細節
AN INDIAN JAMBIYA with curved double-edged blade with point of flattened diamond section below a shaped recessed watered panel, the forte pierced with two holes and decorated with a gold-damascened flowerhead and foliage against a punched granular ground on each face of the forte, iron hilt damascened en suite, and shaped rounded ivory grip-scales; an Indo-Persian kard with watered single-edged blade with medial ridge along the back-edge, the base and hilt retaining traces of etched and gold-damascened decoration, and walrus ivory grip-scales (half of one replaced, some pitting); and a Persian watered steel priming-flask with pierced mounts and sprung tap, the latter in the form of a peacock, and two pierced rings for suspension, all 19th Century
The first 11¾in. (3)
The first 11¾in. (3)