A decorative dagger made of Damascus (an iron alloy) with a silver wire inlay work case. Indian Rajasthani Koftgiri work (silver wire inlay work) on the sheath is a rare art practiced by very few craftsmen. The hilt of the dagger is uniquely...

Koftgari is ornamental work produced by inlaying steel with silver. A variety of damascening that is much used in the arts of India. It is a type of antiqued metalwork where thick wire is hammered into the undercut grooves. The dagger you see...