AUCTIONS IMPERIAL ARMS & ARMOR 2014

With octagonal grips covered in black shagreen leather, steel pommel and guard of characteristic form. The massive blade of considerable curvature, fo

Comprising a coat, collar and breeches, wrought in alternating rows of heavy riveted and solid rings. The collar with raised nape section, coat with h

An elaborately embellished example of characteristic form which likely originated in Bhuj, a city in the Kutch district of Gujerat. The robust, double

A rare type, of robust dimensions with characteristic waisted walrus grip, the straight and continuously tapering double-edged blade wrought of active

Comprised of an embellished helmet, shield, armguard and battleaxe, etched with scenes from Persian history and inlaid with gold and silver, and a coa

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

Of characteristic form, wrought in two halves with raised band to either side, polished bright as is the high comb, with the remainder painted black.W

The symmetrical grip carved of a single section of green jade, chiseled overall with polygonal cartouches. The straight, double-edged blade forged of

The hardwood stock with characteristically broad triangular butt, with profiled brass mounts throughout, the mechanism intact and functional, with pie

Mounted for a British general officer, the hilt comprising a pair of mameluke-type elephant grips with rolled pommel retained by silver bosses formed

A rare form, the black hardwood stock covered almost entirely in finely-engraved steel, an engraved brass plaque set on either side of the butt. The m

Of typical Altit form, the elephant butt well aged, much of the stock from butt to lower barrel band covered in pierced and engraved silver appliqu?s.

Of characteristic hemispherical form with top spike, adjustable nasal bar, and plume tubes, embellished with engraved bands of spiral flowering vines

Of classic form, the grips of translucent horn with characteristic rolled pommel. The mounts of brass, the blade appears to be forged of wootz steel,

Of classic form, the grips of horn with characteristic rolled pommel. The mounts of brass, engraved with the Seal of Solomon and geometrical borders,

The grip a single section of pale jade with the pommel carved as a fully-modeled lion?s head, the ruby eyes set in high-karat gold. The bolsters finel

Of classic form, the wooden grips with characteristic rolled pommel. The mounts of brass, engraved in vegetal motifs with geometrical borders, the T-b

Of classic form, the grips of translucent rhino with characteristic rolled pommel. The guard of brass, the blade forged of finely-detailed wootz steel

An exceptionally large example, lightly-domed and composed of thick cording on a metallic weft in yellow with prominent geometrical designs in blue, w

With horn grips bound at the base with braided silver wire, steel pommel and guard of characteristic form. The substantial blade of shallow curvature,