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A RARE MORO KAMPILAN SWORD

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:500.00 - 600.00 USD
A RARE MORO KAMPILAN 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...
With well-carved wooden hilt of typical form, the finely-woven rattan grip intact, the bifurcate pommel retaining some red and black hair tassels. The guard carved with scrolls and inscribed in Arabic, ALLAH, ALLAH! and BISMILLAH AL RAHMAN AL RAHIM! (Blessings of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate!) The long, single-edged blade with evidence of layering and edge-hardening, and expanding toward the profiled tip with spikelet. Retains its red silk munsala cloth. Late 19th century. Minor wear. Overall length 93.3 cm.
Condition II