Arabic Dagger? ID help please

Badgerbag · 30th April 2021, 02:31 PM

Hi, can anyone help ID this item please? My great grandfather brought it back from WW1. Family legend has it that he was fighting against the Ottoman army, but there’ is nobody left who remembers where. The hilt appears to be ivory, but I’ve no idea if it was a “genuine piece or something made for tourists. Can anyone tell if the inscriptions on the blade are merely decorative, or is some of it Arabic script.

Many thanks

30th April 2021, 02:31 PM	#1
Badgerbag Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: U.K. Posts: 5	Arabic Dagger? ID help please Hi, can anyone help ID this item please? My great grandfather brought it back from WW1. Family legend has it that he was fighting against the Ottoman army, but there’ is nobody left who remembers where. The hilt appears to be ivory, but I’ve no idea if it was a “genuine piece or something made for tourists. Can anyone tell if the inscriptions on the blade are merely decorative, or is some of it Arabic script. Many thanks Attached Images