Auctions Imperial Arms and Armor 2015

A rare example, with broad blade in the traditional elephant-ear form, elaborately chiseled at the tip and along the spine, the tip scrolled. Hilt of

Wrought entirely of iron and lavishly inlaid en suite in silver flowering vine designs, the stirrups of classic triangular form with central suspensio

With walrus grips of characteristic form. The broad, recurved blade with T-back and chamfered edge, intricately chiseled at the forte and spine in vin

The large blade with long, recurved cutting edge, the body in the form of Hanuman, the Hindu Monkey God, pierced, engraved and inlaid in excellent det

With characteristic waisted grip, carved of walrus with each facet containing vegetal panels. The lightly-curved and double-edged blade with raised ce

The wooden hilt of typical form, with bifurcate pommel and broad crossguard, carved of actively-grained wood, with iron guard and rattan grip-wrap int

Seldom encountered, a robust example with well-forged characteristic Old Indian baskethilt, the long, double-edged blade with expanded tip showing tra

West Sepik, of characteristic form. Tightly woven of thick rattan and gusseted beneath the arms to allow flexibility in battle, with integral woven sh

The eared silver grip engraved and nielloed overall in foliate motifs. With straight, single-edged handwrought blade of layered construction with hard

A rare type, of highly-domed form, elaborately molded, formed of a single thick section of exotic hide. With profiled and engraved brass mounts, and o