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Description: | 19th century Turkish sword of a classic style, with a horn handle and a Turkish hilt of the 1840s to 1860s. The blade is of watered steel and of Persian manufacture. The blade has been forged to exhibit a ladder pattern in its watering.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn18521
caption: Detail view of inscription of Horniman Museum object no nn18521
caption: Detail view of hilt of Horniman Museum object no nn18521
caption: Detail view of blade of Horniman Museum object no nn18521 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | Turk metal swords (weapons: edged) Indo-Persian horn iron War- and Peace-making | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-140965 | Go to resource |
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