Unknown dagger need to get identified.

[Sajen]

Hello dear members,

A good friend of mine asked me if I can post this dagger which he recently purchased at this place for comment since neither he nor I am able to identify it's origin and the possible name of this dagger.
Until now he don't have told me it's measurements but soon as I have them I will post them.
Any hints and comments are very welcome! Thank's in advance.

[shayde78]

If I may hazard a guess, I'd say it is a Indian-made hunting dagger made to resemble European models. Looks mid-1800s to me with a possibly older blade.

That said, i certainly defer to the more learned folks on here :)

[Tim Simmons]

It looks old and a construct. The thimble in the handle is a little odd. The blade looks aggressive but the handle with grapes and vines looks more like the handle of a table knife or bread knife.

[kronckew]

Some of the script on the blade looks Georgian. ;) Cool bread knife handle. The marriage looks like a success. :D

[Kubur]

To me it's an Ottoman blade reused for an European hunting knife

[Sajen]

Hello, thank you all for comment and please apologize that I join in late like this, I've been very ill.
The owner thought byself that the handle is most probably not original to the blade and that it is a bread knife handle.
It would be very useful to know if the inscription is indeed Georgian!

Thank you again,
Detlef

[motan]

Hi Detlef, sorry to hear you were ill and I wish you full and quick recovery. The writing is 100% Arabic, though it is somewhat unclear here and there. I will not try to read it because I would make too many mistakes. Ask a native speaker and he could read it. I am not familiar at all with this type of dagger, but without an example, it is very hard to say if it is a construct. The guard, ferules and the hilt seem to fit well together, so I am not convinced.

[Sajen]

Hi Detlef, sorry to hear you were ill and I wish you full and quick recovery. The writing is 100% Arabic, though it is somewhat unclear here and there. I will not try to read it because I would make too many mistakes. Ask a native speaker and he could read it. I am not familiar at all with this type of dagger, but without an example, it is very hard to say if it is a construct. The guard, ferules and the hilt seem to fit well together, so I am not convinced.

Hi Eytan, thank you very much for both, the get well soon wishes and the identification that the writing is Arabic.

I hope that someone will be prepared to translate the inscription! ;)

Best regards,
Detlef