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FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF HIS LATE IMPERIAL MAJESTY SOLTAN AHMAD SHAH QAJAR
A DIAMOND CEREMONIAL SHAKSHA
Details
A DIAMOND CEREMONIAL SHAKSHA
The hilt and scabbard encrusted on one side with rose-cut diamonds, with two hanging hoops on the side, the blade applied with the following inscription:
'Made to the order of His Excellency Asif al-Sultaneh ... Khan mubarak (blessings) 1326'
1908-1909, total length 101 cm
The hilt and scabbard encrusted on one side with rose-cut diamonds, with two hanging hoops on the side, the blade applied with the following inscription:
'Made to the order of His Excellency Asif al-Sultaneh ... Khan mubarak (blessings) 1326'
1908-1909, total length 101 cm
Further Details
The Shashka is a specific single-handed, guardless sword, originating from the Caucase. Used mostly by the Cossacks, its slightly curved blade was sometimes applied with inscriptions. The present sword was formerly in the collection of Emperor Soltan Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898-1930), 7th king of the Qajar dynasty. The date on the blade indicates 1326, or 1908-1909 AD, the year of his ascension to the throne. The sword was probably offered to him on this occasion.
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