LOT 188:
AN ISLAMIC CAUCASIAN SHASHKA DAMASCUS BLADE
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AN ISLAMIC CAUCASIAN SHASHKA DAMASCUS BLADE
A fine Damascus steel Caucasian silver-hilted shashka decorated with engraving and niello, the eared pommel is decorated with a bone insert covered with gold inlay; blade is stamped with maker's mark. Late 19th - early 20th cc.
Dimensions: L: 37 in., (94 cm.)
Condition: Good with the tip of the blade sharpened, scabbard is missing