A decorated Kard for comment and help with translation

CharlesS · 24th April 2022, 11:58 AM

Extraordinary craftsmanship!! Congrats!

Saracen · 24th April 2022, 02:14 PM

This is an amazing Kard. Thank you for posting.
The decoration of the locket of the scabbard also looks Afghan to me.

mahratt · 24th April 2022, 05:57 PM

Fantastic Kard! Thank you for the opportunity to see this item.
Handle and scabbard are clearly made in Afghanistan.

Sajen · 24th April 2022, 09:37 PM

What a beauty!

GePi · 25th April 2022, 04:05 PM

Thanks all, it certainly is a step up in quality for my collection.

I unfortunately did not take any photos pre-restoration myself, so I can only show the auctioneer's pictures.
It seems the knife was 'restored' before and someone took a rough grinding wheel to the edge and went way overboard with it. It really bothered me and I did the best I could to correct it to a more appropiate shape as far as possible. There was also some of the goldwire missing which I have had restored by a specialist because that is beyond my paygrade.

mariusgmioc · 26th April 2022, 12:39 PM

In my oppinion it is Mughal.

Lovely piece anyhow!

Peter B. · 27th April 2022, 06:37 PM

This is an exceptionally beautiful knife and a wonderful restoration.
How did you manage to bring the cutting edge back to its current state?

25th April 2022, 04:05 PM	#5
GePi Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Germany Posts: 93	Thanks all, it certainly is a step up in quality for my collection. I unfortunately did not take any photos pre-restoration myself, so I can only show the auctioneer's pictures. It seems the knife was 'restored' before and someone took a rough grinding wheel to the edge and went way overboard with it. It really bothered me and I did the best I could to correct it to a more appropiate shape as far as possible. There was also some of the goldwire missing which I have had restored by a specialist because that is beyond my paygrade. Attached Images

24th April 2022, 11:58 AM	#1
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,855	Extraordinary craftsmanship!! Congrats!

24th April 2022, 02:14 PM	#2
Saracen Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 147	This is an amazing Kard. Thank you for posting. The decoration of the locket of the scabbard also looks Afghan to me.

24th April 2022, 05:57 PM	#3
mahratt Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Russia Posts: 1,042	Fantastic Kard! Thank you for the opportunity to see this item. Handle and scabbard are clearly made in Afghanistan.

24th April 2022, 09:37 PM	#4
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,561	What a beauty!

26th April 2022, 12:39 PM	#6
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,881	In my oppinion it is Mughal. Lovely piece anyhow!

27th April 2022, 06:37 PM	#7
Peter B. Member Join Date: May 2021 Location: Germany Posts: 41	This is an exceptionally beautiful knife and a wonderful restoration. How did you manage to bring the cutting edge back to its current state?