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Old 8th October 2015, 02:31 PM   #1
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My first Kurdish dagger, which I am very pleased with. I think it has an exceptionally good blade. I purchased it from Gavin at SwordsAntiqueWeapons and am happy to recommend him to others. Very easy to do business with.

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Old 8th October 2015, 06:57 PM   #2
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My first Kurdish dagger, which I am very pleased with. I think it has an exceptionally good blade. I purchased it from Gavin at SwordsAntiqueWeapons and am happy to recommend him to others. Very easy to do business with.

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Hi Harry,
Nice example, what is the blade length only it is difficult to tell from photos.
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Old 8th October 2015, 08:29 PM   #3
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Hi Harry,
Nice example, what is the blade length only it is difficult to tell from photos.
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Hi MIguel,
The blade is 9.5" and the knife's overall size is 15.3".

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Old 9th October 2015, 10:11 AM   #4
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Hi Harry,

Very nice Kurdish dagger! I love Kurdish daggers.
By the way, I wonder why collectors talk about Kurdish daggers as a whole.
I can see some differences between the so-called Kurdish daggers from Turkey, Syria, Irak and Iran... Plus even in Irak, the so-called Kurdish daggers from Bagdad are very different. There are also some so-called Kurdish daggers that I suspect to be produced in the Balkans...
Some members share these thoughts with me or am I completely crazy??


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Old 9th October 2015, 01:49 PM   #5
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Hi Harry,

Very nice Kurdish dagger! I love Kurdish daggers.
By the way, I wonder why collectors talk about Kurdish daggers as a whole.
I can see some differences between the so-called Kurdish daggers from Turkey, Syria, Irak and Iran... Plus even in Irak, the so-called Kurdish daggers from Bagdad are very different. There are also some so-called Kurdish daggers that I suspect to be produced in the Balkans...
Some members share these thoughts with me or am I completely crazy??


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Hi Kubur,
They seem very similar to me also. I would not be surprised to learn that their design was influenced by whichever came first. I would lump the "Basra dagger" in with that group also.

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Old 9th October 2015, 07:46 PM   #6
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The blade is 9.5" and the knife's overall size is 15.3".

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Hi Harry,
Thanks for the info, that's a nice size. I have a much smaller version but identical in other respects, mine is 9.5ins overall with a 5.3 ins long blade.
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