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A fine Mughal shamshirlate 17th or early 18th century
8 June 2015, 10:00 PDT
San FranciscoSold for US$2,574 inc. premium
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A fine Mughal shamshir
late 17th or early 18th century
late 17th or early 18th century
Curved 33 inch single edged blade of dark wootz steel. Crossguard of wootz steel with slender languets, faceted fig-shaped quillon tips and decorated with panels of gold koftgari florals and borders framing diamond-shaped panels 'in-the-white'; gilded spine; pommel cap with gold overlaid florals and inscripting; elephant ivory grips scales molded for the fingers, each side of two pieces.
Condition: Blade with considerable wear to watered pattern on one side, the other showing a strong pattern with some small patches of staining. Hilt retaining most gilt decoration, the gripscales with age cracks, one side missing the steel spacer between the two scales.
See Illustration
Condition: Blade with considerable wear to watered pattern on one side, the other showing a strong pattern with some small patches of staining. Hilt retaining most gilt decoration, the gripscales with age cracks, one side missing the steel spacer between the two scales.
See Illustration
Footnotes
Note: Illustrated on page 62 of Arms of the Paladins, The Richard R. Wagner Jr. Collection of Fine Eastern Weapons by Oliver S. Pinchot.








