A Persian shamshir with a curved blade and a raised backedge (yalman).The handle is the shape of karabela hilt. The downward quillons end up indragon heads. The State Hermitage Museum attributes this shamshir tothe late 17 century (or early 18th century) and adds that it was acquiredin 1885-1886. It was formerly held in the Armoury of Tsarskoye Selo. https://academia.edu/10103741/Moshtagh_Khorasani_Manouchehr_2015_._Persian_swords_in_the_State_Hermitage_Museum_Saint_Petersburg_2015_ For more information consult the book Arms and Armor from Iran: The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period amazon/Arms-Armor-Iran-Bronze-Period/dp/3932942221/ref=pd_sim_sbs_b_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=02K38HSAG4XVYFNTMPE0
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