9th July 2014, 12:24 AM | #1 |
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Unusual Indian dagger
The steel is wootz, the carving is presumably camel bone. All comments welcome.
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11th July 2014, 02:18 PM | #2 |
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Good morning Marcus,
I like the blade/bolster, but the hilt looks "new" to me and a bit crude.. No expert but that is my opinion. :-) All best wishes, Richard. |
11th July 2014, 04:24 PM | #3 | |
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I have to agree here. There has been a sloppy attempt to artificially age the hilt, probably with furniture or shoe polish. The blade, I agree, is likely a good old one, with a slight chance it is one of the new wootz blades coming out of India now. |
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