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An Unusual Ivory-Hilted Indian Shamshir18th/19th Century
22 April 2009, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £4,320 inc. premium
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18th/19th Century
18th/19th Century
With curved finely watered single-edged blade with two brass-inlaid cartouches on one side towards the forte, the cartouches inscribed 'I put my trust in God' and 'Work of Muhibb ali Khurasani' in brass-inlaid Arabic script respectively, the hilt of circular section with pointed langets, waisted button quillons, and pommel carved in the round as a dragon's head of Ceylonese kastana type with snarling mouth and flowing mane
80.3 cm. blade
80.3 cm. blade








