Auctions Imperial Arms and Armor 2015

The horn grips with engraved and nielloed silver mounts on each side, the triangular blade showing layered forging and a punched Qur’anic phrase, BISM

Carved from a single piece of dark hardwood, the forked head with incised geometrical motifs. The grip wrapped with rattan of alternating shades. 20th

Carved of a single piece of teak with carved vinework overall and considerable traces of polychroming, with finely-rendered Javanese mythical characte

Of characteristic form, wrought of embossed and engraved brass with applied bands, set with a coral and inscribed in Arabic at the upper edge. Mid-19t

Of characteristic form, the steel grip and scabbard elaborately inlaid with silver in geometrical motifs. With curved, double-edged blade. Second half

The hilt of European form, with flattened-cylindrical pommel and small, recurved, double guard in brass, engraved with tigers and prey. With bone grip

With horn grips and characteristic steel guard and pommel, the massive, shallowly-curved blade handwrought of wootz damascus steel. In its embossed l

The brass hilt embellished with engraving and the Pahlevi Dynasty Crown, with horn grip retaining brass wire binding. With elegant, single-edged blad

A large example, with engraved copper and white brass geometrical appliques. Retains its woven suspension band and captured cap, with dangles to the l

Characteristic iron hilt with remains of silver inlay, the massive, curved , single-edged blade wrought of actively patterned crystalline wootz. Late