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A MANDING BROADSWORD

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military / Armory - Amour Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 250.00 USD
A MANDING BROADSWORD
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
A robust example of characteristic Western Sudan form, the leather-covered grip with woven panel and stepped brass pommel, the long, straight, double-edged trade blade with triple fullers to either side. In its tooled and polychromed leather scabbard with flared tip, inscribed on the reverse with the name of the maker, WORK OF TABEH MUHAMMAD WAHEED and owner, MUHAMMAD KAMBEH. Early 20th century.Very light wear to leather, minor pitting to blade.Overall length 95.4 cm.
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