Small Ottoman? Persian? Kard.

motan · 28th June 2017, 12:52 PM

Hi Norman,
To me, it looks like a Ottoman Greek dagger. Having said that, it is not a typical one because most of them have a more Bichaq-like shape and the silver engraving is done with deeper relief, more like the one discussed here http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=10027
In my mind, the style of decoration is not Persian but shows European influence, and the all-silver-plated look is certainly not Persian, but Greek-Ottoman. But I might be wrong, of course.

motan · 28th June 2017, 12:57 PM

After a closer look, I have to share Kubur's suspition. The gold koftgari does not look right and it COULD be an old simple kard blade re-hilted in India in general Ottoman-Balkan style

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28th June 2017, 12:52 PM	#1
motan Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Jerusalem Posts: 274	Hi Norman, To me, it looks like a Ottoman Greek dagger. Having said that, it is not a typical one because most of them have a more Bichaq-like shape and the silver engraving is done with deeper relief, more like the one discussed here http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=10027 In my mind, the style of decoration is not Persian but shows European influence, and the all-silver-plated look is certainly not Persian, but Greek-Ottoman. But I might be wrong, of course.

28th June 2017, 12:57 PM	#2
motan Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Jerusalem Posts: 274	After a closer look, I have to share Kubur's suspition. The gold koftgari does not look right and it COULD be an old simple kard blade re-hilted in India in general Ottoman-Balkan style