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A PERSIAN SHAMSHIR SWORD

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:1,500.00 - 1,700.00 USD
A PERSIAN SHAMSHIR SWORD
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...
The hilt with steel pommel cap and dark horn grips with silver wire wrap, the guard with worn gold inlaid decoration. The blade moderately curved, and forged of Persian black wootz damascus steel with an active and complex pattern, with rare incipient back edge. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard. Late 17th-early 18th century. Scabbard well worn. Overall length 90.8 cm.
Condition II