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Originally Posted by Philip
As Ward noted the right side is partly illegible, but from what's there, I can make out what might well be "Kalb 'Ali", with "Allah" above it.
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Charles
Found this
It is quite possible this dagger belong to him or was from his armoury? If you look closely at the dagger in his belt it does resemble your piece?
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sir_Kalb_Ali_Khan,_Nawab_of_Rampur_(1832-1887).jpg
Sir Kalb Ali Khan, Nawab of Rampur (1832-1887).Hajji Nawab Kalb Ali Khan Bahadur (1834-23 March 1887) was a Nawab of the princely state of Rampur from 1865 to 1887. Succeeding his father, Sir Yusef Ali Khan Bahadur, he continued his father's good works, expanding the Rampur library, constructing the Jama Masjid for Rs.3 lakhs and encouraging the spread of education, architecture, literature and art in general. A gifted ruler, Sir Kalb Ali Khan was highly literate in Arabic and Persian and patronised scholars from across India and the Islamic world. He was a member of John Lawrence's council from 1878 to his death, attended the Delhi Durbar of Queen Victoria and was granted a personal salute of 17-guns. He was succeeded at his death in 1887, aged 53, by his son, Muhammad Mushtaq Ali Khan Bahadur. [1]