Dagger A / Sheath B - Straight metal dagger (hanjar?) with three vertical grooves on each side of blade and two small crosses near handle on one side only. Rhino horn (?) handle with engraved silver and copper at top and bottom edges. Matching silver and copper engrave sheath with two silver rings, one on each side. Typical of Jewish metalworkers.
"Khanjar". Double edged steel blade, straight sides tapering to a point. Medial ridge on both faces. Very blunt edges. Groove along each edge forming a point on each face about 8 cm. from point of blade. Relief and engraved decoration in floral pattern, gilded, on both faces near grip. Tang inserted in two-piece ivory grip which has a wide silver binding ornamented with numerous studs. Two (originally four?) silver nails.
Double-edged steel blade tapering to point, inscribed: “Mskomen 1889” and “Sarajevo 1889”. Two-piece ivory grip with concave sides near the triangular end, the ivory decorated with brass and red stone studs and annulets. Brass socket at base of grip continued into brass band all around.Inscribed
Curved, double-edged blade, tapering to point, wide shallow groove and pronounced medial ridge on both faces for most of length. White jade handle. Continuous chevron pattern on grip, floral scroll on wide base and five lotus buds in the round on top of knob.
Sheath covered with megenta felt on one side and with silver filagree on other, ornamented with six heavy silver rings. Attached to belt of red and silver metallic cloth.
