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-