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A PERSIAN QAJAR DYNASTY KHANJAR DAGGER

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military / Armory - Amour Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,000.00 USD
A PERSIAN QAJAR DYNASTY 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
Mounted entirely in silver, the pommel and ferrule engraved in floral motifs and filigreed bosses set with turquoises, the pommel inscribed, NASR MIN ALLAH WU FATH QARIB! (Conquest from God and victory near!)the grip wrapped in twisted silver wire. The lightly-curved, double-edged blade with pronounced central ridge wrought of fine Persian black wootz. The scabbard likewise wrought of silver with superbly engraved peacocks, evoking the Persian Royal Throne, among foliage, suspension bands and curled finial. Early 19th century.Overall length 31.9 cm.
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