FINE ANTIQUE ARMS & ARMOR SALE

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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 Khan of Crimea. Register now through ICOLLECTOR to bid online. THERE ARE MORE AND LARGER IMAGES OF EACH LOT SHOWN IN OUR ONLINE CATALOG AT OUR WEBSITE Questions? Call 323 851 2345
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...
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A VICTORIAN FALLING BUFFE WITH GORGET171 - A VICTORIAN FALLING BUFFE WITH GORGET
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A rarely-encountered armor element of characteristic form, designed for wear with a burgonet. Composed of four steel plates, three elaborately pierced
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (125.00) = 125.00
 
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AN OTTOMAN HANCER DAGGER172 - AN OTTOMAN HANCER DAGGER
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With massive walrus grip of characteristic form, the broad, curved double-edged blade with raised central ridge forged of fine Persian black wootzdama
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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A RARE BLACK SEA YATAGHAN SWORD173 - A RARE BLACK SEA YATAGHAN SWORD
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A scarce form found in Eastern Anatolia and the Transcaucasus. The horn grips arched in the form of a crescent as is typical, the grip with black leat
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (950.00) = 950.00
 
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A MUGHAL TOP HELMET174 - A MUGHAL TOP HELMET
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A fine example, the steel bowl of segmented form, the nasal with elaborately-profiled finials, and set with three plume tubes. Elaborately inlaid over
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,750.00) = 1,750.00
 
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AN AFGHAN PULOWAR SWORD175 - AN AFGHAN PULOWAR SWORD
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The fine hilt with drooping quillons terminating in monsterheads and cupped pommel, elaborately engraved and superbly pierced throughout, with section
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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A RARE MORO SHIELD176 - A RARE MORO SHIELD
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A large example, carved of a single section of native wood, with integral grips of characteristic form. The obverse finely profiled and colored with n
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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AN OTTOMAN YATAGHAN SWORD177 - AN OTTOMAN YATAGHAN SWORD
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Balkan work, the elephant grips with large ears, silver mounts embossed and engraved in baroque motifs, the single-edged recurved blade with an inlaid
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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A RARE IMPERIAL BURMESE DHA SWORD178 - A RARE IMPERIAL BURMESE DHA SWORD
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Likely made early in the Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885 c.e.) The elephant grip superbly and atypically carved with dragons amongst foliage, probably a r
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (1,300.00) = 1,300.00
 
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A MUGHAL JADE ARCHER'S RING179 - A MUGHAL JADE ARCHER'S RING
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Carved of a single piece of deep green jade with intertwining lotuses in relief and raised borders. Mid-17th century. An elegant example intended for
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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A RARE MUGHAL PLATE & MAIL COAT180 - A RARE MUGHAL PLATE & MAIL COAT
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Of high quality, likely an officer's coat.Forged of heavy, riveted rings set with forged steel plates in the characteristic pattern, with applie...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 1,700.00
Sold to floor for (1,900.00) = 1,900.00
 
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