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A PHILIPPINES BOLO SHORTSWORD

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military / Armory - Amour Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
A PHILIPPINES BOLO SHORTSWORD
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
Visayan People, with elaborately-carved wooden grip, the pommel formed as a monsterhead, with copper ferrule. The heavy, handforged blade chisel-edged.In its wooden scabbard with brass mounts.Late 19th century.Worn.Overall length 59.5 cm.
Condition III