Bosnian Bichaq

gp · 8th November 2020, 01:39 AM

just bought a bichaq at an auction with this description:

"Unusual 19th C., Asian Indonesian Malaysian Dagger Knife with Carved Horn Grip & Silver Mounts. Total Length (inside scabbard if present) : 10 1/2" Blade Length : 5 1/4"

Obviously it is a Bosnian Bichaq, a non K.u.K / non Habsburgian one but dated prior the occupation by Habsburg Austria , so before 1878.
My guess would be around 1850 /60 based upon exhibition pieces in Sarajevo I saw.
Now I shall have to wait until it arrives and clean it

8th November 2020, 01:39 AM	#11
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 823	just bought a bichaq at an auction with this description: "Unusual 19th C., Asian Indonesian Malaysian Dagger Knife with Carved Horn Grip & Silver Mounts. Total Length (inside scabbard if present) : 10 1/2" Blade Length : 5 1/4" Obviously it is a Bosnian Bichaq, a non K.u.K / non Habsburgian one but dated prior the occupation by Habsburg Austria , so before 1878. My guess would be around 1850 /60 based upon exhibition pieces in Sarajevo I saw. Now I shall have to wait until it arrives and clean it Attached Images Last edited by gp; 8th November 2020 at 02:14 AM.