A FINE GOLD-INLAID KOFTGARI KATAR DAGGER, INDIA, 19TH CEN.

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Start price: $700

Estimated price: $1,200 - $1,700

Buyer's premium: 28%

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A large Katar dagger with a Damascus steel blade with two fuller on each side and reinforced tip for armor-piercing (Zirrah bouk), with a characteristic handle cast in steel inlaid with gold koftgari. The scabbard is of pierced steel featuring gilded birds and a floral motif made with gold koftgari.India, 19th cen.

Dimensions: L: 18 5/5 in., (46.5 cm.)

Condition: Very good.

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