Dagger Origin

[DavidFriedman]

Greetings,
Any idea where this curved beset/Khanjar style dagger would have originated from? Described as Transcaucasian. Georgian, Uzbek or Persian?

Thanks,

[DavidFriedman]

Picture

[Bob A]

I'd go with trans-Caucasian, given the choice.

[RobT]

Hi DavidFriedman,

Given the fullering, I suspect that it is from the Trabzon region of Turkey.

Sincerely,
RobT

[Gavin Nugent]

I'd also consider Syria side of the pond for options...

[Martin Lubojacky]

Hi David Friedman, It reminds me of my dagger that I got in Turkey and it says: Remembrance of Konya (in central Anatolia) (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18730)

[DavidFriedman]

Thanks everyone, Trabzon, Konya, Syria, Transcaucasus. I’ll research examples more from these regions.

I’m guessing it may be late 19th century, very early 20th. Any thoughts?