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A MUGHAL GURZ MACE

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:400.00 - 500.00 USD
A MUGHAL GURZ MACE
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...
Wrought of solid steel, the spherical head surmounted by a stepped finial. The haft faceted with stepped, spherical bead at the center, the remainder of round section with lotus bud terminal. Late 16th-early 17th century. Brown overall. While short, such maces were quite heavy and worn through the belt at the small of the back for use in close quarters. Overall length 38.8 cm.
Condition III