Auctions Imperial Arms and Armor 2015

An early example, the native walnut stock with flared butt angled substantially higher than is typical, inlaid overall with profiled mother of pearl p

Gilt hilt of 1796 type with fine vegetal modelling, likely private purchase. The blade straight and single-edged, with a central fuller and raised cha

With white metal mounts, studded grip and etched blade. 20th century. Overall length 43.7 cm. Condition II

The horn grips mounted in nielloed silver, the locket and chape on the leather-covered wooden scabbard mounted en suite, with KKB for Kuban Kazak Vois

With carved hardwood stock and brass furniture. Mid-18th century. Worn, triggerguard lacking. Overall length 41.4 cm. Condition III

Of brass, with a well-modelled spiral motif. Plunger intact. Latter 18th century. Overall length closed 12 cm. Condition II

The hardwood stock with elaborate silver wire inlay overall. With iron mounts and well-made flintlock mechanism, the barrel octagonal at the breech. F

The ribbed grips with hooked pommel, iron bolsters and continuously tapering T-back blade. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with applied Islamic

Carved of dark, heavy wood with expanded grip and head, each with spiral motif. Late 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 49 cm. Condition II

Wood stock with flared butt inlaid with mother of pearl, percussion lock, mounts and barrel elaborately inlaid in brass in foliate motifs with inscrip

Wrought entirely of steel, the hilt inlaid in silver overall with vinework, the chiseled blade showing an active wootz pattern. In its velvet-covered

The characteristic wooden haft hollowed for darts, a spearhead lashed to the end with rattan as is typical. With its wooden sheath. Mid 20th century.

Adapted from the French M1874 M80 Gras rifle, native-restocked with characteristic crescent butt in walnut with mother of pearl inlays and punchwork.

Comprising 28 nielloed silver mounts of typical form and 30 Ottoman brass mounts, primarily buckles. Mid19th and early 20th century. Some wear. Overa

With applied spherical butt and engraved iron mounts. Barrel with silver inlay work. Mid 19th century. Worn overall. Overall length 146.5 cm. Conditi

With well-carved wood handle and sheath of characteristic for, the long, handforged blade well edged. First half of the 20th century. Overall length

With brass and white metal mounts, wood grip and heirloom blade. Mid 20th century. Minor wear. Overall length 41.5 cm. Condition II

The grip of alternating segments of walrus and green-stained horn, with brass spacers. Single-edged blade in its brass-covered wooden sheath. 19th ce

The first quite large, with carved hardwood grip and silver mounts, the double-edged blade with pronounced curve at the tip. The second with carved ha

Of robust form, with carved hardwood stock and brass furniture. With well-made lock, the barrel engraved at the breach. Early 19th century. Some wear

Qajar Dynasty, the bifurcate blades springing from a triangular forte, each forged with flamboyant edges, the forte chiseled with a floral panel to ei

With characteristic curved stock, profusely inlaid with mother of pearl, ebony and brass in geometrical motifs. With large flintlock mechanism, the ba

With hardwood grip, the long, straight, handforged pamor blade with raised central panel and fretted forte, gilt mendak. In its matching scabbard. 20t

The iron hilt with knucklebow, chiseled and inlaid with silver overall. The massive blade hollowground, with central fuller and expanded tip with back

A rare type, with hardwood fullstock and lock of European type. Octagonal barrel with expanded muzzle and silver inlaid motifs.Mid-19th century. Ramro

The first with carved hardwood grip and double-edged blade with pronounced curve at the tip. The second of characteristic form, with expanded block to

Wrought of copper, the obverse well pierced and engraved overall in flowering vinework. The spout engraved en suite. With its beaded suspension band.

A very well made example, with brass mounts and panels of dark and light horn set with a brass fox and painted flowers and vines. The blade with long

A handwrought steel armguard inlaid with silver floral and vine motifs within lineal borders. Latter 16th century. Corroded. Russian armor is very rar

Wrought entirely of steel with elaborately chiseled geometrical motifs and dragon’s heads, each holding a loose bead in its fangs. 20th century. Rus

With characteristic hooked horn grips and engraved bolsters with straight, tapering blade. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard. Late 19th century.

The dark horn grip carved as a fully-modelled lion with long, curling mane, with turned brass ferrule. The exceptionally broad blade of characteristic

Heavy steel blade with wood grip. In its leather- covered wooden scabbard. Worn. First half of the 20th century. Overall length 48.5 cm. Condition II

Mid-15th century French style, handwrought entirely in copper, comprising a barbute –type helmet and breastplate with attached tassets with applied br

Made by Toledo craftsmen, and based closely upon the sword of the last Muslim ruler of Granada, Muhammad XII, known as Boabdil (1460-1533.) The grips

The carved grip and scabbard of actively-grained hardwood with white metal pendok, the blade waved, double-edged and wrought of pamor steel. 19th cen

A smaller example, the silver-mounted hilt with bands of filigree. Well-forged, single-edged blade. In its filigreed silver-covered wooden sheath. Lat

Of characteristic form, carved of a single section of rock crystal. Mid-18th century. Overall length 4.3 cm. Condition I

Wrought of copper with traces of tinning, the obverse pierced and engraved overall in flowering vinework. Late 19th century. Overall length 21 cm. Co

Earlier than usually encountered, the horn body with large brass mounts engraved overall in repeating geometrical motifs. Cap intact. Mid 19th century

An early example of rare type. The hilt with pierced elements and guard, the blade waved and double-edged with chamfered edges. Early 17th century. We

With characteristic crested wooden grip and broad, single-edged blade. In its wooden scabbard with applied mother of pearl panel engraved in okkir mo

The heavy hide waistband set with a tongued buckle and five curved and profiled steel plates, each inlaid with silver in characteristic geometrical pa

A massive example with carved hardwood grip and double-edged blade with pronounced curve at the substantially tip, in its tooled leather scabbard. Mi

Of steel, the head forged in the form of a bull’s head with remains of silver inlay. 19th century. Overall length 75.6 cm. Condition II

The handle tapering continuously to its pointed terminal, mounted in engraved brass with reeded horn grips. The broad blade with acute tip fullered on

The steel grip with rolled pommel and inlaid overall with silver koftgari in vinework motifs. The lightly recurved blade with back edge and worn panel

Of hide, the embellished brass mounts set with a coral and two turquoises. Late 19th century. Overall length 12.7 cm. Condition II

The silver-mounted hilt with bands of filigree and expanded pommel. Well-forged, single-edged blade. In its filigreed silver-covered wooden sheath. La

A large example of characteristic form, molded in thick hide with a complex series of ridges bordered in knobs, pigmented in a deep brown and tooled o

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The straight, single-edged blade with slightly upswept tip and back-edge. The hilt with brass pommel, ferrule and circular guard engraved overall, the

Philippines Revolutionary period, the horn grip with pommel carved as a fully-modeled head, reminiscent of a Bulul figure, with brass guard, ferrule

The crescent-form head lavishly inlaid with floral and geometrical panels in silver on each side, as is the flared and profiled peen. The haft with el

Likely German, made for use in battle. Handwrought of steel throughout with rolled border and remains of leather grips retained by rivets. Brass studd

T’Boli People, the brass hilt with characteristically elaborate embellishments, the handforged blade of kampilan form. In its wooden scabbard. Late 19

The wooden mounts bound in cherry bark as is typical. The wakizashi blade likely Shinshinto era, mumei, with single mekugi-ana and brass two-piece hab

Of typical Montagnard form with angled butt, the stock of figured hardwood, the barrel likely Chinese workmanship, retained by a number of brass bands

A massive example, carved entirely of rhinoceros horn. With characteristic profiling, upturned pommel and finely incised vinework. 18th-19th century.

Of higher quality than usually encountered, each ring well-wrought and riveted. With characteristic triangular flap designed to protect the wearer’s f

A form unique to the islands at the outer edge of the Moluccan archipelago. Carved of a single large section of dark wood with integral handle, of typ

The staghorn grip with silver pommel and guard, the highly-polished blade with bowie-style clipped tip. In its leather-covered wood scabbard mounted i

Carried by the Khevsur mountaineers, of circular form, constructed of oxhide and bound with handwrought iron mounts, consisting of an outer ring, cr

A large example, with elephant grips and brass mounts, heavy blade. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with by-knives and frog intact. First half

A large example, the hardwood mounts well-formed, the scabbard embellished with carved and stamped motifs including the slogan, FORWARD THE RISING SUN

The handwrought head profiled and pierced throughout, with octagonal socket. On its hardwood haft. First half of the 17th century. Worn overall. Overa

Carved of dense reddish hardwood, intricately incised with geometrical designs filled with lime, the butt originally carved with a ring, now lacking.

Of characteristic form, the broad head bearing the St. Irene’s Arsenal mark and flared at the base, crescent blade with central ridge and recurved bac

With characteristic spherical head, the grip covered entirely in intricately woven brass and copper wire. Late 19th century. Light wear. Overall lengt

Likely from Samar, a massive example with hardwood mounts incised overall, the pommel extending into a scrolled knucklebow en suite with the rattan-b

Sharkskin-covered grip with copper wire wrap intact, Gothic-style guard pierced and engraved with scrolling and Swiss cross. Straight, double-fullered

The head forged with flared peen and angled hook, incised overall. On its hardwood haft. 19th century. Later tacks applied to haft. Overall length 65

The grip a single section of elephant with filigreed silver mounts, the blade single-edged. Late 19th century. Light wear. Overall length22.1 cm. Cond

Of characteristic form, however wrought entirely of steel rather than cast in bronze as is more common, with numerous polygonal projections. Replaced

Wooden handle with straight blade. In its matching scabbard. Early 20th century. Light wear. Overall length 22.4 cm. Condition II

Of characteristic form, with well-defined vanes and spikelets at the tip. Incised decoration to either side. Early 20th century. Some worming. Overall

With banati wood grip and silver ferrule, the broad steel blade struck with Chinese maker’s marks at the left forte. In its wooden scabbard. Early 20t

The heavy steel head of flattened spherical form, with petaled, stepped and knobbed finial and expanded and petaled socket. On its original turned woo

The brass hilt with Prussian crest on the guard, and Kaiser Wilhelm II monogram on the grip with leather wrap, retains its knot. Straight, single-edge

Of exceptional size,well- balanced with rattan-wrapped wooden grip and brass mounts, the blade expanding toward the tip, with grooves and struck marks

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

The forged steel head of characteristic form, with expanding octagonal peen and heavy armor-piercing spike. On its original hardwood haft. Mid 17th ce

With brass mounts, the backstrap with applied silver officer’s family mon, the leather grip with wire wrap raveling. The fullered and nickeled blade i

A large example, with crested banati wood grip and silvered ferrule and handforged blade. In its well-carved wooden scabbard. Early 20th century. Wear

The red-lacquered wooden grip with engraved and nielloed mounts. Retains its original lash. First half of the 19th century. Light wear. Overall length

The actively-grained hardwood stock of characteristic form, the butt paved overall with brass rosettes. The miquelet lock elaborately inlaid with gold

A large example of classic form, the engraved brass hilt with steel ferrule and deeply-bellied, single-edged blade elaborately engraved and inlaid wit

Covered in velvet and lavishly embroidered in silver, containing seven arrows, some painted and retaining fletchings, all fitted with finely-forged st

A large example, earlier than often encountered. Italian work for the Balkan market, with embellished steel mounts and characteristic lock, hardwood

From southeastern Mindanao, the grip carved of figured hardwood with chain dangles, the wooden scabbard with engraved copper bands, complex beaded tex

The hardwood stock with flared bone butt. The flintlock mechanism inlaid with brass star and crescent motifs, the barrel likewise inlaid with brass ge

Carved from a single section of rootwood with characteristic polylobate head and rounded terminal, the grip with elaborate geometrical designs. Second

A massive example with polished staghorn grips and brass bosses, the straight, double-edged blade with offset fuller to each side, and elaborately inl

The symmetrical staghorn grip with flared and stepped bolsters, the curved, double-edged blades etched overall with pious Arabic inscriptions. A type

With characteristic applied rounded butt, inlaid with mother of pearl throughout and mounted in engraved silver with iron and copper bands. The octago

A massive example, the iron hilt finely inlaid in elaborate silver flowering vinework overall. The broad blade forged of pattern-welded damascus steel

The rosewood stock of characteristic form with expanded butt. With profiled and pierced trigger, the brass barrel bands retaining the forearm sheathin

Likely Tausug People. The grip carved of banati wood with kakatua pommel and silver ferrule. The handforged single-edged blade with active damascus st

Probably made at Mecca, of better than average quality with hilt and scabbard covered in finely filigreed and engraved silver, the broad blade wrought

The stock elaborately inlaid with carved bone flowers and geometrical decorations and white metal pellets and plaques. Some mounts adapted from an Imp