Very Fine Kurdish Khanjar with Crucible Steel (Wootz) Blade

Every man from the Kurdish people that reside in Kurdistan (The area of East Turkey, Northern Syria, Northern Iraq and Northern Iran) wear a khanjar of a very familiar style and shape: Short double edge blade with a central rib, Black horn or wood I shaped handle and silver or tooled leather scabbard. These khanjars are quite common and widely spread between collectors. Burt sometimes an outstanding example appears in the market as is the khanjar we offer here.

A very well made Kurdish Khanjar. Very fine steel blade with a strong central rib, forged from crucible steel (wootz) with clear high contrast pattern. Water buffalo horn handle with silver rosettes. Heavy silver scabbard with granular and filigree decoration.

Blade length 9 1/2 inches (24 cm). Total length 17 1/2 inches (44 cm). Very good condition. Fine and impressive 19 C. exemplar.