Maker: Adams, George William
The blade is straight and single-edged, in watered steel (Wootz), in the kirk nabardan (Muhammad’s ladder) pattern. It is fitted with a plain oval section steel hilt, the join hidden by gold koftgari decoration, a large panel of foliage at the forte of the blade, bands of floral scrolls down the back front and pommel of the hilt, and short arabesques extended into lutus buds at either side. At the end is a tiny gilt tang button. The scabbard is of wood covered in tawny red velvet, with two bands of silver thread tape round the throat and one down the back hiding the seam. At the end is a silver chape made in England to match.
Length: 336 mm
Weight: 272 g
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
19th Century
1800
CE
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1849
CE
Early 19th century with English hilt by George William Adams dated 1879
Blade Length 227 mm
Accession number: TEMP-AA-ARMOURWITHOUTNUMBERS12
Primary reference Number: 162545
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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