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Oliver Pinchot · 1st December 2017, 02:22 AM

Nice example, it is Afghan work as Ariel observes, following an Uzbek prototype quite closely. It dates to the eary 20h century.

We had a very interesting Uzbek dagger from Bukhara in our last sale:

it is diminutive, probably made as a by-knife. The grips are rhino, the blade is pierced at the spine. But what is most unusual is the forging: it features a double-ladder step on one side and a zigzag double-ladder step on the other.

1st December 2017, 02:22 AM	#3
Oliver Pinchot Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 456	Nice example, it is Afghan work as Ariel observes, following an Uzbek prototype quite closely. It dates to the eary 20h century. We had a very interesting Uzbek dagger from Bukhara in our last sale: it is diminutive, probably made as a by-knife. The grips are rhino, the blade is pierced at the spine. But what is most unusual is the forging: it features a double-ladder step on one side and a zigzag double-ladder step on the other. Attached Images Last edited by Oliver Pinchot; 1st December 2017 at 02:40 AM.