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A FINE OTTOMAN HANCER DAGGER

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
A FINE OTTOMAN HANCER DAGGER
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...
A massive example of a rare type, of robust dimensions with characteristic waisted walrus grip, the fine, straight, continuously tapering double-edged blade wrought of actively-patterned wootz, intricately fullered and inlaid in gold, with armor-piercing tip. The scabbard wrought entirely of embossed and engraved silver with finely filigreed locket and faceted bud finial set with turquoises. Early 18th century. Some wear to inlays, minor repair to scabbard near tip. Overall length 58.5 cm.
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