DAGGER FOR IDENTIFICATION

[BANDOOK]

HAD THIS FOR SOME TIME NOW,IT HAS A VERY SHARP BLADE
IS IT THE REAL THING OR A TOURIST RUBBISH???
REGARDS

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Perhaps Syrian?

[ALEX]

African, perhaps Sudan or Tuareg(?)

[Kubur]

Hi Rajesh,

It's a good stuff. It's a Bedouin dagger, a cousin of the shibriya.
You can find them on a wide range from Palestine to Hijaz and even up to Irak...
If I was you I will clean the scabbard, it should come out like the handle.

Best,
Kubur

[motan]

I totally agree with Kubur. I have only seen 2-3 of those, but one of them, almost identical to this one, was found in a ruined village on the Golan Hights. It was interpreted as locally-made primitive knife. It has elements from both Bedouin shibriyas and Syrian khanjar, but also unique characteristics such as hand forged blade of eliptic cross-section, full tang rivetted between two thick plated of decorated brass or similar copper alloy. Nice, authentic, but primitive item from south Syria, perhaps the Golan hights, and maybe even the same village as the one I saw. Certainly no tourist item because the type is so rare and sparsely decorated.

[BANDOOK]

Perhaps Syrian?
Thanks Ibrahiim

[BANDOOK]

African, perhaps Sudan or Tuareg(?)
TNX Alex

[BANDOOK]

Hi Rajesh,

It's a good stuff. It's a Bedouin dagger, a cousin of the shibriya.
You can find them on a wide range from Palestine to Hijaz and even up to Irak...
If I was you I will clean the scabbard, it should come out like the handle.

Best,
Kubur
Greetings Dear KUBUR
Am glad mine is a good dagger and not what I thought,u made my day,so will keep it in my collection,will do what you have said for the scabbard,many Thanks

[ALEX]

Are the spacers between handle scales stained leather? If it is, it's quite uncommon construction for Bedouin/Arab dagger. This is why I thought it was African.

[Kubur]

Are the spacers between handle scales stained leather? If it is, it's quite uncommon construction for Bedouin/Arab dagger. This is why I thought it was African.

You are right, it's uncommon.
I have the feeling that the grips are made of horn then covered with copper/brass. But I'm sure Rajesh will tell us!
Normaly these daggers have horn grips or cooper grips, not both...
It's a sandwich dagger.
:)

[BANDOOK]

HI KUBUR
AM SURE ITS A SANDWICH HAS THE HORN AND THEN THE BRASS ON TOP,DONT KOW MUCH BUT QUIET WEIRD FROM THE USUAL
REGARDS
RAJESH

[BANDOOK]

Are the spacers between handle scales stained leather? If it is, it's quite uncommon construction for Bedouin/Arab dagger. This is why I thought it was African.
HI ALEX YES ITS THICK HIDE AND THEN BRASS,REGARDS RAJESH

[motan]

Hi, I wrote that I have seen similar daggers before. Here is one. It is a local ethnic product. It comes from Jubata al Khashab in the Golan hights. The one presented in this thread is much nicer, but the similarity is striking.
The now deserted village is only a few kilometers from Majdal Shams, famous for its daggers and the scabbard appears to have be bought separately, most likely in Majdal. I kan not see in the picture if it also has leather spacers.

[BANDOOK]

THANKS MOTAN
YES VERY SIMILAR LIKE YOURS,SO I GUESS ITS FROM ISRAEL/PALESTINE AREA AS PER YOUR INFORMATION.MANY THANKS RAJESH