AUCTIONS IMPERIAL ARMS & ARMOR 2014

The work of a master smith, the fine, straight, single-edged blade with raised back edge forged of actively-grained black and silver wootz. Inlaid at

The steel hilt of shamshir form, terminating in a parrot?s head, with recurved knucklebow and fine floral sprays inlaid in gold overall. The blade of

With oval pommel and beaded knucklebow, the cup with rolled rim. Rare blade forged with undulating edges in flamberge style, with central ridge and sh

A robust example of high quality with horn grip, the bolster true-inlaid with gold. The single-edged blade with raise panel at the forte, forged of Pe

Probably German, with one-piece skull, the peaked and finely-pierced visor and bevor sharing a common pivot as is typical, the visor and bevor secured

The grip carved of a single section of horn with hooked, cleft pommel as is typical. The lightly-curved, single edged blade with one narrow and one br

The head of characteristic form, wrought from a captured European file as was typical during the latter Spanish colonial era. Retained to the well-pat

Hungarian or Polish work, an earlier form than typically encountered. The domed, handforged two-piece bowl with applied, riveted peak with adjustable

The grip wrought entirely of actively-grained Persian wootzsteel with hemispherical pommel, of octagonal cross-section tapering continuously to the bo

With one-piece skull, each component with scalloped edge, the split visor and bevor sharing a common pivot as is typical, each secured by large hooks.