An Indian steel dagger with watered steel blade decorated in gilt damascened with scrolling cartouches, the bowenite hilt modelled as a horse's head and inlaid in stones with foliate bands, black velvet scabbard -- 12¼.in.long; and another dagger with similar blade decorated with calligraphic cartouches, the black soapstone hilt modelled as a hound's head and inlaid in stones with flowering branches, black velvet scabbard -- 15.in.long. (2)

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An Indian steel dagger with watered steel blade decorated in gilt damascened with scrolling cartouches, the bowenite hilt modelled as a horse's head and inlaid in stones with foliate bands, black velvet scabbard -- 12¼.in.long; and another dagger with similar blade decorated with calligraphic cartouches, the black soapstone hilt modelled as a hound's head and inlaid in stones with flowering branches, black velvet scabbard -- 15.in.long. (2)

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