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INDIA, 18TH CENTURY
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A GILT-HILTED WATERED-STEEL PUSH DAGGER (KATAR)
INDIA, 18TH CENTURY
The double-edged tapering blade with armour-piercing tip and a depressed central panel of watered steel, each side with a raised gilt depiction of a chained elephant with inset stones for eyes, the gilt hilt of typical form, the cross bars terminating in lotuses, in black leather sheath with gilt chap engraved with small floral panels
18¼in. (46.4cm.) long
INDIA, 18TH CENTURY
The double-edged tapering blade with armour-piercing tip and a depressed central panel of watered steel, each side with a raised gilt depiction of a chained elephant with inset stones for eyes, the gilt hilt of typical form, the cross bars terminating in lotuses, in black leather sheath with gilt chap engraved with small floral panels
18¼in. (46.4cm.) long
Special notice
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