Steel dagger, Mughal Empire, 16th century AD
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The handle looks sharpened itself..
It doesn’t look safe to handle at all, probably meant for decoration…
I wonder a lot of the time if the handle didn’t simply rot away on many of these, braided rope or some other soft materials?
That would be my bet
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