A very Strange Persian knife

ariel · 13th November 2013, 03:28 AM

Assadulla belonged to the "guild" of swordmakers. Knifemakers were separate. Kind of lower class :-)

AJ1356 · 13th November 2013, 01:54 PM

I m not really concerned about the maker's name on the item, Assadullah is a very common name, I personnally know at least 4 guys named Assadullah. What makes this interesting is what is it made of. I guess I'd have to check its metal composition at a lab or something. But is is cool either way.

AJ1356 · 14th November 2013, 04:18 PM

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Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 14th November 2013, 04:38 PM

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Salaams AJ1356 What is your gut feeling about this item? I wonder if it is a rehilt made for the souk...The blade could be as you say for show or parade ... possibly Qajari... or a reworked blade that may have snapped ?... It is interesting since as you point out it seems to be a strange metal mixture.

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

AJ1356 · 15th November 2013, 04:25 AM

Salaams Ibrahiim,
I don't believe it is a rehilt, I was thinking that as well, so I started picking to see if it is, and it was not. On the blade there is about 3 kinds of rust, reddish for iron, dark greenish for copper and a bit brighter green for bronze.

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ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Assadulla belonged to the "guild" of swordmakers. Knifemakers were separate. Kind of lower class :-)

13th November 2013, 01:54 PM	#2
AJ1356 Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Nashville Posts: 317	I m not really concerned about the maker's name on the item, Assadullah is a very common name, I personnally know at least 4 guys named Assadullah. What makes this interesting is what is it made of. I guess I'd have to check its metal composition at a lab or something. But is is cool either way.

15th November 2013, 04:25 AM	#5
AJ1356 Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Nashville Posts: 317	Salaams Ibrahiim, I don't believe it is a rehilt, I was thinking that as well, so I started picking to see if it is, and it was not. On the blade there is about 3 kinds of rust, reddish for iron, dark greenish for copper and a bit brighter green for bronze.