Sold for:
$575
$575
Two Interesting Indian Knives, a tiger's tooth handled short blade, with silver mountings engraved "This tooth commemorates the escape of W. Harwood from the Jaws of a Tyger [sic] at Denapore in Bengal on 15 Jan'y 1776," with morocco covered case; together with a late 19th century Gurkha knife, with possible rhinoceros horn handle, with leather sheath, lg. 8 1/2 and 16 1/4 in., respectively.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2001-07-14
