Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Persian-Iranian 17th C Lance Point?

ALEX · 24th January 2011, 10:37 AM

This is Persian indeed. 19th Century, not 17th. There are no inscriptions/writing on it. The gold on base of the blade and shaft is applied with coftgari technique. The blade may be wootz, I'd clean and test-etch it.

24th January 2011, 10:37 AM	#1
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	This is Persian indeed. 19th Century, not 17th. There are no inscriptions/writing on it. The gold on base of the blade and shaft is applied with coftgari technique. The blade may be wootz, I'd clean and test-etch it.