Tibetan (?) Dagger for ID

kronckew · 19th September 2010, 10:47 AM

the octagonal wire wound grip appears bhutanese in influence, tho designs travelled in that area & blur near the borders. could have been made in tibet, but in the 'bhutanese' style. the scabbard fitting is more similar to the one on my tibetan dagger than the dossum, the tibetan one has a ring thru the hole and a leather belt loop on the ring.

bhutanese dossum:

my short one:

rear view

someone else's sword-length one.

tibetan one for comparison, also not mine

tibetan dagger, mine this time

note the two toned horn grip & hairpin laminations in the blade. suspension fitting is a bit hard to see, so here's a blowup in the following post

kronckew · 19th September 2010, 11:28 AM

fitting area enlarged & enhanced

19th September 2010, 10:47 AM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,227	the octagonal wire wound grip appears bhutanese in influence, tho designs travelled in that area & blur near the borders. could have been made in tibet, but in the 'bhutanese' style. the scabbard fitting is more similar to the one on my tibetan dagger than the dossum, the tibetan one has a ring thru the hole and a leather belt loop on the ring. bhutanese dossum: my short one: rear view someone else's sword-length one. tibetan one for comparison, also not mine tibetan dagger, mine this time note the two toned horn grip & hairpin laminations in the blade. suspension fitting is a bit hard to see, so here's a blowup in the following post Attached Images Last edited by Lew; 20th September 2010 at 03:42 PM.

19th September 2010, 11:28 AM	#2
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,227	fitting area enlarged & enhanced Last edited by kronckew; 19th September 2010 at 12:00 PM.