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A KARABELA SABER SWORD

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:3,500.00 - 4,000.00 USD
A KARABELA SABER 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...
Polish work, the ebony grips well carved and embellished with silver studs in geometrical patterns, with silver tangband and fluted grip bosses. The silver guard with fine baroque motifs modeled in relief overall. The leather-covered wooden scabbard with mounts of silver, each with engraved borders and profiled edges. The lightly curved, single-edged heirloom hussar blade with two narrow fullers and pronounced backedge. First half of the 18th century. Worn overall. Overall length 98.3 cm.
Condition III