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A PERSIAN SAFAVID DYNASTY SHAMSHIR SWORD

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military / Armory - Amour Start Price:2,250.00 USD Estimated At:4,500.00 - 5,500.00 USD
A PERSIAN SAFAVID DYNASTY SHAMSHIR SWORD
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
Of high quality, with horn grips and faceted steel pommel, both it and the guard wrought of fine Persian black wootz, the guard with fine gold-inlaid borders. The single-edged blade of lenticular cross-section and moderately curved, forged of the finest Kara Taban (brilliant black) Persian wootzdamascus steel in a dramatic and highly-contrasted ladder pattern with original finish. Beginning of the 18th century.Minor chip to one grip.Overall length 91.2 cm.
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