SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY
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AN OTTOMAN KILIJ
SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY
WITH BROAD BLADE DAMASCENED AT THE FORTE WITH GOLD INSCRIPTIONS 'I TRUST IN GOD' AND 'IN THE NAME OF GOD THE CLEMENT, THE MERCIFUL', SILVER-GILT HILT WITH ASSOCIATED STRAIGHT QUILLONS (DAMAGED) ENGRAVED WITH SCROLLWORK AND FOLIAGE, HORN GRIPS SHAPED FOR THE FINGERS (ONE STUD MISSING), SWORD-KNOT, AND LEATHER-COVERED SCABBARD WITH SILVER-GILT MOUNTS EMBOSSED IN LOW RELIEF WITH SCROLLS, FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE
26½IN. (67.3CM.) BLADE
SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY
WITH BROAD BLADE DAMASCENED AT THE FORTE WITH GOLD INSCRIPTIONS 'I TRUST IN GOD' AND 'IN THE NAME OF GOD THE CLEMENT, THE MERCIFUL', SILVER-GILT HILT WITH ASSOCIATED STRAIGHT QUILLONS (DAMAGED) ENGRAVED WITH SCROLLWORK AND FOLIAGE, HORN GRIPS SHAPED FOR THE FINGERS (ONE STUD MISSING), SWORD-KNOT, AND LEATHER-COVERED SCABBARD WITH SILVER-GILT MOUNTS EMBOSSED IN LOW RELIEF WITH SCROLLS, FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE
26½IN. (67.3CM.) BLADE