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A PAIR OF MORO BEARING SWORDS

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:150.00 - 250.00 USD
A PAIR OF MORO BEARING SWORDS
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...
A matched PAIR of processional weapons carried before a sultan or datu, in the form of panabas axes. The blades with chamfered cutting edges and pierced work spines, each engraved overall in okir motifs. With wooden grips expanding toward the pommel, set with engraved brass panels. Mid 20th century. Light wear. Overall length 79 cm.
Condition II