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 THAI DHA SWORD61 - A THAI DHA SWORD
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A massive example, the mounts engraved in floral and vegetal motifs and silvered overall. The single-edged blade with central fuller, elaborately inla
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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A NORTH INDIAN KHANJAR DAGGER62 - A NORTH INDIAN KHANJAR DAGGER
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With beaked brass pommel and ferrule engraved and lacquered red, the grips of green hardstone. The broad, T-backed blade with chamfered cutting edge .
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Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (175.00) = 175.00
 
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A RARE BALUCHI SHIELD63 - A RARE BALUCHI SHIELD
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Of thick, hardened hide, set with numerous large, geometrical brass mounts and studs, stamped with birdseye motifs and profiled throughout. Mid-19th c
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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A BURMESE DHA DAGGER64 - A BURMESE DHA DAGGER
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Mounted entirely in silver set with filigreed bands, the grip a single section of elephant, the lightly-curved blade handforged.Mid-19th century. Mino
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (95.00) = 95.00
 
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AN OTTOMAN SHISHANA RIFLE65 - AN OTTOMAN SHISHANA RIFLE
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Of characteristic form, the hardwood stock mounted in brass decorated with punchwork, with a green velvet strip encircling the butt. The miquelet lock
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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A KRIS PANJANG SWORD66 - A KRIS PANJANG SWORD
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Sumatran, the JawaDemam-type grip carved of finely-grained hardwood with an applied crest. The exceptionally long, straight blade forged of pamor. In
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (375.00) = 375.00
 
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A PERSIAN TRIDENT67 - A PERSIAN TRIDENT
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The steel head forged with three blades, the outer ones undulating, inlaid overall with running vine motifs in silver. On its hardwood haft.Late 19th
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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A TIBETAN DAGGER68 - A TIBETAN DAGGER
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The grips of antler with an engraved silver boss and brass pommel and bolsters, the straight, single-edged blade deeply fullered. In its rayskin cover
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (145.00) = 145.00
 
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AN AFGHAN CHOORA DAGGER69 - AN AFGHAN CHOORA DAGGER
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Of characteristic form with flared elephant pommel and grips, the tangband and bolsters of engraved silver. The heavy, single-edged blade with etched
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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A RARE CENTRAL INDIAN BAJUBAND ARMGUARD70 - A RARE CENTRAL INDIAN BAJUBAND ARMGUARD
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Of splinted type, composed of five rectangular plates, the longest with raised central ridge, each connected by bands of riveted mail terminating in a
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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AN AFGHAN SALAWAR SHORTSWORD71 - AN AFGHAN SALAWAR SHORTSWORD
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The hilt with elephant grips and profiled steel bolsters, the broad, T-backed blade with silver inlaid panels at either side of the forte. In its leat
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (550.00) = 550.00
 
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A SYRIAN KHANJAR DAGGER72 - A SYRIAN KHANJAR DAGGER
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Of characteristic form, the steel grip and scabbard elaborately inlaid with silver in geometrical motifs. The curved, double-edged blade decorated en
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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A RARE BALINESE KUDI AXE73 - A RARE BALINESE KUDI AXE
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The massive, single-edged blade with peaked terminal and a polygonal lead collar affixed to the base to increase momentum when swung. On its original
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (65.00) = 65.00
 
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A RARE TIBETAN KE-TRI SWORD74 - A RARE TIBETAN KE-TRI SWORD
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With trilobate iron pommel mounted with a finely-embossed silver plaque set with a large coral, the waisted grip covered in tooled hide, with profiled
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Estimate : 750.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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A MORO KRIS SWORD75 - A MORO KRIS SWORD
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The horse's hoof-type pommel set with panels of okir-engraved mother of pearl, the cord-wrapped grip with silver ferrule and baka-baka. The stra...
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Estimate : 175.00 - 275.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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AN INDIAN BANK DAGGER76 - AN INDIAN BANK DAGGER
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With faceted steel mounts and elephant grips, the toggle ring of silver. The handforged, sharply-edged blade wrought at a 90 degree angle. Late 18th-
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Estimate : 175.00 - 225.00
Sold to floor for (260.00) = 260.00
 
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A PERSIAN BARUTDAN POWDERHORN77 - A PERSIAN BARUTDAN POWDERHORN
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Of finely-tooled rawhide with the Persian shir-e khorshid, or lion and sun crest, and geometrical motifs overall. Retains its buckled suspension strap
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Estimate : 125.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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AN AFGHAN SALAWAR SHORTSWORD78 - AN AFGHAN SALAWAR SHORTSWORD
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The fluted horn grips with hooked pommel and steel bolsters, the heavy, handforged blade with T-back. In its embossed leather-covered scabbard with st
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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A BOSNIAN DAGGER79 - A BOSNIAN DAGGER
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An unusually good example, the horn grip elaborately profiled and inlaid with brass studs, rosettes, corals etc., the well-forged, bellied blade fulle
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Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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AN OMANI CHILD'S KHANJAR DAGGER80 - AN OMANI CHILD'S KHANJAR DAGGER
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Of typical form, mounted entirely in filigreed silver. The curved, double-edged blade with central rib, wooden scabbard covered entirely in filigreed
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Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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