Lot n° 56
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1300 - 2000
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Mameluke-style Oriental saber - Lot 56
Mameluke-style Oriental saber
Brass and horn mountings
Crossguard-shaped pommel, black horn plates riveted at four points
Cruciform brass guard decorated with line engraving
Highly curved blade by “Grab Fäbrikant in Solingen” with chiseled hollow-ground sections in the middle third, carp-tongue tip
Light cavalry officer-style scabbard, Consulate period, made of brass with two wide bands and an iron tip
Numerous marks from spur impacts
Blade length: 9.5 cm
Overall length: 84 cm
Probably made from parts of a light cavalry officer’s saber
Elegant work dating from around 1800, reflecting the fashion for sabers that emerged in the army after the return from Egypt, or from a Mamluk unit
Expert: Mr. Alban Degrave
Expert: Alban DEGRAVE, Artlys Patrimoine
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