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10th April 2006, 09:02 AM
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Lebanese not Balkan
This is a Lebanese knife. The bird head shaped horn handle with colored inserets (corals original, plastic these days) is very typical motif ans and apears on many Lebanese daggers as well as eating utensils forks knives etc. from the second half of the 20 c.
See for example the handle of the right dagger (older and of better quality): 
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10th April 2006, 03:20 PM
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Well, as usual, we got the definitive answer. Thanks, Artzi.
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10th April 2006, 05:27 PM
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Yes, I agree too, thanks Mr. Arzi.
I was wondering however if that montenegro national knife had some true predecessors... 
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11th April 2006, 09:12 PM
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reminds me of this current production bosnian knife:
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12th April 2006, 12:49 AM
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Well, if this is the case, the dagger in question is indeed Balkan.
New or old? |
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12th April 2006, 04:32 AM
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I think the differentiating point here is the crossguard of the hilt. The Lebanese examples have a very consistant appearance whereas the ebay item and the new production knife do not have that crossguard...so are more likely related. As to new or old?????
cheers DrD |
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