Measurements
length: 11 3/4"
blade: 6 15/16"
blade width: 2"
grip and pommel: 4 3/4"
interior grip length: 2 3/4"
weight: 10.6 oz

Strongly double-curved blade, large lunette pommel. From southern India, in the area of Vizianagram. Wood and horn grip. A rarely encountered type of dagger, circa mid 1700's to early 1800's. Leather-covered wooden scabbard is damaged at the tip, may be 50-100 years newer than the dagger.