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A DAGHESTAN HUNTING DAGGER

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
A  DAGHESTAN HUNTING 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...
Wrought entirely of silver and finely engraved and nielloed overall. The grip formed as a saber hilt with the pommel a fully-modeled hunting hound’s head with teeth bared. The fullered blade with bowie-style clipped tip. In its silver scabbard decorated en suite with the hilt, the finial in the form of a bird’s head. Early 20th century. Light wear to blade. Overall length 27.5 cm.
Condition II