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 PHILIPPINES FALFEG HEAD AXE51 - A PHILIPPINES FALFEG HEAD AXE
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Igorot People, with steel head and wooden haft. First half of the 20th century. Light wear. Overall length 59 cm. Condition II
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AN INDO PERSIAN GURZ MACE52 - AN INDO PERSIAN GURZ MACE
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Wrought entirely of steel, with eight flanges on a round shaft with bulbous pommel.Mid 17th century or later.Aged overall, some corrosion.Overall leng
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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A NAGA DAO SWORD53 - A NAGA DAO SWORD
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The wooden grip with rattan wrap, heavy handforged blade with single edge. Second half of the 19th century.Generally worn.Overall length 56.8 cm. Cond
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A NAGA DAO SWORD54 - A NAGA DAO SWORD
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The wooden grip with rattan wrap, heavy handforged blade with single edge. Second half of the 19th century.Generally worn.Overall length 59.8 cm. Cond
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A FIJIAN WARCLUB55 - A FIJIAN WARCLUB
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Of characteristic form, carved of hardwood with chequering and woven grip.Mid-20th century.Overall length 45 cm. Condition II
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A PERSIAN MACE56 - A PERSIAN MACE
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Of steel, the head forged in the form of a bull?s head. 19th-20th century. Some wear. Overall length 72 cm. Condition II
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AN AFRICAN CONGO AXE57 - AN AFRICAN CONGO AXE
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Songye People, with handforged blade and copper wrap to wooden grip and brass studded terminal. Latter 19th century.Worn overall.Overall length 37 cm
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A SUDANESE DOUBLE BATTLEAXE58 - A SUDANESE DOUBLE BATTLEAXE
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Native-made steel head with incised decorations. Wooden haft with applied lizard skin. Late 19th century. Overall length 64.2 cm. Condition II
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
 
 
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AN INDIAN BATTLEAXE59 - AN INDIAN BATTLEAXE
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Bhil People, handforged blade on wooden haft. Mid-19th century.Worn.Overall length 79 cm. Condition II
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 175.00 - 200.00
 
 
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A REPLICA EUROPEAN BATTLEAXE60 - A REPLICA EUROPEAN BATTLEAXE
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With steel head and octagonal haft.First half of the 20th century. Light wear. Overall length 104.5 cm. Condition II
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TWO INDIAN BATTLEAXES61 - TWO INDIAN BATTLEAXES
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The first Bhil work, with well-forged steel head and hardwood haft. The second wrought entirely of steel from Udaipur, with crescent blade and substan
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A PERSIAN QAJAR DYNASTY BATTLEAXE62 - A PERSIAN QAJAR DYNASTY BATTLEAXE
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The crescent-form head lavishly inlaid with floral and geometrical panels in silver on each side, as is the flared and profiled peen. The haft with el
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A MORO KRIS SWORD63 - A MORO KRIS SWORD
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With wavy blade and copper inlay.Early 20th century.Overall length 71 cm. Condition II
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AN INDONESIAN KRIS DAGGER64 - AN INDONESIAN KRIS DAGGER
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With handforged, multiwaved blade and wooden grip and sheath. 19th century. Overall length 48.5 cm. Condition III
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A JAVANESE KRIS SWORD65 - A JAVANESE KRIS SWORD
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With carved handle and pattern-welded damascus blade. In its wooden scabbard. 19th century. Some wear. Overall length 47.5 cm. Condition II
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A MORO KRIS SWORD66 - A MORO KRIS SWORD
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Wooden cord-wrapped grip, the pommel inlaid with mother of pearl panels engraved with okir motifs. The waved blade with copper baca-baca. In its woode
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A PHILIPPINES DAGGER67 - A PHILIPPINES DAGGER
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With heavy single-edged blade. In its wooden scabbard dated 1945. Overall length 55.5 cm. Condition II
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A PHILIPPINES KNIFE68 - A PHILIPPINES KNIFE
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With massive blade, in its carved wooden scabbard with by-knife. 20th century. Overall length 56 cm. Condition II
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A PHILIPPINES INSURRECTION SWORD69 - A PHILIPPINES INSURRECTION SWORD
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The horn grip inscribed, LUNLAR P.I. With recurved blade and single-edged steel blade. Beginning of the 20th century.Overall length 67.9 cm. Condition
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A PHILIPPINES INSURRECTION DAGGER70 - A PHILIPPINES INSURRECTION DAGGER
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With horn grip and single-edged steel blade. Beginning of the 20th century.Overall length 62.1 cm. Condition III
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A PHILIPPINES TALIBON DAGGER71 - A PHILIPPINES TALIBON DAGGER
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With heavy single-edged blade.In its wooden scabbard.WWII era.Scabbard worn.Overall length 56.5 cm. Condition III
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A PHILIPPINES DAGGER72 - A PHILIPPINES DAGGER
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Carved wood grip with broad, single-edged blade.In its wooden scabbard.Mid-20th century. General wear.Overall length 40.8 cm. Condition II
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A PHILIPPINES DAGGER73 - A PHILIPPINES DAGGER
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The horn grip with flared pommel, brass guard and broad blade with clipped tip struck with a maker?s mark. In its leather scabbard.WW2-era. Light wear
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A PHILIPPINES FIGHTING KNIFE74 - A PHILIPPINES FIGHTING KNIFE
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With hand-carved horn grip and brass guard, the large, handforged blade with clipped tip.WW2-era. Light wear. Overall length 47 cm. Condition II
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A PHILIPPINES INSURRECTION DAGGER75 - A PHILIPPINES INSURRECTION DAGGER
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Horn grip with pommel carved as an officer?s head. Heavy, single-edged blade.Tooled leather scabbard.Beginning of the 20th century.Minor wear.Overall
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A PHILIPPINES INSURRECTION DAGGER76 - A PHILIPPINES INSURRECTION DAGGER
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Horn grip with pommel carved as an officer?s head. Heavy blade with clipped tip.Leather scabbard.Beginning of the 20th century.Minor wear.Overall leng
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A PHILIPPINES TALIBON DAGGER77 - A PHILIPPINES TALIBON DAGGER
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The wooden mounts elaborately inlaid with mother of pearl, with handforged single-edged blade. 2nd quarter of the 20th century.Overall length 64 cm. C
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A MORO PUNAL DAGGER78 - A MORO PUNAL DAGGER
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Wooden handle with mother of pearl inlays, waved blade. In its brass scabbard.2nd quarter of the 20th century. Light wear. Overall length 28 cm. Condi
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A MORO PUNAL DAGGER79 - A MORO PUNAL DAGGER
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Wooden handle with waved blade. In its matching scabbard.Mid- 20th century. Light wear. Overall length 32.3 cm. Condition II
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A MORO PUNAL DAGGER80 - A MORO PUNAL DAGGER
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Wooden handle with handforged blade. In its matching scabbard.Early 20th century. Light wear. Overall length 28 cm. Condition II
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A MEDITERRANEAN CLASP KNIFE81 - A MEDITERRANEAN CLASP KNIFE
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Horn grips, brass mounts with lock, steel blade. Mid-19th century. Light wear. Overall length 32 cm. Condition II
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AN ENGLISH CLASP KNIFE82 - AN ENGLISH CLASP KNIFE
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With horn grip and convex blade struck, CAST STEEL. Mid-late 19th century.Overall length 37 cm. Some wear. Condition II
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A SYRIAN KHANJAR DAGGER83 - A SYRIAN KHANJAR DAGGER
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With inlaid hilt and etched blade.In its brass sheath.Early 20th century.Minor losses.Overall length 34 cm. Condition III
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A SYRIAN KHANJAR DAGGER84 - A SYRIAN KHANJAR DAGGER
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With inlaid hilt and etched blade.In its brass sheath.Mid-20th century.Overall length 27.3 cm. Condition II
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A MOROCCAN DAGGER85 - A MOROCCAN DAGGER
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The mounts with champlev? enamel-type work, straight, double-edged blade. In its matching scabbard.First half of the 20th century. Tip lacking. Overal
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A RARE TUAREG DAGGER86 - A RARE TUAREG DAGGER
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An archaic form with spherical wooden pommel and broad blade.Mid-19th century.Worn.Overall length 45.5 cm. Condition III
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AN EAST AFRICAN DAGGER87 - AN EAST AFRICAN DAGGER
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Steel blade with leather grip and scabbard.First half of the 20th century.Overall length 38 cm. Condition II
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AN AFRICAN DAGGER & QUIVER88 - AN AFRICAN DAGGER & QUIVER
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With wooden handle and curved blade.In its leather sheath. And a matching quiver with arrows. Early 20th century.Overall length 53 cm. Condition II
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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A GURKHA KUKRIE DAGGER89 - A GURKHA KUKRIE DAGGER
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Military issue marked at forte. In its original scabbard with by-knives.First half of the 19th century.Overall length 46.5 cm. Condition II
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A NEPALESE KUKRIE DAGGER90 - A NEPALESE KUKRIE DAGGER
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With bone grip and characteristic blade. In its embellished scabbard. 20th century. Overall length 28.5 cm. Condition II
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 35.00 - 50.00
 
 
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A NEPALESE KUKRIE DAGGER91 - A NEPALESE KUKRIE DAGGER
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Of characteristic form, with applied decorations on scabbard.First half of the 20th century.Some losses to scabbard.Overall length 44.5 cm. Condition
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A SYRIAN KHANJAR DAGGER92 - A SYRIAN KHANJAR DAGGER
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With embellished brass mounts and recurved blade. In its matching scabbard.Mid-20th century.Overall length 32.2 cm. Condition I
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A SYRIAN KHANJAR DAGGER93 - A SYRIAN KHANJAR DAGGER
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With embellished white metal mounts and recurved blade. In its matching scabbard.Mid-20th century.Overall length 29.1 cm. Condition I
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A MEXICAN BOWIE KNIFE94 - A MEXICAN BOWIE KNIFE
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Horn grip with brass mounts, the blade with long, clipped tip marked with maker name and MEXICO at forte. Late 19th century.Overall length 28.6 cm. Wo
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A GREEK BICHAGI DAGGER95 - A GREEK BICHAGI DAGGER
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With embellished brass mounts and steel, single-edged blade.Mid-19th century. Light wear. Overall length 35.9 cm. Condition: II
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A TIBETAN DAGGER96 - A TIBETAN DAGGER
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With embellished mounts and steel blade. Early 20th century. Light wear. Overall length 33.3 cm. Condition II
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AN INDIAN KHANJAR DAGGER97 - AN INDIAN KHANJAR DAGGER
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With symmetrical steel grip inlaid in silver, the broad, heavy, double-edged blade recurved and chiseled en suite with floral panels, with armor-pierc
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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AN AFRICAN SHONA DAGGER98 - AN AFRICAN SHONA DAGGER
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With characteristic wooden grip and scabbard and handforged iron blade. Mid-19th century.Considerable wear.Overall length 37 cm. Condition IV
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
 
 
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AN AFRICAN SWAGGER STICK99 - AN AFRICAN SWAGGER STICK
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Wooden mounts with single-edged blade. Mid-20th century. Overall length 49.8 cm. Condition II
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A BURMESE DHA100 - A BURMESE DHA
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Lacquered wood mounts with gold painted motifs. Blade with maker?s marks.In its matching scabbard.First half of the 20th century. Light wear. Overall
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