A chiselled Ottoman khanjar, 17th century Double-edged wootz-Damascus steel blade with traces of gold plating and chiselled on both sides of the root with ornaments and calligraphic cartouches. Robust, fluted walrus ivory grip of lenticular cross-section. Silver scabbard from the 18th century decorated with a frieze of raised decorative rivets with finely struck floral cartouches with a different design on either side. Length 32 cm. Typical dagger from the time of the Turkish Wars with a scabbard of slightly later date. historic, historical, Otto, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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Keywords: 17th, asia, asian, blade, century, chiselled, double-edged, khanjar, orient, oriental, ottoman, steel, wootz-damascus