Sword (Shamshir) with Scabbard Chape and Sling Straps

Medium

Steel, gold, enamel

Dimensions

Sword (a); H. 36 3/4 in. (93.3 cm); W. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 11 oz. (1219 g); chapes (b–d); Wt. 7 oz. (198.4 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

Indian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.1532a–d