Persian Bowie Knife

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Ademar

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Would like to show a Persian made Bowie Knife. Each side of the blade tang is engraved in Persian. As I can guess one of the stamps gives information about a knife maker and the second one - about a type of the steel (but I am not sure).

Characteristics:

Overall length: 12.5”/32cm (Full tang)
Blade Length: 7,3” /18,5cm
Blade width (middle part): 1.57”/4 cm
Blade thickness: 0.2” /0,5cm
Handle: The main middle part is made of horn; guard and the handle ending part of brass; spacer parts between the horn and brass of dark brown ebonite.
Weight: 270 gr.

How do you think could it be counted as a worthy knife?

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Ademar said:
How do you think could it be counted as a worthy knife?
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Worthy of what?

A money amount? You cant ask that question.

Worthy of this smiley? :barf:

I'll just throw this out there...Persia (now Iran), hasn't been know for knifemaking in quite a while.
 
At your membership level, you not allow to ask for a valuation of your knife.

I'm not denying Persia's fine knife making heritage. I don't think that knife is a part of that heritage. It's a design mish-mash. The handle/guard are typical of a Bowie-style hunting knife. It kinda looks German-made. The blade? I'm not sure where that came from. Blood grooves? Mystery stainless steel?

It's a knife worthy of using and having fun with if you like the looks of it. :thumbup:
 
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