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8th November 2020, 07:25 PM
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An odd duck indeed. Based on zero experience with a dagger of this appearance - so merely a wild guess - I'd think N.Africa myself, but I'm probably wrong.
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8th November 2020, 10:13 PM
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Stacked hilts are usually hispanic.
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8th November 2020, 10:34 PM
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Hi
Erythrean Ottoman knife 1900 http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...t=syrian+knife But Syrian knives have very similar hilts. |
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9th November 2020, 06:22 PM
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10th November 2020, 07:59 PM
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Kubur is correct. Here is a similar example in my collection with the stacked horn composition.
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12th November 2020, 07:49 PM
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thank you as well Geoff !
BR Gunar |
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13th November 2020, 08:41 PM
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I have always thought that as well, David, so I would have gone with your observation. Its always hard to follow influences as they diffuse through trade and other interaction. |
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