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LOT 2022
Mahdi Arm Dagger with Sheath
SUDAN, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
9 5/8 in. (136 grams, 24.5 cm).
Comprising a triangular two-edged blade with thick midrib running to the tip, carved wooden hilt with median band of horizontal ribbing, integral crossguard and pommel with a domed button; leather sheath with braided leather thong forming a thick suspension loop and leather-covered knop forming a chape. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
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LOT 2022
Mahdi Arm Dagger with Sheath
Estimate £70 - 90€81 - 104 (for guidance only)$95 - 122 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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