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A CENTRAL INDIAN KHANJAR DAGGER

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 700.00 USD
A CENTRAL INDIAN KHANJAR DAGGER
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 16 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 300 lots of choice antique arms and armor including armor, helmets, shields, swords, daggers, battleaxes, maces, halberds, matchlocks, flintlocks and percussion pieces will be offered. Our fine selection for 2013 includes broadswords, baskethilts, shamshirs, shashkas, palas, kindjals, khanjars, tulwars and spears, as well as chain mail and breastplates. This sale will also include important swords and daggers from the Greek War of Independence and the armor of the K...
The octagonal-section gray and cream agate grip terminating in a lotus bud pommel and fitting into the balustered steel ferrule, with arched oval guard with beaded quillon terminals connecting the trefoil bolster and straight, double-edged blade with raised central rib and armor-piercing tip. Mid- 17th century. Worn overall, grip possibly replaced in its working life. Overall length 31.4 cm. Condition II