Big Drama for Kurdish khanjar

Sancar · 15th October 2015, 11:20 AM

I suspect that this dagger's tang was broken before and a previous owner got this horn hilt made for it. That is probably the reason for the short tang and those decorative non-functional rivets. I don't know Kurdish daggers but in my experience, Turkish daggers almost always have full tangs and riveted for extra security even if they were also glued to the hilt with pitch/tar/cutler's resin.

15th October 2015, 11:20 AM	#5
Sancar Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 79	I suspect that this dagger's tang was broken before and a previous owner got this horn hilt made for it. That is probably the reason for the short tang and those decorative non-functional rivets. I don't know Kurdish daggers but in my experience, Turkish daggers almost always have full tangs and riveted for extra security even if they were also glued to the hilt with pitch/tar/cutler's resin.