A gilded zulfikar
dating: early 20th Century provenance: India, Curved, undulated, single-edged blade, in damask, with typical double cusp and circular hole at the tip, chiselled and with gold inlays at the forte, with an inscription in Arabic inside a frame on both facets. Iron hilt of tulvar type, gold-inlaid with rinceaux and flowers, typical, disk-shaped, cusped pommel. length 98 cm.
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dating: early 20th Century provenance: India, Curved, undulated, single-edged blade, in damask, with typical double cusp and circular hole at the tip, chiselled and with gold inlays at the forte, with an inscription in Arabic inside a frame on both facets. Iron hilt of tulvar type, gold-inlaid with rinceaux and flowers, typical, disk-shaped, cusped pommel. length 98 cm.
