Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Sad story: 'Ottoman / Kurdish Jambiya' Did you buy it?

Atlantia · 10th August 2011, 02:47 PM

I personally thought that James account of paperwork legitimising the Daggers origins under those circumstances left several very important questions unanswered.
He was asked by myself and others if he would share a copy of the supporting documentation, but failed to do so (there were two threads, so he may not have seen the requests).

The dagger has now been sold on ebay. 'Ottoman / Kurdish Jambiya'.
I can provide a link if that is OK with the mod team?

The eBay description was quite short and did not mention how the dagger was acquired:
"Ottoman / Kurdish jambiya; Hijri date 1227 translates to 1812; 14 3/4" blade + 6 5/8" hilt;
paperwork included."

I would like to ask the new buyer if they read this (and I realise it might be somewhat of a shock) if they would share the paperwork with us to further our understanding.

I hope this thread is OK with the mod team and doesn't break any rules. If it does I will of course be happy to edit/delete as needed. I just thought that this story does throw up some questions that are of 'public interest' to us all as collectors.

10th August 2011, 02:47 PM	#2
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	I personally thought that James account of paperwork legitimising the Daggers origins under those circumstances left several very important questions unanswered. He was asked by myself and others if he would share a copy of the supporting documentation, but failed to do so (there were two threads, so he may not have seen the requests). The dagger has now been sold on ebay. 'Ottoman / Kurdish Jambiya'. I can provide a link if that is OK with the mod team? The eBay description was quite short and did not mention how the dagger was acquired: "Ottoman / Kurdish jambiya; Hijri date 1227 translates to 1812; 14 3/4" blade + 6 5/8" hilt; paperwork included." I would like to ask the new buyer if they read this (and I realise it might be somewhat of a shock) if they would share the paperwork with us to further our understanding. I hope this thread is OK with the mod team and doesn't break any rules. If it does I will of course be happy to edit/delete as needed. I just thought that this story does throw up some questions that are of 'public interest' to us all as collectors. Last edited by Atlantia; 10th August 2011 at 03:52 PM.