AUCTION 31: ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOR AND DECORATIONS

A FINE GOLD KOFTGARI KATAR DAGGER, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

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Start price: $1,000

Estimated price: $1,500 - $2,000

Buyer's premium:

A large Katar dagger with Damascus steel blade with two fuller on each side and reinforced tip for armor-piercing (Zirrah bouk), with a characteristic handle cast in steel inlaid with gold koftgari. The scabbard is of pierced steel featuring gilded birds and a floral motif made with gold koftgari.

Dimensions: L: 18 5/5 in., (46.5 cm.)

Condition: Very good