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A DYAK PARANG IHLANG SWORD

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 200.00 USD
A DYAK PARANG IHLANG SWORD
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 16 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 300 lots of choice antique arms and armor including armor, helmets, shields, swords, daggers, battleaxes, maces, halberds, matchlocks, flintlocks and percussion pieces will be offered. Our fine selection for 2013 includes broadswords, baskethilts, shamshirs, shashkas, palas, kindjals, khanjars, tulwars and spears, as well as chain mail and breastplates. This sale will also include important swords and daggers from the Greek War of Independence and the armor of the K...
The staghorn hilt of characteristic form, elaborately carved with aso and tuba motifs, the grip covered in finely-woven rattan. The hardwood scabbard with profiled tip and woven rattan sling.The heavy, handforged blade faceted and chisel-edged, with numerous brass inlays.First half of the 20th century .Blade with areas of pitting and minor losses to inlays, by-knife lacking .Overall length 72.4 cm. Condition I