NO RESERVE AUCTION

 YOU ARE BIDDING ON A UNIQUE, DECORATIVE AND HAND-CRAFTED VINTAGE (HANDLE AND SHEATH STYLED IN THE PERSIAN TRADITION) DAGGER. THE HANDLE AND SHEATH ARE  SOLID CONSTRUCTION  "NICKEL SILVER"  METAL  AND THE HANDLE IS CARVED IN THE SHAPE OF A HORSE'S HEAD..THE BLADE IS 100% STAINLESS STEEL. THE SHEATH CONTAINS A THICK CLOTH POCKET BRACKET TO FIRMLY HOLD THE DAGGER IN ITS SCABBARD. FIXED SINGLE BLADE DAGGER  NOT SPLIT. NO CRACKS OR DAMAGE TO THE HANDLE, SHEATH OR BLADE. 

 NOT A MASS PRODUCTION  ARTIFACT.  PURCHASED IN JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA IN 1972. SO AT LEAST 36 YEARS OLD. THERE IS INTRICATE AND DETAILED ETCHING THROUGHOUT ON THE HANDLE AND THE SHEATH.THE VALUE OF THIS DAGGER RESIDES IN ITS UNIQUE DESIGN, HANDY CRAFTMANSHIP, THE MATERIALS USED IN ITS CREATION, AND ITS AGE.  

MIDDLE-EASTERN VINTAGE DAGGERS OF THE SAME CRAFTSMANSHIP AND QUALITY, YET OF DIFFERENT DESIGNS, HAVE SOLD ON EBAY IN THE LAST MONTH BETWEEN $150 AND  $600. 

COULD BE DISPLAYED FLAT HORIZONTALLY OR HANGING ON A WALL EITHER LEVEL OR AT AN ANGLE. (ELEGANTLY BUILT-IN TINY NAIL HOLDER NEAR TOP OF SHEATH, AND AT THE SAME TIME THE BOTTOM OF THE SHEATH CAN REST ON ANOTHER SUPPORT NAIL). PLEASE REFER TO EXTENSIVE PHOTOS. 

 14.50" IN LENGTH... 7.75" BLADE LENGTH...HANDLE 5" IN LENGTH... HANDLE WIDTH 1.50" AT THE BASE.... HORSE'S HEAD LENGTH IS 2"...

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BIDDING......P.S: I HAVE MORE PHOTOS IF YOU NEED TO VIEW MORE.