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Lot 73
A Persian Shamshir19th Century
6 April 2006, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £660 inc. premium
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19th Century
19th Century
With curved single-edged watered blade (some wear and minor pitting), hilt comprising quillon-block chiselled on each side within gold line borders, tapering quillons with button terminals, bone grips retained by twisted silver wire at the base, silver grip-strap chased with foliage, and later steel pommel-cap, in wooden scabbard covered in floral leather with silver chape embossed and chased with foliage, and two steel suspension mounts chiselled on each side with a bird attacked by a hawk within a gilt beaded border (steel parts worn, some pitting)
80 cm. blade
80 cm. blade








