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LOT 1046
Khandjar Type Dagger
19TH CENTURY A.D.
12 1/2 in. (118 grams, 32 cm long).
A very large iron dagger, curved with a thick double edge blade, handle composed of wood and iron, ornately decorated with lozenges, fastened by eight iron flat-headed rivets.
ProvenancePrivate family collection formed in London, mid 1980s to early 1990s.
LiteratureSee similar blades in Lebedynsky, J., Les Armes Orientales, Langres, 1992, pp.107ff.
FootnotesAmong the various Arab dagger groups, the one from North Africa is characterised by rather fine blades made in the Turkish-Persian style. Usually the handles (in wood, ivory and metal) feature a large rounded pommel in the guise of peacock feathers. This type is common in Morocco, Tunisia and all the way to Egypt, and is a type of Khandjar usually called Koummiya or Goummiya (a term later adopted in Spanish as Goumia, to indicate all the short Arab daggers).
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LOT 1046
Khandjar Type Dagger
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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A pair of smooth-bore flintlock pistols of about 5mm bore formed as a knife and fork (two tines) set; with steel blades (the knife with a profile bust maker's mark) with the pistols contained within the brass foliate engraved handles, firing to the rear; each fitted with finely made steel single action flintlock mechanism to sides; contained in the original velvet-lined mahogany case with hinged lid and brass catches; actions in working order. 1.31 kg total, case 30 x 13 cm
Acquired Peter Wilson Auction, 2020, lot 13. Property of a Kent collector. Accompanied by lot ticket.
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