Old Ottoman daggers

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Originally Posted by Kubur

Hi Guys,

I'm very interested by old Ottoman daggers.
In particular this kind of dagger.
http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=133
Oriental arms said 18th or earlier and the one in the Hermitage collection is from the 16th c.
Any ideas, other examples or comments?
More than the grip, I'm interested by the blade...
Thanks

Kubur

I do not trust the Hermitage collections descriptions, wonder how they dated it?

Here is a jambiya I got from Artzi, this type are said to be Ottoman Albanian, walrus hilt, wootz blade, 20 inches (in scabbard), blade 12 inches.