TURKISH saber, 18th century.

Steel, silver, white metal, horn, wood, gold, overall length with scabbard 97 cm, without scabbard 92.5 cm, blade 80 cm, width 32 mm, thickness 8 mm
Description

Steel head; on the hilt on both lobes etched ornament with inscriptions in Arabic alphabet. Handle open. Tailpiece of white metal, straight with whiskers, decorated with an engraved ornament. Handle facings made of horn with an etched ornament of silver and gold: stars in a point frame. Leather upholstery. Expansive head, The ridges of the facings framed by a strip of white metal. Wooden scabbard, upholstered in silver reinforced with ribbons of white metal, covered entirely with a floral ornament, with a leather-filled hilt.

Asking price 18500

Estimate 22000 - 25000