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thinreadline
5th February 2016, 11:46 AM
Sorting through more of my heap I came across these 2 items which are from parts of the world that are not familiar to me . The long almost Khyber dagger is 48 cm long in total and has what I would think is a spurious '1677' mark on the back edge of the blade . The smaller item is 24 cm overall and seems to be a spear head having a hollow handle . The handle is a metal socket bound rather nicely with leather , the scabbard is wooden. Any help would be appreciated .
harrywagner
5th February 2016, 12:30 PM
The dagger looks African. The sword is a mystery. It is similar in some respects to an Afghan khyber knife, but the blade is all wrong. Interesting pieces. Thanks for sharing.
thinreadline
5th February 2016, 12:40 PM
The dagger looks African. The sword is a mystery. It is similar in some respects to an Afghan khyber knife, but the blade is all wrong. Interesting pieces. Thanks for sharing.

Though as I say the 'dagger' has a hollow handle and I think it is actually a spear blade.
Iain
5th February 2016, 01:25 PM
The longer piece - the leather work makes me think of a Scottish dirk, perhaps an attempt at a recreation by someone?

The shorter piece, should be from SE Asia, I'm sure a member will be along shortly with an exact ID. I've seen these before just can't recall the tribal attribution!
Lee
5th February 2016, 01:25 PM
The knife / spear with hollow handle and open sheath is Philippine Igorot (mountain people); more to be found here (http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/ifugao/index.html)

The other dagger seems to suggest vernacular Scottish or an attempt at same; surely worth investigating, unfortunately forgeries are abundant.
thinreadline
5th February 2016, 01:32 PM
The knife / spear with hollow handle and open sheath is Philippine Igorot (mountain people); more to be found here (http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/ifugao/index.html)

The other dagger seems to suggest vernacular Scottish or an attempt at same; surely worth investigating, unfortunately forgeries are abundant.

OK that sounds very interesting , will investigate further , thanks for your help .
thinreadline
5th February 2016, 01:34 PM
OK that sounds very interesting , will investigate further , thanks for your help .

I will post the dirk-like one in the European section
Henk
5th February 2016, 06:47 PM
The dagger with the hollow handle is a hinalung from the Igorot people, Luzon, Philipines.

The dirk looks Scottish to me. Very nice one.
thinreadline
5th February 2016, 07:31 PM
The dagger with the hollow handle is a hinalung from the Igorot people, Luzon, Philipines.

The dirk looks Scottish to me. Very nice one.


Thanks Henk
Henk
6th February 2016, 10:39 PM
You're welcome