Lot Details
Lot 76
One Indian Hilted Gilt Shamshir and Two Indian Hilted Gilt Tulwar
The back of the shamshir blade bears notched decoration and the mark of Alleh and the gilt horse-head grip is deeply carved with foliage and the scabbard is covered with gilt openwork metal. The two tulwar with leopard-and-rabbit gilt hilts are each constructed with an internal sleeve filled with small bearings, 'tears of the wounded', and one is carved with elephants and tigers; both are in velvet-covered scabbards with gilt-metal openwork fittings. Lengths average 36 inches (91.5 cm).
Property of a Texas Collector
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000
Unsold
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Both tulwar with old rust on blades; some scattered gilding losses
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