April 5, 2024
Antique 18th-19th Century Persian Shamshir Saber-Sabre-Sword-Islamic-Ottoman
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Antique 18th-19th Century Persian Shamshir Saber A 18th-19th century Persian shamshir having a steel (no visible evidence of a pattern which would denote Damascus steel but the blade is worn) blade and a non-magnetic crossguard assembly that I believe to be bronze, a bone covered tang, and a decorative stamped silver or bronze (the metal has a slight reddish/yellow cast) pommel cap. The overall length, following the shape of the blade, is 35.25". Blade length is 31.5". The blade has a faded gold inlaid inscription comprised of a maker cartouche, a four square Bedouh (or Bedu), each section containing a character (which is a characteristic talismanic device), and a longer Arabic inscription, likely a religious invocation or prayer.Condition: The blade surface with the afore mentioned wear, a few nicks in the blade edge (which is dull) and some wear to the grips. Provenance: The gentleman that I acquired this piece from purchased it from the Pabst mansion in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at an estate sale held there in 1975-76. The Pabst mansion was completed in 1892 for the Captain Frederick Pabst family (founder of Pabst Brewing Company). After the Pabst descendants sold the house in 1908, it became the archbishop’s residence and the center of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee for more than sixty years. When it was sold in 1975
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