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A FINE OTTOMAN KUBUR PISTOL AND HOLSTER

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:800.00 USD Estimated At:1,600.00 - 1,800.00 USD
A FINE OTTOMAN KUBUR PISTOL AND HOLSTER
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...
A large example with dark, lustrous walnut stock elegantly inlaid overall with engraved silver plaques and flowering vines, the robust silver mounts well-wrought in scrolling vinework motifs. The high-quality flintlock mechanism and octagonal-breech barrel likewise engraved with scrolling vines. In its rare leather holster with green shagreen borders, the entire obverse covered in fine Ottoman silver embroidery with characteristic motifs including the Tree of Life. Mid- 18th century.Slight wear.Overall length 53.2 cm. Condition II