Auctions Imperial Arms and Armor 2015

The waisted walrus grip finely carved overall with Persian kings in traditional dress in decorated arches, bordered with flowering vines. The curved,

With large, finely-carved kakatua-form hardwood pommel and cord-wrapped grip and brass baca-baca. The robust blade forged in a complex pattern-weld wi

A large example, formed of a hardwood limb as is typical. With characteristic expanded head, deeply notched, with a short crest at the tip. The grip s

Characteristic of Tanjore work, the distinctive guard forged with high central ridge with engraved floral motifs between chevroned borders, with monst

The grip carved of banati wood with elaborately-crested kakatua pommel and silver ferrule. The handforged shandigan-type blade with raised, chamfered

With hardwood stock, mounted brass, with pierced and profiled silver appliques. With imported lock and barrel. Second half of the 18th century. Worn,

A superior example, the one-piece polished horn grip with rounded pommel, the mounts wrought entirely in finely-embossed and engraved silver involving

The horn grips mounted in engraved and nielloed silver, the bosses en suite. The handwrought, straight, double-edged blade with double central fullers

The hardwood stock with elaborately-inlaid silver bud and vinework throughout. The fine flintlock mechanism and massive barrel likewise deeply inlaid

The hardstone grip with brass bolster, the graceful, recurved blade with T-back and chamfered edge, forged of fine pattern-welded damascus steel. Mid-

Rarely encountered, a large example with horn grip, well carved with fully-modeled Makara head pommel. The thick, sharp blade with chiseled scrolling

Mounted entirely in filigreed silver, with horn grip. The blade broad, recurved and single-edged, the scabbard wrought of filigreed silver en suite wi

Made for a child, with walrus grip, the bosses of nielloed silver, the lightly-curved double-edged blade with central ridge. In its elaborately pierce

A large, highly embellished example. Handwrought of brass, and finely embossed and chased overall with lions and Indian god warriors all amongst fol

Made for a child, the silver hilt with characteristic rectangular pommel, engraved and nielloed overall. The straight, double-edged blade with central

of characteristic form, the horn grip mounted with domed bosses, the double-edged blade with light curvature and raised central ridge. Scabbard wroug

The polished bone grips with domed bosses, the straight, double-edged blade struck at the forte: KONDRATOV 1870 together with the Imperial Russian dou

Of amber-colored translucent horn with carved walrus spout and terminal, elaborately inlaid with mother of pearl panels, turquoises and studs and in

Of typical form, wrought entirely of engraved, nielloed and gilded silver. The double-edged blade with tapering tip and double fullers. First half of

An earlier example, carved of a large, actively-grained hardwood limb. The characteristic expanded head with central ridge to either side, deeply notc