Auctions Imperial Arms and Armor 2015

Of typical form, forged entirely of steel with spring cutoff and integral suspension rings, retained by its woven baldric with ramrod intact. Second h

The heavy blade with distinctive curve and profiled tip, the wooden grip with brass mounts. Latter 19th century. Blade pitted. Overall length 71.8 cm.

Probably German, the round hardwood haft expanding to an octagonal head, studded with 20 handwrought spikes of square section entirely intact togethe

With rhino horn grips and steel mounts, the curved, single-edged blade showing areas of complex wootz patterning. In its leather-covered wooden scabba

English, the head finely-wrought of pierced and profiled brass with expanded and stepped socket. On its replaced painted octagonal hardwood haft. Late

Bontok work, the handforged steel head of typical form, with wooden haft and long iron ferrule. Early 20th century. Heavily worn. Overall length 40 cm

A rare transitional Venetian form of swepthilt rapier. The fine brass “cat’s head” pommel elaborately embellished with an angel’s head, with corded wo

Mounted in well-wrought and engraved silver, the double-edged blade with central fuller and engraved silver ferrule. In its paneled and tooled leather

The horse’s hoof-type pommel set with panels of okir-engraved mother of pearl, the cord-wrapped grip with silvered ferrule and baka-baka. The waved, d

Probably Austrian, the handforged head of characteristic form, edged on the concave side, with forged hook designed to wrest the horse’s reins from an