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A SUMATRAN KALASAN SWORD

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
A SUMATRAN KALASAN 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...
Of characteristic form, with lacquered hardwood grip and rolled pommel with studs and ferrule wrought of suassa, an alloy of gold and copper endemic to the region. The hardwood scabbard mounted elaborately in silver with suassa appliques, the deeply-bellied blade with characteristic choil at the forte. Mid-19th century. Minor wear. Overall length 62.2 cm. Condition II