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A EUROPEAN MILITARY BILLHOOK

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:150.00 - 250.00 USD
A EUROPEAN MILITARY BILLHOOK
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...
Probably Austrian, the handforged head of characteristic form, edged on the concave side, with forged hook designed to wrest the horse’s reins from an opponent’s hand, with integral conical socket. On its replaced wooden haft. 16th century or later. Well worn overall. Overall length 209.5 cm.
Condition III