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AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR)
AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 19TH CENTURY
with tapering blade of watered steel, formed with a reinforced tip and central ridge on each face, the latter decorated with gold koftgari flowers and foliage, iron hilt comprising a pair of slender side bars and grip bars all decorated en suite with the blade
18.5 cm; 7 1/4 in blade
Sold for £950
AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 19TH CENTURY
with tapering blade of watered steel, formed with a reinforced tip and central ridge on each face, the latter decorated with gold koftgari flowers and foliage, iron hilt comprising a pair of slender side bars and grip bars all decorated en suite with the blade
18.5 cm; 7 1/4 in blade