EMPIRE OTTOMAN, XIXème siècle Cavalry saber called Kilij. Iron hilt, with remains of gilded leaf decoration, with diamond-shaped crosspiece with two turned quillons and spiked auricles and a grip with curved blond horn plates, pierced for the lanyard. Curved blade in damascus with flat back and one edge. Blade length: 80.5 cm - Total length: 94.2 cm. Without scabbard. Oxidation and some pitting to the blade; cracks, splits and small chips and play to the plates.