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AN OTTOMAN YATAGHAN SWORD

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:200.00 - 250.00 USD
AN OTTOMAN YATAGHAN 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...
A large example, with characteristic horn grips, and recurved steel blade with a worn engraving of Zul-Faqar at the right forte. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with iron mounts. Worn overall, leather restored, chape lacking. Overall length 83.1 cm.
Condition IV