Lot 37
An Indo-Persian All-Steel Shamshir19th Century
23 July 2015, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £187.50 inc. premium
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19th Century
19th Century
With curved single-edged blade incised with Persian verses over its entire length on both sides, and steel hilt retaining faint traces of silver-damascened decoration and comprising tapering langets each with shaped terminal, quillons with button terminals, and grip of octagonal section tapering up to a curved rounded pommel (some wear and light pitting)
82.2 cm. blade
82.2 cm. blade