OT "It is considered as a phylactery of unimaginable power."

:D "copper sheath" is described as follows: "This item is made out of steel, which is very rare today in China." How true, how true.
 
Yes, they've been melting down Ming spear heads for some time to make toys for the US market.




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Don't forget all those "antique samurai swrods" being sold on eBay by Chinese vendors. Lot's of Ming arrowheads giving it up for commerce and good international relations.
 
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The grip does look like some kindjals' from the Caucasus, but I'm fairly certain it's a khanjar/jambiya from neighboring Kurdistan -- they have a fairly recognizable appearance. :cool:
 
Second one just looks like the run of the mill North African dagger to me. Khanjar? Well not an Indian Khanjar. Precusor to a Jambaya maybe, which are sometimes called Khanjar also ie. in Yemen.
 
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