AUCTIONS IMPERIAL ARMS & ARMOR 2014

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