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A SRI LANKAN KASTANE SWORD

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD
A SRI LANKAN KASTANE 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...
Of classic form, with elaborately-wrought hilt. The rhino grip with fully-modeled Makara-head pommel set with a pale green stone, the eyes inlaid with rubies, the knucklebow and guard likewise terminating in finely-wrought Makara heads and lavishly inlaid with engraved silver and brass. The curved, single-edged blade well-forged, with inlaid scrolled silver and brass panel at either side of the forte. Mid 18th century. Minor wear and losses. Overall length 74 cm.
Condition III