Description: Dragon-shaped Ivory hilt Dagger
Remark – Straight rod blade is made of watered steel with ribbed ‘manga’. The upper band is engraved with floral pattern. The ivory hilt is minutely carved in the shape of a Chinese dragon which is affixed to the steel blade with a plain copper band engraved with ‘VTSS’ in Roman letters. Originally the hilt was studded with stones, but all the stones are now missing
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