AUCTION 43: ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOR

A rare shashka with a light curved fullered blade decorated with Arabic inscriptions, original wooden scabbard covered in black stitched leather, feat

A large Caucasian dagger (qama) with a double-edged pointy blade with a single groove on both sides. There is an Arabic inscription along the central

A Caucasian dagger kindjal with a gold koftgari-decorated grooved blade. Horn grip scales, wooden scabbard covered in black leather. Steel fitting wit

A fine Caucasian silver-mounted dagger with a flattened-diamond section double-edged pointy blade marked at the ricasso by the maker in Arabic. The ha

The blade is of a characteristic form, double-edged, with a wide single-fuller on each side, decorated with brass or copper inlay. The handle is made

A large Transcaucasian dagger of a characteristic form with a 21 1/2-inch double-edged ponty blade. The blade is decorated with gold inlay and the dee

Of a traditional form Georgian quama dagger, double-edged blade decorated with gold inlay on one side, with deep fullers on either side. The hilt is c

With a straight double-edged pointy blade with one fuller on each side, with a carved hilt composed of two scales decorated in a suit with the scabbar

Gilt-brass pommel and cross guard, black bakelite handle, straight blade decorated with etching and engraving, gilt, and enamels, marked "TOLED...

A very fine Toledo cup hilt rapier with a gilt interior etched blase, superbly decorated steel cup and scabbard chape and throat with silver and gold