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A FINE PHILIPPINES BOLO SWORD

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 250.00 USD
A FINE PHILIPPINES BOLO 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...
Luzon work, the translucent horn hilt superbly carved with hexagonal grip terminating in an elaborate cuff, with the pommel a fully modeled and exceptionally artistic and well-rendered fist. With brass ferrule and guard, the handforged, bellied blade with chisel-edge and clipped tip. Beginning of the 20th century. Overall length 66.8 cm. Condition I