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A BARONG SHORTSWORD

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
A BARONG SHORTSWORD
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...
The crested grip carved of exotic hardwood, the silver ferrule with three bands of woven silver wire. 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. Overall length 57.5 cm.
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