AUCTIONS IMPERIAL ARMS & ARMOR 2014

Designed to be concealed, the elaborately-modeled bronze grip terminating in a fully-modeled lion?s had with remains of gilding overall. The highly po

An excellent example of Polish or Hungarian workmanship, the skull forged in one piece with radiating flutes and spherical finial mounted through a ci

The walrus grips with large ears, the broad, single-edged recurved blade struck with a maker?s name, WORK OF ABDALLAH. The wooden scabbard covered wi

The body formed of a large, polished sea snail shell, the brass cap with scalloped border and beaded plug retained by a section of handwrought chain t

Likely German workmanship, the skull forged with radiating flutes and a ring finial mounted through a circular top plate. With separately-applied peak

Of Afedali type, with broadly-flared elephant butt, the hardwood stock lavishly and elegantly inlaid with silver floral motifs and Arabic inscriptions

Probably German, the name referring to a skull or death?s head. With crested skull, the peaked and pierced visor and bevor sharing a common pivot as i

With massive walrus grip of characteristic form, the broad, curved double-edged blade forged of fine Persian black wootzdamascus steel, with raised ce

Probably Northern Italian, forged of a single plate with pronounced ridge to the skull terminating in a pearstalk, with much original finish and brass

A superior PAIR of classic form, stocked entirely in silver with typical large, bud-shaped butts. Exceptionally well-cast, embossed and deeply chased