AN OTTOMAN BALKAN DAGGER WITH FOLIATE SILVER SCABBARD, 19TH C.
The dagger is in a typical Ottoman style and has a silver scabbard with foliate repoussé decoration, the handle being similarly decorated, and the pommel of a flattened shape with stamped decoration, possibly an Arabic character. There is a ring from which to hang the dagger at the throat of the scabbard. The curved blade bears an inscription in Arabic script along its length on both sides.
L: 17 3/8 in., (44 cm.)
Condition Report: Very good overall, with very minor pitting and staining on the blade.
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The dagger is in a typical Ottoman style and has a silver scabbard with foliate repoussé decoration, the handle being similarly decorated, and the pommel of a flattened shape with stamped decoration, possibly an Arabic character. There is a ring from which to hang the dagger at the throat of the scabbard. The curved blade bears an inscription in Arabic script along its length on both sides.
L: 17 3/8 in., (44 cm.)
Condition Report: Very good overall, with very minor pitting and staining on the blade.
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