Khanjar dagger, India, dated 1237 H / 1821 Dagger with curved wooden handle and curved double-edged steel blade with central edge. The heel is gold-inlaid with bifid palmette friezes and inscriptions on one side containing the date 1237 H / 1821. Wooden scabbard with embossed brass fittings and engraved scales, the central part covered with ochre velvet. Length: 47.8 cm Some wear and accidents, traces of oxidation on the blade, partially faded inlaid decoration. A Dagger Khanjar, India, dated

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