Small яама for ID and Comment

Oliver Pinchot · 26th December 2017, 04:52 PM

Kubur is right, it's Balkan. Specifically Bosnian, made between the World Wars.
The work is good but they are rarely very large or sharp, suggesting they were made for tourist consumption.

motan · 26th December 2017, 09:17 PM

Hello,
No definitive answer. There is a huge variety of similar Syrian daggers, all metal, rather poor quality koftgari work and mediocre to poor blades, mostly made for the souvenir market (see pic), but this one is a little different. Especially the decoration pattern does not look Syrian. So Oliver may well be right and it is Bosnian.

OsobistGB · 29th December 2017, 07:11 PM

Thanks to all!
The blade is identified.They were produced in Istanbul in the early 20th century.They were available in several sizes and were fully functional as a weapon.
Happy New Year at All

26th December 2017, 09:17 PM	#2
motan Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Jerusalem Posts: 274	Hello, No definitive answer. There is a huge variety of similar Syrian daggers, all metal, rather poor quality koftgari work and mediocre to poor blades, mostly made for the souvenir market (see pic), but this one is a little different. Especially the decoration pattern does not look Syrian. So Oliver may well be right and it is Bosnian. Attached Images

26th December 2017, 04:52 PM	#1
Oliver Pinchot Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 468	Kubur is right, it's Balkan. Specifically Bosnian, made between the World Wars. The work is good but they are rarely very large or sharp, suggesting they were made for tourist consumption.

29th December 2017, 07:11 PM	#3
OsobistGB Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 95	Thanks to all! The blade is identified.They were produced in Istanbul in the early 20th century.They were available in several sizes and were fully functional as a weapon. Happy New Year at All