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AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR) WITH DECORATED BLADE
AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR) WITH DECORATED BLADE, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY RAJASTHAN
with tapering blade formed with a reinforced tip, chiselled with scrolling lotus flowers and foliage within a broad central panel and etched in imitation of a watered pattern on each face, iron hilt formed of a pair of tapering side bars and moulded faceted grip-bars each with pierced terminals
19.5 cm; 7 3/4 in blade
Sold for £300
AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR) WITH DECORATED BLADE, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY RAJASTHAN
with tapering blade formed with a reinforced tip, chiselled with scrolling lotus flowers and foliage within a broad central panel and etched in imitation of a watered pattern on each face, iron hilt formed of a pair of tapering side bars and moulded faceted grip-bars each with pierced terminals
19.5 cm; 7 3/4 in blade