bosniak knife translation please
 

knife of the Balkans, Bosnia and Herzegovina

It measures 28 cm long, the blade16,5 cm
the handle is in ivory

can translate you the inscriptions on the blade


the comments are welcome

Hi
very interesting knife, in good condition
the translation gave;
- AMAL HUSSEIN either MADE BY HUSSEIN
- SANA 1295 (H.) either YEAR 1877 (A.C.)
all the best

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Dom

Thanks much dom

Merry Christmas and happy new year

Hello, can somebody comment on the handle material? Iwas telling somebody before that this is marine ivory and he didnt believed me!

Yes it is marine ivory

antoine

well known also under the name of "walrus" :p

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Dom

Looks like ivory to me not plastic or bone. On higher classes of these knives I think.

who talk about "plastic" or "bone" ? :confused:
nobody :p
but, there are several kind of "ivory" ;)
- elephant
- fossil from mammoth,
after the banning of elephant ivory in 1999,
fossil ivory became much in demand as an alternative medium to elephant ivory
- walrus tusk ivory comes from two modified upper canines.
The folk art of walrus ivory carving has been popular in European Russia since the Middle Ages
it's this "ivory" we have mentioned :D

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Dom