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8th January 2012, 05:40 PM | #1 | |
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Salaams Henrik, This looks like a Scandanavian hunting knife... possibly Finland "Puuko." Maybe ivory tusk from Walrus or possibly Reindeer Antler? Regards, Ibrahiim al Balooshi. |
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8th January 2012, 06:12 PM | #2 |
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The blade shows no sign of being laminated. It has visible traces of the forging process, as the steel as been almost not grinded on the "rear" side of the blade.
The handle seems to be ivory. Would it be possible to see a photo of the rear part of the handle ? (the inside material of some tusks have a very characteristic aspect). Regards, Bernard |
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me too interested with this question, whence comes this knife. The images come from my piece, had bought it years ago, the dealer did not know where it came from. short time before had seen a similar piece at an antique market, the pieces all look exactly alike! The handle is ivory, very fine grain, whether walrus can not be determined. I know the difference! Scabbard is brown thick leather, covered with a thin skin. I binn not sure sealskin? Gruss Chregu Last edited by Lew; 9th January 2012 at 11:41 AM. |
8th January 2012, 08:21 PM | #4 |
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African gets my vote, I have seen this confirmed but I can't recall...Algeria?
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forget Algeria, from near or far ... no chance and, I dunno from where it's come from ... à + Dom |
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Any connection?
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=14807 |
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An absolutely baseless opinion, but i would look north of Africa.
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10th January 2012, 12:34 AM | #9 | |
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BECAUSE .... my belief was acquired by the ability to review, 7 reference books, dealing primarily Islamic edged weapons, books that are at home however, the error is always possible, that is why we must be cautious in our statements, at least in my case my personal library concerning this subject 1) Arms & Armor (in English) 2) L'Art des Chevaliers en Pays d'Islam (in French) 3) Swords & Armor (in English) 4) les armes orientales (in French) 5) ABC des armes blanches (Islam) (in French) 6) les armes orientales (in French) 7) armes et armures (in French) on top of all that, I spent 6 years in Algeria, I ran Tunisia, as well as Morocco, and I never saw something like this dagger the quality of the handle, of the scabbard, it's far better than what it's produced in Africa, and the decor (small circles) it's away of what is made in North Africa HAVE I WELL ANSWERED, YOUR HONOR? Have I convinced ? à + Dom |
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I don't mean to derail but I am somewhat disturbed by the above sentence... Perhaps something was lost in translation? Last edited by Lew; 9th January 2012 at 11:42 AM. |
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Stan, that's a literal translation from German for scabbard, it's happened to me as well using Google translate.
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Nice knife, thanks for showing. |
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Does the size match ? Best Henrik |
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13th January 2012, 11:30 PM | #16 | |
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The same suspension arrangement is seen on the knife at the bottom post number 35 Also the Turkish knife of similar construction in post 16 I am sure countless other types of knife too.... Edit; Thanks for the update with images, certainly only one of the Kukri sheaths are suspended in this manner of the knife in question, the others are not....can't help but remember my sold item stock s117, it is frog suspended, not stictched to the body of the sheath....credits or asking permission to use copyright images would be appreciated.... Gav Last edited by freebooter; 14th January 2012 at 08:53 AM. |
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14th January 2012, 08:00 AM | #17 |
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I notice that one side of the blade is "raw". You still can see all the surface asperities caused by the forging process. This is fashionable these days, but it wasn't in the ancient times. So it must be a rather common working knife and the one who did it didn't pay much attention to the aesthetics aspects.
There are some bends on the edge and the tip. I may be wrong but it doesn't seem to me to be made of a good quality steel. This leads me to the same conclusion : must have been a rather "common" knife. Could also be some tourist craft. |
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Hello All,
I dont think has any relation to north African knives. The Bu Saadi knives are defined mainly by the blade which is generally decorated with brass and colours. The scabbard is different aswell. I think it looks more like asian items as Emanuel said! |
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Today I reshaped one of the bends on the blade. It doesn't feel soft, IMO medium. Best Henrik |
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Here are some additional pictures, hope they are useful. Best Henrik |
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it confirms the handle is not walrus ivory. Probably elephant ivory as already stated. The marks on ivory look Afghan or Balkan to me. Regards, Bernard |
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Thank you all for your answers. I read the links to the earlier threads an see alot of similarity. I've got a lot to work with now.
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11th January 2012, 04:58 PM | #25 |
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Thanks to everyone for their answers.
here the length of my knife |
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