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A MORO KRIS SWORD

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military / Armory - Amour Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:175.00 - 275.00 USD
A MORO KRIS SWORD
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
The horse?s hoof-type pommel set with panels of okir-engraved mother of pearl, the cord-wrapped grip with silver ferrule and baka-baka. The straight, double-edged blade forged with a pair of short fullers at the forte and a longer, broader fuller along the center, all outlined with engraving, and showing evidence of pattern-welded forging throughout. In its hardwood scabbard embellished with engraved mother of pearl panels and rattan wrap. Latter 19th century.Losses to scabbard.Overall length 74.5 cm.
Condition II