long persian dagger / wootz blade ?

[chiefheadknocker]

Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde

Why dont you try to etch it?

Hi , I have tried etching with white vinegar in the past but never seem to get a consistant finish so to speak , allways ends up slightly patchy maybe im not leaving it long enough , maybe I will give it another try on this blade.
thanks

[AJ1356]

Try something stronger or immerse it in vinegar for much longer. I do see a little bit of pattern in the new picture though.

[chiefheadknocker]

I have taken a couple of pics with my mobile phone which seems to show the pattern slightly better

[mariusgmioc]

Your Pesh-kabz is, in my opinion, north Indian from early 19th century and certainly wootz. For etching, you can find a lot of information on this forum. I documented the process step by step.
Congratulations for such a nice piece!

[shayde78]

Looks like very nice crystalline wootz. I echo what the others have said regarding age. Nice to have the scabbard, too. Be sure to condition that, as well.

[chiefheadknocker]

Originally Posted by shayde78

Looks like very nice crystalline wootz. I echo what the others have said regarding age. Nice to have the scabbard, too. Be sure to condition that, as well.

Thanks for your reply , im not sure what to do with the scabbard it would take very thin leather to recover it , maybe I could use a velvet instead ?

[Kmaddock]

In my opinion

leave scabbard as is
It is an old knife that will I assume never be used as a knife nor carried so no need to make the scabbard what it isn’t also if you resell later the scabbard will look new and bring age of blade into question

Cleaning the blade and etching it will enhance though and be fully reversible.
Did you add washing up liquid to the hot vinegar as it breaks up surface tension in the vinegar and leads to a more even spread of liquid on the blade

Ps lovely item

Regards
Ken

[ALEX]

Originally Posted by mariusgmioc

Your Pesh-kabz is, in my opinion, north Indian from early 19th century and certainly wootz. For etching, you can find a lot of information on this forum. I documented the process step by step.
Congratulations for such a nice piece!

Agree with Marius,
A lovely Pesh-Kabz, wootz blade and ivory handle. As Martin noted, could well be hippo, hard to tell the difference by photos. A Fine dagger!!!

[asomotif]

Originally Posted by ALEX

could well be hippo, hard to tell the difference by photos. A Fine dagger!!!

Maybe sperm whale

some pictures with the cellphone of the ivory would surely help

[T. Koch]

Hi,

I would need better pics to be certain, but it definitely looks like elephant ivory. This pattern shows, because the piece is cut so it covers both the bark and core ivory of the tusk. Bark and core material often color differently with time, because of their slightly different composition.

- Beautful knife!

Cheers, Thor