A Turkish Dagger, A Turkish Yataghan, And An Indian Khyber Knife

19TH CENTURY

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A Turkish Dagger, A Turkish Yataghan, And An Indian Khyber Knife
19th Century
The first with curved double-edged blade with strong medial ridge and gold-damascened forte on each side, white metal hilt cast and chased in relief, straight quillons, and walrus ivory grips (worn), in original wooden scabbard entirely covered with embossed white metal; the second with engraved blade, the forte with applied neilloed silver panels (incomplete), in cast and chased scabbard (hilt missing); the third with horn grips, in original wooden scabbard (wormed) covered in black shagreen and with embossed brass chape
19in. (48.2cm.) to 34in. (86.3cm.) (3)

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