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A FINE ZAND DYNASTY KARD DAGGER

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:2,750.00 USD Estimated At:5,500.00 - 6,500.00 USD
A FINE ZAND DYNASTY KARD 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...
An example of superior quality with walrus grips, the tangbands and bolster forged of fine wootz steel, true-inlaid in gold with cartouches containing attributes of the Almighty. The single-edged blade with finely-chiseled spine, inlaid in gold at the forte, and forged of Persian Kara Taban (Brilliant Black) wootzdamascus steel with original lustre. In its velvet-covered wooden scabbard with superbly pierced, embossed and engraved silver mounts, together with a gold or gilt floral applique. Retains its woven silk tassels.Mid- 18th century.Overall length 43 cm. Condition I