A shamshir, 19th Century

A shamshir, 19th Century

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Turchia
length 93 cm.
Flat, curved, single-edged blade. Copper-decorated, cross-shaped iron hilt with remains of engravings; wooden hooks with angled pommel. Wooden scabbard covered with leather (small missing parts) and sewn in metal wire; iron mounts decorated en suite with the quillon, two suspension rings. This lot is imported from a non-EU country and incurs additional taxes beyond the auction house commission and the V.A.T. Consequently, the total Buyer’s Premium, inclusive of all taxes, amounts to 35%.