This one was classified as Ottoman. Although the relief work on the scabbard and the scabbard scream Persian. However, the blade look too big and crude for being Persian. The wootz pattern also did not look Ottoman in my opinion.
Andy input on this one?
By courtesy of Hermann Historica
Length 49 cm
Walrus ivory grip
Double-edged blade with a midrib
wootz damascus blade
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