Exceptional Ceylonese Kastane with Silver Dragon Hilt and Scabbard

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Exceptional Ceylonese kastane with scabbard, 40 cm overall with 27 cm curved single edged blade. Superbly chiselled silver hilt of traditional form with dragon's head pommel and knuckle bow, both set with ruby eyes. The en suite silver scabbard also chiselled to the highest standard. (See 'Stone's Glossary', figure 426, number 2 for a very similar example).

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