A TURKISH KNIFE with single-edged blade damascened with gold at the forte on each side, gold-damascened collar, gold-inlaid hardstone handle, and leather-covered scabbard; a Tibetan or Japanese knife with pierced brass hilt and leather-covered scabbard mounted in iron, copper and brass; a Ceylonese piha-kaetta with carved ivory grips; a Malaysian kris with ivory garuda hilt, in wooden scabbard; a Javanese kris with ivory hilt carved with flowers and foliage; a horn-handled knife with nielloed silver-gilt filigree pommel, in leather-covered scabbard; and a Moroccan jambiya

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A TURKISH KNIFE with single-edged blade damascened with gold at the forte on each side, gold-damascened collar, gold-inlaid hardstone handle, and leather-covered scabbard; a Tibetan or Japanese knife with pierced brass hilt and leather-covered scabbard mounted in iron, copper and brass; a Ceylonese piha-kaetta with carved ivory grips; a Malaysian kris with ivory garuda hilt, in wooden scabbard; a Javanese kris with ivory hilt carved with flowers and foliage; a horn-handled knife with nielloed silver-gilt filigree pommel, in leather-covered scabbard; and a Moroccan jambiya
8½in. to 19in. (7)

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