dagger

[milan]

was found in the Sava River in the northern part of the Republic of Serbska ex bosnia and herzegovina.
What is interesting in this is that the dagger is very old but is not covered with rust and handle is apparently made of gold,
on the handle is shown lion or a wolf on the back of a bull with big horns
Does anyone know anything about this kind of dagger
Today I add two pictures of Egyptian knives, to see and hear your opinions

 

[david680]

Interesting piece. You'll probably need a museum t ID that one.

 

[Terry Soloman]

looks like a lion attacking a horned bull or water buffalo - pretty cool

 

[kingskid1611]

That is a nice piece. Congrats!

 

[UnderMiner]

Wow! It does look like a solid gold handle! Must have belonged to someone very rich!
Sava River is fresh water and the knife was probably encased in the oxygen-starved mud or silt on the bottom. Steel and iron can survive for many decades without corroding if they're kept in this sort of environment!
Amazing save!

 

[Mr.T]

Could also be a letter opener. I've seen some with similar shape. Is there any way that the blade could be silver?
If a magnet sticks to it, it is not silver. (But still possibly plated) Good luck.
Very nice piece.

 

[Garrett424]

I don't know anything about it but I really like it.

That is one amazing find.
Congratulations.

 

[Tnmountains]

Greetings and welcome to T-net. You came and brought us treasure. We have a section here that is very good with I.D. The " What is it forum" if you would like to get an I.d you might post it there or ask a Mod to move it for you.
Love long blades and yours is worth a lot.
Welcome.

 

[H-2 CHARLIE]

One super nice pc.
One could only imagine how it lived its life .

 

[stefen]

Has the appearance of hand polished brass & steel...

Have seen similar from India...

 

[milan]

Thank you very much for the welcome I'm very glad that I found this site
My English is not so good so I would ask you to do it for me if you can , thank you in advance

 

[milan]

who knows Alexander the Great was from these areas and his army of Serbs went to India, perhaps brought dagger here from India

 

[milan]

no, not silver, blade is made of steel, strong quality steel because it is not rusted and looks like it was forged a few days ago

 

[milan]

thank you Thank you very much

 

[milan]

Has the appearance of hand polished brass & steel...

Have seen similar from India...

to me more like a dagger from Egypt

 

[milan]

Could it be from the Battle of Misar? 1806? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mišar

Serbian history is full of bloody and great battles, but this dagger is from much older periods than Mišar battle

 

[CRUSADER]

Not great pictures, but I would guess repro, still looks interesting, & needs further research incase I'm wrong.

 

[huntsman53]

If in fact it is genuine and because it shows no rust or degradation from being in the water, I have the following theory! If there have been recent floods on the Sava River, I would think that it is possible that a Cache of treasures and precious items washed out during a flood or could even be from a Burial Site of someone of importance that was washed out by floods. If it in fact turns out to be genuine, you should go back an search as much of the river upstream and downstream from where you made the find. If possible search deeper center-river spots but I would bet that if there are more treasures to be found, they may be closer to the river's banks and possibly even on the banks themselves.


Frank

 

[Argentium]

If indeed it is an Ancient, or Medieval piece the fact that the blade appears pristine would strongly suggest that it only recently
found it's way into the Sava River location - I think if you can contact someone who is an expert in antique weapons in your
part of the world you at least can answer the questions pertaining to authenticity/reproduction. Great Find !

 

[milan]

Not great pictures, but I would guess repro, still looks interesting, & needs further research incase I'm wrong.

Yes, this is a snapshot of a very poor phone camera, and as for further research, I am not able to do it, I live in Republic of Serbska ex Bosnia and Hercegovina
I'll try to take a picture with a higher quality camera