Persia
Sabre and scabbard c. 1802
Steel, iron, gold, leather | RCIN 62882
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Asiatic sabre: iron karabela-shaped grip and straight crossguard nielloed with tree and buildings; the steel blade with five Persian (?) gold inscription. Black leather covered wooden scabbard gilt-tooled with scrolls and lines, with a gold chape and two oval mounts with suspension rings with foliate and diaper decoration.
Provenance
Presented to George IV when Prince of Wales, by the Honorable George Pitt, Baron Rivers, 16 January 1802.
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