Coral&turquoise dagger

erlikhan · 16th February 2005, 09:16 PM

Thanks for the pleasant words about the dagger.
http://www.pbase.com/erlik30/inbox . i uploaded the pic. of my old coralled dagger . its corals are lowest quality, not artistically processed, just cut from necklace and placed, blue ones just beads instead of turquouise,scabbard white metal but still silver koftgari on both sides.
Shah Ismail doesn't send only jewelled sword, but also women dresses to insult, while Ottoman army was on the way to east. So the meaning must be a bit ahead the borders of a political superiority declaration. Selim replies him, by sending solid golden hashish accesories, meaning advisors of Ismail should be all drug addicts, which could be the only explanation for why they drive Ismail act so wrong to prepare his own end.
regards

ariel · 17th February 2005, 04:44 AM

Gosh, these two guys were so subtle!
My wife gave me a book " Home repairs for dummies " for my birthday. Do you think she was trying to tell me something?

Conogre · 17th February 2005, 06:59 AM

You made me spit iced tea all over my keyboard again! LOL!
A friend sent me a switchblade knife as a present today with a safety on it....I KNOW he was trying to tell me something!**grin**

erlikhan · 29th June 2005, 10:12 AM

There were missing turquoises and corals (around 25), with empty or dark red wax filled holes. I made them completed by a master, and the scabbard's very heavy patina cleared,revealing the gilding, which is thick and complete to my luck. Attached pictures are the situation 2 months after the restoration. Patina has slightly restarted in especially crowded parts.
regards

29th June 2005, 10:12 AM	#4
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	There were missing turquoises and corals (around 25), with empty or dark red wax filled holes. I made them completed by a master, and the scabbard's very heavy patina cleared,revealing the gilding, which is thick and complete to my luck. Attached pictures are the situation 2 months after the restoration. Patina has slightly restarted in especially crowded parts. regards Attached Images

16th February 2005, 09:16 PM	#1
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	Thanks for the pleasant words about the dagger. http://www.pbase.com/erlik30/inbox . i uploaded the pic. of my old coralled dagger . its corals are lowest quality, not artistically processed, just cut from necklace and placed, blue ones just beads instead of turquouise,scabbard white metal but still silver koftgari on both sides. Shah Ismail doesn't send only jewelled sword, but also women dresses to insult, while Ottoman army was on the way to east. So the meaning must be a bit ahead the borders of a political superiority declaration. Selim replies him, by sending solid golden hashish accesories, meaning advisors of Ismail should be all drug addicts, which could be the only explanation for why they drive Ismail act so wrong to prepare his own end. regards

17th February 2005, 04:44 AM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Gosh, these two guys were so subtle! My wife gave me a book " Home repairs for dummies " for my birthday. Do you think she was trying to tell me something?

17th February 2005, 06:59 AM	#3
Conogre Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Clearwater, Florida Posts: 371	You made me spit iced tea all over my keyboard again! LOL! A friend sent me a switchblade knife as a present today with a safety on it....I KNOW he was trying to tell me something!grin