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A PERSIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR)
A PERSIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY
with double-edged blade of watered steel, formed with a medial ridge and decorated with gold foliage within an ornamental framework on each side of the forte, and engraved iron hilt decorated with flowers and calligraphic cartouches within gilt frames
30.2 cm; 12 in blade
Sold for £400
A PERSIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY
with double-edged blade of watered steel, formed with a medial ridge and decorated with gold foliage within an ornamental framework on each side of the forte, and engraved iron hilt decorated with flowers and calligraphic cartouches within gilt frames
30.2 cm; 12 in blade