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AN AFGHAN LOHAR PICK

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
AN AFGHAN LOHAR PICK
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 head and haft forged of steel with brass inlay to the obverse. The bone grip of expanding octagonal form struck with red-stained birdseye talismans overall. Latter 19th century. Light wear overall. Such picks were used against British mounted units to great effect during the Afghan Wars. Overall length 27.5 cm.
Condition II