An Afghan pouluar, circa 1800, Sturdy single-edged blade of wootz Damascus with double fullers on both sides and a broad, double-edged point. a smith's mark on the obverse. The typical iron grip finely chiselled, with stylised dragon's heads and openwork lateral guard. Length 89 cm. Includes fragments of the original wooden scabbard, partially covered in shagreen leather, with the iron chape. Length 89 cm. Persian, Orient, Oriental, Asia, Asian, historic, historical 19th century, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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Keywords: 19th, afghan, blade, century, pouluar, single-edged, sturdy, wootz