Sword with scabbard

1700s–1800s
Overall: 99 cm (39 in.)
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Straight swords were typical of those used among military and aristocratic circles in the southern regions of the Deccan, in contrast to the curved swords favored by Central Asian equestrians. Increased contact between the Mughal north and the Deccan south during the 1600s led to the appearance of the Deccan-style sword in courtly portraits made during the time of Jahangir and Shah Jahan, and later.
Sword with scabbard

Sword with scabbard

1700s–1800s

India, perhaps Deccan

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