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A FINE MUGHAL KHANJAR DAGGER

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military / Armory - Amour Start Price:1,250.00 USD Estimated At:2,800.00 - 3,000.00 USD
A FINE MUGHAL KHANJAR DAGGER
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 15 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 650 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 a
The grip carved of a single section of green jade, with flared, trilobate guard, tapered grip and rolled pommel, carved overall with flowering lotuses and embellished with rubies set in gold in kundan technique. The fine, curved, double-edged blade with a pronounced central ridge forged of the finest Persian Kara Taban (brilliant black) wootz with delicately-chiseled panels to either side of the forte. Mid-18th century.Losses to gold inlay.Overall length 35.5 cm.
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