FINE ANTIQUE ARMS & ARMOR SALE

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Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 16 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 300 lots of choice antique arms and armor including armor, helmets, shields, swords, daggers, battleaxes, maces, halberds, matchlocks, flintlocks and percussion pieces will be offered. Our fine selection for 2013 includes broadswords, baskethilts, shamshirs, shashkas, palas, kindjals, khanjars, tulwars and spears, as well as chain mail and breastplates. This sale will also include important swords and daggers from the Greek War of Independence and the armor of the Khan of Crimea. Register now through ICOLLECTOR to bid online. THERE ARE MORE AND LARGER IMAGES OF EACH LOT SHOWN IN OUR ONLINE CATALOG AT OUR WEBSITE Questions? Call 323 851 2345
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 16 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 300 lots of choice antique arms and armor including armor, helmets, shields, swords, daggers, battleaxes, maces, halberds, matchlocks, flintlocks and percussion pieces will be offered. Our fine selection for 2013 includes broadswords, baskethilts, shamshirs, shashkas, palas, kindjals, khanjars, tulwars and spears, as well as chain mail and breastplates. This sale will also include important swords and daggers from the Greek War of Independence and the armor of the K...
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A PERSIAN QAJAR DYNASTY SHAMSHIR SABER181 - A PERSIAN QAJAR DYNASTY SHAMSHIR SABER
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A large example, with antler grips and faceted steel pommel cap and guard forged of black wootz. The robust, lightly curved and single-edged blade for
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (3,500.00) = 3,500.00
 
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A FINE MORO PUNAL DAGGER182 - A FINE MORO PUNAL DAGGER
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A massive example made for presentation to a datu or chief. The grip carved of a single, large section of elephant, the silver mounts finely filigreed
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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A GERMAN BROADSWORD183 - A GERMAN BROADSWORD
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A rare example of a transitional hilt-form, the recurved guard with flared, fluted and rolled terminals with integral thumbring to the reverse, connec
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,300.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,350.00) = 1,350.00
 
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AN ENGLISH LOBSTERTAIL BURGONET HELMET184 - AN ENGLISH LOBSTERTAIL BURGONET HELMET
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The domed, ribbed bowl well-forged and surmounted by a ring, the visor, earpieces and four-lamed neck guard separately-applied, each with rolled edges
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (1,900.00) = 1,900.00
 
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A RARE QAJAR DYNASTY PERSIAN SABER185 - A RARE QAJAR DYNASTY PERSIAN SABER
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The steel hilt with rolled pommel in the form of a bird's head and quillon terminals formed as dragonheads, chiseled overall with flowering vine...
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,200.00) = 3,200.00
 
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AN INDONESIAN PEDANG SWORD186 - AN INDONESIAN PEDANG SWORD
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Probably Sumatran, the horn grip elaborately carved with monster head pommel, and modeled silver ferrule. The single-edged blade of characteristic for
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Estimate : 175.00 - 275.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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A RARE MAASAI SHIELD187 - A RARE MAASAI SHIELD
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A large example of characteristic form, made of hide laced to a central wooden post with integral grip, the edges bound to stripped branches with tigh
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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AN OTTOMAN HANCER DAGGER188 - AN OTTOMAN HANCER DAGGER
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A rare type, of robust dimensions with characteristic waisted walrus grip, the straight and continuously tapering double-edged blade wrought of active
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,250.00) = 1,250.00
 
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A RARE SET OF GREEK POWDER CHARGERS189 - A RARE SET OF GREEK POWDER CHARGERS
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The black leather case bordered in green with filigreed silver clasp, containing a wooden block fitted with 10 finely-faceted chargers with elaboratel
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,100.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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THE ARMOR OF SAHIB GIRAY II, KHAN OF CRIMEA190 - THE ARMOR OF SAHIB GIRAY II, KHAN OF CRIMEA
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Comprising the helmet, coat of mail, gauntlets and armguards of Sahib II Giray, Khan of Crimea (r. 1771-1775 c.e.) The exceptionally long mail coif (5
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200,000.00 - 250,000.00
Sold to floor for (100,000.00) = 100,000.00
 
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A MARINE OFFICER'S SABER191 - A MARINE OFFICER'S SABER
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Probably American, with eaglehead pommel and elaborate guard with acorn finials, connected by a chain, the wooden grip chequered. The curved, single-e
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (1,800.00) = 1,800.00
 
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A CAUCASIAN KINDJAL DAGGER192 - A CAUCASIAN KINDJAL DAGGER
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With horn grips mounted in nielloed silver, the straight, double-edged and fullered blade with acute tip. In its velvet-covered wooden scabbard with l
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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A RARE SOUTH INDIAN SOSUN PATTAH SWORD193 - A RARE SOUTH INDIAN SOSUN PATTAH SWORD
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The Old Indian hilt finely forged, with characteristic plate guard and delicate silver inlay overall, the long, broad blade of Hindu form, with a shal
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,100.00) = 3,100.00
 
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A CAUCASIAN PRESENTATION SHASHKA SWORD194 - A CAUCASIAN PRESENTATION SHASHKA SWORD
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Mounted entirely in silver, the hilt and scabbard elaborately engraved, nielloed and gilded overall in Kubachi style and struck with a maker's m...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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A MUGHAL MAIL SUIT195 - A MUGHAL MAIL SUIT
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Comprising a coat, collar and breeches, wrought in alternating rows of heavy riveted and solid rings. The collar with raised nape section, coat with h
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,250.00) = 1,250.00
 
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A BUKHARAN KARUD DAGGER196 - A BUKHARAN KARUD DAGGER
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A rare example, with variegated green hardstone grips set at the pommel with a pair of mother of pearl disks, the lightly recurved, T-backed blade for
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (650.00) = 650.00
 
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A CAUCASIAN QADDARA CUTLASS197 - A CAUCASIAN QADDARA CUTLASS
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Of 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 infantry
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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A MUGHAL JADE-HILTED KHANJAR DAGGER198 - A MUGHAL JADE-HILTED KHANJAR DAGGER
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The grip carved of a single section of pale green jade with dark mottling, with swollen grip and flared pommel surmounted by with three fully-modeled
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,800.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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A MUGHAL BOW & QUIVER WITH ARROWS199 - A MUGHAL BOW & QUIVER WITH ARROWS
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The bow of characteristic layered construction, deeply curved and polychromed. With its velvet-covered quiver lavishly embroidered in silver, containi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (2,300.00) = 2,300.00
 
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AN ENGLISH BURGONET HELMET200 - AN ENGLISH BURGONET HELMET
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Wrought in two pieces, with high comb and pointed visor. The neckguard separately applied, the rectangular earpieces embellished with rivets en suite
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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