AUCTIONS IMPERIAL ARMS & ARMOR 2014

With one-piece skull and rolled comb, the peaked visor and bevor sharing a common pivot as is typical, the bevor secured by a hook. With plume tube to

The elegantly-profiled horn grips with nielloed silver mounts, the massive blade appears to be forged of wootz, or bulat, with offset fuller to either

German or Dutch, the two-piece skull forged with radiating flutes and a ring finial mounted through a circular top plate. With separately-applied peak

The deep green jade grips with five rubies set in hi-karat gold and a finely-pierced silver toggle. The recurved blade wrought of wootz, with T-shaped

One of few made in the continental style, the two-piece skull with rolled comb, with separately-applied peak with captured, adjustable nasal retained

The grip covered in leather with monitor lizard band on pommel, the pompon intact. Steel guard. And straight, double-edged blade with broad central fu

A rare form, the hardwood stock mounted in intricately-engraved iron and brass. The massive miquelet lock engraved and profiled. The octagonal barrel

Comprising a set of four implements: a large knife, a small knife, and a serrated knife, all fullered, and a two-tined fork, all with bone grips.In th

Handwrought of steel, with embossed panels and studded overall with domed rivets, together with etched vinework and stands of arms, with roped border

Comprising a typical English helmet with movable three-bar faceguard and peak struck with an A armorer?s mark, earguards, and articulated ?lobstertail

Of high quality, with horn grips and faceted steel pommel, both it and the guard wrought of fine Persian black wootz, the guard with fine gold-inlaid

The grip of characteristic form, carved of a single section of elephant, the straight, single-edged blade forged of finely-grained wootzdamascus steel

The walnut stocks with intricately-carved running vines throughout, the buttcaps and barrel sleeves very finely wrought insilver, the wrists with silv

With large, stepped walrus grips typical of Balkan work, the gilded silver tangband and reinforces embossed, engraved and filigreed, and retaining a g

Of high quality, likely an officer?s coat.Forged of heavy, riveted rings set with forged steel plates in the characteristic pattern, with applied, spe

The hardwood stock with characteristic flared butt, inlaid overall with mother of pearl in geometrical patterns. With massive British flintlock mechan

A massive example with polished staghorn grips and brass bosses, the straight, double-edged blade with offset fuller to each side, and elaborately inl

With octagonal grips covered in black shagreen leather, steel pommel and guard of characteristic form. The massive blade of considerable curvature, fo

The well-carved hardwood stock with finely-engraved flintlock mechanism, the octagonal barrel with flared muzzle a superior example of Ottoman pattern

Comprised of an embellished helmet, shield, and armguard, etched with scenes from Persian history, and a coat of mail. The helmet of characteristic he

The symmetrical grip carved of a single section of green jade, chiseled overall with polygonal cartouches. The straight, double-edged blade forged of

The hardwood stock with flared butt, finely embellished throughout with bone, turquoise and coral glass gems, and silvered wire. The heirloom barrel i

A very rare type of characteristic form, the silver-mounted hilt with embossed and engraved monsterhead pommel and ferrule, with elephant grip, the si

Mounted entirely in silver, the pommel and ferrule engraved in floral motifs and filigreed bosses set with turquoises, the pommel inscribed, NASR MIN

A large example, with pale jade hilt, the grip reeded, the pommel carved as a fully-modeled camel?s head. The iron bolsters inlaid with gold floral wo

A rare example with anthropomorphized suns wrought into the bowl, and etched overall with scenes from the Persian Book of Kings, surmounted by a large

Very seldom encountered, of characteristic planked construction, covered in deeply-patinaed leather. The surface set with brass studs in geometrical m

Mounted entirely in silver, the symmetrical, filigreed grip with numerous reeded corals in box settings, the blade straight, double-edged and fullered

The wooden stock of kariophili form, sheathed almost entirely in iron with a dentated widow to either side of the butt, enclosing applied brass rosett

With characteristic long cuffs, wrought to cover the elbow with roped and riveted borders, with four articulated plates and a well-embossed knuckle-pl

The grip wrought entirely of actively-grained Persian wootz steel with profiled hemispherical pommel, of oval cross-section tapering continuously to t

A fine example, the steel bowl of segmented form, the nasal with elaborately-profiled finials, and set with three plume tubes. Elaborately inlaid over

The hardwood stock with characteristically broad triangular butt, with profiled brass mounts throughout, the mechanism intact and functional, with pie

The mount of copper with remains of gilding, embossed and engraved in geometrical and floral motifs and enameled in pale blue. The curved, double-edge

Of characteristic form, well carved of a single large section of gray ?mutton fat? jade and set with numerous cabochon rubies and emeralds a large fac

The characteristic open hilt composed of a broad steel guard with flattened quillon terminals, long, slender langets and a thumbring and cylindrical s

The grip wrought entirely of steel, the pommel a fully-modeled lion?s head. The lightly-curved, single-edged blade wrought of actively-grained wootz.

Of classic form, the grips of translucent horn with characteristic rolled pommel.The brass guard with rolled quillon terminals and the Ottoman crescen

Of typical form with flared pommel, the entire hilt inlaid in delicate bands of flowering vines in gold, the single-edged blade forged of actively-gra

Wrought entirely of steel with raised oval panels at the wrist, and lavishly inlaid overall with floral sprays in silver, including the applied, profi

The grip carved of a single section of translucent horn, the curved, double-edged blade forged with an exceptionally high central ridge, terminating i

Of high quality, with staghorn grips and faceted steel pommel, the guard wrought of fine Persian black wootz, with gold-inlaid borders. The long, sing

The hilt of European form, with flattened-cylindrical pommel and small, recurved, double guard in brass, engraved with tigers and prey. With bone grip

With hardwood grip of Jawa Demam form, the long, straight, handforged pamor blade with raised central panel and fretted forte. 18th century or earlier

Wrought entirely of steel, with flanged pommel and flared guard, the complex seating processes spanning approximately half the length of the long, str

Tanjore work, the entire guard elaborately pierced and chiseled with vegetal motifs, the straight, double-edged blade shows evidence of damascus forgi

From the War of Independence period, comprising a knife with actively pattern-welded blade and three-tined fork with fine silver filigree grips and do

The grip a single section of pale jade with the pommel carved as a fully-modeled lion?s head, the ruby eyes set in high-karat gold. The bolsters finel

Gilt hilt of 1796 type with fine vegetal modelling, likely private purchase.The blade straight and singlee-edged, with a central fuller and raised cha

Comprising a coif, coat and breeches composed of fine, unriveted gangajamuni or iron and brass rings in continuous lehrian or zigzag patterns througho