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A CHINESE YAO DAO SWORD

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:150.00 - 250.00 USD
A CHINESE YAO DAO 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...
Qing Dynasty, with recurved iron guard and wooden grip with crosshatching. The single-edged blade of thick section, tapering continuously to the upturned tip, with fuller along the spine. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with iron mounts. Late 19th-early 20th century. Worn overall. Overall length 92.5 cm.
Condition II