λ A Persian sword (shamshir)

λ A Persian sword (shamshir), curved blade of watered steel 34 in., shallow fuller bordered by a narrower groove, with a lion in sunken relief to a roundel, the famous maker's name 'Assad Allah' to a cartouche; iron crosspiece with small langettes and long quillons, Arabic text to the ecousson, later ivory grips set with white metal rosettes (some deficient), possibly a European addition.