AUCTIONS IMPERIAL ARMS & ARMOR 2014

Bhil People, with characteristic concave edge and wooden haft.Mid-19th century.Worn.Overall length 62.7 cm. Condition III

A rare example, with long, tapered socket terminating in a profiled bead, from which develops a pair of hooks separated by a short fuller, and a massi

Bhil People, handforged blade on wooden haft. Mid-19th century.Worn.Overall length 79 cm. Condition II

The crescent-form head lavishly inlaid with floral and geometrical panels in silver on each side, as is the flared and profiled peen. The haft with el

With wooden handle and curved blade.In its leather sheath. And a matching quiver with arrows. Early 20th century.Overall length 53 cm. Condition II

With embellished brass mounts and steel, single-edged blade.Mid-19th century. Light wear. Overall length 35.9 cm. Condition: II

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

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

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