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A PHILIPPINES SWORD

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:300.00 - 400.00 USD
A PHILIPPINES 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...
The large, Visayan tenegre-type blade very well forged, displaying layering and a hardened, chisel edge, the silver ferrule Moro work, and the fine horn grip carved in the form of a fully-modeled dragon’s head, elaborately detailed, with inlaid eyes, showing Chinese influence. Late 19th – early 20th century. Light wear. Overall length 80.3
Condition II