AUCTIONS IMPERIAL ARMS & ARMOR 2014

With bronze hilt terminating in a dragon head and recurved, handforged blade.Mid-18th century or later. Blade pitted. Overall length 27.1 cm. Conditio

Wootz blade with chiseled palmette and transverse grips.Latter 17th century.Worn.Overall length 31.4 cm. Condition III

Iron hilt with piercing and fluting, broad blade with pronounced back edge. Early 19th century.Worn.Overall length 86.5 cm. Condition III

Bronze hilt with knucklebow, terminating in a dragon head and recurved, handforged blade.Mid-18th century or later. Blade pitted. Overall length 27.8

Horn grips with heavy, double-edged steel blade and wooden scabbard with brass mounts. Mid-19th century. Light wear. Overall length 59.5 cm. Condition

Horn grips with heavy, double-edged steel blade and wooden scabbard with brass mounts. Mid-19th century. Light wear. Overall length 58.3 cm. Condition

With waisted, symmetrical steel grip inlaid in silver vine motifs and broad, curved double-edged blade with central ridge, forged of granular wootzdam

Visayan work, the horn grip with elaborately carved monsterhead pommel and profiled iron guard. The massive, chisel-edged blade with long back edge.In

An above-average example, the stock very well formed and finished, the bow broad and strong. Retains its bamboo quiver and darts with original fletchi

With wood grip, mounted entirely in finely engraved silver. The blade marked at the forte, HASSAN AL MAFAN (?) 55. Latter 19th century. Worn.Overall l