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AEDA SCARCE HUNGARIAN SABER WITH ARABIC SCRIPT, C. 1800
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LiveMar 22, 2026
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- Lot Description
Single-edged, curved saber of Central European form with pronounced hussar-type profile, featuring a broad, curved steel blade engraved over much of its length on both sides with flowing etched Arabic inscriptions and scrolling vegetal ornament
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا الله مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ الله
"There is no God but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah".
The blade is engraved with partially legible Arabic script, likely of devotional or talismanic character, now worn. The blade terminates in a sharpened edge near the tip. The hilt is of iron, comprising a ribbed grip with integral backstrap, a straight crossguard with quillon ends, and a knuckle bow forming a stirrup guard, characteristic of late 18th- to early 19th-century Hungarian and Habsburg frontier saber construction.
The saber is preserved with its original scabbard covered in black leather with iron fittings. The Arabic script reflects Ottoman and Balkan cultural influence, likely invoking devotional or talismanic meaning rather than denoting Islamic manufacture, a phenomenon occasionally encountered on Hungarian and Transylvanian arms associated with border warfare and trophy blades reused or locally engraved.
Overall, a rare and evocative example of cross-cultural military arms from the Ottoman–Habsburg frontier zone at the turn of the 19th century.L: 33 in., (83.9 cm.)
Condition
Very good overall. Please refer to the images provided.
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