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motan · 30th July 2018, 10:43 AM

Hello,
This is just an attempt to draw information from the experts on this forum.
I collect daggers from Israel and the surrounding countries and I have noticed that Egyptian daggers are practically absent from any collection.
All that appears as Egyptian are fantasy tourist items or pharaonic age ancient daggers.
The majority of Egyptians are peaceful farmers and merchants and have been ruled by foreign military elite for centuries, who probably brought their own Ottoman types along. Still, every country in the Middle East has at least 2-3 types of local daggers. How come Egypt is such an exception?
So, does anyone know a genuine type of Egyptian dagger?

30th July 2018, 10:43 AM	#1
motan Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Jerusalem Posts: 274	The question of Egypt Hello, This is just an attempt to draw information from the experts on this forum. I collect daggers from Israel and the surrounding countries and I have noticed that Egyptian daggers are practically absent from any collection. All that appears as Egyptian are fantasy tourist items or pharaonic age ancient daggers. The majority of Egyptians are peaceful farmers and merchants and have been ruled by foreign military elite for centuries, who probably brought their own Ottoman types along. Still, every country in the Middle East has at least 2-3 types of local daggers. How come Egypt is such an exception? So, does anyone know a genuine type of Egyptian dagger?