Knife/dagger/sword in steel, slightly curved towards the tip, hilt decorated in bands of iron? and steel?, 'castellated' pommel. Sheath of wood or leather covered in white canvas, leather strap covered with white canvas, with metal buckle.
Item: dagger knife
Catalogue#: ABDUA 63820
One of a pair of daggers, made of 'buffalo's horn' (Michie 1887), hilt decorated with circles and dots. Old hand-written label on hilt. Inscription: Label: East Indian Daggers made of Buffalo's Horn
Carved wooden object. Michie (1887) describes this as a dirk, Reid (1912) as a dagger, Hunt (1981) as a weaving peg. Inscription: In ink on the point in cursive style: New Zealand dirk