Bidspirit auction | Rare 17th C. Indian Islamic

Rare 17th C. Indian Islamic Deccan Era Fighting BHUJ - Rare 17th C. Indian Islamic Deccan Era Fighting BHUJ Dagger Sword of Early Wootz. Very rare and seldom encountered Battle weapon dating from the 1600s Deccan era, fully functional in oppose to most later fancy examples, this one built for most serious and efficient two-handed combat action, wearing a lovely recurved blade of very distinctive form showing fine watered patterns of early Wootz steel. Having reinforced spine and mounted on a very strong steel shaft bearing a very long early inscription and housing a long spiked dagger in its shaft for two handed operation in combat. Very rare and early Indian weapon, feels fantastic and extremely deadly in hands. Overall length: 40 1/2”. Blade length: 11 1/4”. Spike length: 12 1/2”