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A MUGHAL PESH QABZ DAGGER

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military / Armory - Amour Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD
A MUGHAL PESH QABZ 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 of characteristic form, elaborately embossed and engraved in floral patterns, gilded, and set with numerous colored stones. The blade with T-back and tapering, chamfered cutting edge.In its velvet-covered wooden scabbard with fine, large, embossed, engraved and gilded mounts en suite with the grip, the chape terminating in a bird?s head. First half of the 18th century. Some wear, a number of stones lacking. Overall length 43.5 cm.
Condition III