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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...
The grip carved of banati wood with elaborately-crested kakatua pommel and silver ferrule. The handforged shandigan-type blade with raised, chamfered cutting edge and long back edge, with active damascus steel pattern. In its well-grained hardwood scabbard with throat and tip carved in okkir motifs with rattan binding. Latter 19th century. Minor losses, cracks and chips. Overall length 64 cm.
Condition III