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Name of Object:

Ottoman shamshir

Location:

Vienna, Austria

Holding Institution:

Austrian Military Museum / Institute of Military History

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Date of Object:

19th century

Inventory Number:

HGM_MHI_12_Säbel (1); HGM_MHI_12_Säbel (5)

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Silver, horn-handled, wood covered with leather

Description:

This Persian-style sword has a richly decorated quadrangular cross with endings in floral shape made of silver-gilt. The hilt is made of horn. The scabbard is a wooden construction which has been covered with leather. All fittings are silver-gilt, decorated with punched ornaments in Ottoman style.

Citation of this web page:

"Ottoman shamshir" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;at;58;en

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MWNF Working Number: AT 059

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