Remark: this sabre looks remarkably like the "Gothic sabre" (see page 1 on thread), a bit too similar. And the brass hilt (not gold) rings alarm bells, blade has a nice shape though, I suspect re-hilt.
Any opinions?
https://www.hermann-historica.de/en/...s/lot/id/68147
Quote:
The slightly curved, flat, single-edged blade with a broad, double-edged point. The obverse with the marks of the famous Ottoman arsenal in the former Hagia Irene (Aya Irini) church in Constantinople. The quillons and grip made of brass, slightly patinated. Length 90 cm. An extremely rare piece dating from the reign of the celebrated Sultan Suleiman I Kanuni (1520 – 1566) and his campaigns in Central Europe. In good condition. Condition: III +
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