Very nice Khanjarli For Comment

Jens Nordlunde · 26th October 2009, 02:29 PM

Hi Lew,

Nice old khanjarli and even with the ears intact, congratulations

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Most have a hand guard, but you can also see them without one, however, from the pictures you show I can’t see if yours originally had one. My guess is that it didn’t, but you are the only one who can tell us if it did. Are there any traces that it is a bit rough where the hand guard would have been, or any filing marks? It will be interesting to hear if the blade is wootz, as I can’t recall to have seen a khanjarli blade with wootz.

Khanjarli’s can look differently, but it is in the smaller things, in general they are easy to spot. Attached is mine khanjarli.

Jens

Ferguson · 26th October 2009, 07:04 PM

Stunning. Great find!
Steve

Tatyana Dianova · 26th October 2009, 09:43 PM

Lew and Jens, you both have simply magnificent examples! Thank you for sharing!
And I am pretty sure that both blades are Wootz. Even mine pretty simle Khanjarli has a Wootz blade.

Jens Nordlunde · 26th October 2009, 10:54 PM

Tatyana, your 'pretty simle Khanjarli' is very nice - you love it, and so do I.
Now, the difficult thing here it to date these Khanjarlies. If you use two or three centuries, it will be possible - but to my opinion it is not possible at the moment to come any closer. You can say the wear, but it is also known that weapons of great age have not been used, and for this reason look as if they were almost new. Another riddle to solve.

CharlesS · 27th October 2009, 01:35 AM

Gorgeous example Lew. With an all ivory guard, I'm betting there was no knuckle guard.

Lew · 27th October 2009, 11:23 AM

Thank you all for your comments. When the dagger arrives I will check to see if it ever had a knuckle guard.

Lew

Gavin Nugent · 27th October 2009, 01:48 PM

Congrats Lew.

I love those clean crisp lines in the blade. I look forward to viewing any pattern steel you may find. Even if none it was an impulse well followed in my eyes.

Gav

26th October 2009, 02:29 PM	#1
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Hi Lew, Nice old khanjarli and even with the ears intact, congratulations. Most have a hand guard, but you can also see them without one, however, from the pictures you show I can’t see if yours originally had one. My guess is that it didn’t, but you are the only one who can tell us if it did. Are there any traces that it is a bit rough where the hand guard would have been, or any filing marks? It will be interesting to hear if the blade is wootz, as I can’t recall to have seen a khanjarli blade with wootz. Khanjarli’s can look differently, but it is in the smaller things, in general they are easy to spot. Attached is mine khanjarli. Jens Attached Images

26th October 2009, 09:43 PM	#3
Tatyana Dianova Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 741	Lew and Jens, you both have simply magnificent examples! Thank you for sharing! And I am pretty sure that both blades are Wootz. Even mine pretty simle Khanjarli has a Wootz blade. Attached Images

27th October 2009, 01:48 PM	#7
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	Congrats Lew Congrats Lew. I love those clean crisp lines in the blade. I look forward to viewing any pattern steel you may find. Even if none it was an impulse well followed in my eyes. Gav

26th October 2009, 07:04 PM	#2
Ferguson Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kernersville, NC, USA Posts: 793	Stunning. Great find! Steve

26th October 2009, 10:54 PM	#4
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Tatyana, your 'pretty simle Khanjarli' is very nice - you love it, and so do I. Now, the difficult thing here it to date these Khanjarlies. If you use two or three centuries, it will be possible - but to my opinion it is not possible at the moment to come any closer. You can say the wear, but it is also known that weapons of great age have not been used, and for this reason look as if they were almost new. Another riddle to solve.

27th October 2009, 01:35 AM	#5
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	Gorgeous example Lew. With an all ivory guard, I'm betting there was no knuckle guard.

27th October 2009, 11:23 AM	#6
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Thank you all for your comments. When the dagger arrives I will check to see if it ever had a knuckle guard. Lew