AUCTIONS IMPERIAL ARMS & ARMOR 2014

A robust example of fine quality with walrus grips, the tangbands and bolster forged of russet steel, true-inlaid in gold with flowering vine motifs.

A fine example of the type, the walnut stock with elaborate carving and silver wire inlay at the butt. With French-style flintlock mechanism and massi

With faceted glass grip and ferrule inlaid with gold, the blade forged of fine Persian wootz steel. Early 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 25

Intended both for warfare and sacrifice, the hilt with profiled steel pommel and guard and cylindrical grip.Fullered blade of characteristic form, exp

Comprising a knife with SARAJEVO inlaid in silver on the blade and a fork with silver inlay to the base, the matching bone grips with hooked pommels a

Circassian work, the elephant grip with nielloed silver bosses. The handwrought, lightly curved and double-edged blade with central ridge. The velvet-

The hilt wrought of steel with faceted grip terminating in a well-detailed lion?s head engraved overall, and a recurved guard with drooping quillon an

With elephant grips and brass tangband with profiled terminal and toggle. The handforged blade recurved, with raised, chamfered cutting edge and chise

The hardwood stock of typical form, elaborately embellished throughout with bone, turquoise and ruby glass gems, and silvered wire. The octagonal barr

Comprising a typical English helmet with movable three-bar faceguard and peak, large earguards, and articulated ?lobstertail?neckguard, and a heavy br

Of classic form, the grips of translucent horn with characteristic rolled pommel. The mounts of brass, the blade appears to be forged of wootz steel,

The olive and rust-colored hardstone grips with fine silver pommel in the form of a falcon, with well-engraved features and a festoon of silver chains

The body formed of a large, polished sea snail shell, the upper section and spout formed of additional profiled shell plaques. The suspension ring of

A rare example, wrought in steel and superbly chiseled at the center in flowering vines issuing from vases, together with five circular cartouches, th

Made at Epiros, the silver handle with traces of gilding, embossed in spiral flutes with bands of foliage interspersed. On the pommel an excellent Cla

Of characteristic form, the stock sheathed in pierced and engraved iron. The fine miqueletlock and octagonal barrel engraved. Original ramrod intact.M

Known as a Black Saber, the characteristic open hilt composed of a broad steel guard with flattened and profiled quillon terminals, long, slender lang

An earlier than average example of the type, forged entirely of steel.The embossed gauntlet with raised panels representing eyes, with applied, scallo

An extremely rare example carried by the Pandursof Baron von der Trenck c. 1740 Exceptionally long yataghan-form blade with etched motifs including st

Comprised of an embellished helmet, shield, armguard and battleaxe, etched with scenes from Persian history and inlaid with gold and silver, and a coa