A BOSNIAN KNIFE WITH BONE-INLAID GRIP, LATE 19TH CENTURY, SA...

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A BOSNIAN KNIFE WITH BONE-INLAID GRIP, LATE 19TH CENTURY, SARAJEVO, OTTOMAN

A slightly curved back carving knife with a sword mark engraved near the forte and a brass mount, the riveted bone hilt richly decorated with star and circular brass inlays, with a brass-covered wooden scabbard, the engraved sword symbolises the Bektashi Order, which was popular in Anatolia and the Balkans, the knife 32cm, the scabbard 22,6cm

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Auction Date:
30th Jan 25 at 2:30pm GMT

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