A WOOD-HILTED OTTOMAN FRUIT DAGGER AND A CAUCASIAN
A WOOD-HILTED OTTOMAN FRUIT DAGGER AND A CAUCASIAN POCKET DAGGER
Ottoman Provinces and Caucasus, 19th - 20th century
Comprising a wood-hilted pocket dagger with a single-edged steel blade, marked 'AA', the tooled brown-leather scabbard decorated with lush vegetal tendrils, possibly a later addition, 20.5cm long including the scabbard; and a small Caucasian pocket dagger with double-edged spike steel blade, acid-etched with jagged lines and spirals, engraved and marked with a crescent moon on the forte, the hilt of typical shape with two floral bosses, 29.5cm long.
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A WOOD-HILTED OTTOMAN FRUIT DAGGER AND A CAUCASIAN POCKET DAGGER
Ottoman Provinces and Caucasus, 19th - 20th century
Comprising a wood-hilted pocket dagger with a single-edged steel blade, marked 'AA', the tooled brown-leather scabbard decorated with lush vegetal tendrils, possibly a later addition, 20.5cm long including the scabbard; and a small Caucasian pocket dagger with double-edged spike steel blade, acid-etched with jagged lines and spirals, engraved and marked with a crescent moon on the forte, the hilt of typical shape with two floral bosses, 29.5cm long.
