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A BARONG SHORTSWORD

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military / Armory - Amour Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
A BARONG SHORTSWORD
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 15 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 650 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 a
The crested grip carved of exotic hardwood, the ferrule with three bands of woven cord.The broad, handforged blade showing distinct pattern-welded construction. In its rattan-bound wooden scabbard, carved with okir motifs and inlaid with profiled mother of pearl panels at the opening and tip. Early 20th century.Stable crack to grip.Overall length 65 cm.
Condition II