Pesh kabz dagger; Iran or northern India, late 18th - early 19th century.

Pesh kabz dagger; Iran or North India, late 18th - early 19th century.
Carved nephrite, brass and steel blade.
It shows wear.
Measurements: 41 x 5 x 2,5 cm (frame).
The pesh-kabz or peshkabz is a type of Indo-Persian knife designed to penetrate chain mail and other types of armor. The word is also spelled pesh-qabz or pish-ghabz and means "front hilt" in Persian; it was borrowed into the Hindustani language. Originally created during Safavid Persia, it became widespread in Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent during the Mughal period.