An opulently decorated indish kard
Lot-No. 16
Proceeds : 1.200 €
India, 18th/19th cent. Steel with gold painting. Dagger with straight single edged blade and reinforced point. Handle adorned with fighting animals and curled to an animals head with inlaid eyes, consealing a hidden compartment. In a leather sheath with matching knife containing another hidden blade in the knob. L. 35 cm. - The kard was used in India and Persia since the 14th cent. Its reinforced point was used to penetrate chain mail.
An opulently decorated indish kard
An opulently decorated indish kard
Lot-No. 16
Proceeds : 1.200 €
India, 18th/19th cent. Steel with gold painting. Dagger with straight single edged blade and reinforced point. Handle adorned with fighting animals and curled to an animals head with inlaid eyes, consealing a hidden compartment. In a leather sheath with matching knife containing another hidden blade in the knob. L. 35 cm. - The kard was used in India and Persia since the 14th cent. Its reinforced point was used to penetrate chain mail.
