Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Middle-Eastern Dagger?

VANDOO · 9th September 2013, 02:12 AM

ONE THING FOR SURE IS THIS DAGGER IS NOT NEW OFF THE STORE SHELF.

IT HAS BEEN CARRIED AND USED SOMETIMES ROUGHLY FOR MANY YEARS BY A TRIBESMAN. IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE THE POMMEL MAY HAVE BEEN USED MORE THAN ONCE TO TRY AND DRIVE A NAIL. A GOOD OLD USED DAGGER WITH STORIES TO TELL

BRASS IS NOT MAGNETIC AND IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR SCABBARDS TO BE PLATED OR WASHED WITH SILVER FOR LOOKS. IF YOU SEE A BRASS COLOR SHOWING THRU THEN THAT IS LIKELY WHAT THE SCABBARD IS MADE OF. THE DECORATIVE FITTINGS COULD BE THE SAME BUT MAY BE SILVER.

9th September 2013, 02:12 AM	#15
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	ONE THING FOR SURE IS THIS DAGGER IS NOT NEW OFF THE STORE SHELF. IT HAS BEEN CARRIED AND USED SOMETIMES ROUGHLY FOR MANY YEARS BY A TRIBESMAN. IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE THE POMMEL MAY HAVE BEEN USED MORE THAN ONCE TO TRY AND DRIVE A NAIL. A GOOD OLD USED DAGGER WITH STORIES TO TELL BRASS IS NOT MAGNETIC AND IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR SCABBARDS TO BE PLATED OR WASHED WITH SILVER FOR LOOKS. IF YOU SEE A BRASS COLOR SHOWING THRU THEN THAT IS LIKELY WHAT THE SCABBARD IS MADE OF. THE DECORATIVE FITTINGS COULD BE THE SAME BUT MAY BE SILVER.