AUCTIONS IMPERIAL ARMS & ARMOR 2014

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