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Old 14th November 2023, 03:09 PM   #1
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Default Sudan arm dagger restore or not?

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I just bought a Sudanese arm dagger in a good condition exept for the handle,
and the arm loop is missing.
Top part is ivory and is missing a piece of the cilindrical part, the ivory piece at the top was broken in two pieces and was poorly glued and i glued the pieces again. Question: leave it as it is or restore it.I don't think the dagger is worth the restauration cost by a proffesional restorer, so probably a diy job. The ivory bird can be used for the missing part.
There is a text on the blade, a translation is always welcome.

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Old 14th November 2023, 11:33 PM   #2
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Hi Marc M,

In the first blade close-up, I think the first four characters are a date. The first three digits appear to be 198. I think the last digit may be a 3. I don't know what the rest of the characters are.

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Old 15th November 2023, 01:50 AM   #3
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If you have the skill, I would definitely say restore the handle, especially since you have some ivory to do it.
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Old 15th November 2023, 09:57 AM   #4
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If you have the skill, I would definitely say restore the handle, especially since you have some ivory to do it.
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Hi Stu

Thanks for your reaction, i've never restored ivory before but i am not too clumsy, so i give it a try.

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Old 18th November 2023, 10:30 AM   #5
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I think they are all numerals 1983/3/16

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Old 18th November 2023, 01:06 PM   #6
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Hi
What's the plan as I cant see how the piece of ivory will be big enough for the job at hand
I found a hand fret saw is very good at cutting ivory with minimal wastage.
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Old 19th November 2023, 09:52 AM   #7
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I think they are all numerals 1983/3/16

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Hi Richard

Thanks for the translation of the date, it could of course mean anything.

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Hi Marc M,

In the first blade close-up, I think the first four characters are a date. The first three digits appear to be 198. I think the last digit may be a 3. I don't know what the rest of the characters are.

Sincerely,
RobT
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Thank you for the translation.

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