Officer's saber, Turkey, circa 1900.

Saber length in scabbard 880 mm, saber length 863 mm, blade length 720 mm, blade width at base 27 mm, back thickness at base 6 mm, saber weight 540 g, saber weight in scabbard 855 g.

Hand open. The facings together with the circular hardwood head, attached to the shank with two rivets, all edged with a band of white metal. The hilt with bent shoulders towards the head, short, wide whiskers. Steel hilt, with a slight curvature, profiled on both sides in two equal furrows. Short double-edged blade, the hilt symmetrical. P o c h w a s metal, lined with black leather, white metal fittings. Neck with slots for the lower mustache of the hilt. Two riffles with movable buttplates. Long buttstock, no spurs. Metal parts with embossed and engraved decorations. On the outer side of the neck appliques: star and crescent.
Provenance: Fischer auction house, Switzerland, auction 390, item 573
state of preservation: 5/4+/5