Oriental dagger
Blade is made of Damascus steel, lightly curved,
with 2 razors. On 19 cms. is embellished with stylized vegetable ornament. On the back
side under the cross-piece there is a trade-mark and inscription "(Author) Bersenev.
Zlatoust. 1998".
Box-tree haft, headed, middle and lower bush. Figured steel frame edges are cut in the
wood. Metal sheath is embellished with stylized vegetable ornament along all its length.
The tip ends with figured knob.
27 amethysts and topazes are embeded into the sheath and other metal parts.