Kard in Damascus steel
 

good day Gentlemen

during my long trip back to Paris coming from Cairo, passing by Damas (Syria)
I found some (!!) ... :rolleyes:
knifes :p
one of them it's that "kard", real damascus steel ("joar" in arabic) :D
not some "wootz" as we may found every where in our days ;)

tks for yrs comments and appreciations

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Dom

Nice find, Dom
Real and with real "Jouhar" blade:-) I think it is Turkish/Ottoman. Is the handle made of stone? It looks like agate stone.
These, as well as Persian Kards, are scarce finds in Damascus, and even more so in Egypt:-). there are more Kurdish daggers and blades, but not many kards, especially as nice as yours? Happy New Year!

... sory, clicked "save" too many times:-)

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Very Pretty Dom!
Congratulations :)

I agree its Ottoman remember Syria was part of the Ottoman Empire.
Grip looks like horn to me?
Nice piece congrats Dom happy new year everybody

Tks for your nice comments and appreciations
the handle seems to be either horn, or ??
but not agate stone ... unfortunately :o

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Dom

Just out of interest: how much did it cost in Syria?
If you wish, you can send me PM.

out of interest ... how much cost ... :p LOL :p
it's a paradox :D NO ?

more seriously ...
that knife costed me 15'500,00 SYL (syrian pounds)

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Dom