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Lot 536:
Description
A fine example, the hilt heavily embellished overall with gold in fine and complex intertwining vegetal motifs, the blade forged of fine silver-gray wootz damascus steel with pronounced central rib developing into an armor-piercing tip. In its later scabbard. Second quarter of the 19th century. Very light pitting to blade. Overall length 45.5 cm. Condition I
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