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A RARE SOUTH INDIAN PATISSA SWORD

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:1,200.00 - 1,400.00 USD
A RARE SOUTH INDIAN PATISSA 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...
Seldom encountered, a robust example with well-forged characteristic Old Indian baskethilt, the long, double-edged blade with expanded tip showing traces of damascus forging. 16th-17th century. Brown patina overall. Overall length 92.2 cm.
Condition III