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A TIBETAN KE-TRI SWORD

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military / Armory - Amour Start Price:350.00 USD Estimated At:750.00 - 800.00 USD
A TIBETAN KE-TRI SWORD
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 15 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 650 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 a
With trilobate silver pommel engraved overall and set with a large coral, the grip covered in twisted wire, with engraved silver guard. The characteristic blade straight, broad and single-edged with radiused tip, its hairpin pattern-welded construction visible. The wooden scabbard with steel frame border inlaid in brass and finely embossed and engraved silver locket and panels involving dragons amongst foliage, and set with turquoises and corals. Late 19th-early 20th century. Blade worn.Overall length 60.5 cm.
Condition II