Saber with Scabbard, blade possibly dated to A.H. 1191/A.D. 1777–78, Persian, Steel, wood, leather, ivory, gold, L. 39 1/4 in. (99.7 cm); L. of blade 32 3/4 in. (83.1 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 12 oz. (784 g); Wt. of scabbard 15 oz. (420 g), Swords, This is a classic example of a high-quality Iranian saber (shamshir) from the eighteenth century. The blade of crucible (“watered”) steel bears the names of the legendary Iranian swordsmith Asadullah of Isfahan and his patron Shah 'Abbas I of Persia (r
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Saber, Scabbard, blade, dated, .H, 1191/.D, 1777–78, Persian, Steel, wood, leather, ivory, gold, L, 39 1/4, 99.7 cm, blade 32 3/4, 83.1, Wt, 1 lb, 12 oz, 784 g, scabbard 15, 420, Swords, classic example, high-quality Iranian saber, shamshir, eighteenth century, crucible, watered, steel bears, names, legendary Iranian, swordsmith, Asadullah, Isfahan, patron Shah, Abbas I, Persia, r
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