Kard dagger, Iran qâjâr, early 19th century Straight single-edged blade in damascus steel, the heel engraved with a half-lambrequin flowered with gold inlaid center and edges. The flat back with a ridge and engraved decoration of fleurons and cartouches enhanced with gold extending on the silk of the handle flanked by two bone plates. Length : 32,8 cm Traces of rust, a part of the handle disassembled, gold decoration slightly erased. Publication: D'ALLEMAGNE Henry-René, Du Khorassan au pays des Backhtiaris, trois mois de voyage en Perse, Tome II, Paris: 1911, p. 93. A Qajar Dagger Kard, Iran, early 19th century Collection of an amateur (lots 93 to 119).