19TH CENTURY
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19th Century
With slightly curved single-edged blade cut with three fullers along its back-edge on each side, the hilt encased in nielloed silver-gilt chased with arabesques, one side of the base with nielloed Arabic inscription 'Its owner is....: its maker is Abdul...?', in original black leather-covered wooden scabbard with nielloed silver-gilt mounts decorated en suite with the hilt on the outside, the locket with a nielloed Arabic inscription within a coiled serpent 'Its owner is Ali Effendi: its maker Abdul. Salaam', and with two rings for suspension
30in. (77.5cm.)
19th Century
With slightly curved single-edged blade cut with three fullers along its back-edge on each side, the hilt encased in nielloed silver-gilt chased with arabesques, one side of the base with nielloed Arabic inscription 'Its owner is....: its maker is Abdul...?', in original black leather-covered wooden scabbard with nielloed silver-gilt mounts decorated en suite with the hilt on the outside, the locket with a nielloed Arabic inscription within a coiled serpent 'Its owner is Ali Effendi: its maker Abdul. Salaam', and with two rings for suspension
30in. (77.5cm.)