Please authenticate this

[ariel]

Originally Posted by Stan S.

He claims it to be a typical Qajar period Indo Persian. To me it looks like a not-so-modern repro.

Both of you are correct: it is a typical Qajar period repro:-) The two are synonymous.

Similar axes, bazu-bands, shields and swords were mass-produced in Iran during Qajar and Pahlavi dynasties. All were aimed at European naifs looking for the romantic/heroic past of a destitute country. Before oil, Iran was viciously poor and trinkets of that nature were one of the few means of putting bread on the table. Their quality is abysmal, but we still see them on e-bay, masquerading as real weapons.