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A MORO BARONG SHORTSWORD

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:250.00 - 350.00 USD
A MORO BARONG SHORTSWORD
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 Tausug People. The grip carved of banati wood with kakatua pommel and silver ferrule. The handforged single-edged blade with active damascus steel pattern. Late 19th century. Deaccessioned from the John Woodman Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, MA. Overall length 55.7 cm.
Condition II