Syrian Khandjar for translation please

motan · 7th March 2018, 01:26 PM

Hi Geoffrey,
As Kubur wrote, this is a Syrian dagger from the type Majdali or Magdali type, named after the Druze village of Majdal Shams on Jabal al Sheikh, or mount Hermon.
A very nice example. I can read 1952 in Arabic numbers and a friend told me it is signed Ali Hussain. It is a little different than classic types made in Majdal Shams itself-you can see those in Artzi's site if you type "magdali" in the search box-so I am not sure about the provenance. It is always difficult with these daggers except when the village name is engraved on the blade.
Eytan

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7th March 2018, 01:26 PM	#4
motan Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Jerusalem Posts: 274	Hi Geoffrey, As Kubur wrote, this is a Syrian dagger from the type Majdali or Magdali type, named after the Druze village of Majdal Shams on Jabal al Sheikh, or mount Hermon. A very nice example. I can read 1952 in Arabic numbers and a friend told me it is signed Ali Hussain. It is a little different than classic types made in Majdal Shams itself-you can see those in Artzi's site if you type "magdali" in the search box-so I am not sure about the provenance. It is always difficult with these daggers except when the village name is engraved on the blade. Eytan