High quality Qajar blades

[Kubur]

Really guys no one is interested by Iranian wootz blades???
I understand that snakes are frequently used as talismans
and the two headed snake is probably a zulfikar symbol
But I would like to know more about the sword maker of this particular kind of blades...
Thanks!!

[kronckew]

The dagger looks quite Kurdish, and the sword looks like a kaskara up to the pommel. Your blades look cool tho.

My more humble ones for illustration: wootz kurdish jambiah, sudanese kaskara.

[mariusgmioc]

Originally Posted by kronckew

The dagger looks quite Kurdish, and the sword looks like a kaskara up to the pommel. Your blades look cool tho.

My more humble ones for illustration: wootz kurdish jambiah, sudanese kaskara.

Maybe the dagger has some Kurdish look but I am quite sure it is fully Persian.

The sword is certainly a Persian blade with probably a Sudanese hilt as you have noticed.

Other than that, I cannot say much except that the blades are exceptional indeed (both in terms of their quality and in terms of their original design).

[Kubur]

Originally Posted by mariusgmioc

Maybe the dagger has some Kurdish look but I am quite sure it is fully Persian.

The sword is certainly a Persian blade with probably a Sudanese hilt as you have noticed.

Other than that, I cannot say much except that the blades are exceptional indeed (both in terms of their quality and in terms of their original design).

Kronkew and Marius,

Yes the dagger is a Persian Khanjar and yes the handle shape is a bit similar to the Kurdish ones or maybe is the other way round... You will find some Ottoman daggers with such handles and they are not Kurdish. This shape is not typical to Kurdish daggers.
Yes its a kaskara with an Iranian blade as described in the MET catalogue.

As Drabant said its an excellent book.