Khanjar Dagger
- Culture: Indian
- Medium: steel, white jade, gold and rubies
- Measurements: 37.6 x 6.4 x 2.3 cm
- Acquirer: King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)
- Provenance: presented to King Edward VII, when Prince of Wales, during his tour of India in 1875-76 by Bir Narsingh Kunwar, Maharaja Jung Bahadur Rana [Prime Minister] of Nepal
This Khanjar dagger comes with a two edged re-curved blade with two deep grooves each side terminating in open-work scrolls. The blade is thickened at point, while the hilt of green jade with a scrolled pommel set with rubies in a floral design.
Source: Copyright 2015 © Royal Collection Trust/Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
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