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A PERSIAN DAGGER KHANJAR

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
A PERSIAN DAGGER KHANJAR
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...
Forged entirely of steel, the grip and scabbard with etched motifs depicting Persian heroes amongst vinework.Fitted with an unusual triple blade, with two smaller blades which spring open when drawn, the center blade revealing an armor-piercing tip.Late 19th-early 20th century. Overall length 49.8 cm. Condition I