Description
Kard dagger, India, early 19th century Single-edged straight blade of damascus steel, inlaid with gold, mainly on the heel with a floral half-lambrequin trimmed with regrained floral scrolls and two dates 1840 [?] and 1861. Flat back with a gold inlaid floral stem and a gold inlaid silk handle flanked by ivory plates. Length : 36 cm ; gross weight : 282 g Slight wear, trace of oxidation on the blade. An Indian Dagger Kard, early 19th century Collection of an amateur (lots 93 to 119).
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Kard dagger, India, early 19th century Single-edged straight blade of damascus steel, inlaid with gold, mainly on the heel with a floral half-lambrequin trimmed with regrained floral scrolls and two dates 1840 [?] and 1861. Flat back with a gold inlaid floral stem and a gold inlaid silk handle flanked by ivory plates. Length : 36 cm ; gross weight : 282 g Slight wear, trace of oxidation on the blade. An Indian Dagger Kard, early 19th century Collection of an amateur (lots 93 to 119).
