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A PERSIAN SHAMSHIR SABER

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:1,800.00 - 2,800.00 USD
A PERSIAN SHAMSHIR 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 large example, with antler grips and faceted steel pommel cap and guard with traces of gold inlay. The robust, shallowly curved and single-edged blade with a fuller and intermittent grooves at the spine, showing traces of Persian wootz damascus steel, and chiseled at the right forte with a circular cartouche inscribed with the name and title of Shah Abbas of Iran, ABBAS SHAH BANDE-YE VILAYET (r. 1588-1629.) In its hide-covered wooden scabbard with steel mounts. Light wear. Overall length 95 cm.
Condition II