Auctions Imperial Arms and Armor 2015

Mounted in silver, with large, faceted, bud-form pommel and bands of filigree. Single-edged blade.Mid-19th century. Light wear. Overall length 39 cm.

A type found in the Transcaucasus and northern Iran, its design suggests it was used in place of the saber, probably for close fighting by infantrymen

Of massive dimensions, the elephant hilt finely carved and undercut throughout with gods and a demon amongst foliage, each with inlaid eyes (one lacki

A rare type, displaying design characteristics derived from both Central Asian sabers and the Cossack shashka, with wooden grips and steel bolster, th

Lightly-domed and composed of thick cording woven onto a metallic weft in yellow with prominent geometrical designs in blue, with iron rim and four st

With hardwood grips, brass mounts and bifullered, curved and double-edged blade. In its original scabbard. Multiple Cyrilic and numerical stamps to bl

Of characteristic form, wrought of high karat gold (22-23K) gold, engraved and set with crimson enamel overall. large faceted diamond center stone. S

Likely Persian work, the neck -opening with collar intact, with 3/4 sleeves and reaching to the calf. Well-wrought with riveted rings throughout. Mid-

Of characteristic form, with intricately-carved elephant grips mounted in engraved silver, the brass forte engraved en suite, the massive single-edged

Of typical form, the horn grip with flared pommel and filigreed silver mounts. The curved, double-edged blade with central rib, wooden scabbard with h

Cast bronze, decorated in okkir motifs overall with integral scrolled stand. Late 19th century. Losses and repaired cracks to underside. Used for sign

A superior example of the type, the stock of actively-grained hardwood and elaborately inlaid with figured staghorn plaques in baroque forms, hemisphe

Balkan work, the walrus grips with large ears, with filigreed gilt mounts, with broad, single-edged recurved blade. 19th century. Worn overall, losses

With well-carved kakatua-form hardwood pommel, silver ferrule engraved with okkir motifs and and cord-wrapped grip. The substantial blade showing lay

A large example, with antler grips and faceted steel pommel cap and guard with traces of gold inlay. The robust, shallowly curved and single-edged bla

The walnut stock with intricately-carved baroque motifs and delicate silver inlay throughout, the mounts of chiseled and sculpted brass, wrist set wit

With characteristic grip of dark horn, the pommel carved as a fanged monster surmounted by a monkey. With brass ferrule and long, well-wrought blade w

Of Afedali type, with broadly-flared elephant butt, the hardwood stock lavishly and elegantly inlaid with silver floral motifs and Arabic inscriptions

A rare example of characteristic form, the body formed of cane in a tightly-wound spiral, lightly domed in profile, with each ring wrapped in colored

An elaborate example, with engraved iron mounts and walnut stock with silver wire inlay work overall. The flint mechanism with teated lockplate and ba

A large example, the dark horn grips with profiled and engraved silver mounts. The heavy, pattern-welded damascus blade broad and bifullered. In its l

Of typical form, the horn grip with flared pommel and filigreed silver ferrule. The curved, double-edged blade with central rib, wooden scabbard with

Likely Visayan work, the flared and faceted banati wood hilt inlaid with mother of pearl, the grip covered in woven rattan. The double-edged blade ear

The horn grip with mounts of elegantly engraved and nielloed silver en suite with those of the leather-covered wooden scabbard, the locket struck with

The stock of characteristic form, partially sheathed in pierced and profiled brass and embossed with flowers in relief. With percussion lock, the dama

Wrought entirely of steel with raised oval panels at the wrist, and lavishly inlaid overall with floral sprays in silver, including the applied, profi

Of characteristic form, the actively-grained hardwood stock inlaid with green-stained horn inlays and mounted in engraved silvered bands, the butt cov

Of classic form, the guard finely wrought of Persian black wootz and superbly chiseled with Arabic inscriptions, NASR MIN ALLAH WU FATH QARIB (Conques

The mottled brown stone head of characteristic ellipsoid form, mounted in silver set with turquoises with a ruby at the tip. The ferrule retaining som

Of Taouzilt type, the hardwood stock of characteristic form, lavishly embellished with applied brass buttcap, and rarely-encountered engraved and niel

A weapon endemic to India, designed for both parrying and thrusting. With a matched pair of antelope horns fitted with brass tips mounted to the steel

The dark horn grips with profiled pommel mounted in engraved and nielloed silver. The heavy blade broad, wrought with multiple fullers and panels, wit

The hardwood stock with characteristically broad triangular butt, with profiled brass mounts throughout, the mechanism intact and functional, with pie

In Circassian style, with walrus and horn grips and intricately engraved and nielloed silver mounts. The long blade with raised central ridge and tape

Likely Maguindanao work, the elaborately-worked junggayan hilt typically carried by a datu or noble, with elephant kakatua-form pommel and gilded moun

Produced in the well known Epirot weapons-making center of Ioannina, the wooden stock with brass mounts, the grip with characteristic shallow curvatur

Characteristic of Zlatoust work, the grip covered in green-stained shagreen and mounted in silver with applied pierced and profiled plaques. The str

The hilt with steel pommel cap and dark horn grips with silver wire wrap, the guard with worn gold inlaid decoration. The blade moderately curved, and

Circassian work, the hilt and scabbard mounts of silver, finely engraved and nielloed on a polished ground, the design emulating the friable silver ga

Reflecting the neoclassicism of the reign of Nasr al-Din Shah, with symmetrical silver-inlaid hilt and scrolled quillons. The long, straight, double-e

Rarely encountered, with large walrus grip of characteristic form and finely-wrought curved double-edged blade with raised panel to the forte with cen

An exceptional example, the walrus grip paneled and set with silver studs and horn inlays, the silver ferrule engraved, the fluted pommel set with a t

Of characteristic form, the elegant hilt and reinforces wrought entirely of embossed and engraved silver in baroque motifs. The broad, recurved blade

A large example of characteristic form, with combed butt and sliding patchbox cover, the actively-grained walnut stock inlaid throughout with polished

The grip wrought entirely of silver and deeply engraved, the straight, single-edged blade forged of finely-patterned wootz steel. In its velvet-covere

The walrus and horn grips with profiled pommel mounted in engraved and nielloed silver. The broad blade wrought with multiple fullers and panels and t

A superior princely firearm, the rosewood stock with elephant breechblock is mounted in profiled and engraved silver . The barrel is lavishly inlaid o

Comprising an oval steel buckle plate mounted with a percussion mechanism and short, projecting barrel. The trigger finial is pierced for a lanyard, a

The characteristic horn grips with hooked pommel, the leather-covered wooden scabbard mounted in finely chiseled and nielloed silver in flowering vine

The wooden stock lightly curved with expanded butt, lacquered crimson overall and mounted in finely-profiled brass. The matchlock mechanism of wrought