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A RARE SOUTH INDIAN SOSUN PATTAH SWORD

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:600.00 USD Estimated At:1,200.00 - 1,500.00 USD
A RARE SOUTH INDIAN SOSUN PATTAH 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 Old Indian hilt finely forged, with characteristic plate guard and delicate silver inlay overall, the long, broad blade of Hindu form, with a shallow fuller and broad tip, forged of superior Kara Taban (brilliant black) wootzdamascus steel retaining its original glossy finish, the forte with Genoa-type marks and an inlaid brass disk. In its velvet-covered wooden scabbard.Mid-17th century. Some wear to silver inlay. Overall length 89.2 cm. Condition I