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Oriental-style sabre, Mamluk type
See original version (French)
56
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Oriental-style sabre, Mamluk type
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,300 - €2,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Oriental-style sabre, Mamluk type
Brass and horn mountings
Cross-shaped pommel, black horn plates riveted at four points
Cruciform brass guard decorated with line engraving
Heavily curved blade by ‘Grab Fäbrikant in Solingen’ with chiselled hollow-ground edges in the upper third, carp-tongue tip
Consulate-era light cavalry officer’s-style scabbard, 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 a composite piece
Elegant work dating from around 1800, reflecting the fashion for sabres that emerged in the army following the return from Egypt, or from a Mamluk unit
Expert: Mr Alban Degrave - Expert: Alban DEGRAVE, Artlys Patrimoine
See original version (French)
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