Indian Main-Gauche Dagger
Overall length: 21.5 inches Blade length: 15.5 inches. An Indian steel parrying dagger, or main-gauche, designed in the Renaissance style. The weapon features a tapered, double-edged steel blade with a prominent ricasso. The hilt is composed of a steel cross-guard with two down-turned quillons terminating in flattened, rounded lobes, and a protective side ring guard. The grip is fashioned from dark-finished wood with diagonal fluted carving, terminating in a steel mushroom-shaped pommel. The blade's ricasso is marked with the impressed word INDIA. The accompanying scabbard is constructed of leather with a steel throat and chape.
Overall length: 21.5 inches Blade length: 15.5 inches. An Indian steel parrying dagger, or main-gauche, designed in the Renaissance style. The weapon features a tapered, double-edged steel blade with a prominent ricasso. The hilt is composed of a steel cross-guard with two down-turned quillons terminating in flattened, rounded lobes, and a protective side ring guard. The grip is fashioned from dark-finished wood with diagonal fluted carving, terminating in a steel mushroom-shaped pommel. The blade's ricasso is marked with the impressed word INDIA. The accompanying scabbard is constructed of leather with a steel throat and chape.
