18c OTTOMAN TURKISH PERSIAN KARD DAMASK KNIFE DAGGER Start Price USD 2,975.00 Current Price USD 2,975.00 Time Left 10 days 16 hours 56 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, November 17, 2008 End Time Friday, January 16, 2009 Location Bosto, MA See more about '18c OTTOMAN TURKISH PERSIAN KARD DAMASK KNIFE DAGGER' Description YOU ARE BIDDING ON extremely rare 18 century original Kard Islamic dagger knife of either Persian or Turkish origin. Description: Narrow hand forged Damask steel single-edged blade decorated in intricate silver and gold ornamentation. White bone handles. Wooden sheath is covered with velvet cloth and has brass fittings. Unmarked. Condition: Very good original condition, showing some wear and patina on metal parts and minor corrosion the blade. Minor cracks on the handle as shown. A Kard is a type of Islamic knife found in Turkey, Armenia, Persia, and all the way to India. Mostly used in the 18th century and before, it has a straight single edged blade and is usually no longer than 16 inches in length. It has no guard, and usually the handle was bone, iv0ry, or horn. It was mostly a stabbing weapon, and commonly the point would be reinforced to penetrate chain mail. A major characteristic of a kard is that the hilt is only partially covered by the sheath. Reference: (Not a part of this lot) Similar 18 century Persian Kard dagger in the collection of the State Hermitage museum in Russia: PLEASE NOTE: Due to constraints set forth by my consignor, it will be no returns or exchanges on this item. Please read the description carefully and ask all questions PRIOR to placing a bid Shipping: $35 within USA, $45 outside USA. Place a Bid!