AUCTIONS IMPERIAL ARMS & ARMOR 2014

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Auctions Imperial offers the very finest arms, armor, and historical artifacts in March of each year, and is pleased to assist in making your experience a positive one. To begin, search our catalogue, either in print or online at www.auctionsimperial.com, and then either examine the lots you are interested in during the pre-sale exhibition and/or communicate with our specialists if you have questions.
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 15 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 650 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 a
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A SWORD OF BRITISH POET LORD BYRON558 - A SWORD OF BRITISH POET LORD BYRON
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A well-made example, apparently a privately-purchased British 1796 Heavy Cavalry Dress pattern, with finely fluted guard and pommel, and pierced and e
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to floor for (20,100.00) = 20,100.00
 
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A PERSIAN ZAND DYNASTY SUIT OF ARMOR400 - A PERSIAN ZAND DYNASTY SUIT OF ARMOR
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Comprised of an exceptionally well-detailed and embellished helmet, shield and armguard, finely decorated en suite with scenes from Persian history an
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (6,500.00) = 6,500.00
 
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A FINE MUGHAL SHAMSHIR SABER527 - A FINE MUGHAL SHAMSHIR SABER
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A superior example, the faceted steel pommel cap and guard thickly inlaid overall with gold in flowering vine motifs with silver wire wrap intact. The
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (6,000.00) = 6,000.00
 
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A FINE MUGHAL SHAMSHIR SABER600 - A FINE MUGHAL SHAMSHIR SABER
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An exceptional example, the faceted steel pommel cap and guard thickly inlaid overall with gold in flowering vine motifs. The broad, curved blade forg
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (5,500.00) = 5,500.00
 
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FINE ZAND DYNASTY KARD DAGGER530 - FINE ZAND DYNASTY KARD DAGGER
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An example of superior quality with walrus grips, the tangbands and bolster forged of fine wootz steel, true-inlaid in gold with cartouches containing
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Estimate : 5,500.00 - 6,500.00
Sold to floor for (6,000.00) = 6,000.00
 
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A PERSIAN SAFAVID DYNASTY SHAMSHIR SWORD461 - A PERSIAN SAFAVID DYNASTY SHAMSHIR SWORD
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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
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
Sold to floor for (6,000.00) = 6,000.00
 
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AN INDIAN SUIT OF MAIL ARMOR500 - AN INDIAN SUIT OF MAIL ARMOR
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Comprising a coif, coat and breeches composed of fine, unriveted gangajamuni or iron and brass rings in continuous lehrian or zigzag patterns througho
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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A PERSIAN KALACHURI SABER502 - A PERSIAN KALACHURI SABER
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A rare type, the grips of translucent ramshorn with steel pommel.The guard with rolled quillon terminals in the form of dragon?s heads. The fine blade
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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A RARE OTTOMAN CEKAN WAR HAMMER550 - A RARE OTTOMAN CEKAN WAR HAMMER
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A type closely associated with the Siege of Vienna in 1683, the head finely-wrought of actively-grained pattern-welded damascus steel of characteristi
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (5,000.00) = 5,000.00
 
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A PAIR OF MONTENEGRIN CELINA PISTOLS & HOLSTER450 - A PAIR OF MONTENEGRIN CELINA PISTOLS & HOLSTER
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A superior PAIR of classic form, stocked entirely in silver with typical large, bud-shaped butts. Exceptionally well-cast, embossed and deeply chased
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for (8,500.00) = 8,500.00
 
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A PERSIAN SAFAVID DYNASTY SHAMSHIR SWORD492 - A PERSIAN SAFAVID DYNASTY SHAMSHIR SWORD
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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
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for (5,500.00) = 5,500.00
 
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AN IMPORTANT GEORGIAN PRESENTATION HUNTING DAGGER421 - AN IMPORTANT GEORGIAN PRESENTATION HUNTING DAGGER
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The work of a master smith, the fine, straight, single-edged blade with raised back edge forged of actively-grained black and silver wootz. Inlaid at
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (4,000.00) = 4,000.00
 
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A FINE PAIR OF OTTOMAN KUBUR PISTOLS463 - A FINE PAIR OF OTTOMAN KUBUR PISTOLS
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The walnut stocks with intricately-carved running vines throughout, the buttcaps and barrel sleeves very finely wrought insilver, the wrists with silv
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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A RARE SCOTTISH TARGE SHIELD477 - A RARE SCOTTISH TARGE SHIELD
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Very seldom encountered, of characteristic planked construction, covered in deeply-patinaed leather. The surface set with brass studs in geometrical m
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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A RARE PAIR OF MUGHAL BAJUBAND ARMGUARDS490 - A RARE PAIR OF MUGHAL BAJUBAND ARMGUARDS
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Wrought entirely of steel with raised oval panels at the wrist, and lavishly inlaid overall with floral sprays in silver, including the applied, profi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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MUGHAL ROCK CRYSTAL-HILTED KHANJAR DAGGER590 - MUGHAL ROCK CRYSTAL-HILTED KHANJAR DAGGER
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Very finely carved, the pommel terminating in a fully-modeled antelope?s head, the bilobate steel guard inlaid in gold floral motifs. The lightly recu
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (5,500.00) = 5,500.00
 
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A RARE POLISH HUSSAR?S SABER417 - A RARE POLISH HUSSAR?S SABER
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Known as a Black Saber, the characteristic open hilt composed of a broad steel guard with flattened and profiled quillon terminals, long, slender lang
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Estimate : 2,800.00 - 3,400.00
Sold to floor for (2,900.00) = 2,900.00
 
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AN ENGLISH CIVIL WAR CUIRASSIER?S ARMOR410 - AN ENGLISH CIVIL WAR CUIRASSIER?S ARMOR
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Comprising a typical English helmet with movable three-bar faceguard and peak, large earguards, and articulated ?lobstertail?neckguard, and a heavy br
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,800.00) = 1,800.00
 
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A CLOSED BURGONET HELMET425 - A CLOSED BURGONET HELMET
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Probably German, with one-piece skull, the peaked and finely-pierced visor and bevor sharing a common pivot as is typical, the visor and bevor secured
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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AN ENGLISH TILTING HELMET430 - AN ENGLISH TILTING HELMET
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With one-piece skull, each component with scalloped edge, the split visor and bevor sharing a common pivot as is typical, each secured by large hooks.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,750.00) = 1,750.00
 
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