It has been covered in the past, but here is a nice set of pictures to look at anyway... and I am afraid nothing more. Do people who bid realise this, in addition to the fact that in Eastern Europe one does not even need E-Bay to sell swords of these qualities, and for much more?
http://cgi.ebay.com/A-sabre-Ottoman-...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/A-sabre-Shamshir...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/A-sabre-Ottoman-...QQcmdZViewItem