ANTIQUE AFGHAN BUKHARA UZBEK CENTRAL ASIA SHASHKA SWORD DAMASCUS WOOTZ dagger

Description

PAY PAL FROM INTERNATIONALS BIDDERS FOR THIS ITEM MUST BE PRE-APPROVED BY ME.
WILL NOT SHIP TO COUNTRY WHERE PROHIBITED, BUYERS MUST KNOW LOCAL IMPORTATION LAW FOR SWORDS, DAGGERS, KNIFES AND OTHER WEAPONS.
VERY RARE ISLAMIC SWORD - FINE QUALITY ANTIQUE WEAPON.
GORGEOUS ANTIQUE CENTRAL ASIAN
SHASHKA
- SWORD.
CIRCA LATE 19th CENTURY WITH MUCH OLDER HEIRLOOM BLADE.
THIS TYPE OF SWORD KNOWN AS "
AFGHAN
SHASHKA
" OR "UZBEK
SHASHKA
" - WAS USED THROUGHOUT CENTRAL ASIA - KOKAND, KHIVA, BUKHARA (UZBEKISTAN),
AFGHAN
ISTAN AND BORDERING COUNTRIES. ALSO WAS USED BY SOME RUSSIAN COSSACKS IN THE AREA.
PRECIOUS ANTIQUE DAMASCUS WATERED WOOTZ BLADE OF PERSIAN ORIGIN.
FINE WORKMANSHIP, TOP QUALITY MATERIALS - METICULOUS ATTENTION TO SMALL DETAILS.
SUPERB QUALITY CHARACTERISTIC FORM HAND FORGED DAMASCUS "WATERED" WOOTZ STEEL BLADE.
GORGEOUS BLACK
WOOTZ
STEEL (also known as "kara taban" or "kara kharassan"
wootz steel
), INTENSIVE HIGH CONTRAST WATERED PATTERN THROUGHOUT ENTIRE BLADE.
COMPLEXED BLADE IS DECORATED WITH CHISELED ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY AND CARTOUCHES.
HAND CARVED H0RN GRIP (carved from domestic animal cattle h0rn, mentioned to comply with eBay policy).
CATTLE IS A LARGE DOMESTIC FARM ANIMAL KEPT FOR THEIR MILK OR MEAT. THIS ANIMAL IS NOT THREATENED OR ENDANGERED OR PROTECTED BY CITES, THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT, OR ANY OTHER STATE, FEDERAL, OR INTERNATIONAL LAWS. IT IS LEGAL TO SELL THIS ITEM AND THIS LISTING FOLLOWS EBAY RULES.
SILVER MOUNTED BROWN LEATHER OVER WOOD SCABBARD.
LARGE OVAL BLUE COLOR JEWEL AT THE TOP SCABBARD MOUNT - NOT SURE IF IT'S REAL TURQUOISE STONE OR GLASS.
SIZE:
ABOUT 37 3/4 in. (95.9 cm) LONG IN SCABBARD.
ABOUT 36 1/4 in. (92.1 cm) LONG OUT OF SCABBARD.
BLADE IS ABOUT 30 3/16 in. (76.7 cm) LONG.
WEIGHT:
TOTAL WEIGHT INCLUDED SCABBARD: 1325 GRAMS.
SWORD ONLY (not included scabbard): 780 GRAMS.
CONDITION:
VERY GOOD ORIGINAL ANTIQUE CONDITION WITH EXPECTED HANDLING MARKS, NORMAL FIELD WEAR AND CHARMING INDICATION OF AGE.
VERY (VERY!) MINOR PITTING ON BLADE, NO ACTIVE RUST - MENTIONED JUST FOR 100% ACCURACY.
MINOR PLAY AND NORMAL AGE WEAR TO GRIP PANELS.
NORMAL AGE WEAR TO ORIGINAL BROWN LEATHER ON SCABBARD.
ALL100% ORIGINAL, NO REPAIRS.
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING, VERY RARE ANTIQUE CENTRAL ASIAN
SHASHKA
.
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