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AN OTTOMAN YATAGHAN SWORD

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
AN OTTOMAN YATAGHAN 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 elephant grips with large ears and hilt mounts of silver retaining some gilding. The fine blade with chiseled motifs and elaborately inlaid in geometrical motifs and Arabic inscriptions including ALLAH and ‘ALI. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with embossed and engraved silver mounts. First half of the 19th century. One grip-ear and scabbard leather restored, light wear. Overall length 79.3 cm.
Condition III