AN OTTOMAN BALKAN KNIFE WITH FOLIATE SILVER SHEATH, 19TH C.
The knife is in a typical Ottoman style and has a silver sheath with foliate repoussé decoration, the handle being similarly decorated. There are two attachment points for hanging the blade, one at the pommel and one near the throat of the sheath. The blade bears an inscription in Arabic script at its middle.
L: 10 3/4 in., (27.3 cm.)
Condition Report: Good overall. Minor staining on blade but mostly clean.
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The knife is in a typical Ottoman style and has a silver sheath with foliate repoussé decoration, the handle being similarly decorated. There are two attachment points for hanging the blade, one at the pommel and one near the throat of the sheath. The blade bears an inscription in Arabic script at its middle.
L: 10 3/4 in., (27.3 cm.)
Condition Report: Good overall. Minor staining on blade but mostly clean.
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