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Dagger and sheath mid nineteenth century
Steel, silver, glass, coral, wood, silk | 60 cm (Length) (whole object) | RCIN 37881
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A long dagger with a double-edged steel blade, acutely pointed and deeply grooved on each side; unguarded hilt with incurved grip, overlaid in silver filigree and encrusted with coral. Red silk-covered wooden sheath with similarly inlaid silver and coral mounts.
Provenance
Part of the collection of arms and armour formed at Sandringham House by the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, late nineteenth century
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Medium and techniques
Steel, silver, glass, coral, wood, silk
Measurements
60 cm (Length) (whole object)
743.3 g (Weight) (whole object)
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Alternative title(s)
Dagger (qama) and scabbard