Sword (Kaskara), late 19th century
Persian, Qajar period
Steel, copper alloy, wood, leather, gold; L. overall 40 1/2 in. (103 cm); L. of blade 34 11/16 in. (88 cm); Gr. W. of blade 1 3/4 in. (4.3 cm); W. of guard 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); Wt. 2 lbs. 14 oz. (1304.1 g)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1977 (1977.162.1)
http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/27262