Ottoman Empire? Dagger for ID

RobT · Yesterday, 01:35 AM

Thanks for your responses. I seem to have a penchant for things that don't quite fit. While I tend to agree with David R’s Sürmene attribution, I have also noted the blade shape as mentioned by Battara and Ian. As I said in my initial post, I am currently cleaning the blade (with Nevr-Dull). This hands on process gives me the tactile sense of a koummya. Go figure.
I should also mention that my hand contact is rubbing off the yellow color on the ferrule and it is coming up silver.

Sincerely,
RobT

Ian · Yesterday, 04:51 AM

Might have been a gold wash over silver. The long back "ricasso" had me thinking about a koummya also. In our recent discussion about koummya and khanjar in Morocco, it was noted that northern Morocco used the term khanjar for its curved dagger, and was more closely aligned with Ottoman trends. Just a thought or two that may have nothing to do with Rob's knife.

Yesterday, 01:35 AM	#1
RobT Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 563	Another Odd Ball Thanks for your responses. I seem to have a penchant for things that don't quite fit. While I tend to agree with David R’s Sürmene attribution, I have also noted the blade shape as mentioned by Battara and Ian. As I said in my initial post, I am currently cleaning the blade (with Nevr-Dull). This hands on process gives me the tactile sense of a koummya. Go figure. I should also mention that my hand contact is rubbing off the yellow color on the ferrule and it is coming up silver. Sincerely, RobT

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Yesterday, 04:51 AM	#2
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,433	Might have been a gold wash over silver. The long back "ricasso" had me thinking about a koummya also. In our recent discussion about koummya and khanjar in Morocco, it was noted that northern Morocco used the term khanjar for its curved dagger, and was more closely aligned with Ottoman trends. Just a thought or two that may have nothing to do with Rob's knife.