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LOT 1329
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.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid-1980s to early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
Cf. Lebedynsky, J., Les Armes Orientales, Langres, 1992, pp.107ff.
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LOT 1329
Khandjar Type Iron Dagger
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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