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A SOUTH INDIAN HOODED KATAR DAGGER

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
A SOUTH INDIAN HOODED KATAR 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...
Characteristic of Tanjore work, the distinctive guard forged with high central ridge with engraved floral motifs between chevroned borders, with monster’s head finial, the rails with profiled and beaded terminals. The reinforces en suite, with profiled edges and chiseled motifs retaining the broad, well-wrought, multifullered blade with thickened armor-piercing tip. Beginning of the 17th century .Worn overall. Overall length 57 cm.
Condition II