A FINE PERSIAN DAGGER (kard) with straight single-edged watered steel blade with gold inlaid cusped inscription panel within a shaped panel of chiselled scrolling vine, the spine similar, the tapering cylindrical walrus-ivory faced handle with alternately plain and gold inlaid inscription cartouches, turban-shaped finial, 18/19th century, the later Caucasian cylindrical silver-gilt scabbard decorated with raised rings alternating with bands of floral niello work above a carved and nielloed floral panel, the reverse with vine around two inscription roundels, mock-woven tapering end with faceted nielloed boss, silver turban-shaped hanging loop, scabbard late 19th century