19TH CENTURY
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A Shamshir
19th Century
With curved single-edged blade etched over its entire length on both sides (one side worn) with Turkish inscriptions in thulth containing an invocation to 'Ali (son-in-law of the Prophet) the only hero and wielder of the two-bladed sword', and to his family, engraved brass hilt with bud finials to the quillons, and dark horn grip-scales (chipped)
30in. (76.9cm.) blade
19th Century
With curved single-edged blade etched over its entire length on both sides (one side worn) with Turkish inscriptions in thulth containing an invocation to 'Ali (son-in-law of the Prophet) the only hero and wielder of the two-bladed sword', and to his family, engraved brass hilt with bud finials to the quillons, and dark horn grip-scales (chipped)
30in. (76.9cm.) blade