AUCTION 50: ANTIQUE MILITARIA, FALL 2024

AN OTTOMAN (TURKISH) SHASHKA WITH A GURDA BLADE, 19TH CENTURY

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Start price: $900

Estimated price: $1,200 - $1,500

Buyer's premium:

Of a characteristic form with a carved-horn-eared hilt. Single-edged curved blade. Leather-covered scabbard with steel mounts decorated with gold inlay.

Late 19th Century.

Provenance: Private collection, New York.

L: 36 3/4 in., (93 cm.)

Condition: The sword is in fine condition overall, the blade is slightly pitted. The leather scabbard shows signs of expected wear and age.