Description
Kindjal dagger, Iran qâjâr, 19th century Straight steel blade with double edge and central ridge, the heel inlaid with a gold mantling inscribed with the date 1121 H / 1709. Handle in gendarme hat trimmed with walrus ivory plates, each carved with a fight of animals and birds framing cartouches decorated with characters. Small turquoise cabochons enhancing the whole. Length : 37 cm ; gross weight : 224 g Traces of rust on the blade, one cabochon missing. A Qajar Dagger Kindjal, Iran, 19th century
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Kindjal dagger, Iran qâjâr, 19th century Straight steel blade with double edge and central ridge, the heel inlaid with a gold mantling inscribed with the date 1121 H / 1709. Handle in gendarme hat trimmed with walrus ivory plates, each carved with a fight of animals and birds framing cartouches decorated with characters. Small turquoise cabochons enhancing the whole. Length : 37 cm ; gross weight : 224 g Traces of rust on the blade, one cabochon missing. A Qajar Dagger Kindjal, Iran, 19th century