An indian shamshir with a persian blade

[ariel]

Originally Posted by kai

Sounds like a quality blade!

Can someone comment on the quite rough inlay done for the cartouche?

Regards,
Kai

On the contrary: this is a very high quality inlay. Usually, the channels are just carved as straight lines. That’s why we often see inlays with lost wire segments.

This one is “zigzag-y” and its labor-intensive creation assures much stronger contact with the inserted wire. Yet another sign of a very high quality of work of the bladesmith.

Assadullah was regarded as THE best Persian badesmith, but the criteria were never defined. This blade, IMHO, would belong to the magical “Assadullah” class.