Auctions Imperial Arms and Armor 2015

Of characteristic form, called a Bou Saadi, from the market town of Bou Saada in Central Algeria. The carved wooden grip with silver wire wrap and str

Brass, cast in one piece and embellished overall, each marked. 19th century or later. Overall length 27 cm. Condition I

With horn grip and handwrought pattern-welded damascus blade. Late 19th century. Worn. Overall length 33 cm. Condition III

The steel grip and scabbard mounts elaborately inlaid with silver in geometrical motifs. With curved, double-edged blade inlaid en suite. Second half

Of rare type, the straight, fullered, double-edged and serrated blade with expanded ovate forte. The hilt of characteristic form with remains of silve

With hardwood handle and broad blade dated 1294 (1876/7 c.e.) Light wear. Overall length 26 cm. Condition II

Of leather, the individually-stitched pockets for paper cartridges covered by flaps embellished with tulip motifs and backed with colored leather. Wit

With characteristic wrought iron bifurcate pommel hung with brass bells. The handforged blade struck with typical marks. Late 19th century. Worn. Over

The finely carved grip of exotic hardwood terminating in a horse’s head rests upon a gilded mendak. The handforged, multi-waved blade of Beras Wutah

A large example, the obverse wrought entirely of engraved silver with enamel work. The curved blade with long back edge. Mid 19th century. Light wear.

Wrought entirely of steel, the grip with canted pommel inlaid overall with silver, the broad, single-edged, T-back blade with pronounced recurve and

Moroccan, with grip of horn and bone, the single-edged blade with Arabic inscription. In its brass sheath. Early 20th century. Light wear. Overall len

Horn grips with heavy, double-edged steel blade with Arabic inscription, dated 1321 (1902/3 c.e.) In its wooden scabbard with engraved mounts. Worn. O

The hilt of characteristic form with hooked pommel, set with a beaded crest and finely enameled with multiple colors in baroque motifs overall. The lo

A massive example, likely Philippines or Central American. With blond horn grips terminating in a monster’s head with upswept snout, the long blade cu

With characteristic Banati wood grip and silver ferrule, the broad, single-edged blade with active pattern-welded damascus pattern. Some wear. Late19t

The well-forged and profiled hook and spike finial of characteristic form. The wooden haft polychromed overall, with jingles and pierced and profiled

With wooden cord-wrapped grip. The straight, double-edged blade with silver baca-baca and evidence of layered forging. In its associated wooden scabba

Katipunan era, the grip made up of alternating sections of dark and light horn cut with spiraling grooves. The guard and pommel of steel, the straight

The forged iron hilt of characteristic form, elaborately chiseled overall, with downturned quillons terminating in elaborate monster heads. The broad,