Tourist indian knife?

erlikhan · 16th September 2005, 10:22 PM

Battara,
the bird's eye pattern in the blade is characteristic of what is now coming out of India (although it did exist back during the Mughal period too).

I understand why you and others call it bird's eye for sure.Because of the shapes. But what you say about its existence in Moghul period confused me. I have thought till now, that all the new daggers with this bird's eye pattern or whatever is called, are all factory produced. Not hand forged. Correct? Also that is why they are always dull compared to antique hand forged wootz kinds, which ended in 1940's I guess. So you say that this pattern was being hand forged in the similar shapes in past, and now imitated right?
regards

16th September 2005, 10:22 PM	#5
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	Battara, the bird's eye pattern in the blade is characteristic of what is now coming out of India (although it did exist back during the Mughal period too). I understand why you and others call it bird's eye for sure.Because of the shapes. But what you say about its existence in Moghul period confused me. I have thought till now, that all the new daggers with this bird's eye pattern or whatever is called, are all factory produced. Not hand forged. Correct? Also that is why they are always dull compared to antique hand forged wootz kinds, which ended in 1940's I guess. So you say that this pattern was being hand forged in the similar shapes in past, and now imitated right? regards