An Ottoman silver-mounted shamshir, circa 1820. Curved single edge blade of wootz Damascus. Silver grip frame and quillons decorated with floral engravings. Riveted rhinoceros horn grip scales with a grooved pommel. Wooden scabbard covered with shagreen leather and sewn with silver wire. Silver mountings engraved en suite. Well preserved, beautiful sabre. Length cm. historic, historical, 19th century, Ottoman Empire, object, objects, stills, clipping, clippings, cut out, cut-out, cut-outs, weapon, arms, weapons, arms,

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Keywords: 19th, arms, blade, century, clipping, clippings, curved, cut, cut-, cut-outs, edge, empire, object, objects, ottoman, shamshir, silver-mounted, single, stills, weapon, weapons