officer's dress shamshir sword
Object numberI248.1-2
Titleofficer's dress shamshir sword
Descriptiondress sword with stylised Persian shamshir hilt in ivory and gilt, with gilded quillions and langettes. Slender blade with slight curve with device (crown, W IV) and maker's name, Moore late Bicknell & Moore 1 Old Bond St. London) CAUTION: sharp screw tip in pommel) Steel two-ringed scabbard with steel chape
Production period19th century
Object namesword, dress
Materialsteel
Dimensions
- blade length: 83.0 cm