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A PERSIAN PESH QABZ DAGGER

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:600.00 - 800.00 USD
A PERSIAN PESH QABZ 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 large example with characteristic elephant grips. The well-wrought blade with T-back and raised, chamfered edge, forged of fine black wootz damascus steel. In its wooden scabbard with leather covering and iron chape with bead finial. Late 18th century. Period patch to tangband. Overall length 53.5 cm.
Condition III