19th Century Indian Dagger, or Not?

ALEX · 29th August 2007, 02:38 PM

The Indian daggers of various forms are produced in abundance nowadays, and masterfully (with silver coftgari, watered steel , stamps, etc). I've seen so many of them, and more often they're marketed as originals. True, they look similar, i.e. are good copies, and it is sad to see so many people getting cheated.
This dagger was marketed as 19th Cent. and sold accordingly. Something tells me it is 20/21 Cent/new. Any ideas/opinions?

http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/504...spagenameZWDVW

29th August 2007, 02:38 PM	#1
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	19th Century Indian Dagger, or Not? The Indian daggers of various forms are produced in abundance nowadays, and masterfully (with silver coftgari, watered steel , stamps, etc). I've seen so many of them, and more often they're marketed as originals. True, they look similar, i.e. are good copies, and it is sad to see so many people getting cheated. This dagger was marketed as 19th Cent. and sold accordingly. Something tells me it is 20/21 Cent/new. Any ideas/opinions? http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/504...spagenameZWDVW