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46 AN OTTOMAN SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER (JAMBIYA), 19TH CENTURY with curved flat double-edged blade, shaped hilt almost entirely encased in silver, including bands of elaborate beadwork, filigree and rows of rattles, the grip with a central moulding set with a red paste, in its wooden scabbard encased in silver (top collar missing), the outer face chased en suite with the hilt and the inner with a loop for suspension 22.5 cm; 8⅞ in blade ‡ £400-600 47 A DECORATED OTTOMAN DAGGER (JAMBIYA), MOROCCO, LATE 19TH CENTURY with double-edged flat blade decorated with silver scrollwork on each face of the forte, the hilt entirely encased in gilt copper on the outer face and applied with red and blue coloured pastes in raised settings (losses), the inner face of sheet copper, embossed with flowers and conventional foliage on a punched ground, in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard with large mounts decorated en suite with the hilt, including chape with pronounced up-turned finial (losses) 25.5 cm; 10 in blade ‡ £300-400 48 AN OTTOMAN DAGGER (JAMBIYA), 19TH CENTURY with recurved medially ridged double-edged blade, decorated with gold on each face of the forte, iron hilt chiselled with an elephant and a tiger on each side, highlighted in silver (rubbed), in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard 20.5 cm; 8 in blade ‡ £250-300
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