A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (CHILANUM), 16TH/17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY HYDERABAD, with curved broad blade formed with a stout point and a pair of board fullers on each face, iron hilt comprising large langets with shaped terminals, V-shaped guard, broad slightly curved pommel with moulded baluster button, integral faceted grip interrupted by a central baluster moulding, decorated throughout in silver enriched with gold including foliage and inscriptions (worn, pitted), 38.0 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D86. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
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