Unusual Balkan? Dagger

Devadatta · 25th July 2010, 06:43 AM

Hello,

100% not Russian

I also think that's Cretan

Atlantia · 25th July 2010, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Devadatta

Hello,

100% not Russian

I also think that's Cretan

LOL, I did say I'd 'considered' it

But why Crete? Isn't the hilt form wrong?

Lew · 25th July 2010, 01:29 PM

Actually this is not from crete looking at the small studs on the hilt and that tiny brass sleeve by the choil I think this could be Bosnian?

Dmitry · 25th July 2010, 03:42 PM

Just a small correction - it's knife, not a dagger.

Rick · 25th July 2010, 03:59 PM

Atlantia · 25th July 2010, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick

Hi Rick,
Where's that one hail from?
Is anyone an aficionado of the extended 'Bichaq' family's finer nuances around here?

Rick · 25th July 2010, 06:30 PM

Hi, it's purported to be Bosnian IIRC .
Note the metal studs .

My only Bichaq .

A nice link on this :
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=bichaq

Atlantia · 25th July 2010, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Dmitry

Just a small correction - it's knife, not a dagger.

Potato, potAto

Dmitry · 25th July 2010, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Atlantia

Potato, potAto

There's no difference between a knife and a dagger then...

Atlantia · 25th July 2010, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Dmitry

There's no difference between a knife and a dagger then...

Well, for sure the vast majority of daggers are knives, and some knives are daggers

Dictionary definitions seem fairly similar:
'Short pointed knife: a short pointed knife used as a weapon' (Encarta)
'Stabbing weapon with short pointed and edged blade' (Oxford)

Obviously the item in question IS a knife, but to me it goes without saying that it's a dagger also.
So either designation is technically correct in my view.

25th July 2010, 03:59 PM	#5
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25th July 2010, 06:30 PM	#7
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	Hi, it's purported to be Bosnian IIRC . Note the metal studs . My only Bichaq . A nice link on this : http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=bichaq Last edited by Rick; 25th July 2010 at 06:46 PM.

25th July 2010, 06:43 AM	#1
Devadatta Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 118	Hello, 100% not Russian I also think that's Cretan

25th July 2010, 01:29 PM	#3
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Actually this is not from crete looking at the small studs on the hilt and that tiny brass sleeve by the choil I think this could be Bosnian?

25th July 2010, 03:42 PM	#4
Dmitry Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 607	Just a small correction - it's knife, not a dagger.