Armenian(?) dagger

erlikhan · 19th August 2005, 11:40 PM

this is an Ottoman period dagger and depending on the inscriptions on it said to be Armenian . hilt and scabbard are gilt copper. What are your opinions? Anybody can translate the inscriptions on the blade?

regards

Rivkin · 20th August 2005, 04:59 AM

I'll be honest, I think there is no way to tell the characters using this low-res photos. No idea if they are armenian or not ?

ariel · 20th August 2005, 05:37 AM

I agree. They look Latin to me....

Rivkin · 20th August 2005, 06:46 PM

I'm sorry if my insinuation is wrong, but it seems to me that these pictures probably come from some auction site, and that explains their quality. Did you buy this dagger or it's currently being offered for sale ?

erlikhan · 20th August 2005, 07:20 PM

hi. not auction. I havent bought yet. the seller from another city adressed these pictures to me on net. he says the inscription looks Armenian. It can be anything else than Latin I guess, he would recognize Latin if it was so. What about the shape? Fits a classical form of anywhere?

Montino Bourbon · 20th August 2005, 08:10 PM

The pics ARE very low-res, but I would venture to say that it is Armenian script.

19th August 2005, 11:40 PM	#1
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	Armenian(?) dagger this is an Ottoman period dagger and depending on the inscriptions on it said to be Armenian . hilt and scabbard are gilt copper. What are your opinions? Anybody can translate the inscriptions on the blade? regards Attached Images

20th August 2005, 04:59 AM	#2
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	I'll be honest, I think there is no way to tell the characters using this low-res photos. No idea if they are armenian or not ?

20th August 2005, 05:37 AM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	I agree. They look Latin to me....

20th August 2005, 06:46 PM	#4
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	I'm sorry if my insinuation is wrong, but it seems to me that these pictures probably come from some auction site, and that explains their quality. Did you buy this dagger or it's currently being offered for sale ?

20th August 2005, 07:20 PM	#5
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	hi. not auction. I havent bought yet. the seller from another city adressed these pictures to me on net. he says the inscription looks Armenian. It can be anything else than Latin I guess, he would recognize Latin if it was so. What about the shape? Fits a classical form of anywhere?

20th August 2005, 08:10 PM	#6
Montino Bourbon Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Santa Barbara, California Posts: 295	The pics ARE very low-res, but I would venture to say that it is Armenian script.