A good large dagger from Northern Turkey. The blade of extremely fine quality damascus wootz steel, double-edged and ridged along its centre. The forte decorated with two panels of thickly damascened gold in floral scrolling designs. Large solid black horn hilt decorated with two filigree silver mounts to the front. The sheath with chiselled silver mounts against a purple silk velvet fabric, the chape decorated with bound silver wire decoration. Retaining its original silver linked hanging chain with a decorative hollow silver-filigree ball at its end. 17.5 inches overall, the blade 10 inches approximately, 19th century.
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