Help! I really could use your help in identifying this arabian(?) dagger

vman1974 · 21st September 2005, 08:10 PM

Rick, can you then tell me what it is and etimate when it was made?

I am used to restoring old knives, what should I do where that idiot dabled or should I sell it as is.

Vester

vman1974 · 21st September 2005, 08:20 PM

Rick, you must look over my thick headedness. The blade is 2mm thick and 22.5cm long. It is, the best I can tell, high carbon steel.

Vester

Rick · 21st September 2005, 08:33 PM

That's what it's called . It's Morroccan in origin .

Now the quality of this piece lies in the blade ; if it is made from stout stock , tightly mounted to the handle , and the unground side of the blade is 'sharp' not rebated it might be a decent everyday example .

If it is unsharpened it is more likely to be a souvenir quality dagger .

I would guess it to be at the oldest late 19th to mid 20thC ; you may be able to determine this from the source you bought it from i.e. some Granny's attic etc.
I'll guess it at about WWII .
There are tons of these around some quite good some average and some cruddy junk made for "One who travels for pleasure"

In my opinion any good quality blade is worth restoring .
If it's schlock then just unload it .

In the end you will have to decide the quality because , of course, it's in your possesion .

As a side note regarding the engraving ; I have a very old Nimcha (from Algeria most likely) which has a 17th century English backsword blade and a massive Rhino horn hilt that has only average quality engraving on its hilt ring .
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=nimcha

21st September 2005, 08:10 PM	#1
vman1974 Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 7	me again rick Rick, can you then tell me what it is and etimate when it was made? I am used to restoring old knives, what should I do where that idiot dabled or should I sell it as is. Vester

21st September 2005, 08:20 PM	#2
vman1974 Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 7	blade thickness Rick, you must look over my thick headedness. The blade is 2mm thick and 22.5cm long. It is, the best I can tell, high carbon steel. Vester

21st September 2005, 08:33 PM	#3
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	Koummya That's what it's called . It's Morroccan in origin . Now the quality of this piece lies in the blade ; if it is made from stout stock , tightly mounted to the handle , and the unground side of the blade is 'sharp' not rebated it might be a decent everyday example . If it is unsharpened it is more likely to be a souvenir quality dagger . I would guess it to be at the oldest late 19th to mid 20thC ; you may be able to determine this from the source you bought it from i.e. some Granny's attic etc. I'll guess it at about WWII . There are tons of these around some quite good some average and some cruddy junk made for "One who travels for pleasure" In my opinion any good quality blade is worth restoring . If it's schlock then just unload it . In the end you will have to decide the quality because , of course, it's in your possesion . As a side note regarding the engraving ; I have a very old Nimcha (from Algeria most likely) which has a 17th century English backsword blade and a massive Rhino horn hilt that has only average quality engraving on its hilt ring . http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=nimcha

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