Saber (Shamshir) with Scabbard

Unknown maker

Medium: Steel, silver, enamel, ivory, gold, glass
Dimensions: L. with scabbard 38 3/4 in. (98.4 cm); L. without scabbard 36 1/4 in. (92.2 cm); L. of blade 31 1/8 in. (79.1 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 6 oz. (1521 g); Wt. of scabbard 3 lb. 3 oz. (1435 g)
Culture: probably Indian; hilt and scabbard, Indian, probably Lucknow
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Swords
Dated: hilt and scabbard, dated 1819; blade, 18th century
Pixels: 1417 × 2000
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Saber (Shamshir) with Scabbard. hilt and scabbard, dated 1819; blade, 18th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.