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AUCTION 50: ANTIQUE MILITARIA, FALL 2024
Lot 296:
With a gilt-bronze horse-head-shaped pommel khanjar dagger, the eyes are set with turquoise. The gilt-bronze hilt is embellished with an engraved floral motif. With a slightly re-curved Wootz steel blade. Openwork gilt-brass-mounted scabbard covered in red original velvet, decorated with floral arabesques. The blade may be older than the mounts.
North India, 19th Century.
L: 13 3/4 in., (35 cm.)
Condition: The hilt has a small crack but it is tight. The blade is in its original condition and has not been resharpened. The scabbard shows a small crack at the throat.
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