
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Regards, Kai |
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