Bosnian Dagger (19th Century)
DESCRIPTION: Very good quality 19th century Balkan fighting/ceremonial dagger. The style is characteristic for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sarajevo was a main production center of this type of daggers in 19th century. Hilt is overlaid with two-piece bone (ivory?) decorated with geometrical motifs. Single edged blade. One side of the blade displays motif of “Kilij” (Turkish saber), that could be a maker mark. Complete with zinc (?) over wood scabbard. CONDITION: Fine. All original with no restorations. The hilt is solid without any cracks. The blade is very sharp and displays some dark stains. Very attractive Bosnian dagger! Overall length in scabbard: 12.25 inch. Blade length: 7.25 inch. (Ref.: “Islamic Weapons. Maghrib to Moghul” , by Anthony C. Tirri, p. 168).
DESCRIPTION: Very good quality 19th century Balkan fighting/ceremonial dagger. The style is characteristic for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sarajevo was a main production center of this type of daggers in 19th century. Hilt is overlaid with two-piece bone (ivory?) decorated with geometrical motifs. Single edged blade. One side of the blade displays motif of “Kilij” (Turkish saber), that could be a maker mark. Complete with brass over wood scabbard with some geometrical decoration. CONDITION: Fine. All original with no restorations. The hilt is solid without any cracks. The blade is very sharp and displays some dark stains. Some minor wear to brass on the scabbard. Very attractive Bosnian dagger! Overall length in scabbard: 12.50 inch. Blade length: 7.75 inch. (Ref.: “Islamic Weapons. Maghrib to Moghul” , by Anthony C. Tirri, p. 168).
DESCRIPTION: Very interesting 19th century Balkan knife and fork. The style is characteristic for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The blade of the knife displays following markings, “SARAJEVO 1896”. Sarajevo was a main production center of this type of items in 19th century. Hilts of the fork and knife are overlaid with two-piece bone (ivory?) decorated with geometrical motifs. Single edged blade of the knife. The fork displays some silver inlaid decoration. CONDITION: Fine. All original with no restorations. Very attractive Bosnian knife and fork! Overall length of the knife is 8.5 inch. The fork is 7 inch long. (Ref.: “Islamic Weapons. Maghrib to Moghul” , by Anthony C. Tirri, p. 168).
DESCRIPTION: Very good quality 19th century Balkan fighting/ceremonial dagger. The style is characteristic for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sarajevo was a main production center of this type of daggers in 19th century. Hilt is overlaid with two-piece bone (ivory?) decorated with geometrical motifs. Single edged blade. One side of the blade displays motif of “Kilij” (Turkish saber), that could be a maker mark. Complete with brass over wood scabbard with nice floral-style decoration. CONDITION: Very good. All original with no restorations. There is a piece of bone missing on the right side of the grip (please, see pictures). Brass on the scabbard displays couple of cracks. Very attractive Bosnian dagger! Overall length in scabbard: 11.50 inch. Blade length: 6.5 inch. (Ref.: “Islamic Weapons. Maghrib to Moghul” , by Anthony C. Tirri, p. 168).
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