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Old 15th June 2016, 06:48 PM   #1
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Hi,

Recently sold, it's not mine.
I don't know what is this...
Any idea?????

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Old 15th June 2016, 11:01 PM   #2
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It's Indian, possibly recent. Basically a sword-sized knife. Not sure what these should be called; I've seen them called "jambiya" based on the hilt style.
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Old 16th June 2016, 06:54 AM   #3
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It's Indian, possibly recent. Basically a sword-sized knife. Not sure what these should be called; I've seen them called "jambiya" based on the hilt style.
Thank you!
I found something very similar sold on Oriental arms
http://www.oriental-arms.co.il/photos.php?id=2614
Could it be a so-called Arabo-Indian, Yemen/Hyderabad???
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Old 16th June 2016, 10:08 AM   #4
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I was offered a small group of Sikh weapons several years ago, all late 19th century and early 20th century, there was a very similar dagger in the group. Since, I have seen a few of these daggers and many have small clues that they were made in the Punjab, possibly for Sikh use at the turn of the century, and early 20thC.

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Old 17th June 2016, 05:34 PM   #5
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I was offered a small group of Sikh weapons several years ago, all late 19th century and early 20th century, there was a very similar dagger in the group. Since, I have seen a few of these daggers and many have small clues that they were made in the Punjab, possibly for Sikh use at the turn of the century, and early 20thC.

Hope that helps -
Best, Runjeet.

Thank you Runjeet!
Unfortunatly I looked everywhere and impossible to find any references or any other examples...
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Old 18th June 2016, 01:07 AM   #6
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Handle looks Omani.
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Old 11th July 2016, 10:33 PM   #7
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My sword (or large knife) of similar construction, though with a different style of pommel.

Seller claimed 19th century, iirc.
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Do I see Indian Ricasso?
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Yes. But surely this is unsurprising on an Indian sword.
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