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A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR)

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A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, with recurved double-edged blade formed with a reinforced point and a pair of fullers, iron hilt comprising quillons with small bud-shaped finials (guard incomplete), formed with a pierced and chiselled panel above decorated with a stylised lotus head, (knuckle-guard restored), integral grip with a writhen globular moulding, and elliptical pommel en suite, 34.5 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D120. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦