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A FINE ZAND DYNASTY KARD DAGGER

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 2,500.00 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...
A robust example of fine quality with walrus grips, the tangbands and bolster forged of russet steel, true-inlaid in gold with flowering vine motifs. The single-edged blade forged of Persian Kara Taban (brilliant black) wootzdamascus steel with original finish. In its velvet-covered wooden scabbard with pierced silver chape. Third quarter of the 18th century. Wear to gold, scabbard recovered. Overall length 44.2 cm. Condition I