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A CAUCASIAN SHASHKA SWORD

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:125.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 350.00 USD
A CAUCASIAN SHASHKA 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...
The steel hilt of characteristic form, with silver floral inlay overall, with lightly-curved single-edged blade with broad central fuller. Mid-19th century.Worn.Ex-Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, MA.Overall length 92.8 cm. Condition III