Dagger (Pesh-kabz) with Sheath, late 18th–early 19th century, Indian, Mughal, Jade, steel, silver, wood, velvet, ruby, gold, L. with sheath 17 13/16 in. (45.2 cm); L. without sheath 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm); L. of blade 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 2.3 oz. (518.8 g); Wt. of sheath 4.3 oz. (121.9 g), Daggers, Daggers of this type, called pesh-kabz in Persian, have a straight or curved single-edged blade of T-shaped cross-section that tapers to an acute point. They were used in Iran and northern India in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
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Dagger, Pesh-kabz, Sheath, late 18th–early 19th century, Indian, Mughal, Jade, steel, silver, wood, velvet, ruby, gold, L, sheath 17 13/16, 45.2 cm, 15 7/8, 40.3, blade 11 1/4, 28.6, W, 2 1/8, 5.4, Wt, 1 lb, 2.3 oz, 518.8 g, 4.3, 121.9, Daggers, type, pesh-kabz, Persian, straight, curved single-edged blade, T-shaped cross-section, tapers, acute point, Iran, northern India, eighteenth, nineteenth centuries
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