Lot 266:
A RARE PERSIAN BOYS SHAMSHIR
Sold for: $800
Description
Rarely encountered, the staghorn grips with rolled pommel, the steel guard and tangband elaborately inlaid in silver. The robust, lightly-curved, single-edged blade wrought of fine Persian wootz and inlaid in gold with a circular cartouche containing a lion. In its brocade-covered wooden scabbard, with inlaid mounts en suite with the hilt. 19th c. Worn, inlay and brocade rubbed. Overall length 60.8cm. Condition III
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