Saber with Scabbard, Muhibb Ali (type) blade. Location unknown. Vascular sheath and Ottoman, 17th Century. Blade iron, damasks, goldtauschiert; ivory handles, fittings and cross silver, gold plated, engraved and embossed, wooden scabbard covered with leather, silver plated fittings, engraved and hallmarked. 88.4 cm Blade length 77.2 cm weight 838 g Sheath 80.4 cm Weight 394 g Total weight 1232 g. Y 0087. Armoury. © Dresden State Art Collections 2013

Persian metal products were very popular because of their good quality, even with the Ottomans.Accordingly, many Ottoman craftsmen used blades from Persia, they assembled again and thus adapting to the local taste. In contrast to Ottoman sabers whose blades more or less strongly curved, relatively strong and at the top are double-edged, Persian saber blades have a narrower, more curved and consistently edged shape. The suffix in the master signature proves that the blade smith originally from Isfahan. Whether he was working there, the inscription does not say.