Auctions Imperial Arms and Armor 2015

Qing Dynasty, with recurved iron guard and wooden grip with crosshatching. The single-edged blade of thick section, tapering continuously to the uptur

The horns mounted in engraved brass with woven cords intact. The wooden flask covered in hide with an iron spout. Latter 19th century. Worn. Overall l

With banati wood grip and bronze ferrule and guard. The broad, double-edged blade with hardened edges. In its wooden scabbard with silver or silvered

Brass, cast in one piece and embellished overall, maker marked. 19th century or later. Overall length 28 cm. Condition I

With heavy single-edged blade. In its wooden scabbard. WWII era. Scabbard worn. Overall length 56.5 cm. Condition III

Of molded, translucent hide, with rolled rim and raised central disk motif. Set with four lotus-shaped brass bosses. Mid-19th century. Grips lacking.

Wrought of copper with traces of tinning, the obverse pierced and engraved overall in flowering vinework. Late 19th century. Overall length 20.7 cm.

With engraved steel pommel cap and faceted guard, and horn grips. The robust, curved and single-edged blade with central fuller and engraved cartouche

The grip with panels of mother of pearl and brass mounts, with curved single-edged blade. In its finely filigreed brass scabbard set with numerous col

With carved, crested banati wood grip with cord wrap and silver ferrule and broad, handforged, layered blade. In its carved wooden scabbard with ratt

With horn grips, the massive blade engraved at the forte and tapering continuously to the tip. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard. Early 20th cent

Carved of a single piece of teak with good patina, with vinework motifs overall. Retains its original strap. Latter 19th century. Some wear. Overall l

The silver-mounted hilt with bands of filigree and elephant grip. Well-forged, single-edged blade. In its filigreed silver-covered wooden sheath. Firs

With carved wooden and aluminum mounts, the blade with multiple waves. In its wooden scabbard mounted en suite with the hilt. Mid 20th century. Losses

Carved of hardwood in typical form, and well-incised with characteristic motifs. First half of the 20th century. Light wear. Overall length 47 cm. Co

With characteristic steel hilt, the kopis-form blade finely chiseled overall in vinework motifs with fighting elephants. Latter 19th century. Light we

The forged steel head with punchwork scrolling, the brass haft struck with birdseye talismans, terminating in a handle with bone and horn grips likewi

With faceted steel pommel cap and guard, and wooden grips with remains of leather covering. The robust, lightly curved and single-edged blade engraved

A massive example, with characteristic hooked horn grips elaborately studded overall, the straight, tapering blade with raised, chamfered edge. In its

The leather horn and brass box with incised designs, the striker with hide tinder pocket. 19th century. Overall wear. Overall length of the longest 18

The horn grips with engraved and nielloed silver mounts on each side, the triangular blade showing layered forging and a punched Qur’anic phrase, BISM

Carved from a single piece of dark hardwood, the forked head with incised geometrical motifs. The grip wrapped with rattan of alternating shades. 20th

Carved of a single piece of teak with carved vinework overall and considerable traces of polychroming, with finely-rendered Javanese mythical characte

Of characteristic form, wrought of embossed and engraved brass with applied bands, set with a coral and inscribed in Arabic at the upper edge. Mid-19t

Of characteristic form, the steel grip and scabbard elaborately inlaid with silver in geometrical motifs. With curved, double-edged blade. Second half

The hilt of European form, with flattened-cylindrical pommel and small, recurved, double guard in brass, engraved with tigers and prey. With bone grip

With horn grips and characteristic steel guard and pommel, the massive, shallowly-curved blade handwrought of wootz damascus steel. In its embossed l

The brass hilt embellished with engraving and the Pahlevi Dynasty Crown, with horn grip retaining brass wire binding. With elegant, single-edged blad

A large example, with engraved copper and white brass geometrical appliques. Retains its woven suspension band and captured cap, with dangles to the l

Characteristic iron hilt with remains of silver inlay, the massive, curved , single-edged blade wrought of actively patterned crystalline wootz. Late

With carved, crested banati wood grip with fiber wrap sections and silver ferrule and broad, handforged blade with hardened edge. In its well-carved

With T-form horn grips, the handforged blade dated 1297 (1879/80 c.e.) Retains its wooden scabbard core. Worn. Overall length 74 cm. Condition IV

Each mounted in engraved brass. Mid 19th century. Worn. Overall length of the largest 34.5 cm. Condition III

Heavy steel blade with wood grip. In its leather- covered wooden scabbard with by-knife, flint striker and tinder pouch intact. Worn. Early 20th centu

With rattan-bound wooden grip and native-wrought single-edged blade. In its scabbard with applied bands. Late 19th century. Light wear. Overall length

Acehnese work of Teumaga (brass) type. Wrought with six stars and engraved borders. First half of the 20th century. Light wear. Diameter 25 cm. Condi

A type generally identified as a hunting weapon, the iron hilt heavily inlaid in silver, the curved, single-edged blade retaining most original polish

A massive example with iron grip terminating in a parrot's head and covered entirely in silver inlay in vegetal motifs with an Arabic inscriptio...

Balkan work with horn grips and embossed brass reinforces and recurved blade. In its wooden scabbard with leather mounts. First half of the 19th centu

The symmetrical polished bone grip with flared bolsters, the straight, double-edged blades chiseled at the forte on each side with vine motifs and a h

A large, Soviet era example, with horn grip and robust double-edged blade. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with iron suspension band. First hal

Taiz work, the grip silvered, filigreed and beaded and signed WORK OF ABDALLAH ABD on the reverse. The curved, double-edged blade with prominent centr

French, with bronze mounts elaborately modeled in Mannerist motifs overall, displaying exceptional detail including battle scenes between armored hors

Ottoman work for the Musandam market, wrought of bronze with a well-modeled hammer opposed by a bearded axe, decorated with engraved borders. On its h

Made from a section of bamboo with fitted cap, and carved wooden hook retained by rattan. Containing bamboo darts, some retaining their cotton plugs.

With carved exotic hardwood grip and broad, handforged, layered blade. Latter 19th century. Losses to grip. Overall length 61 cm. Condition IV

With Wurttemberg crest modeled on the guard, and regimental designation and cavalry scene etched on the blade, together with stands of arms and vegeta

A large example with wooden grips, the massive blade tapering continuously to the tip. In its wooden scabbard with iron mounts. Early 20th century. Wo

Of carved horn, with painted bands. The cap acts as a measure. On its hide sling. Mid-19th century. Worn, leather torn. Overall length 31.5 cm. Condit

Victorian, of characteristic form with steel pommel and symmetrical guard, the turned wood grip lacking its wire wrap. Sturdy, double-edged blade with