A fine Mughal jade-hilted push dagger (katar)
North India, 18th/ 19th Century
with tapering double-edged blade of polished watered-steel, the hilt of carved celadon jade, with angled guard to the forte, the grip in the form of two baluster-shaped crossguards, the front, reverse and crossguards decorated with incised chevron design, the interior and outer edges of the hilt carved with stylised floral sprays, the velvet clad scabbard with applied metal thread decoration and openwork gold fitting to tip
38.5 cm. long