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Heritage Collection
Imperial Mughal Shamshir
Damascus Blade · Silver Jali Handle · Cheetah Scabbard — a masterpiece forged where centuries-old craft meets royal artistry.
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Dimensions & Weight
Length — Blade39 inches42 inches with scabbardWidth — Blade1.6 inches2 inches with scabbardWeight — Sword1.7 kg2 kg with scabbardBlade MaterialDamascus SteelRaindrop PatternHandle MaterialSilver JaliHand-carved filigreeScabbardCheetah MotifOpen-work silver filigree
What Makes It Exceptional
🔨Hand-Chiselled Scabbard
Every inch of the scabbard is worked by hand using hammer and broad-nail — a technique that raises the surface into a tactile embossed finish no machine can replicate. Each strike is deliberate, each ridge intentional.
✦Silver Jali (Open-Filigree) Hilt
The handle is hand-carved in open-lattice silver filigree, giving it an architectural, almost lace-like quality. The red enamel infill contrasted against bright silver creates the iconic Mughal court aesthetic.
🐆Cheetah Motif Scabbard
Running cheetah figures wind through the open-work silver casing — a symbol of royal agility and prestige historically reserved for Mughal nobility and Arabian ruling families.
🌹Artisan-Signed Heritage Piece
Each sword carries the invisible signature of the artisan\'s hand — no two are identical. Small natural variations in engraving depth, enamel tone, and blade grain are the marks of genuine handcraft, not defects.
The Making
Hand-Hammered. Hammer-and-Nail Embossed. Centuries of Tradition.
The scabbard and hilt of this shamshir are crafted entirely by hand. Our artisans begin with raw silver sheet metal, working it with a broad nail and hammer to raise intricate floral, geometric, and animal motifs into the surface — a process calledkoftgari or repoussé-chiselling. No mould. No press. Just skilled hands, a steady eye, and thousands of precise strikes building up the embossed, hand-carved texture you can feel under your fingertips.
The cheetah figures on the scabbard, the diamond crossguard floral inlays, and the lattice of the jali handle all emerge from this same patient, repetitive process — a craft tradition that has been passed down through master artisans in Amritsar for generations.
⚔ The Blade: Raindrop Pattern Damascus Steel
The blade of the Imperial Mughal Shamshir is forged fromgenuine Raindrop Pattern Damascus Steel— one of the most celebrated and historically significant blade materials in the world. Our smiths begin with thick raw billets of high-carbon steel, which are themselves rare to source in the quality required for a blade of this calibre.
These billets are repeatedly heated,hammered, folded, and drawn outinto thin sheets — a labour-intensive process that aligns the steel\'s grain and produces the characteristic flowing, raindrop-like surface pattern visible on the finished blade. Each heating and hammering cycle refines the steel further, removing impurities and building the layered microstructure that gives Damascus its legendary properties.
Damascus steel is celebrated for itsexceptional malleability— unlike brittle high-carbon steels, it responds to the smith\'s hammer, allowing the craftsman to thin the blade precisely and carve a refined, gracefully curved edge without cracking or fracturing. The resulting blade holds a sharp edge, carries a living visual pattern that is unique to every sword, and embodies centuries of metallurgical mastery.
🌍Worldwide ShippingUAE · Qatar · KSA & beyond📦Premium PackagingGift-ready presentation box🛡️Secure DeliveryPadded, insured shipping✋100% HandcraftedNo two pieces identicalLimited Stock — Each Piece is Made to OrderThis is a display and collector\'s piece. A legacy you pass down, not a purchase you forget. Order yours today and own a slice of Mughal heritage.
