Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Ivory hilt dagger with "Tears" and a "Smiley?"

CharlesS · 28th July 2007, 02:20 PM

This dagger is an example of an Indo-Persian 'zirah bouk', or 'mail(armor) piercer'.

It's an exceptional quality example, if slightly smaller than most.

28th July 2007, 02:20 PM	#2
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,855	This dagger is an example of an Indo-Persian 'zirah bouk', or 'mail(armor) piercer'. It's an exceptional quality example, if slightly smaller than most.