A silver-mounted kard with scabbard, Turkestan, 19th century. Slender single-edged blade of wootz-Damascus with (slightly rubbed) floral gold-inlay on bolster and grip frame. Riveted two-piece grip panels of crystalline walrus ivory with a grip cap of gilt silver, the obverse side florally embossed. Wooden scabbard covered with green shagreen leather, and stone-set silver fittings worked en suite. Length 44 cm. historic, historical, 19th century, Persian Empire, object, objects, stills, clipping, clippings, cut out, cut-out, cut-outs, thrusting, thrustings, bla,

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License: Licensed
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Keywords: 19th, arms, blade, blades, century, clipping, clippings, cut, cut-, cut-outs, empire, hand, handheld, kard, melee, object, objects, persian, scabbard, silver-mounted, single-edged, slender, stills, thrusting, thrustings, turkestan, weapon, weapons