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AN OTTOMAN HANCER DAGGER

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:600.00 USD Estimated At:1,200.00 - 1,500.00 USD
AN OTTOMAN HANCER 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 rare type, of robust dimensions with characteristic waisted walrus grip, the straight and continuously tapering double-edged blade wrought of actively-patterned black wootz with raised central ridge and armor-piercing tip, and panels of goldwork at each side of the forte. The wooden scabbard covered in embroidered fabric, with large embossed and engraved silver mounts. Second half of the 18th century.Grip with stable crack.Overall length 45.7 cm. Condition II