Talwar sabre with scabbard. Blade - mid-third quarter of the 19th century; hilt - late19th-early 20th century; scabbard

Talwar sabre with scabbard. Blade - mid-third quarter of the 19th century; hilt - late19th-early 20th century; scabbard - mid 20th century

Object type

Talwar sabre with scabbard

Place of origin

India

Date

Blade - mid-third quarter of the 19th century; hilt - late19th-early 20th century; scabbard - mid 20th century

Materials

Steel, iron, silver, wood, velvet, galloon, pearl, sequins, tinsel ribbon, silver-gilt threads

Technique

Forging, engraving, carving, gold damascening, gilding, embroidery

Dimensions

Total length: 93,5 cm; length of the sword-blade: 82,0 cm; width of the sword-blade base: 3,8 cm; Total length of the sword in a scabbard: 99,0 cm

Object history note

Presented to the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU N. S. Khrushchev during his visit to India in 1955

Museum number

Ор-4825/1-2

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