BIDS FROM INTERNATIONALS BIDDERS FOR THIS ITEM MUST BE PRE-APPROVED.
WILL NOT SHIP TO COUNTRY WHERE PROHIBITED, BUYERS MUST KNOW LOCAL IMPORTATION LAW FOR SWORDS, DAGGERS, KNIFES AND OTHER WEAPONS.
GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC 19th CENTURY WEAPON.
LARGE ISLAMIC SWORD OF FINE QUALITY.
AUTHENTIC ANTIQUE SHAMSHIR SWORD WITH DRAMATICALLY CARVED BLADE.
TURKISH, OTTOMAN PERIOD, CIRCA EARLY 19th CENTURY.
LARGE BRASS HAND GUARD.
TWO SLABS H0RN GRIP.
(domestic animal cattle h0rn, mentioned to comply with eBay policy).
CATTLE IS A LARGE DOMESTIC FARM ANIMAL KEPT FOR THEIR MILK OR MEAT. THIS ANIMAL IS NOT THREATENED OR ENDANGERED OR PROTECTED BY CITES, THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT, OR ANY OTHER STATE, FEDERAL, OR INTERNATIONAL LAWS. IT IS LEGAL TO SELL THIS ITEM AND THIS LISTING FOLLOWS EBAY RULES.
MASSIVE BLADE, MAYBE FORGED FROM WOOTZ DAMASCUS WATERED STEEL, BUT WE CAN NOT GUARANTEE THAT (needs etching and polishing in order to find out if blade is made of Damascus wootz steel).
ORIGINAL TOOLED LEATHER OVER WOOD SCABBARD WITH IRON SUSPENSION MOUNTS.
ALL ORIGINAL LEATHER.
LOOKS LIKE SCABBARD NEVER HAD METAL DRAG (tip of the scabbard).
LARGE SIZE:
ABOUT 36 1/8 in. (91.7 cm) LONG IN SCABBARD (straight line).
ABOUT 36 1/8 in. (91.7 cm) LONG OUT OF SCABBARD.
BLADE IS ABOUT 30 3/4 in. (78.1 cm) LONG AND ABOUT 1 3/8 in. (3.4 cm) WIDE AT WIDEST POINT.
CONDITION:
OVERALL GOOD UNRESTORED ORIGINAL ANTIQUE CONDITION, SHOWS HONEST WEAR AND CHARMING INDICATION OF AGE.
SHARP BLADE IS IN GOOD ANTIQUE CONDITION WITH FEW VERY (VERY!) MINOR NICKS TO CUTTING EDGE. BLADE HAS BEEN CLEANED AT SOME POINT IN THE PAST.
ORIGINAL BLACK LEATHER SHOWS SIGNIFICANT AGE WEAR.
SOME DAMAGE TO ORIGINAL SCABBARD - WOOD IS SLIGHTLY SHRANK AND WARPED, TIP OF THE BLADE STICKS OUT.
SOME LEATHER MISSING AT THE TIP OF SCABBARD.
VERY NICE UNRESTORED COLLECTORS GRADE EXAMPLE - PICTURES DON'T DO JUSTICE.
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