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A PERSIAN SAFAVID DYNASTY KHANJAR DAGGER

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
A PERSIAN SAFAVID DYNASTY 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...
Rarely encountered, with large walrus grip of characteristic form and finely-wrought curved double-edged blade with raised panel to the forte with central ridge, terminating in a Timurid trefoil, of Persian wootz steel with intricate and well-contrasted pattern, with traces of gold inlay at the forte. Late 16th-early 17th century. Minor stable crack to grip. Overall length 38 cm.
Condition II