Lot 456:
AN AFGHAN SHASHKA-TYPE SABER
Sold for: $300
Description
A rare form, displaying design characteristics derived from both Central Asian sabers and the Cossack shashka. The bone grips in two sections, with steel bolster, the heavy, single-edged blade with chamfered edge. In its tooled leather-covered wooden scabbard with steel mounts. Beginning of the 20th century. Overall length 97 cm. Tangband loose at pommel. Condition IV
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