Auctions Imperial Arms and Armor 2015

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