INDO PERSIAN SWORD PALAH ANTIQUE [S & D15]   Antique Indo Persian sword ‘Palah’, Persia-Qajar period. Details: curved single edged blade with etched Arabic calligraphy on both sides, forte decorated with lobed cartouches containing huntsmen with the bows and animals, all on floral ground, extremely heavy and thick blade is well-balanced, solid steel cross guard, pistol shape grip with chequered pattern and scrolling foliage and engraved pommel. The entire length of the sword measured in a straight line is 31 inches (79cm). References: “Weapons of the Islamic Word Swords & Armour” Exhibition Held At The ISLAMIC GALLERY IN KING FAISAL FUNDATION CENTER-Riyadh 1991, page 78, figure 64.