Auctions Imperial Arms and Armor 2015

A massive example, with horn grips and intricately engraved and nielloed silver mounts. The long, bifullered blade struck at the forte with a pair of

An unusually fine example, likely Epirus work. The entire stock of silver, chiseled, embossed and engraved overall, in intricate baroque motifs involv

The grip finely carved from of horn in the form of a fully-modeled demon clutching a staff. The heavy, slightly recurved blade with hardened edge. In

With horn grips, the silver mounts intricately filigreed and nielloed and heavily gilded. The robust, bifullered with tapering tip. In its leather-cov

With characteristic iron hilt, the pommel finely scrolled, with balustered grip. The straight, single-edged blade with shallow fuller and dentated pan

A massive example with broad, flat, symmetrical head terminating in upswept hook with central ridge rather than the typical paddle, incised overall, w

The expanded, faceted head with beaded finial, the grip with incided borders and untranslated inscription, with rounded pommel. Good patina. 19th cent

Of unusually high-quality workmanship. The carved hardwood grip of characteristic form, embellished with embossed silver studs and wire wrap to the ce

Elegantly forged in the form of a small horn, the pierced mounts terminating in a duck’s head. Actively-patterned Persian black wootz faintly visible.

Visayan People, with elaborately-carved wooden grip, the pommel formed as a monsterhead, with copper ferrule. The heavy, handforged blade chisel-edged