long persian dagger / wootz blade ?

[ALEX]

Originally Posted by mariusgmioc

Your Pesh-kabz is, in my opinion, north Indian from early 19th century and certainly wootz. For etching, you can find a lot of information on this forum. I documented the process step by step.
Congratulations for such a nice piece!

Agree with Marius,
A lovely Pesh-Kabz, wootz blade and ivory handle. As Martin noted, could well be hippo, hard to tell the difference by photos. A Fine dagger!!!