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Originally Posted by explorer6970
The sword is 42" long and weighs about 1 KG. The wood-lined sheath is about 36" long and appears to be missing something that fastened at the top (see pics).
I just discovered this group so pardon my lack of knowledge. Cheers, Hank
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Originally Posted by Rick
Let's see now .... 
The hilt is from Rhino horn .
The blade is crucible steel also known as wootz or johar .
The steel has been manipulated into a pattern known as 'Mohammed's Ladder' .
The scabbard looks complete from what I can see and has most likely silver fittings along with the guard .
An extremely nice and rare example of the form; quite valuable, but we don't discuss price publicly here .
Simply beautiful ! 
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Very nice, what do you think is missing?