"Ottoman Saber"
Ottoman shamshir type sword.Pistol grip in brown horn, pierced for passage of the strap. Silver cruise with symmetrical double olive quillons.
Damascus blade of the "Cham" type with very beautiful scrolls, bearing the stamp of the blacksmith in the first third.
Leather-covered wooden barrel scabbard with two large silver fittings chiseled with friezes and foliage.
The frame is from the 19th century, but the very high quality blade is old and can be dated to around 1700.
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