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A Persian ShamshirQajar, 19th Century
23 July 2015, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,500 inc. premium
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Qajar, 19th Century
Qajar, 19th Century
With earlier European export blade with shallow yelman towards the point and cut with three fullers over most of its length along the back on each side, two of the fullers incised with a psudo inscription towards the forte on one side, the forte on one side deeply struck with an indistinct bladesmith's mark, hilt comprising quillon-block (some light pitting) damascened with gold foliage, pointed langets and downbent quillons each with stylised makara-head terminal, grip with tall slightly beaked pommel, and rounded ivory grips secured by three steel pins
80 cm. blade
80 cm. blade








