Three doubtful(?) daggers

[corrado26]

These daggers I got offered this morning. As I am a newby in the field of oriental arms it s necessary for me to get help deciding whats good or bad. So I hope you are willing to help me. In the last 50 years or so my main interest was in the history of European military arms. Now I try to widen my knowledge into the field of oriental arms what is for me a very difficult theme.
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[Battara]

To me the only "antique" is the middle Tibetan/Butan dagger, which still looks later to me. The others - modern.

[Ian]

Agree with Battara. Even the middle one may not be very old.

[mariusgmioc]

If they only were new, it still would be all right but with the exception of the middle one they appear to be some disturbing contraptions without any pretense of being historically or ethnographically correct.

I have never seen the first type before but the third one is extremely common in all markets of the Middle East (made in India of course).

[estcrh]

As I am a newby in the field of oriental arms it s necessary for me to get help deciding whats good or bad. So I hope you are willing to help me........................... Now I try to widen my knowledge into the field of oriental arms what is for me a very difficult theme.
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Here is my suggestion>

https://www.pinterest.com/worldantiques/

Go to this Pinterest site and start studying the images and descriptions of the various Indo-Persian weapons boards, you will learn a lot.

[corrado26]

Thanks a lot. I didn't know this link. It is really very helpful and answers most of my open questions.
Thanks again
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[estcrh]

Thanks a lot. I didn't know this link. It is really very helpful and answers most of my open questions.
Thanks again
corrado26When you see enough antique examples the modern ones will be more obvious.