the single edged steel blade of convex form, decorated in gold inlay near the forte, to the grip and pommel with floral and vegetal motifs, the forte in the form of a tiger head inlaid with gemstones, the wood scabbard decorated to the top in lacquer with a bird and a deer on a ground of floral designs 100 cm. long (2)
Bonhams : A gold-damascened steel sword (shamshir) with Ottoman gem-set gilt-silver mounts Persia and Turkey, 18th and 19th Century
Gem-encrusted gold tiger from throne of an 18th century Indian ruler found in a Scottish house
Electronic Auction 550 Classical Numismatic Group
A gold mounted steel sword (saif) Arabian Peninsula, dated AH 1265/ AD 1848-9 - Bonhams
Bonhams : A gilt-copper hilted steel sword from the armoury of Tipu Sultan Mysore, Seringapatam, late 18th Century
Indian Arms And Armour, A Fine Indian Steel and Brass Elephant Goad (Ankus), Tanjore, 19th. Century. - ALJ Antiques
Runjeet Singh - Arms & Armour from the East by Runjeet Singh - Issuu
Bonhams : A Safavid gold damascened steel sword (shamshir) Persia, dated AH 1135/ AD 1722-3
Bonhams : A gilt-copper hilted steel sword from the armoury of Tipu Sultan Mysore, Seringapatam, late 18th Century
Bonhams : A gold-koftgari steel shield (dhal) Rajasthan, North India, 19th Century
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Bonhams : A gilt-copper hilted steel sword from the armoury of Tipu Sultan Mysore, Seringapatam, late 18th Century
Bonhams : An important gem-set gold Finial in the form of a Tiger's Head from the throne of Tipu Sultan (1750-99) Mysore (Seringapatam), made between 1787-93
Victorian Swords on Tumblr: A Gold Damascened Steel and Wood Gupti (Sword Cane), India, 18th Century
Runjeet Singh - Arms & Armour from the East by Runjeet Singh - Issuu