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A PHILIPPINES KATIPUNAN SWORD

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
A PHILIPPINES KATIPUNAN SWORD
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...
Of Matulis form from Luzon, with hardwood grip and iron guard. The heavy, handforged blade quite thick at the base of the spine, and cut with a series of grooves at the right forte. Marked on the right side, B.140. Deaccessioned during the 1990s by the Ohio Historical Society (since defunct) to whom the sword was donated by First Lieutenant James W. Van Dusen, an assistant surgeon posted at Vigan in Ilocos Sur during the Philippine-American War from 1899-1901. Late 19th-early 20th century. Worn. Overall length 62.5 cm.
Condition III