Couple of daggers flamígeras Turkish. The beginning of the TWENTIETH century.

This pair of daggers show their leaves flamígeras without any decoration except the contours of the same. The grips are formed to a base of two rectangles with the edges concave, and have been finished off with forms the pyramidal.

This form of leaf is characteristic of parts of southeast asian, where it is called the kris or keris. However, in the West from the Middle Ages, in connection with the fire, its blade mimics. As well, the Baroque period, have been preserved sculptures with this type of weapons, such as a San Miguel against a dragon (wielding his sword of fire). In Europe it was popular with officers and upper classes in some regions in the SEVENTEENTH century, and it ended up being an object of great importance in the world of Freemasonry. They are also in the region of indian influence, from where it spread to Arabia by the muslim conquest.