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A NORTH GERMAN SABER

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military / Armory - Amour Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 700.00 USD
A NORTH GERMAN SABER
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 hilt wrought of steel with faceted grip terminating in a well-detailed lion?s head engraved overall, and a recurved guard with drooping quillon and profiled ecussons. The broad, multifullered saber blade with raised backedge and maker?s mark struck at the right forte. Mid-17th century.Worn overall. Overall length 87.5 cm
Condition III