Khanjar made from old Sabre

blue lander · 18th February 2015, 12:07 PM

Odd that they'd use a nice sabre blade on a souvenir. Maybe they were plentiful back then.

Richard G · 18th February 2015, 06:33 PM

You can find similar decoration on some old arab furniture, usually said to be Syrian or possibly Egyptian.
Regards
Richard

blue lander · 18th February 2015, 07:53 PM

It does indeed look like Syrian furniture, although much more crudely executed. This link has an example and some history.

http://www.akbik.com/syrian-mother-o...-wedding-chest

blue lander · 23rd February 2015, 07:21 PM

I received this today and I have to agree it's just a souvenir albeit an older one. The blade does appear to be from a real sabre, but it only extends about a quarter inch into the hilt. It's held in place by a single pin and there's no tang to speak of. So while the blade won't slip out it does wobble back and forth. That doesn't seem like the kind of design you'd use for a functional weapon.

I imagine somebody took a broken old sabre, cut it into 10 pieces and made it into ten souvenir daggers.

18th February 2015, 12:07 PM	#1
blue lander Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 456	Odd that they'd use a nice sabre blade on a souvenir. Maybe they were plentiful back then.

18th February 2015, 06:33 PM	#2
Richard G Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 411	You can find similar decoration on some old arab furniture, usually said to be Syrian or possibly Egyptian. Regards Richard

18th February 2015, 07:53 PM	#3
blue lander Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 456	It does indeed look like Syrian furniture, although much more crudely executed. This link has an example and some history. http://www.akbik.com/syrian-mother-o...-wedding-chest

23rd February 2015, 07:21 PM	#4
blue lander Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 456	I received this today and I have to agree it's just a souvenir albeit an older one. The blade does appear to be from a real sabre, but it only extends about a quarter inch into the hilt. It's held in place by a single pin and there's no tang to speak of. So while the blade won't slip out it does wobble back and forth. That doesn't seem like the kind of design you'd use for a functional weapon. I imagine somebody took a broken old sabre, cut it into 10 pieces and made it into ten souvenir daggers.