Saber (Shamshir) with Scabbard

probably Indian; hilt and scabbard, Indian, probably Lucknow

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The grip bears a gold plaque indicating that this saber was presented in 1819 to Captain Hugh Caldwell of the Bengal Army by his commander. The saber is mounted in engraved and enameled silver typical of Lucknow, where a distinctive school of enameled metalwork flourished starting in the late eighteenth century. The colorful zoomorphic decoration includes a pommel and tips of the guard formed as rams’ heads.

Saber (Shamshir) with Scabbard, Steel, silver, enamel, ivory, gold, glass, probably Indian; hilt and scabbard, Indian, probably Lucknow

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Saber (Shamshir) with Scabbard, Steel, silver, enamel, ivory, gold, glass, probably Indian; hilt and scabbard, Indian, probably Lucknow
Saber (Shamshir) with Scabbard, Steel, silver, enamel, ivory, gold, glass, probably Indian; hilt and scabbard, Indian, probably Lucknow
Saber (Shamshir) with Scabbard, Steel, silver, enamel, ivory, gold, glass, probably Indian; hilt and scabbard, Indian, probably Lucknow
Saber (Shamshir) with Scabbard, Steel, silver, enamel, ivory, gold, glass, probably Indian; hilt and scabbard, Indian, probably Lucknow
Saber (Shamshir) with Scabbard, Steel, silver, enamel, ivory, gold, glass, probably Indian; hilt and scabbard, Indian, probably Lucknow
Saber (Shamshir) with Scabbard, Steel, silver, enamel, ivory, gold, glass, probably Indian; hilt and scabbard, Indian, probably Lucknow
Saber (Shamshir) with Scabbard, Steel, silver, enamel, ivory, gold, glass, probably Indian; hilt and scabbard, Indian, probably Lucknow
Saber (Shamshir) with Scabbard, Steel, silver, enamel, ivory, gold, glass, probably Indian; hilt and scabbard, Indian, probably Lucknow
Saber (Shamshir) with Scabbard, Steel, silver, enamel, ivory, gold, glass, probably Indian; hilt and scabbard, Indian, probably Lucknow

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