Khandjar Type Iron Dagger

19TH CENTURY A.D.

12 3/4 in. (119 grams, 32.5 cm).

The lentoid-section blade curved with a narrow point, the hilt comprising a wooden grip with reserved and hatched median collar; heart-shaped pommel; decorative iron studs.

Provenance

Acquired in the mid-1980s to early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.

Literature

Cf. Lebedynsky, J., Les Armes Orientales, Langres, 1992, pp.107ff.

CONDITION

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