India, probably Rajasthan or North India, circa 1840 - Lot 241

India, probably Rajasthan or North India, circa 1840 Beautiful Katar with zirrah-bouk tip. Dagger with double-edged blade, central edge and reinforced tip. The handle is formed by two long parallel bars linked by baluster braces, the whole richly damascened in gold with finely executed continuous floral scrolls on a blackened background. Wooden scabbard sheathed in olive-green velvet, with gilded, openwork brass clevis and fittings with vegetal decoration. Length: 43.5 cm An emblematic weapon of Mughal and Rajput India, associated with the warrior nobility and court elites, the katar was more often used for ceremonial or representational purposes than for actual combat. A fine straight, double-edged katar Katar with gold damascened continuous floral scrolls pattern, with velvet-covered scabbard, India, probably Rajasthan or North India, circa 1840.