[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Dagger and sheath # Dagger and sheath This dagger was made within the Mughal empire in the 18th century. The slightly recurved, double-edged, watered steel blade has a central ridge and is set into a pale grey nephrite hilt in the form of a pistol grip, with a scroll cross-guard that has been inset with four large and four small, round ruby cabochons. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1695–1704 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-99-a-1955](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-99-a-1955) · Pramāṇa