A Mother-Of-Pearl Hilted Sword (Shamshir) With Scabbard, India, Late 18th Century

the curved and finely watered-steel blade with gold-overlaid inscriptions in lobed cartouches eitherside of blade, the hilt quillons and pommel decorated throughout with dense gold-overlaid floral motifs, the mother-of-pearl hilt comprising four gold-set red gemstones, the velvet-covered wooden scabbard with ensuite suspension mounts and chape

Overall in very good condition, the blade suffers from patination due to age, the gold overlay of the hilt and scabbard have some rubbings , and the velvet of the scabbard has lost some colour due to age, as viewed.
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inscriptions

The inscription (spurious) reads: 'Regnal year 30 of Shah Aurangzeb ('Alamgir') and an Arabic saying.