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A PERSIAN QAJAR DYNASTY KARD DAGGER

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:600.00 - 700.00 USD
A PERSIAN QAJAR DYNASTY KARD 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 massive example, the steel hilt with rolled pommel and crosshatched grip bordered by engraved running vine motifs. The faceted ferrule, forte and entire spine of the finely-forged, hollowground Persian wootz blade, heavily inlaid in gold with flowering vine motifs. In its velvet-covered scabbard. First half of the 19th century. Some wear. Overall length 39.4 cm.
Condition II