Early Khanjarli?

ariel · 30th May 2020, 07:29 PM

Replacement of grip plates is not only possible, but is quite likely: organic materials do not hold as long as metal parts.

Elgood, in his description of all-metal Indian daggers, specifically mentioned their indestructibility.

I have a khanjarli, also likely 17-18 century, with dried and shrunken bone grip and broken off fragments.

Some of the current Forumites, myself included, can also boast such “ kisses of time”:-)

30th May 2020, 07:29 PM	#8
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Replacement of grip plates is not only possible, but is quite likely: organic materials do not hold as long as metal parts. Elgood, in his description of all-metal Indian daggers, specifically mentioned their indestructibility. I have a khanjarli, also likely 17-18 century, with dried and shrunken bone grip and broken off fragments. Some of the current Forumites, myself included, can also boast such “ kisses of time”:-)