Bidspirit auction | AN INDIAN DAMASCUS STEEL KATAR


AN INDIAN DAMASCUS STEEL KATAR WITH GOLD INLAY - With a sharp double-edged steel blade, with a thick medial ridge and armor-piercing tip, the forte, handle and grip finely decorated with koftgari (gold-damascened) decoration of vegetal sprays, arabesques, and rosettes. Northern India, 19th century. Dimensions: L: 17 1/8 in., (43.5 cm.) Condition: Very good