A BUFFALO HORN-HILTED DAGGER (KHANJAR) Northern India
A BUFFALO HORN-HILTED DAGGER (KHANJAR)
Northern India, 19th century
With a double-edged curved wootz steel blade, the back embellished with gold-damascened (koftgari) palmettes on both sides, the forte with koftgari inscriptions invoking Allah and seeking blessing, the handle made of buffalo horn and ending in a typical curved round pommel, 44.2cm long.
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A BUFFALO HORN-HILTED DAGGER (KHANJAR)
Northern India, 19th century
With a double-edged curved wootz steel blade, the back embellished with gold-damascened (koftgari) palmettes on both sides, the forte with koftgari inscriptions invoking Allah and seeking blessing, the handle made of buffalo horn and ending in a typical curved round pommel, 44.2cm long.
