An Ottoman circumcision knife with silver-gilt and ivory scabbard set with turquoise and mother-of-pearl, Turkey, 18th century and later blue glass hilt

the watered steel blade with etched inscription and gilt-decoration between three coral beads set into the blade, with a faceted blue-glass hilt, the richly designed scabbard comprising ivory set with mother-of-pearl, turquoise, metal and colourful motifs, including crescent moons and stars, the gilt mounts on each end with turquoise and colourful stones

In overall good condition, the scabbard bright, with few of minor decorative details missing, scabbard and dagger most probably put together at a later date, the blue-faceted hilt also a possible later replacement, as viewed.
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inscriptions

On one side: part of the Nada 'Ali quatrain.

On the other side:
…. Muluk (?) sultan malik tahir (?)
'… of Kings (?), Sultan Malik Tahir (?)'