Text Box: The type of engraving on the scabbard is called "niello." Niello is a dark colored mixture made of silver, sulfur, and lead. Text Box: Some daggers were used for hunting; some were worn to show everyone that the owner belongs to royalty. Text Box: Dagger and Scabbard, Indian, 18th Century

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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