Auctions Imperial Arms and Armor 2015

Of finely-tooled rawhide with geometrical motifs overall, together with hunting animals and Persian inscriptions. The horn retains a section of its st

The wooden grip with flared pommel bound with fine rattan band. The handforged, single-edged blade with expanded tip and chisel edge. Latter 19th cent

The hardwood stock with silver wire inlay and a finely-filigreed silver escutcheon and tang plate, nielloed and set with coral. With brass mounts and

With wooden handle and curved blade. In its leather sheath, and a matching quiver with arrows. Early 20th century. Overall length of the longest 53 cm

A massive example made in the French style, with walnut stock inlaid with brass in elaborate foliate motifs, the lock engraved overall. The cannon bar

The massive stirrups wrought entirely of steel with deeply-profiled tread plates and inlaid overall with silver. The leather neck trapping set with si

Likely Kurdish, with large horn grip and curved, double-edged blade with central ridge. Tooled leather covered wooden sheath. 19th-20th century. 39.5

The steel grip superbly inlaid in silver and engraved, with profiled silver guard and broad blade with clipped tip. Mid 20th century. Light wear. Over

With recurved steel blade set into an elaborately-modeled bronze grip terminating in a vajra. First half of the 20th century. Worn, patinated. Overall

The first with carved hardwood grip and double-edged blade with pronounced curve at the tip, in its leather scabbard with silver locket. The second wi