When it comes to Indian arms - Indian Zoomorphic Daggers

[Ren Ren]

Beautiful item!

[Jens Nordlunde]

Thank you Alex.
Is it inlaid or koftgari?
My gues is inlay, and i do love the 'flaming pearls':-).

[Richard Furrer]

Jens, On that Khanjar with a nilgai head....can you show a larger photo of the weld junction between the body of the blade and the tip?

I have several 1900's all metal daggers with ram heads and modern stone carved handles with many animals...not really worth showing you lot.

Ric

[mariusgmioc]

Originally Posted by Richard Furrer

Jens, On that Khanjar with a nilgai head....can you show a larger photo of the weld junction between the body of the blade and the tip?

I have several 1900's all metal daggers with ram heads and modern stone carved handles with many animals...not really worth showing you lot.

Ric

I do not think there is any weld between the body of the blade and the tip. The discoloration at the tip is because of differential heat treatment.

I have several wootz blades and a fair share of them have this kind of discolorations.

[Jens Nordlunde]

Richard, do you mean this part?

[mariusgmioc]

Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde

Richard, do you mean this part?

Thank you Jens!

Now I believe there might be a welding area, right at junction between the fuller and the reinforced tip.

Very interesting. Very possible that a harder variety of wootz has been used for the tip.

[ALEX]

Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde

Thank you Alex.
Is it inlaid or koftgari?
My gues is inlay, and i do love the 'flaming pearls':-).

Jens, it appears to be coftgari, but you're right - it is exceptionally fine gold inlay work from 17th Century.

[Jens Nordlunde]

Alex, I thought it would be inlay, bu from the picture it is difficult to see. I agree with your dating as well.