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2144 - A British officer's saber with a late 15th/early 16th-century Mamluk Haji Sunqur blade
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A British officer's saber with a late 15th/early 16th-century Mamluk Haji Sunqur blade Slightly curved back blade made of striped Wootz damask with a continuous fuller on both sides and a pronounced jelman. At the terz-side hilt, three gold-inlaid cartouches, including the inscription “Work of Haji Sunqur.” Along the spine, a raised, gold-inlaid Quranic inscription bordered by a stylized floral motif. A partially gilded lion’s-head pommel from the reign of King George IV with a leather-wrapped grip. The slightly dented, smooth brass scabbard features two carrying rings. Engraved on the third-side base is a baron’s crown above the letter “B”; on the opposite side is the maker’s inscription: “R. Johnson late Bland & Forster Swordcutler & Beltmaker To His Majesty, 68 St. James St., London.” Blade length 83 cm, total length: 98.5 cm. See also the catalog for the exhibition “Gold & Damascus Steel: The Art of the Blade from the Ottoman Empire, July 5 through November 3, 2024,” nos. 15 and 16. Condition: II
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