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VANDOO · 11th June 2008, 04:29 AM

THIS IS NOT REALLY MY FIELD BUT AS NO ONE ELSE HAS TAKEN THE PLUNGE HERE GOES.

I THINK IT IS A OLDER BLADE FROM INDIA THAT HAS BEEN REHILTED, BUT NOT WITH THE NORMAL HANDLE FORM. IT COULD BE ONE OF AT LEAST 2 FORMS THAT USED TO BE CALLED SCORPION DAGGERS BY SOME COLLECTORS DUE TO ITS RESEMBLENCE TO A SCORPIONS STINGER.
1. KHANJARLI, THE ONE WITH THE LARGE POMMEL ,IT IS THE ONE USUALLY REFFERED TO AS A SCORPION DAGGER.
2. BICHWA DAGGER

PERHAPS SOMEONE WITH MORE KNOWLEGE IN THE FIELD WILL PIN IT DOWN FOR YOU. GOOD LUCK

11th June 2008, 04:29 AM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THIS IS NOT REALLY MY FIELD BUT AS NO ONE ELSE HAS TAKEN THE PLUNGE HERE GOES. I THINK IT IS A OLDER BLADE FROM INDIA THAT HAS BEEN REHILTED, BUT NOT WITH THE NORMAL HANDLE FORM. IT COULD BE ONE OF AT LEAST 2 FORMS THAT USED TO BE CALLED SCORPION DAGGERS BY SOME COLLECTORS DUE TO ITS RESEMBLENCE TO A SCORPIONS STINGER. 1. KHANJARLI, THE ONE WITH THE LARGE POMMEL ,IT IS THE ONE USUALLY REFFERED TO AS A SCORPION DAGGER. 2. BICHWA DAGGER PERHAPS SOMEONE WITH MORE KNOWLEGE IN THE FIELD WILL PIN IT DOWN FOR YOU. GOOD LUCK Attached Images