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A RARE CAUCASIAN SABER

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Made for a Muslim cavalry officer serving in the Imperial Russian Army, with light horn grips, the nielloed silver mounts including a broad tangband, ferrule with applied star and crescent and recurved guard with triangular langet. The well-forged, single-edged blade with very slight curvature, paneled and fullered for its entire length. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with runged wire seam, with large silver mounts engraved and nielloed en suite with the hilt. Mid-19th century. Repair to pommel, light wear overall. Overall length 83.8 cm. Condition II

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