Lot 219:
A PERSIAN SHAMSHIR SWORD
Sold for: $2,500
Description
A quality example, with elephant grips and steel pommel and guard lavishly inlaid with gold. The fine blade wrought of fine, actively-grained Persian black wootz with distinct back edge and chiseled with a gold-inlaid cartouche inscribed, O ALI! In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with en suite steel suspension bands and chape finely inlaid with gold en suite with the hilt. Minor rubbing to blade and guard. Overall length 82.4cm. Condition II
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