AUCTION 43: ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOR

AN OTTOMAN SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER, (HANCER) TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY

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Start price: $1,000

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

Buyer's premium:

This 18th or 19th century Ottoman dagger has a silver mounted hilt of the usual type, a slightly curved blade with a pronounced central edge, and gold inlay decoration at the forte with verse one from Surah Al-Fath. The scabbard is made of wood mounted with silver.

L: 21 1/2 in., (55 cm.)

Condition: Very good, silver mounts are slightly worn.