PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryArtifacts@piefed.socialEnglish · 12 days agoSteel dagger, Mughal Empire, 16th century ADmedia.piefed.socialimagemessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down11
arrow-up122arrow-down1imageSteel dagger, Mughal Empire, 16th century ADmedia.piefed.socialPugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryArtifacts@piefed.socialEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square4linkfedilink
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·12 days agoThe handle looks sharpened itself… It doesn’t look safe to handle at all, probably meant for decoration…
minus-squareKn1ghtDigital@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 days agoI wonder a lot of the time if the handle didn’t simply rot away on many of these, braided rope or some other soft materials?
The handle looks sharpened itself…
It doesn’t look safe to handle at all, probably meant for decoration…
I wonder a lot of the time if the handle didn’t simply rot away on many of these, braided rope or some other soft materials?
That would be my bet