Saber with Scabbard, blade possibly dated to 1191 1777–78

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Saber with Scabbard, blade possibly dated to 1191 1777–78, Persian, Steel, wood, leather, ivory, gold, L. 39 1/4 in. ( cm); L. of blade 32 3/4 in. ( cm); Wt. 1 lb. 12 oz. (784 g); Wt. of scabbard 15 oz. (420 g), Swords, This is a classic example of a high-quality Iranian saber (shamshir) from the eighteenth century. The blade of crucible (“watered”) steel bears the names of the legendary Iranian swordsmith Asadullah of Isfahan and his patron Shah 'Abbas I of Persia (r

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