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Saber with Scabbard, Steel, gold, silver, jade (nephrite), diamonds, emeralds, pearls, grip, Indian; guard, scabbard, and decoration on blade, Turkish; blade, Iranian
grip, Indian; guard, scabbard, and decoration on blade, Turkish; blade, Iranian
grip, 18th or 19th century; guard and scabbard, 19th century; blade, dated A.H. 1099/1688 CE; decoration on blade, 19th century
Saber, Steel, gold, fish skin, wood, Turkish, probably Istanbul
Turkish, probably Istanbul
1522–66
Saber with Scabbard and Carrying Belt, Georg Hoffmann  Polish, Steel, gold, silver, leather, wood, textile, semiprecious stones, Polish
Georg Hoffmann
early 17th century
Saber with Scabbard and Strap, Steel, gold, wood, leather, Eastern European, probably Hungary
Eastern European, probably Hungary
ca. 1550
Scimitar with Scabbard, Steel, copper alloy (brass), silver, wood, gold, jade, turquoise, copper, Hilt and scabbard, Turkish; Blade, Iranian
Hilt and scabbard, Turkish; Blade, Iranian
late 16th–17th century
Saber, Steel, gold, horn (rhinoceros), hilt, Turkish; blade, Iranian with Turkish decoration
hilt, Turkish; blade, Iranian with Turkish decoration
hilt, 19th century; blade, 18th–19th century
Saber with Scabbard, Acem Oglu  Turkish, Steel, silver-gilt, gold, agate, wood, leather, Turkish, Ottoman
Acem Oglu
19th century
Swiss Saber (<i>Schweizersäbel</i>), Steel, wood, leather, Swiss
Swiss
early 16th century
Saber, Steel, jade (nephrite), gold, blade, possibly Iranian; guard and decoration on blade, Turkish; grip, Indian
blade, possibly Iranian; guard and decoration on blade, Turkish; grip, Indian
blade, 18th–19th century; guard and decoration on blade, 19th century; grip, 18th century
Saber, Steel, jade (nephrite), gold, copper, diamond, Turkish
Turkish
Grip and guard, second half of the 17th century; blade, late 18th–19th century
Nimcha (Saber) with Scabbard, Steel, silver, copper, wood, tortoiseshell, horn, mother-of-pearl, leather, textile, hilt and scabbard, Algerian; blade, European
hilt and scabbard, Algerian; blade, European
hilt and scabbard, late 17th or early 18th century; blade 16th or 17th century
Saber (Talwar) with Scabbard, Steel, silver, diamonds enamel, leather, Indian
Indian
blade, dated A.H. 835/1673 CE; hilt, 19th century
Saber and Dart with Scabbard, Steel, silver, gold, wood, leather, copper-silver alloy (niello), Mounts and scabbard, Turkish; blade, European
Mounts and scabbard, Turkish; blade, European
17th century
Oriental man, Polychromed terracotta head; wooden limbs; body of wire wrapped in tow; silk garments with metallic thread and other materials; glass eyes; silver scimitar, Italian, Naples
Italian, Naples
18th–19th century
Saber, Metal, wood, Central African Republic
Central African Republic
19th–20th century
Saber with Scabbard, Steel, wood, leather, ivory, gold, Persian
Persian
blade possibly dated to A.H. 1191/1777–78 CE
Saber-Halberd, Steel, wood (oak), German, Munich
German, Munich
probably 19th century
Saber (Peidao) with Scabbard, Steel, gold, silver, brass, bronze, silk, leather, wood, Chinese
Chinese
late 18th–19th century
Saber, Steel, horn, gold, hilt, Turkish or North African; blade, Iranian
hilt, Turkish or North African; blade, Iranian
hilt, 19th century; blade, late 18th–19th century
Saber Presented to Captain H. J. Hartstene by Queen Victoria in 1856, Silver, steel, velvet, ivory, gold, British, London
British, London
ca. 1856
Saber, Iron, Eurasian
Eurasian
10th–13th century
Saber with Scabbard, Wood, horn, brass, silver, Javanese
Javanese
16th–19th century
Saber, Horn, Javanese
Javanese
16th–19th century
Saber, Steel, wood, Javanese
Javanese
16th–19th century
Saber with Scabbard and Belt Hook (清    腰刀), Steel, iron, silk, leather, wood, Chinese
Chinese
probably 18th century
Saber (Shamshir) with Scabbard, Steel, silver, enamel, ivory, gold, glass, probably Indian; hilt and scabbard, Indian, probably Lucknow
probably Indian; hilt and scabbard, Indian, probably Lucknow
hilt and scabbard, dated 1819; blade, 18th century
Sword (Shamshir) with Scabbard and Belt, Steel, gold, ivory, wood, enamel, velvet, silver, textile, hilt, scabbard, and belt, Indian; blade, northern India
hilt, scabbard, and belt, Indian; blade, northern India
hilt, scabbard, and belt, early 19th century; blade, A.H. 1162/1748–49 CE
Saber, Brass, ivory, stones, Malayan
Malayan
18th–19th century
Saber (Kilij) with Scabbard, Steel, gold, horn (rhinoceros), wood, leather, Hilt, Turkish or North African; blade, Iranian
Hilt, Turkish or North African; blade, Iranian
hilt and scabbard, 19th century; blade, probably late 18th–early 19th century
Hand-and-a-Half Saber, Steel, wood, leather, Swiss
Swiss
ca. 1520
Saber and Scabbard, Steel, gold, silver, turquoise, leather, wood, Sino-Tibetan
Sino-Tibetan
17th–18th century
Saber and Scabbard Presented to Lieutenant Colonel Edward Pakenham, John Ray and James Montague  British, Steel, gold, enamel, leather, British, London
John Ray and James Montague
R. Clarke & Son
hallmarked for 1802–03
Saber of Archduke Carl Joseph of Austria (1745–1761) as a Boy, Steel, gold, bloodstone, Austrian, probably Vienna
Austrian, probably Vienna
dated 1751
Presentation Saber with Scabbard, Royal Arms Manufactory at Torre Annunziata  Italian, Steel, copper alloy, wood, gold, mother-of-pearl, coral, Italian, Naples
Royal Arms Manufactory at Torre Annunziata
ca. 1806–10
Turkish
18th century
German, Saxony (?)
ca. 1750
Italian, Reggio
ca. 1685
blade, Spanish; hilt, Moroccan
ca. 1760–80
Polish
ca. 1585
French
ca. 1824