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A HUNGARIAN HUSSAR?S SABER

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military / Armory - Amour Start Price:900.00 USD Estimated At:1,800.00 - 2,000.00 USD
A HUNGARIAN HUSSAR?S SABER
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 15 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 650 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 a
The characteristic hilt of L-guard type, composed of a steel guard with rolled quillon terminal, integral knucklebow which expands toward its terminal, long, slender langets and a thumbring, with cylindrical steel pommel, the wooden grip covered in leather, with flattened twisted wire wrap and brass band struck with marks to its base. The robust, shallowly-curved blade with pronounced raised backedge.Latter 17th century or later. Worn overall, pitted. Overall length 93 cm.
Condition IIV