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A EUROPEAN RONDACHE SHIELD

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:700.00 - 1,000.00 USD
A EUROPEAN RONDACHE SHIELD
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...
Likely German, made for use in battle. Handwrought of steel throughout with rolled border and remains of leather grips retained by rivets. Brass studded border, central spike likely replaced. Late 16th-early 17th century. Wear, delaminations. Diameter 47 cm.
Condition III