Auctions Imperial Arms and Armor 2015

A Mughal rendering of the southern form, the steel hilt with flattened diamond-section grip with bifurcate pommel and bud finial, the knucklebow termi

A massive example, the grip carved of a single section of walrus set with corals and turquoises, the engraved and gilded bolsters formed as baroque sh

A rarely-encountered example of classic form, the steel mounts comprising an oval pommel cap and symmetrical guard with long quillons and langets, wit

A very rare type of characteristic form, the silver-mounted hilt with embossed and engraved monsterhead pommel and ferrule, elephant grip and silver g

Characteristic of Lahore work, with fully-modeled Makara-head pommel and quillon terminals and pierced langets, enameled in red, blue and green overal

Covered in damasked silk, concealing a cap of lamellar armor made up of tiny steel plates laced tightly together, and enclosed in the heavily-padded l

Wrought entirely in steel, with balustered grips and rails with ogival terminals, inlaid with silver vinework .The blade forged of actively-patterned

Kubachi work, for a child or woman, wrought entirely of steel and finely inlaid with silver in scrolling foliate motifs overall, the grip set with tur

Seldom encountered work of the Kasseng People, carved of a single large section of very dense, dark wood of oval form with expanded terminals, convex

The stock sheathed entirely in engraved brass in the Albanian manner. The flint mechanism chiseled, the barrel struck with European maker’s marks and

The hilt of Persianate form, forged entirely of steel and lavishly inlaid overall in gold vinework with Arabic inscriptions. The curved, single-edged

A massive example, the hardwood stock with carved geometrical decoration and well-wrought, profiled iron furniture, the large British flintlock mechan

Of classic form, with elaborately-wrought hilt. The rhino grip with fully-modeled Makara-head pommel set with a pale green stone, the eyes inlaid wit

The rare, mid-16th century steel head of polylobate form, refitted to a leather-covered wooden haft with silver mounts. Late 17th century. Worn overa

Of classic form, the grips carved of elephant with characteristic broadly flared and cusped pommel. The oval guard with scalloped borders and integra

A rare hilt form, likely Tausug. With exotic hardwood grip, the arched banati pommel with chamfered edges and hooked, stepped terminal, with engraved

A complete cuirassier’s armor, comprising a characteristic “death’s head” burgonet with two-piece combed skull, profiled plume holder and circular pie

The long, broad handforged blade with distinctive curve and expanded tip showing its layered construction, the wooden grip well-carved in okkir motifs

Wrought entirely of steel with panels of heavy inlay, comprising seven spheres on each side of the cylindrical grip, protected by a semicircular guard

The wooden sheath covered in velvet and mounted in finely embossed, engraved, gilded and nielloed silver, with a stylized character inscribed on the t