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AN OTTOMAN KARABELA SABER

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 3,500.00 USD
AN OTTOMAN KARABELA SABER
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 16 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 300 lots of choice antique arms and armor including armor, helmets, shields, swords, daggers, battleaxes, maces, halberds, matchlocks, flintlocks and percussion pieces will be offered. Our fine selection for 2013 includes broadswords, baskethilts, shamshirs, shashkas, palas, kindjals, khanjars, tulwars and spears, as well as chain mail and breastplates. This sale will also include important swords and daggers from the Greek War of Independence and the armor of the K...
A rare type of classic form, probably Ottoman Court Workshop. The dark horn grips inlaid with engraved and profiled geometrical silver plaques, the guard of silver, chiseled, engraved, and struck with the tugra of Sultan Ahmed III (r. 1703-1730 c.e.) The long, lightly-curved and fullered blade with distinct yelman or back edge.Beginning of the 18th century.Minor wear and sharpening marks to blade.Overall length 90.2 cm. Condition II