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LOT 1509
Indo-Persian Inlaid Iron Talwar with Scabbard
20TH CENTURY A.D.
25 1/4 in. (823 grams, 64 cm).
Comprising a curved damascened steel blade, hilt with horse-head pommel, knuckle-guard and stub quilolons; scabbard with two suspension points, inlaid white-metal detailing.
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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Indo-Persian Inlaid Iron Talwar with Scabbard
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Comprising a curved damascened steel blade, hilt with horse-head pommel, knuckle-guard and stub quilolons; scabbard with two suspension points, inlaid white-metal detailing. 823 grams, 64 cm
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