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ariel · 26th June 2022, 12:21 PM

Joe,
All four of us , yourself and seller included, think that the likelihood of this dagger being a modern creation is very real and pretty high ( IMHO it is 100%).

Does it mean that it is not a legitimate collectible item? Absolutely not. Faithful copy may be simply attractive to a particular collector and buying it is a purely personal decision. Emotions play an important and often decisive role in all of our life choices. We can disagree on the authenticity and age of our stabbers and slashers, but judging the motives of acquiring them is just as fruitless as judging a choice of another person’s spouse. It is easy to contradict all of your arguments in favor of this dagger’s authenticity and age, but this will miss the only salient point: you were simply attracted to it.

I am completely indifferent to even sumptious Indonesian krises no matter how important they might be, but am ready to buy rusty and dirt-simple Indo-Persian swords because of some intriguing ( for me!) minor features that will certainy raise a multitude of eyebrows:-)

You liked it and bought it for a song: enjoy it. It is YOUR collection and only YOU can decide what tickles YOUR fancy.

26th June 2022, 12:21 PM	#8
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Joe, All four of us , yourself and seller included, think that the likelihood of this dagger being a modern creation is very real and pretty high ( IMHO it is 100%). Does it mean that it is not a legitimate collectible item? Absolutely not. Faithful copy may be simply attractive to a particular collector and buying it is a purely personal decision. Emotions play an important and often decisive role in all of our life choices. We can disagree on the authenticity and age of our stabbers and slashers, but judging the motives of acquiring them is just as fruitless as judging a choice of another person’s spouse. It is easy to contradict all of your arguments in favor of this dagger’s authenticity and age, but this will miss the only salient point: you were simply attracted to it. I am completely indifferent to even sumptious Indonesian krises no matter how important they might be, but am ready to buy rusty and dirt-simple Indo-Persian swords because of some intriguing ( for me!) minor features that will certainy raise a multitude of eyebrows:-) You liked it and bought it for a song: enjoy it. It is YOUR collection and only YOU can decide what tickles YOUR fancy. Last edited by ariel; 26th June 2022 at 06:04 PM.