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A GOOD OLD ANTIQUE AND WELL MADE SEWAR DAGGER FROM SUMATRA, DATED BETWEEN 1900 TO 1940 AND LIKELY CLOSER TO THE 1900 DATE, THE SEWAR HAS A LAMINATED STEEL BLADE, NO NIKS OR OTHER DAMAGE AND IN FINE SHAPE FOR ITS AGE.
THE HILT IS OF CARVED BUFFALO HORN WITH SILVER WITH REPOUSSE FLORAL DESIGN FERRULE, THE BOLSTER IS PLAIN SILVER.
THE TOP SECTION OF THE SCABBARD IS MADE FROM CARVED BUFFALO HORN AND IS VERY VERY INTRICATELY CARVED, IT IS ATTACHED TO THE WOOD BOTTOM SECTION AND HAS SILVER THROAT AND BANDS - CHAPE ETC, THERE IS NO DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THAT I CAN SEE BUT DO CHECK THE PICS BEFORE BIDDING.
IN ALL A LOVELY OLD AND HEAVY WELL MADE PIECE WITH HIGH QUALITY SILVER.
THE KNIFE IS A GOOD WEIGHT IN THE HAND FOR A SMALL KNIFE AND FEELS A QUALITY MADE PIECE, GOOD FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS THE REAL THING COMPARED TO THE MORE RECENT ONES MADE FROM LESSER MATERIALS.
SIZE IS 11 INCHES IN SHEATH, OUT OF SHEATH 10 INCHES, BLADE IS 6-3/4 INCHES TO THE SILVER BOLSTER, THE SPINE IS QUITE THICK AT 1/8TH INCH AT THE HILT END AND THINS TOWARDS ITS TIP.
ALL SALES ARE FINAL WITH NO RETURN OPTION
BUYER MUST COMPLETE PAYPAL PAYMENT WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE AUCTION ENDING ''WITHOUT EXCEPTION'', I WILL NOT PUT UP WITH NON PAYMENT IN MY STATED TIME AND IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN THE STATED 48 HOURS THEN AN INSTANT NON PAID ITEM CASE WILL BE OPENED AGAINST YOU, TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY PLEASE, IF YOU CAN NOT MAKE PAYMENT IN THE GIVEN TIME THEN PLEASE DO NOT BID AND SAVE YOURSELF HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE EBAY SYSTEM FOR NON PAYERS.
OR MESSAGE ME AND ASK ME IF I WILL WAIT FOR PAYMENT BEFORE BIDDING, IN MOST CASES I WILL WAIT AS LONG AS I HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BEFORE AUCTION ENDING.
THIS IS NOTHING PERSONAL, IT IS ONLY DUE TO BAD EXPERIENCES IN THE PAST WITH A FEW NON PAYERS THAT MAKE IT BAD FOR OTHERS.