Tunisian? dagger.

[francantolin]

Hello everyone,

I recently acquired this lovely dagger with bone handle,
I think it's North African, possibly Tunisian?
Does.anyone know the hallmark ?
Maghreb, Spanish and ottoman influence I fînd.
For the date, I believe it's 1309, which would place it in 1891 or 1892.
I would be very grateful if you could help me pinpoint its exact origin.

Best regards

[Martin Lubojacky]

Hello,
Years ago, I saw an almost identical dagger at a flea market in Ankara. Therefore, I believe it comes from the region of Anatolia (or possibly from the Aegean region, considering the floral motif...).

[Patterson25]

Hi
The blade looks like Greek Ottoman kindjal as proposed.
The hilt is more African as you said...
:)

[francantolin]

Excellent,
thank you very much Martin and Patterson for your messages.
For my part, I found very different information.
Identical handles for a dagger from the Balkans,
another that looks very similar but is said to be Hausa from Nigeria... I think the website clearly went off track...🙃