An Ottoman shamshir, circa 1830 Curved single-edged wootz-Damascus blade with "Dm Kr Rn(?)" engraved on the back of the blade. Simple brass quillons. Fluted silver grip strap and riveted horn grip scales. Leather-covered wooden scabbard with smooth brass mountings. Length 96 cm. The initials on the back of the blade may possibly indicate that a European officer carried this weapon as a fashionable sabre à la mameluke. historic, historical, 19th century, Ottoman Empire, object, objects, stills, clipping, clippings, cut out, cut-out, cut-outs, sabr, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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