Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collect
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Lot 3883 Session 13 (2.30pm Thursday 26 March) Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
Estimate $80
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $180
PERSIA, shamshir sword with top half of blade etched on both sides with Persian text, brass guard and wooden handle, with brass and leather covered scabbard; another probably Indo Persian shamshir with machine turned wooden handle but no guard, no markings and no scabbard. The first scabbard and brass side plates of handle loose or damaged, blade with several edge nicks, otherwise very good, the second fine. (2)
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