Medals & Coins, Arms & Militaria - 22nd November 2017
Lot 190
An Indian hunting sword (shamshir shikargar)
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £130
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Description
An Indian hunting sword (shamshir shikargar), curved blade 20 in., chased with zoological themes to one side and deities within panel to the other, steel khanjar type hilt; together with another Indian sword, flamboyant blade 24 in. with silver koftgari decoration, steel khanjar type hilt (some sources refer to this as a 'nagan', from Pahari - ref. E. Jaiwant Paul, 'Traditional Weapons of India), both lacking scabbard. [2]