ID on dagger ?

colin henshaw · 15th April 2012, 03:59 PM

I've seen this type of knife a few times over the years. The construction of the knife itself, and of the sheath, also the decoration, make me clearly feel they are from the northern part of the Indian sub-continent.

Richard G · 19th April 2012, 06:01 PM

Thank you Chegru, I understand. I can see a resemblance to a dha of Henrik's knife, but I'm not sure about mine. But I agree, it is worth investigating.

David R. The blade on my knife, and I think Henrik's, is not so much "unworked" as poorly finished, still showing file marks, and yes the steeel is of poor quality, showing signs of incipient lamination etc.

Colin. I have recently seen a bronze bowl with this dot and circle decoration and with an inscription in what I think is devanagari. I thought this was probably Nepali. Is this what you had in mind when you said "north indian"?
But then I suppose it could have been a Burmese bowl.

Regards
Richard

Richard G · 27th April 2012, 01:30 PM

Look at the first couple of knives in the "Knives and daggers - African" section of this website.
These knives are described as "North African."
However, the descriptions on this site do seem to be a bit general and I 'm not sure all are correct.
Regards
Richard

hbhansen · 31st October 2013, 08:33 PM

Funny

In the search for reference on an other knife I found two that is most likely from the same area as this one....

http://akaalarms.com/sold-huge-ivory...tan-ref-10162/

http://www.google.dk/imgres?sa=X&hl=...:0&tx=88&ty=94

Especially the last one, with the circles on the back of the hilt and at the end.

Both dealers claims that these are from North West India or Afghanistan....

Richard G · 1st November 2013, 02:30 PM

Sometimes I think these references or attributions go round in circles, and, forgive me if I offend the dealers in the forum, but they do need an attribution. It must be a lot harder to sell on the basis of "I don't know".
So far the only positive claim I know of to have seen these in situ is "Blacksmith" in this thread.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=maure

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blacksmith

My guess is that these are from Tibet. I saw the same type of knives on the border area between Nepal and Tibet when I was trawelling there on 2007.
Regards, Timo

Regards
Richard

27th April 2012, 01:30 PM	#3
Richard G Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 415	Look at the first couple of knives in the "Knives and daggers - African" section of this website. These knives are described as "North African." However, the descriptions on this site do seem to be a bit general and I 'm not sure all are correct. Regards Richard Last edited by David; 27th April 2012 at 02:36 PM. Reason: Sorry Richard, Forum rules forbid commercial links in this section.

15th April 2012, 03:59 PM	#1
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,429	I've seen this type of knife a few times over the years. The construction of the knife itself, and of the sheath, also the decoration, make me clearly feel they are from the northern part of the Indian sub-continent.

19th April 2012, 06:01 PM	#2
Richard G Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 415	Thank you Chegru, I understand. I can see a resemblance to a dha of Henrik's knife, but I'm not sure about mine. But I agree, it is worth investigating. David R. The blade on my knife, and I think Henrik's, is not so much "unworked" as poorly finished, still showing file marks, and yes the steeel is of poor quality, showing signs of incipient lamination etc. Colin. I have recently seen a bronze bowl with this dot and circle decoration and with an inscription in what I think is devanagari. I thought this was probably Nepali. Is this what you had in mind when you said "north indian"? But then I suppose it could have been a Burmese bowl. Regards Richard

31st October 2013, 08:33 PM	#4
hbhansen Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Denmark Posts: 89	Funny In the search for reference on an other knife I found two that is most likely from the same area as this one.... http://akaalarms.com/sold-huge-ivory...tan-ref-10162/ http://www.google.dk/imgres?sa=X&hl=...:0&tx=88&ty=94 Especially the last one, with the circles on the back of the hilt and at the end. Both dealers claims that these are from North West India or Afghanistan....