Need opinions about this dagger

[Hombre]

Should really appreciate opinions about this dagger....
Lenght ca 25 cm.... No sheath...
Sorry for the pictures.... The only ones I got for the moment....

Best,
Stefan

[Sajen]

Persian khanjar? Others like Kubur will be able to tell you more. When it's Persian the possibility is high that it could be a wootz blade. Curious what others will tell you.

Regards,
Detlef

[Edster]

Stefan,

If the grip is ebony or African Black Wood I would offer that it is perhaps of Sudanese Rashaida Arab origin. The Rashaida came to Sudan in the early 19thC and now live including around Kassala. ABW is a common wood for knife handles there. The style is similar to Kassala arm daggers, but may also have an Arab twist. Also, the blade is better than most local products. Suggest Arab/Yemeni blade with Eastern Sudan made grip, mid-19th to early 20th C.

This could be really off-base, but intuition called.
Regards,
Ed

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Edster

If the grip is ebony or African Black Wood I would offer that it is perhaps of Sudanese Rashaida Arab origin.

To my eyes look the handle made from iron!?

[Edster]

It does sort of look like iron, nice patina.

[ariel]

Ottoman?
They liked all-iron.

[Kubur]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Persian khanjar? Others like Kubur will be able to tell you more. When it's Persian the possibility is high that it could be a wootz blade. Curious what others will tell you.

Regards,
Detlef

Thank you, but Kubur is not very good with Indian weapons.
Some will say Indo Persian... but it's Indian.
Of course you can see the Persian influence in the steel khanjar style hilt.
These daggers are very common and very very late 19th if not 20th century.
To me they were more panoplie decorative things but as I said you will have more precise answers from specialists.

[motan]

Hi,
I am also not an expert on Indo-Persian weapons, but this looks like a Persian Khanjar from late Qajar period (around 1900). Typical all-steel construction with a hollow hilt. Very similar items were made in Damascus as well, but the style of decoration is quite different.
Very little chance of wootz blade because they are almost non-existent in this type. Some are engraved with plants, animal and humans, particularly hunting scenes, but no wootz.

[thinreadline]

Almost certainly Indian ... I have one with the same hilt but straight blade . It had the swollen 'mail piercing' tip .

[Kubur]

Use the key words Indian jambiya
You will find plenty... some of them are 19th c may be earlier...