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A PERSIAN KHANJAR DAGGER

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 900.00 USD
A PERSIAN KHANJAR 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 example of symmetrical form, the finely carved, waisted walrus grip of a type popular with the Kurds. The straight, double-edged blade forged of black wootzdamascus steel with gold-inlaid cartouches on each side, and inscribed at the forte, OWNER ___ SAMSAM KHAN. In its wooden scabbard with embossed black leather covering and finely-engraved silver chape. Latter 18th century.Overall length 38.5 cm. Condition I