Large Tibetan ritual sword of 960mm long. Straight flat blade with point in the axis of the back in polished steel. Short hollow guard in pressed steel sheet forming a cover. Three-lobed iron pommel decorated with a turquoise cabochon. Wooden fuse filigree with silver wire, rectangular ferrule forming a joint between the fuse and the guard. In its wooden scabbard covered with a steel sheet running around the perimeter. The lower third of the scabbard is covered with a silver leaf with floral decoration. Two riveted rings, central leather hollow, two turquoise cabochons (1-)

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