Auctions Imperial Arms and Armor 2015

A massive example, with horn grips and intricately engraved and nielloed silver mounts. The long, bifullered blade struck at the forte with a pair of

An unusually fine example, likely Epirus work. The entire stock of silver, chiseled, embossed and engraved overall, in intricate baroque motifs involv

The grip finely carved from of horn in the form of a fully-modeled demon clutching a staff. The heavy, slightly recurved blade with hardened edge. In

With horn grips, the silver mounts intricately filigreed and nielloed and heavily gilded. The robust, bifullered with tapering tip. In its leather-cov

With characteristic iron hilt, the pommel finely scrolled, with balustered grip. The straight, single-edged blade with shallow fuller and dentated pan

A massive example with broad, flat, symmetrical head terminating in upswept hook with central ridge rather than the typical paddle, incised overall, w

The expanded, faceted head with beaded finial, the grip with incided borders and untranslated inscription, with rounded pommel. Good patina. 19th cent

Of unusually high-quality workmanship. The carved hardwood grip of characteristic form, embellished with embossed silver studs and wire wrap to the ce

Elegantly forged in the form of a small horn, the pierced mounts terminating in a duck’s head. Actively-patterned Persian black wootz faintly visible.

Visayan People, with elaborately-carved wooden grip, the pommel formed as a monsterhead, with copper ferrule. The heavy, handforged blade chisel-edged

Of characteristic form with bifurcate hilt carved of a single section of translucent rhino horn, with petaled ferrule and bolster and single-edged, ha

With hardwood stock of characteristic form, brass lock with struck maker’s mark. Brass mounts in the form of flowers. The octagonal barrel with front

A form endemic to the Bhil people of Central India, the steel head forged with a convex bit, the socket with a pronounced flange. On its hardwood haft

The robust bronze gauntlets with beaded borders, the long, straight, double-edged and flexible blades retained to each hilt with exceptional bronze m

The wooden hilt of typical form, with bifurcate pommel and broad crossguard, well-carved in okkir motifs, with iron guard intact. The long, handwrough

The hardwood stock elaborately inlaid with geometrical mother of pearl plaques between elegant inlaid wirework. With characteristic flintlock and smoo

The forged iron hilt of characteristic form, with downturned quillons terminating in elaborate monster heads, with brass toggle. The thick, fullered b

Bronze, with well-incised roped borders. 15th century. Worn. Overall length 3.5 cm. CONDITION III

The grip of staghorn, finely carved with aso motifs with finely woven rattan gripwrap. The hardwood scabbard carved and bound with rattan; retains its

Comprising a helmet, shield and pair of armguards, all well-wrought of steel . The helmet of hemispherical form with scalloped border and top spike, p

A large example with horn grips, the silver mounts finely filigreed, nielloed, and heavily gilded. The robust blade with single offset fuller and long

A rare type, Ottoman or Imperial Russian work. The well-forged head of characteristic elongated form, fixed to the haft at the socket and at its lower

Rarely encountered, wrought of thick steel for use against firearms. Elaborately chiseled overall with finely detailed heroes and nobles hunting as we

With crested and carved pommel and bands of woven cord at the grip, with long blade. In its carved and rattan-bound wooden scabbard. First half of the

A form which was extremely popular throughout the Ottoman Empire, the walnut stock with baroque butt and chequered wrist with scrolling wire inlays. T

Of typical form, wrought entirely of engraved and nielloed silver. The double-edged blade with tapering tip and double fullers with struck maker’s mar

With hardwood stock of archaic form, embellished at the carved wrist and butt with profiled iron band and brass studs, together with a large brass coi

The robust head with well-profiled spikelets and forge-lapped tip, the faceted socket retaining a single langet. On its replaced wooden haft with late

The hardwood stock with characteristic flared butt, massive British flintlock mechanism marked 1810, with British lion. Octagonal barrel with silver i

A large example, the crested grip wrought entirely of copper and brass, with silvered ferrule. The massive blade with hardened edge. In its carved and

A large example with characteristic elephant grips. The well-wrought blade with T-back and raised, chamfered edge, forged of fine black wootz damascus

Of iron, well-patinated, with chiseled details. Early 19th century or earlier. Height 15 cm. Condition III

With characteristic steel hilt, the double edged blade developing into a thickened armor-piercing tip with strong central ridge. In its brocacade-cove

Seldom encountered, with characteristic hardwood grips terminating in a peak and inlaid in a checkerboard pattern, the grip with brass wire wrap. The

Well-carved of a single section of hard, dark wood, with expanded guard and ogival pommel. The blade flattened and expanded toward the tip, carved in

The massive head with conical socket, expanding into four cusped hooks and terminating in a long acutely-pointed tip, with pronounced central ridge th

An exceptional example, of very finely pierced brass containing Qur’anic scriptiure in the form of a falcon. With socket tapering continuously toward

A large Balinese example, the wooden grip wound with coir, with older handforged multi-waved bladeshowing pattern-welded construction. In its actively

With elephant grips and faceted brass bolster, the broad steel blade lightly recurved. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with steel chape. First

The grip carved of banati wood with crested kakatua pommel and silvered ferrule. The long blade retains much original sharpness. In an associated hard

Of typical form, forged entirely of steel with spring cutoff and integral suspension rings, retained by its woven baldric with ramrod intact. Second h

The heavy blade with distinctive curve and profiled tip, the wooden grip with brass mounts. Latter 19th century. Blade pitted. Overall length 71.8 cm.

Probably German, the round hardwood haft expanding to an octagonal head, studded with 20 handwrought spikes of square section entirely intact togethe

With rhino horn grips and steel mounts, the curved, single-edged blade showing areas of complex wootz patterning. In its leather-covered wooden scabba

English, the head finely-wrought of pierced and profiled brass with expanded and stepped socket. On its replaced painted octagonal hardwood haft. Late

Bontok work, the handforged steel head of typical form, with wooden haft and long iron ferrule. Early 20th century. Heavily worn. Overall length 40 cm

A rare transitional Venetian form of swepthilt rapier. The fine brass “cat’s head” pommel elaborately embellished with an angel’s head, with corded wo

Mounted in well-wrought and engraved silver, the double-edged blade with central fuller and engraved silver ferrule. In its paneled and tooled leather

The horse’s hoof-type pommel set with panels of okir-engraved mother of pearl, the cord-wrapped grip with silvered ferrule and baka-baka. The waved, d

Probably Austrian, the handforged head of characteristic form, edged on the concave side, with forged hook designed to wrest the horse’s reins from an