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A MORO DATU'S KRIS SWORD

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
A MORO DATU'S KRIS 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...
Maguindanao work, the kakatua pommel carved of actively-grained hardwood, with cord-wrapped grip, the baca-baca intact. . The substantial blade with separately-applied ganga and unusual central ridge running all the way to the tip, showing hand-forging and hardened edges. In its wooden scabbard. Late 19th –early 20th century. Overall length 79.4 cm .
Condition III