NORTH AFRICAN ?? KNIFE/DAGGER
This just arrived, and I suspect it is North African, although the seller described it as Turkish.
The scabbard is brass and decorated on the face. The handle is horn attached to the tang with iron/steel pins. The blade, (which is decorated along the unsharpened section of bottom edge) and the hanging rings remind me of Morocco, as does the blade style. The top edge is sharp for its total length, and the bottom edge sharp for only half its length. The rings are obviously placed so the knife is hung on a baldric.
The whole piece shows good age patina, so I would think it is likely late 19th or early 20th century.
Dimensions OUT of scabbard are 18" (46cm) overall, with the blade 12 1/2" (32cm)
Any ideas as to ACTUAL origin would be welcomed.
Stu
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