A silver-mounted Ottoman double knife,circa 1720 Each has a single-edged blade of wootz Damascus with a shallow fuller on both grip mountings are of gilded silver with extremely fine engraved and embossed flowery intact crystalline walrus ivory grip scabbard covered with silver-sewn,shagreen leather,and with long silver mountings worked en length double knife of high quality workmanship from the period of the Turkish wars.,historic,historical,18th century,Ottoman Empire,thrusting,thru,Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

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