KNIFE FROM IRAN?

carlos · 4th January 2005, 06:53 PM

HELLO EVERYBODY AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
I BOUGHT THIS KNIFE/SWORD 3 YEARS AGO IN ISTAMBUL, THE SELLER TOLD ME THAT THE KNIFE WAS FROM IRAN. THE TOTASIZE IS 64 CENTIMETERS INSIDE THE SCARBARD AND THE BLADE HAS 44 CM. WHAT KIND OF KNIFE IS THIS?
I POSTED PHOTOS TO LEE.
THANKS!!

Lee · 5th January 2005, 11:31 AM

Images received from Carlos

tom hyle · 6th January 2005, 02:39 AM

Ooh, and isn't this just similar to, but different from those little silver hilt Arab pieces previously thought to be Tibetan?.....

ariel · 6th January 2005, 11:34 AM

Seems to me that there is a thickening of the blade toward the point. Am I correct?
If so, the blade is that of a Zirah Bouk and is likely to be (and looks) Indo-Persian, especially the koftgari decoration. The handle on the other hand looks typical North African, reminescent of a Shula and the decor (circles) matches. Also, the garish scabbard with bright multicolored fabrics also looks broadly speaking "Arabian".
Overall, I think it is a North African dagger made with a trade Indo-Persian blade.
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4th January 2005, 06:53 PM	#1
carlos Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 731	KNIFE FROM IRAN? HELLO EVERYBODY AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I BOUGHT THIS KNIFE/SWORD 3 YEARS AGO IN ISTAMBUL, THE SELLER TOLD ME THAT THE KNIFE WAS FROM IRAN. THE TOTASIZE IS 64 CENTIMETERS INSIDE THE SCARBARD AND THE BLADE HAS 44 CM. WHAT KIND OF KNIFE IS THIS? I POSTED PHOTOS TO LEE. THANKS!!

5th January 2005, 11:31 AM	#2
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 888	Images received from Carlos Attached Images

6th January 2005, 02:39 AM	#3
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	Ooh, and isn't this just similar to, but different from those little silver hilt Arab pieces previously thought to be Tibetan?.....

6th January 2005, 11:34 AM	#4
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Seems to me that there is a thickening of the blade toward the point. Am I correct? If so, the blade is that of a Zirah Bouk and is likely to be (and looks) Indo-Persian, especially the koftgari decoration. The handle on the other hand looks typical North African, reminescent of a Shula and the decor (circles) matches. Also, the garish scabbard with bright multicolored fabrics also looks broadly speaking "Arabian". Overall, I think it is a North African dagger made with a trade Indo-Persian blade. .