Auctions Imperial Arms and Armor 2015

Made in Latvia, original label intact. Mid-20th century. Overall length 156.1 cm. Condition I

Of finely-tooled dark hide with geometrical and vegetal motifs overall. Mid 19th century. Overall length 25 cm. Condition II 40

Carved of hardwood with flanged head. First half of the 20th century. Overall length 49 cm. Condition II

Excavated, with wooden grips and brass guard. Overall length 38.5 cm. Condition V

With handforged head and hardwood haft. Early 20th century. Overall length 47 cm. Condition III

Silvered and engraved with captured cap. The handwrought chain intact. Late 19th-early 20th century. Overall length of flask 11 cm. Condition I

Of steel, with brass studs and earflaps. 20th century. Overall height 40.5 cm. Condition II

With brass mounts and steel blades, in their matching scabbards. Mid-20th century. Overall length of each 83.5 cm. Condition I

Probably Tibetan, leather tinder pouch with brass applique decoration. Retains its leather needle case. Mid-19th century. Overall length of pouch 26

Both with brass hilts, the scabbard with its matching scabbard. 20th century. Overall length of the longest 87 cm. Condition III

Horn grip with handforged blade and wooden sheath. First half of the 20th century. Overall length 48 cm. Condition II

With yataghan-form blade. Marked. Latter 19th century. Corroded overall. Overall length 68.5 cm. Condition V

Carried on horse or camelback, leather set with coins. Early 20th century. Overall length 55 cm. Condition IV

The stone head lashed to the wooden haft with rawhide. First half of the 20th century. Overall length 34.2 cm. Condition II

The head of oltu stone set with trade beads, the wooden haft with brass wirework. Head chipped. Late 19th century. Overall length 35 cm. Condition I

A massive example carved of a single section of hardwood. 19th century. Overall length 52 cm. Condition II

A well-made and detailed example, in its black-lacquered scabbard. Mid-20th century. Overall length 30.5 cm. Condition III

Wrought of browned steel with spiked rowels, the silver mounts, engraved and pierced overall. First half of the 20th century. Overall length 14.7 cm

Carved handle, blade with spike and profiling at the tip. First half of the 20th century. Pommel chipped. Overall length 79.2 cm. Condition VI

Well-made copy with hardwood stock, brass mounts and marked flintlock mechanism. Overall length 40 cm. Condition III

An NBOUET of the Kanak People. The head polished from a large section of striated hardstone, the wooden haft and base with fiber bindings. Mid-20th ce

The stone head lashed to the wooden haft with rawhide. 20th century. Overall length 41.3 cm Condition II

With wooden mounts and handforged blade. Mid-20th century. Overall length 70.6 cm. Condition III

Leather, with should strap and brass mounts. First half of the 20th century. Overall length 113 cm. Condition III

Of brass, engraved overall. Latter 19th century. Overall length 21.2 cm. Condition I 57

With engraved white metal mounts set with red and green glass gems. Mid 20th century. Overall length 25.7 cm. Condition I

With hardwood grips and steel mounts inlaid with silver, the broad, single-edged blade wrought of crystalline wootz steel. First half of the 20th cent

With wood handle and sheath and handforged blade. Mid-20th century. Overall length 62 cm. Condition II

Of steel, with short section of haft intact. 20th century. Overall length 26 cm. Condition IV

Carved of exotic hardwood with scrolling and floral motifs. Designed to hold four krises. Late 19th century. Overall length 44.8 cm. Condition II

A large example with hardwood handle and broad blade, the leather scabbard with braided armband. Late 19th century . Overall length 42.2 cm. Condition

With horn grip and sheath and straight blade. Mid 20th century. Overall length 18 cm. Condition II

Probably Maasai, with finely wrought socket and butt. Mid 20th century. Overall length 160 cm. Condition II

Likely replicas, the shashka with brass mounts. Mid 20th century. Overall length of the longest 96.3 cm. Condition III

Negrito work, with horn grip, brass guard and massive, well-forged blade. First half of the 20th century. Overall length 42.5 cm. Condition III 50

The stone blade lashed to the wooden haft with cane. First half of the 20th century. Overall length 38.5 cm. Condition II

For fishing, the bow of hardwood, the reed arrows with barbed steel heads and fletchings intact. First half of the 20th century. Overall length of b

Visayan, with carved wooden hilt and blade and a finely handforged blade of characteristic form. Late 19th century. Overall length 61.8 cm. Condition

With inlaid hilt and etched blade. Retains its sheath. Early 20th century. Overall length 28 cm. Condition II

An above-average example, the stock very well formed and finished, the bow broad and strong. Retains its bamboo quiver and darts with original fletchi

Of brass, with stamped and applied embellishments, set with a turquoise. Early 19th century. Light wear. Overall height 12.5 cm. Condition II

Of finely-tooled rawhide with geometrical motifs overall. Retains its sprung steel cap. Mid 19th century. Overall length 26 cm. Condition II

The silver hilt and scabbard elaborately nielloed overall in geometrical motifs framing a depiction of an Ottoman mosque. Well-forged blade. Mid 19th

Of Matulis form from Luzon, with hardwood grip and iron guard. The heavy, handforged blade quite thick at the base of the spine, and cut with a series

Kenya, Turkana People, the circular blade well-wrought and edged. With its rawhide liner and blade guard intact. First half of the 20th century. Overa

The dagger with hardwood grip and hide scabbard with belt intact, the spearhead with broad, well-forged blade with central ridge and short socket as i

With horn grips and brass mounts, the blade well-formed. Worn. Mid 19th century. Overall length 18.5 cm. Condition II

Late Qing Dynasty, the earlier knife with silver pommel retaining traces of enamel and inlaid vine motifs in the blade. The bone case well engraved, c

Probably from Hadramaut, comprising a goat hide powderflask with the hair on, and a carved wooden charger with six spouts, each with brass mounts and

With heavy single-edged blade. In its wooden scabbard dated 1945. Overall length 55.5 cm. Condition II

The iron hilt with knucklebow retaining much original silver inlay. With waved blade chiseled throughout with fighting animals, including elephants an

The body formed of a section of bamboo with rattan bands, covered in fur retained by a series of pegs, and closed with a well-fitted bamboo cap. Worn.

Negrito work, with horn grip, brass guard and well-forged blade. First half of the 20th century. Overall length 29.3 cm. Condition III

Of hide, elaborately embellished with brass appliques. Early 20th century. Overall length 11.8 cm. Condition II

Of hide sections with the hair on, laced together in the form of a pith helmet, the deep brim turned down at the sides to protect the ears. Late 19th-

With customized, wire-wrapped grip, the blade with clipped tip, struck at the forte with Collins markings. In its leather sheath with belt-loop. Firs

Of brass, with embossed and chased motifs and hinged lid, with three filigreed silver beads suspended from the bottom. First half of the 19th century.

Of steel, the wooden haft embellished with beadwork feathers and brass tackhead designs. 20th century. Overall length 46.8 cm. Condition II

With horn grip and sheath and straight blade. Mid 20th century. Overall length 29.5 cm. Condition II

Nigerian, probably Bura People. The finely-forged iron heads held to the reed shafts with rawhide strips. One retains its original feather fletchings.

One piece horn hilt with long, double-edged blade decorated at the forte. Worn. 19th century. Overall length 40 cm. Condition III

Negrito work, with horn grip, brass guard and massive, well-forged blade. First half of the 20th century. Overall length 43.9 cm. Condition II

With Silver and brass mounts, wood grip and fullered blade. Late 19th century. Worn. Overall length 42 cm. Condition IV

Staghorn grip with well-forged and engraved blade. In its hardwood scabbard with stud decoration. Early 20th century. Overall length 39.6 cm. Conditio

Heavy steel blade with wood grip. Worn. Early 20th century. Overall length 42.8 cm. Condition III

Wooden mounts with rattan-wrapped grip and marked steel blade. Scabbard with sling. Mid-20th century. Light wear. Overall length 46.3 cm. Condition II

A large example, with wooden grip, mounted entirely in finely engraved silver. The curved blade with long back edge. Latter 19th century. Light wear.

With lightly-curved wooden grip set perpendicular to the rattan-bound hardstone head with sharpened edge. Used as both weapon and tool. Good patina. L

The wooden grip with finely-carved demon head pommel, handforged blade and wood sheath. First half of the 20th century. Worn. Overall length 35 cm.

Negrito work, with horn grip, brass guard and massive, well-forged blade. First half of the 20th century. Overall length 42.5 cm. Condition III

With wood grip and steel blade, engraved scabbard. 20th century. Worn. Overall length 31.5 cm. Condition III

Heavy steel blade with wood grip struck SNB. Worn. Early 20th century. Overall length 45.8 cm. Condition III

A large example, the wooden mounts inlaid overall with pewter wire and highlighted with red sealing wax. With characteristic scrolled and hooked pomme

Wooden handle, brass frame, steel barrels. Worn. Second half of the 20th century. Overall length 23.4 cm. Condition II

Each of brass, box with lid and chain intact. Early 19th century. The largest 8.5 cm. Condition II

With wooden mounts and heavy blade. Mid-20th century. Overall length 56.2 cm. Condition II

Of characteristic form, wrought entirely of steel. The profiled vanes, shaft and baskethilt lavishly inlaid overall in silver flowering vine motifs. P

Handcarved, with woven rattan sections. Beginning of the 20th century. Light wear. Overall length 124 cm. Condition II

Of finely-tooled rawhide with geometrical motifs overall. Mid 19th century. Overall length 25 cm. Condition II

With horn grip and finely-forged, fuller blade of characteristic form. In its leather scabbard. Latter 19h century. Overall length 17.7 cm. Condition

With wooden mounts and handforged blade. Mid-20th century. Overall length 45.1 cm. Condition III

Of brass, with characteristic rolled edge. Embellished in Benares enamel work and silvering in flowering vine motifs overall. Latter 19th century. Lig

With inlaid hilt and etched blade. In its brass sheath. Early 20th century. Overall length 27.4 cm. Condition II

With characteristic crested wooden grip and broad, single-edged blade. Some wear. Mid-20th century. Overall length 61.2 cm. Condition III

Negrito work, with horn grip, brass guard and massive, well-forged blade. First half of the 20th century. Overall length 56 cm. Condition III

Of steel, the wooden pipe-haft with darkening. 20th century. Overall length 45 cm. Condition II

Of finely-tooled rawhide with geometrical motifs overall. Mid 19th century. Overall length 25 cm. Condition IV

The head and haft forged of steel with brass inlay to the obverse. The bone grip of expanding octagonal form struck with red-stained birdseye talisman

Probably Bukharan work, brass with engraving overall. Worn. 20th century. Overall length 16.5 cm. Condition III

Negrito work, with horn grip, brass guard and well-forged blade. First half of the 20th century. Overall length 36.5 cm. Condition II

The wooden mounts carved overall with brass bands. With characteristic scrolled and hooked pommel and recurved guard. The curved blade of flyssa type

Staghorn grip with well-forged and engraved blade. Early 20th century. Overall length 56 cm. Condition II

The mounts wrought entirely of silver filigree, the well-forged recurved blade engraved with a moon and star and palm tree, and inscribed ALLAH! First

All handwrought of steel with fingerstalls. 17th-18th century. Heavily worn. Overall length 8.1 cm. Condition V

Forged entirely of steel, the grip and scabbard with silver and copper koftgari inlays. Fitted with an unusual triple blade, with two smaller blades w

With waved, double-edged blade and aluminum mounts, the hardwood grip with inlaid star. Worn. WWII era. Overall length 30.9 cm. Condition III

Negrito work, with horn grip, brass guard and massive, well-forged blade. First half of the 20th century. Overall length 56 cm. Condition III

Spanish, with carved horn horsehead handle and leather lash, steel thrusting blade. First half of the 20th century. Overall length 55 cm. Condition I

With bone grips and straight, single-edged and well-used blades. In their wooden scabbards with steel mounts pierced and engraved with vinework. Late

Of massive proportions, the silvered mounts elaborately engraved overall with dragons and other motifs, inlaid with carnelian and turquoise and set wi