Lot 207:
AN OTTOMAN YATAGHAN SWORD
Description
Likely Greek work, the horn grips retained by numerous rivets, with well-embossed and engraved brass tangband, ferrule and reinforces. The lightly-recurved, bellied blade finely wrought of numerous layers of twistcore damascus steel and well finished. In its velvet-covered wooden scabbard with brass chape. First quarter of the 19th century. Grips abraded, areas of wear to blade and scabbard. Overall length 56cm/ 22 1/16 inches. Condition III
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