Unusual Indian dagger

[Marcus]

The steel is wootz, the carving is presumably camel bone. All comments welcome.

[Pukka Bundook]

Good morning Marcus,

I like the blade/bolster, but the hilt looks "new" to me and a bit crude..
No expert but that is my opinion. :-)

All best wishes,
Richard.

[CharlesS]

Originally Posted by Pukka Bundook

Good morning Marcus,

I like the blade/bolster, but the hilt looks "new" to me and a bit crude..
No expert but that is my opinion. :-)

All best wishes,
Richard.

I have to agree here. There has been a sloppy attempt to artificially age the hilt, probably with furniture or shoe polish.

The blade, I agree, is likely a good old one, with a slight chance it is one of the new wootz blades coming out of India now.