Saber (Shamshir) with Scabbard, hilt and scabbard, dated 1819; blade, 18th century

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Saber (Shamshir) with Scabbard, hilt and scabbard, dated 1819; blade, 18th century, probably Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, probably Indian; hilt and scabbard, Indian, probably Lucknow, Steel, silver, enamel, ivory, gold, glass, L. with scabbard 38 3/4 in. ( cm); L. without scabbard 36 1/4 in. ( cm); L. of blade 31 1/8 in. ( cm); Wt. 3 lb. 6 oz. (1521 g); Wt. of scabbard 3 lb. 3 oz. (1435 g), Swords, The grip bears a gold plaque indicating that this saber was presented in 1819 to Captain Hugh Caldwell of the Bengal Army by his commander. The saber is mounted in engraved and enameled silver typical of Lucknow, where a distinctive school of enameled metalwork flourished starting in the late eighteenth century

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