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Description: | Sword with a thin, wedge-section blade with a marked backwards curve and a sharp point. Below the cross-guard (qullions) is a panel of gold inlaid floral designs. The grip is made of iron. The quillions end is crosses 'flory', the langues is a stylised flower bud. the pommel is a disc with a small hemispherical knob on the outer side that has a pivotted loop on it. The blade is like that of a Persian shamshir rather than a Talwar but the hilt is Indian/Pakistani. | Source: | Manchester Museum | Identifier: | mm.emu.ecatalogue.humanities.157024 | Go to resource |
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