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An Indo-Persian Shamshir With Zulfiqar BladeLate 18th/Early 19th Century
27 November 2013, 13:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £2,000 inc. premium
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An Indo-Persian Shamshir With Zulfiqar Blade
Late 18th/Early 19th Century
Late 18th/Early 19th Century
With curved waved single-edged blade terminating in a pierced Zulfiqar point decorated with gold-damascening, each tip of diamond section, the forte retaining traces of gold-damascened decoration on both sides, hilt comprising border engraved silver quillon-block with a foliate cartouche on each side, pointed langets, and tapering quillons with faceted button terminals, steel grip-strap en suite with the blade, and rounded bone grips retained by twisted silver wire at the base (wrist-strap and pommel missing)
85 cm. blade
85 cm. blade








