AUCTION # 33 ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOR & DECORATIONS

A RARE RUSSIAN ZLATOUST EARRED-POMMEL STEEL-MOUNTED DAGGER

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Start price: $1,000

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

Buyer's premium:

A rare Russian steel-mounted hunting dagger in steel mounts with a pointy single-edged blade with one narrow fuller on each side, a very unusual grip carved of bone with a steel-eared pommel. The shape of the pommel is of the style of a Turkish yatagan which is rare for Zlaoust-made weapons. The scabbard is made of wood covered in black leather with steel mounts. Late 19th – early 20th cc.

Dimensions: L: 16 1/4 in., (41 cm.)

Condition: Very good.