Interesting metal hilted knife

[ausjulius]

Originally Posted by Pitt1999

No input at all on this knife? I don't recall seeing something similar to this knife before so I thought this piece would drum up some interest. If anyone has a similar piece please post it here. I am currently away from home now so I won't be able to provide any additional photos until Sunday or Monday.

hi , the knife probably is from north western india, northern pakistan or afghanistan,
the style is afghan but these afghan and central asian influenced metal products penetrait into india somewhat

[Battara]

Well that might explain the type of decor technique used. Often used in the Middle East and into the north India region.

[kronckew]

The grip, guard, pommel, blade root all appear to be soldered together nicely. Cool.
Is the tang thru the pommel & peened?

[Pitt1999]

Originally Posted by kronckew

The grip, guard, pommel, blade root all appear to be soldered together nicely. Cool.
Is the tang thru the pommel & peened?

The tang is not peened, if my memory serves me there is more decoration on the pommel similar to what is present on the grip.

[kronckew]

Interesting. Possibly the pommel is a cap that hides a peened tang in the underlying material of the grip. It may have a wood grip under the metal cover, and at least a partial blade tang. An expensive Xray might reveal all.

[Pitt1999]

Originally Posted by ausjulius

hi , the knife probably is from north western india, northern pakistan or afghanistan,
the style is afghan but these afghan and central asian influenced metal products penetrait into india somewhat

I did not even consider this region of the world as a possibility. I'm not familiar with a style of knife from this region that resembles my knife at all, if my knife still had it's sheath I imagine that would make tracking down it's origin much easier.