Southern India?

[mahratt]

Here one more knife. In my opinion from Southern India. Any opinions on it?

http://i062.radikal.ru/1008/66/05b0a8dc9029.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)

http://s51.radikal.ru/i133/1008/e7/e7cbaa5af47f.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)

http://s004.radikal.ru/i205/1008/8b/6e8c1da2fa31.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)

[olikara]

Why do you think it is from Southern India? The makara was as common up North as in the South.

Again. the blade is Khanjar like and I think that the piece is from Northern India, probably Rajasthan.

Nidhi

[Tatyana Dianova]

The decoration on the dagger looks similar to
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=6979
and
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=10833
I believe that this decoration is charachteristic for Lahore, but I need some time to look in the books to prove it :)

[Tatyana Dianova]

Well, I've looked in books, and I think, olikara is right about Rajasthan attribution. In 'Splendour des Armes Orientales' and in 'Rites of Power' there are similar daggers. Anyway, it is definitely not from southern India.
(But I still believe, that the arms in my links are from Lahore :) )

[Jens Nordlunde]

Hi Tatyana,
Especially the one shown in your last link:).
Jens

[mahratt]

Thanks big for your opinions! I did not confirm that it is Southern India. It was my assumption.