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AN INDIAN FIRANGI SWORD WITH MYSORY ARMOURY BLADE

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Start price: $800

Estimated price: $1,300 - $1,800

Buyer's premium: 25%

Sales Tax: On buyer's premium only

A massive Indian 18th-century firangi sword with the hilt missing its original gold decoration with some traces of the original koftgari work left. A Wootz guard shows significant patination. One of the two sides rosettes beneath the guard is missing. A formidable straight pointy double-edged blade bears what appears to be the Mysore Armoury marks.

Dimensions : L: 43 3/8 in., (110 cm.)

Condition : The blade is slightly pitted, the grip is missing the original wrapping, the scabbard has been restored