British Cavalry Sword with Arabic Script

Early 20th century, wire bound leather or sharkskin grip beneath a three bar guard, nickel-plated blade with within a leather wrapped wooden scabbard, the blade featuring stylized foliate decoration with Arabic script along the ricasso area.

37 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.

Private Collection, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Scattered nickel losses, scratches, and rust; scabbard with surface degradation and age cracks.