AUCTIONS IMPERIAL ARMS & ARMOR 2014

Kuba People, wood handle with fine forged iron blade. Beginning of the 20th century. Some wear. Overall length 34.4 cm. Condition III

With elephant grips and handforged blade.Early 19th century. Worn, blade pitted. Overall length 30.4 cm. Condition III

The grips of variegated hardstone with elephant bands and brass mounts.The curved, T-backed blade with chamfered edge.In its fabric-covered wooden sca

Steel mounts and blade with silver inlay. In its matching scabbard.Latter 19th century.Worn.Overall length 28.2 cm. Condition III

With cast metal mounts and blade struck 1821. In its matching scabbard. 20th century. Worn.Overall length 43.6 cm. Condition III

With typical hardwood grip, carved and studded with silver. The curved, double-edged blade handforged.In its snakeskin scabbard.Late 19th century. Lig

Of characteristic form with horn grip and handforged, double-edged blade. Replaced wooden scabbard. Late 19th century. Worn. Overall length 38.2 cm. C

The grip with rolled pommel carved of green hardstone, with mother of pearl panels and brass guard, secured by a latch on the brass locket of the velv

An unusually good example, the horn grip elaborately profiled and inlaid with brass studs, rosettes, corals etc., the well-forged, bellied blade fulle

With horn grips and engraved white metal mounts. Curved blade with inlaid brass motifs.In its matching scabbard.Late 19th century. Light wear. Overall

With horn handle and curved blade. In its engraved brass scabbard.Late 19th-early 20th century.Overall length 24.2 cm. Condition I

Of characteristic form, the steel grip and scabbard elaborately inlaid with silver in geometrical motifs. The curved, double-edged blade decorated en

With engraved silver and brass mounts and curved blade. Latter 19th century. Worn, blade pitted. Overall length 42 cm. Condition III

With wood grip and steel blade, engraved brass scabbard. First half of the 20th century.Worn.Overall length 42.9 cm. Condition III

Wood grip with engraved silver and brass mounts and curved blade. In its matching scabbard.Latter 19th century.Worn.Overall length 40.5 cm. Condition

With fluted and engraved white metal hilt and curved, double-edged blade. In its matching scabbard.Latter 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 37

Wood grip with brass mounts and curved blade. In its matching scabbard.Early 20th century.Substantial wear.Overall length 31 cm. Condition IV

Of characteristic form, the steel grip and scabbard elaborately inlaid with silver in geometrical motifs. The curved, double-edged blade decorated en

Wooden grip with brass mounts and handforged blade.In its wooden scabbard with brass mounts.First half of the 20th century. Overall length 31.7 cm. Li

With hardwood grip, the fine blade with expanded tip.In its hide scabbard.Mid-19th century. Some wear. Overall length 26 cm. Condition III

Tebu People, handwrought blade with leather grip wrap. In its leather sheath.Mid-20th century. Some wear. Overall length 35 cm. Condition II

With horn grip and steel blade.In its leather over wood scabbard.Mid-20th century.General wear.Overall length 28 cm. Condition II

With hardwood handle and broad blade, the leather scabbard with braided armband. Late 19th century .Overall length 22.7 cm. Condition I

A large example with hardwood handle and broad blade, the leather scabbard with braided armband. Late 19th century .Overall length 42.2 cm. Condition

With ebony and elephant handle and broad blade, the leather scabbard with braided armband. Late 19th century.Losses to pommel.Overall length 23 cm. Co

With ebony handle and broad blade, the leather scabbard with braided armband. Late 19th century.Losses to pommel.Overall length 29.4 cm. Condition IV

With wood grip and forged steel blade.In its leather scabbard.Latter 19th century. Pommel chipped, blade pitted. Overall length 23 cm. Condition III

With leather-covered wood handle and broad blade, the leather scabbard with braided armband. Late 19th century .Overall length 28 cm. Condition I

Typical carved wood hilt and handforged blade. First half of the 20th century.Overall length 60.2 cm. Condition II

With wooden grip and broad steel blade.In its wooden scabbard.Mid-20th century. Some wear. Overall length 62 cm. Condition II

Carved wooden handle with steel blade.In its matching wood scabbard.Mid-20th century. Some wear. Rattan binding raveled. Overall length 55.6 cm. Condi

With carved exotic hardwood grip and broad, handforged blade with engraved okir motifs at the spine. In its matching scabbard.WW2-era.Overall length 6

With carved exotic hardwood grip and broad, handforged, layered blade. Latter 19th century. Losses to grip.Overall length 61 cm. Condition IV

The horn grip with lobed pommel and silver band, the recurved, single-edged blade of layered construction.In its wooden scabbard with silver bands.Lat

Of characteristic form, the hilt and forte of the blade inlaid with silver. When the grips are compressed, the blade springs apart into two halves to

Wootz blade with transverse grips.Latter 17th century.Worn.Overall length 39.5 cm. Condition III

With elaborately engraved silver mounts and horn grip, the curved blade with distinct central ridge. In its matching scabbard.Late 19th-early 20th cen

Horn grip with brass mounts, steel blade with leather scabbard and embroidered belt.Mid-20th century.Overall length 34.5 cm. Condition II

Of Hijazi type mounted entirely in filigreed silver, the horn grip with pommel of characteristic form and raised silver bosses. The blade broad, light

With embellished hilt and inlaid blade. Latter 19th century.Overall length 42 cm. Condition II

With inlaid hilt and embellished blade.In its wooden scabbard.Latter 19th century.Overall length 39 cm. Condition II

With inlaid hilt and embellished blade.In its wooden scabbard.Latter 19th century.Overall length 39.5 cm. Condition II

With staghorn grips and broad steel blade.Late 19th century.Worn.Overall length 24 cm. Condition III

With staghorn grips and broad steel blade.In its wooden scabbard.Late 19th century.Worn.Overall length 27.5 cm. Condition III

With horn grips and broad steel blade.In its leather scabbard.Late 19th century.Worn.Overall length 22.3 cm. Condition III

With wooden grip and curved, handforged blade.In its leather-covered wooden scabbard.Latter 19th century. Overall length 27.5 cm. Light wear. Conditi

Of characteristic Marsh Arab form, with horn grip and curved, handforged blade. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard.Latter 19th century. Light wear

Horn grip with gold-inlaid bosses, handforged blade with central ridge and armor-piercing tip. 19th century. Some wear. Overall length 37.5 cm. Condit

With wooden grip and single-edged blade.In its scabbard with applied bands. Early 20th century. Light wear. Overall length 63.4 cm. Condition II

With carved wood handle and handforged blade. Wooden scabbard with tusks.Early 20th century. Worn, blade pitted. Overall length 61 cm. Condition IV

Visayan, the horn grip terminating in a characteristic monsterhead with numerous inlays and heavy single-edged blade.In its wooden scabbard.Mid-20th c

Wooden grip engraved brass mounts, long straight blade with inlaid brass seven stars motif. In its matching scabbard with chain attached. Beginning of

With woven wrap to grip and steel blade.In its wooden scabbard.Mid-20th century. Light wear. Overall length 99.7 cm. Condition II

With Spanish label, in its tooled leather sheath marked, GUATEMALA. 20th century. Overall length 76.4 cm. Condition I

With original wrap to hilt, the fine blade etched with a Toledo maker?s name. In its leather scabbard with chape.Early 20th century.Overall length 98.

Brass hilt of characteristic early Hindu form, European blade with Polish maker?s name to forte. 18th century. Blade pitted overall. Overall length 7

In the Spanish style, all steel. Latter 20th century. Light wear. Overall length 100 cm. Condition II

Brass mounts, bone grip. Latter 19th century.Overall length 79 cm. Condition II

Brass mounts, bone grip. Latter 19th century. Blade shortened. Overall length 65 cm. Condition II

Brass mounts, wooden grip. In its scabbard, chape lacking.Latter 19th century.Overall length 88.9 cm. Condition II

Brass mounts, reeded bone grip. Blade marked THE HENDERSON AMES C). In its scabbard.Latter 19th century.Overall length 88 cm. Condition II

Brass hilt with folding guard.Early 20th century.Overall length 79.5 cm. Condition III

Based on a Japanese officer?s sword, with brass hilt and single-edged blade.Mid-late 20th century. Overall length 75.6 cm. Condition I

Steel hilt with single-edged blade.In its steel scabbard. Latter 19th century.Overall length 100.9 cm. Condition II

Grip lacking, blade with original scabbard.Late 19th century.Worn overall.Overall length 91 cm. Condition IV

Grip replaced, blade corroded. Late 19th century.Overall length 91.1 cm. Condition IV

With unit marks struck on the guard. Heavily worn overall.Latter 19th century. Overall length 97 cm. Condition V

With brass hilt and single-edged blade, in its leather scabbard.Mid- 20th century. Light wear. Overall length 75.9 cm. Condition II

With brass hilt and single-edged blade, in its leather scabbard.Mid-20th century. Light wear. Overall length 75.9 cm. Condition II

Of characteristic form, with horn grip terminating in a broad, angled pommel set with brass studs, the guard with rolled quillons and recurved knuckle

Wooden grip with chip to pommel, finely forged recurved blade with central ridge and fullers. In its hide scabbard with belt intact.Mid-19th century.W

With wooden grip and brass crossguard. The long, straight, double-edged blade of above-average quality, etched with Arabic calligraphy, including ALLA

A robust example of characteristic Western Sudan form, the leather-covered grip with woven panel and stepped brass pommel, the long, straight, double-

A massive example, with horn grip and steel blade, the scabbard a single, large horn.Early 20th century.Worn.Overall length 69.1 cm. Condition II

With rhino grip and engraved brass pommel, fullered handforged blade. Mid-late 19th century.Losses to grip, blade brown. Overall length 85.6 cm. Condi

The steel blade with central ridge.In its leather scabbard.Mid-20th century.Overall length 60.9 cm. Condition II

Leather grip with steel blade, in its leather scabbard.Mid-20th century. Some wear. Overall length 54.4 cm. Condition II

Ngala People, with carved wooden grip and fine iron blade.Early 20th century.Worn.Overall length 67.5 cm.

Ngala People, with carved wooden grip and engraved iron blade.Early 20th century.Worn.Overall length 71.2 cm.

Ngombe People, with complex bladeform and fur-covered pommel.Latter 19th century.Worn.Overall length 65 cm. Condition III

Wooden mounts with steel blade and sling. Mid-20th century.Overall length 98 cm. Light wear. Condition III

Wooden mounts with steel blade and sling. Mid-20th century.Overall length 96.5 cm. Light wear. Condition III

Wooden mounts with wrapped grip and marked steel blade. Scabbard with sling. Mid-20th century. Light wear. Overall length 85.1 cm. Condition II

Wooden grip with iron mounts and maker-marked steel blade.Early 20th century.Overall length 75 cm. Light wear. Condition II

All steel, with black leather scabbard. Late 19th century.Overall length 91.5 cm. Condition III

With steel and blade, in its wooden scabbard.Latter 19th century.Worn, losses to scabbard wood and leather.Overall length 88.5 cm.Condition III

With steel hilt and broad, fullered blade with Genoa-type mark at forte. Mid-18th century. Light wear. Overall length 81 cm. Condition III

All steel, with curved blade, well engraved overall. Mid- 19th century.Overall length 86.9 cm. Condition II

All steel, with curved blade, well engraved overall. Mid- 19th century.Overall length 83 cm. Condition II

All steel, with handforged, fullered blade. Mid- 19th century.Overall length 82.1 cm. Condition III

All steel, handforged blade with black velvet scabbard. Mid-19th century.Overall length 91 cm. Condition II

The steel hilt of characteristic form, with profiled pommel and quillon finials.The handforged blade curved and single-edged.Late 18th-early 19th cent

With steel hilt and blade, in its wooden scabbard.Latter 19th century. Pommel repaired. Overall length 89 cm. Condition III

All steel, with curved blade, well engraved overall. Mid- 19th century.Overall length 82 cm. Condition II

All steel, with handforged blade. Mid- 19th century.Overall length 84 cm. Condition III

With iron mounts and blade, in its leather scabbard. Mid-19th century.Considerable wear. Overall length 61.5 cm. Condition IV

With horn grip and brass mounts and quality fullered blade. In its brass scabbard.Mid-19th century. Some wear overall. Overall length 92.5 cm. Conditi

With sheet silver overlay to hilt, blade shows traces of wootz Damascus forging. Latter 18th century.Considerable wear.Overall length 66.8 cm. Conditi

With horn grips and fullered steel blade.In its brass-mounted scabbard.Early-19th century. Worn.Overall length 95 cm. Condition III

Syrian work, a massive example with embellished steel mounts. In its matching scabbard.Late 19th- 20th century.Overall length 106.4 cm. Condition II