Bidspirit auction | AN INDIAN SCISSORS KATAR DAGGER

AN INDIAN SCISSORS KATAR DAGGER - Of characteristic form, the hilt and forte of the blade elaborately inlaid with silver overall. When the grips are compressed, the blade springs apart to reveal an inner blade. Mid-19th century. Deaccessioned from the John Woodman Higgins Armory Museum, originally acquired January 31, 1927. Overall length 34cm.