Mughal or Rajput, this dagger is made from a single piece of wootz, or damascened, steel, featuring a curved, double-edged blade with a middle edge and two gutters. The simple yet elegant handle features a diamond-shaped grip that divides at the pommel into two wings, with a central motif ending in a bud-shaped finial. 

Exhibition and publication: - Howard Ricketts, Philippe Missillier, Splendeur des Armes orientales, Paris, 1988, p.90, n°145, ill.