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AN OTTOMAN HANCER DAGGER

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:1,200.00 - 1,400.00 USD
AN OTTOMAN HANCER 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...
With characteristic waisted grip, carved of walrus with each facet containing vegetal panels. The lightly-curved and double-edged blade with raised central ridge, forged of fine, actively-patterned black wootz steel. In its velvet-covered wooden scabbard with delicately pierced and engraved silver mounts. Late 17th-early 18th century. Stable age crack to grip. Overall length 32.9 cm.
Condition II