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A PERSIAN QADDARA SHORTSWORD

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military / Armory - Amour Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,000.00 USD
A PERSIAN QADDARA SHORTSWORD
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 15 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 650 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 a
A massive example with polished staghorn grips and brass bosses, the straight, double-edged blade with offset fuller to each side, and elaborately inlaid in silver panels on the obverse, with two cartouches containing ALLAH! The reverse with two serpents inlaid in silver. In its velvet-covered wooden scabbard with finely embossed and engraved mounts depicting lions and serpents amongst flowering vines. Mid-19th century.Minor wear.Overall length 82.3 cm.
Condition II