NORTH INDIA, LATE 18TH CENTURY
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A MUGHAL DAGGER (KHANJAR) AND SHEATH
NORTH INDIA, LATE 18TH CENTURY
The tapering double-edged watered steel blade with lightly reinforced tip, the celadon-green pistol-grip hilt with serrated leaves carved each side supporting delicate carved floral sprays, the upper terminal carved with encircling scrolling tendrils terminating in flowerheads and serrated leaves, simple red velvet-covered wooden sheath
Dagger 14¼in. (36.4cm.) long
NORTH INDIA, LATE 18TH CENTURY
The tapering double-edged watered steel blade with lightly reinforced tip, the celadon-green pistol-grip hilt with serrated leaves carved each side supporting delicate carved floral sprays, the upper terminal carved with encircling scrolling tendrils terminating in flowerheads and serrated leaves, simple red velvet-covered wooden sheath
Dagger 14¼in. (36.4cm.) long