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A RARE KULIKOVO MACE

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:300.00 - 400.00 USD
A RARE KULIKOVO MACE
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 characteristic form, however wrought entirely of steel rather than cast in bronze as is more common, with numerous polygonal projections. Replaced hardwood haft. Second half of the 14th century. Excavated. The battle of Kulikovo Plain, fought in 1380 c.e. between the Rus under Prince Dmitri of Moscow and the Mongols of the Golden Horde led by Khan Mamai represents the first victory of the Rus principalities over the Mongols. Overall length 44 cm.
Condition IV