Indian dagger?

[Atlantia]

Originally Posted by Tim Simmons

This picture shows why at first thought I Afghanistan. I cannot enlarge it any more as it breaks up more. The row of triangle at the forte and bolster have some similarity to Afghan and North Indian work.

Yup, that was my thoughts too Tim.
I thought initially it might be as far west as eastern Europe but in the end the metalwork made me think it must be Afghan or a closely related 'stan' (as Jim says).
In any event I think you got a bargain and I think it just goes to show that if an item ends at an inconvienient time of day then a lot of potential buyers will miss it and a bargain can be had!
Well done!
I also think a close inspection and possible etching of the blade would be a good idea and I'm expecting a whole thread full of bragging pictures when it arrives