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Simple, curved, single-and false-edged blade; hilt covered with silver foil, engraved with floral and geometrical motifs. Wooden, leather-covered scabbard (modern restoration) with silver mounts decorated en suite. The insertion of the saber is difficult due to wood swelling.
Arabian Peninsula, Late 19th Century
length 89.5 cm.
Conditions: medium
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Simple, curved, single-and false-edged blade; hilt covered with silver foil, engraved with floral and geometrical motifs. Wooden, leather-covered scabbard (modern restoration) with silver mounts decorated en suite. The insertion of the saber is difficult due to wood swelling.
Arabian Peninsula, Late 19th Century
length 89.5 cm.
Conditions: medium