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A RARE FRENCH MAMLUK-STYLE DAGGER WITH DAMASCUS BLADE, 1800

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:900.00 USD Estimated At:1,300.00 - 1,500.00 USD
A RARE FRENCH MAMLUK-STYLE DAGGER WITH DAMASCUS BLADE, 1800
A rare Napoleonic Era French jambiya dagger was made after the Egyptian Compain in 1789 when the French sword makers started to produce blades in a style similar to the Eastern tradition. This Mameluk dagger has a curved single-edged watered steel blade with two grooves, an engraved brass scabbard and a brass-mounted hilt.
Ca. 1800.

L: 16 in., (40.5 cm.)

Very good, the brass scabbard and hilt show minor signs of wear.