AUCTION 43: ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOR

An Ottoman Trabzon area Black Sea region kindjal qama dagger. The hilt is made of two polished horn scales fastened to the tang by two silver rivets.

A North African Jambiya. The hilt and scabbard are richly decorated with engraved silver bands, rosettes, and chiseling. The blade is double-edged wit

The hilt and scabbard fittings are richly decorated with silver bands, rosettes, and chiseling, the scabbard is covered with leather. The blade is dou

With a long single-edged pointy blade, steel fitting and polished horn hilt. The scabbard is made of wood covered in black leather. Afghanistan or Cen

With a large curved blaze of Wootz steel, a cartouche with Arabic inscription on the forte. Steel cross guard with gold inlay, polished horn grip scal

Kaskara with fullered steel blade etched with Arabic inscriptions, straight quillon guard, leather-covered hilt with flattened pommel. Dark-brown stit

A silver-mounted Burmese Dha sword with a slightly curved single-edged blade, wood hilt with silver ferrule and wood scabbard silver covered and decor

A larger Burmese Dha sword of a traditional form with a slightly curved single-edged blade decorated with silver inlay. The pommel and scabbard are ma

A Chinese Jian sword with a double-edged straight diamond-shaped blade, decorated C-shape embronzed metal handguard, wooden grip, and pommel dressed w

A Chinese sword (dao), Qing Dynasty, 19th century with a curved single-edged blade, brass hilt comprising a circular guard and flattened spherical pom