Enamelled dagger

It is a straight-bladed dagger with a straight hilt and no guard. The blade tapers gradually and the hilt is thin, slender and delicate. It is similar to peshqabz (a variant of dagger) but while the latter is a sturdy weapon, the kard or dagger is a fanciful specimen generally carried by the queen or the princess. It can even be called a knife since it servers better than it cuts. This dagger has a single-edged blade of Damascus steel whose point is thickened to permit it to be passed through mail, if needed. The ram-shaped hilt of metal is profusely encrusted with rubies, emeralds and other jewels. The sheath of metal is delicately perforated with images of gods and goddesses.