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Auctions Imperial 2017 Arms & Armor May |
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by Auctions Imperial
Sat,
May
27,
2017
9:00 AM
Pacific
Auctions Imperial is pleased to offer 540 lots of fine antique arms and armor from the world over for 2017.Guaranteed to please the most discriminating collector! Find the suit of armor, sword, dagger
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AN AFRICAN DAGGER Lot #1 (Sale Order 1 of 540) Leather mounts and blade with stamped motifs. 20th century. Overall length 58.5 cm. Condition II
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AN AFRICAN ARM DAGGER Lot #2 (Sale Order 2 of 540) Dyed leather mounts with wrought steel blade. 20th century. Overall length 30 cm. Condition II
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AN ALGERIAN DAGGER Lot #3 (Sale Order 3 of 540) Of characteristic Bou Saadi form, from the market town of Bou Saada in Central Algeria. The carved wooden grip with brass wire wrap and inlaid straight, single edged blade. Latter 19th century. Worn. Overall length 26.5 cm. Condition III
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A MOROCCAN KOUMIYYA DAGGER Lot #4 (Sale Order 4 of 540) The grip with flared pommel and curved blade, in its matching silver and brass scabbard. Embellished overall. 19th-20th century. Worn. Overall length 39 cm. Condition III
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AN INDIAN FIGHTING KNIFE Lot #5 (Sale Order 5 of 540) Horn grips with polished blade. In its matching sheath. 20th century. Overall length 24 cm. Condition II
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A MOROCCAN KOUMIYYA DAGGER Lot #6 (Sale Order 6 of 540) The grip with flared pommel and curved blade, in its matching scabbard. Embellished overall. 20th century. Light wear. Overall length 42 cm. Condition II
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A GREEK DAGGER Lot #7 (Sale Order 7 of 540) Cretan, with characteristic flared grips and single-edged blade. In its embossed silver scabbard. 20th century. Overall length 33.5 cm. Condition II
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AN ARAB KHANJAR DAGGER Lot #8 (Sale Order 8 of 540) Horn hilt with characteristic curved blade. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard. 20th century. Well worn. Overall length 32 cm. Condition IV
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AN OTTOMAN HANCER DAGGER Lot #9 (Sale Order 9 of 540) Embellished with embossed plaques and glass gems, with curved blade. In its en suite scabbard. 19th-20th century. Well worn. Overall length 33 cm. Condition IV
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A JAPANESE DAGGER Lot #10 (Sale Order 10 of 540) With carved bone grip and engraved brass blade. 20th century. Worn. Overall length 29.5 cm.
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A BALINESE KRIS SWORD Lot #11 (Sale Order 11 of 540) The exotic hardwood grip with scrolled pommel, with brass mendak, the straight, double-edged blade forged of pamor damascus steel. In its wooden scabbard with carved wrangka, the pendok wrought of brass with insignia and inscription. 20th century. Light wear. Overall length 48 cm. Condition III
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AN OTTOMAN YATAGHAN SWORD Lot #12 (Sale Order 12 of 540) With antler grips and embossed brass mounts. The blade chiseled with geometrical panels and inscribed with Qur’anic passages. Well worn. Overall length 54cm. Condition IV
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A SUMATRAN BADEK DAGGER Lot #13 (Sale Order 13 of 540) Elegantly carved horn grip with flared bolster, single-edged blade with active pattern-weld. Mid-19th century. Worn. Overall length 33cm. Condition III
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A SYRIAN KHANJAR DAGGER Lot #14 (Sale Order 14 of 540) Mounted in engraved copper with curved blade. In its en suite scabbard. 20th century. Overall length 42 cm. Condition II
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AN ALGERIAN DAGGER Lot #15 (Sale Order 15 of 540) Of characteristic Bou Saadi form, from the market town of Bou Saada in Central Algeria. The carved wooden grip with silver wire wrap and straight, single edged blade. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard. Latter 19th century. Worn. Overall length 29.6 cm. Condition III
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AN ARAB KHANJAR DAGGER Lot #16 (Sale Order 16 of 540) With horn grip and broad, curved blade. 20th century. Blade rusted. Overall length 32 cm. Condition IV
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AN ARAB KHANJAR DAGGER Lot #17 (Sale Order 17 of 540) Of characteristic form, with curved blade. 20th century. Overall length 25.4 cm. Condition II
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AN AFGHAN POWDER FLASK Lot #18 (Sale Order 18 of 540) Circular, carved of wood and covered with hide. With spout, cutoff and suspension loops intact. 19th century. Worn. Overall height 19cm. Condition III
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AN INDO-ARAB KHANJAR DAGGER Lot #19 (Sale Order 19 of 540) Mounted in steel inlaid in silver overall, with curved blade. 20th century. Overall length 26.8 cm. Condition II
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A BALINESE KRIS SWORD Lot #20 (Sale Order 20 of 540) The exotic hardwood grip with scrolled pommel, with brass mendak, the double-edged blade forged of pamor damascus steel. In its wooden scabbard with carved wrangka, the pendok wrought of brass. 20th century. Light wear. Overall length 49.5cm. Condition III
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A MOROCCAN KOUMIYYA DAGGER Lot #21 (Sale Order 21 of 540) Mounted in engraved brass, with flared pommel and curved blade, in its matching scabbard. Embellished overall. 19th century. Worn, tip lacking. Overall length 46 cm. Condition IV
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AN INDONESIAN BADEK DAGGER Lot #22 (Sale Order 22 of 540) The curved grip carved of woos, with recurved, single-edged blade. In its wooden scabbard. 20th century. Light wear. Overall length 37.5 cm. Condition II
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A TUAREG DAGGER Lot #23 (Sale Order 23 of 540) Mounts engraved overall in characteristic motifs, with straight, double-edged blade. Scabbard en suite. 20th century. Overall length 34 cm. Condition II
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AN AFRICAN DAGGER Lot #24 (Sale Order 24 of 540) Mounted overall in tooled leather with straight blade. 20th century. Overall length 28 cm. Condition II
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A SUDANESE ARM DAGGER Lot #25 (Sale Order 25 of 540) With ebony grip and broad blade, the leather scabbard with white crocodile mounts. Retains its braided armband. Late 19th century. Overall length 33 cm. Condition II
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A BOYSCOUT KNIFE Lot #26 (Sale Order 26 of 540) Of characteristic form, in its metal sheath. 20th century. Well worn overall. Overall length 25 cm. Condition IV
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A MOROCCAN KOUMIYYA DAGGER Lot #27 (Sale Order 27 of 540) Mounted in engraved brass, with flared pommel and curved blade, in its matching scabbard. 19th century. Well worn, tip lacking. Overall length 41.5 cm. Condition IV
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A SUDANESE ARM DAGGER Lot #28 (Sale Order 28 of 540) With ebony grip and broad blade, the leather scabbard with white crocodile mounts. Retains its braided armband. 20th century. Overall length 31 cm. Condition II
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A MOROCCAN KOUMIYYA DAGGER Lot #29 (Sale Order 29 of 540) Mounted in engraved brass, with flared pommel and curved blade, in its matching scabbard. Embellished overall. 19th century. Worn. Overall length 42 cm. Condition
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A SUDANESE ARM DAGGER Lot #30 (Sale Order 30 of 540) With ebony grip and broad blade, the leather scabbard with white crocodile mounts. Retains its braided armband. Late 19th century. Loss to pommel. Overall length 29 cm. Condition IV
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FOUR EASTERN DAGGERS Lot #31 (Sale Order 31 of 540) Including a Kerala knife in sheath, an Indonesian dagger with carved grip, a brass-mounted Arab dagger and an Iraqi dagger with horn grip. 19th-20th century. All as found. Overall length of the longest 29 cm. Condition IV
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A SYRIAN KHANJAR DAGGER Lot #32 (Sale Order 32 of 540) With engraved brass mounts, the blade with decoration. 20th century. Blade worn. Overall length 43.5 cm. Condition III
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A GAUCHO KNIFE Lot #33 (Sale Order 33 of 540) Of characteristic form, with embellished mounts and etched single-edged blade, in its scabbard. Latter 20th century. Light wear. Overall length 23.5 cm. Condition III
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A PAIR OF CHINESE STIRRUPS Lot #34 (Sale Order 34 of 540) Handwrought of steel with pierced tread. Late 19th century. Worn. Overall height 17.5cm. Condition IV
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A MOROCCAN KOUMIYYA DAGGER Lot #35 (Sale Order 35 of 540) An older example, mounted in engraved silver, with flared pommel and curved blade, in its matching scabbard. Embellished overall. 19th century. Well worn. Overall length 42 cm. Condition IV
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A GAUCHO KNIFE Lot #36 (Sale Order 36 of 540) Of characteristic form, with embellished mounts; the single-edged blade struck with maker’s mark. In its sheath. Early 20th century. Light wear. Overall length 27 cm. Condition II
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A MOROCCAN KOUMIYYA DAGGER Lot #37 (Sale Order 37 of 540) Mounted in engraved brass, with flared pommel and curved blade, in its matching scabbard. Embellished overall. 19th century. Well worn. Overall length 40 cm. Condition IV
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A MOROCCAN KOUMIYYA DAGGER Lot #38 (Sale Order 38 of 540) Mounted in engraved brass, with flared pommel and curved blade, in its matching scabbard. Embellished overall. 19th century. Well worn. Overall length 45.5 cm. Condition IV75
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A MOROCCAN KOUMIYYA DAGGER Lot #39 (Sale Order 39 of 540) An older example, mounted in engraved silver, with flared pommel and curved blade, in its matching scabbard. 19th century. Well worn, with period repairs. Overall length 42 cm. Condition IV
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A PERSIAN KHANJAR DAGGER Lot #40 (Sale Order 40 of 540) Forged entirely of steel, the grip and scabbard with etched calligraphic panels, the blade with a snake. In its matching scabbard. Late 19th-early 20th century. Overall length 34.3 cm. Condition II
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A CAUCASIAN KINDJAL DAGGER Lot #41 (Sale Order 41 of 540) With horn grips and engraved mounts, the straight, double-edged blade bifullered. In its matching scabbard. 19th century. Overall length 27.5 cm. Condition III
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A MOROCCAN KOUMIYYA DAGGER Lot #42 (Sale Order 42 of 540) A massive example, the wooden grip with pierced and figured mounts. Curved blade with engraved decoration. In its matching scabbard. 20th century. Overall length 50 cm. Condition II
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A NORTHERN EUROPEAN CLASP KNIFE Lot #43 (Sale Order 43 of 540) With horn grip scales and straight, single-edged, hollowground blade. Late 18th-19th century. Well worn. Overall length 30 cm. Condition IV
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A MORO KAMPILAN SWORD Lot #44 (Sale Order 44 of 540) The characteristic carved hilt with remains of hair tassels and iron guard, handforged blade with spike and profiling at the tip. First half of the 20th century. Worn overall. Overall length 98.2 cm. Condition III
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A PAIR OF RUSSIAN PGONI SHOULDERBOARDS Lot #45 (Sale Order 45 of 540) Revolutionary Period, White Army of blue fabric with gilt braid, buttons with Imperial Russian eagle and embossed skulls, with Cyrillic military designation. Early 20th century. Light wear. Overall length 13cm. Condition II
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A FRATERNAL SWORD Lot #46 (Sale Order 46 of 540) With gilt mounts and reeded bone grip, and straight blade. In its matching, red-leather-covered scabbard. Late 19th-early 20th century. Worn. Overall length 90.9 cm. Condition III
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A MOROCCAN KOUMIYYA DAGGER Lot #47 (Sale Order 47 of 540) Mounted in engraved silver and brass, with flared pommel and curved blade, in its matching scabbard. Embellished overall. 19th century. Well worn. Overall length 38.5 cm. Condition III
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A FRATERNAL SWORD Lot #48 (Sale Order 48 of 540) With brass mounts, wire-wrapped grip, and straight blade. Late 19th-early 20th century. Worn. Overall length 98.1 cm. Condition III
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AN INDONESIAN SEWAR DAGGER Lot #49 (Sale Order 49 of 540) With well-carved exotic hardwood grip and scabbard, with handforged, single-edged, recurved blade. 19th century. Worn. Overall length 29 cm. Condition III
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TWO OTTOMAN PATCH BOXES Lot #50 (Sale Order 50 of 540) Balkan work, each cast, with incised designs. 19th century. Overall length of the longest 13.4 cm. Condition II
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A SET OF AFGHAN WARRIORS ACCESSORIES Lot #51 (Sale Order 51 of 540) Including a combination flint-knapper and flintlock tool, a folding knife and a scissor, all suspended from a belt ring. 19-20th century. Well worn. Overall length 24cm. Condition III
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A RUSSIAN KINDJAL DAGGER Lot #52 (Sale Order 52 of 540) Mounts of silver, engraved and nielloed, with straight, double-edged blade. In its matching scabbard. first half of the 20th century. Well worn. Overall length 45 cm. Condition III
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AN ARAB DHARIA DAGGER Lot #53 (Sale Order 53 of 540) Hijazi, mounted in engraved brass with pommel of characteristic form. The blade broad, lightly curved, fullered and double-edged. Scabbard retains its leather strap. Late 19th century. Overall length 39 cm. Condition II
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A TIBETAN WARRIORS BELT Lot #54 (Sale Order 54 of 540) The heavy hide waistband set with a tongued buckle and four curved and profiled steel plates, each inlaid with silver in characteristic geometrical patterns. Early 18th century. Worn overall. Overall length 60 cm. Condition III
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A RARE PAIR OF TURKMEN STIRRUPS Lot #55 (Sale Order 55 of 540) Wrought entirely of steel with deeply-profiled tread plates and inlaid overall with silver. First half of the 19th century. Worn. Overall 23 cm. Condition III
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A MEDITERRANEAN PLUG BAYONET DAGGER Lot #56 (Sale Order 56 of 540) Likely Spanish, with conical brass pommel cap and ferrule with patinaed fluted bone grip, the guard of oval form. The broad, double-edged blade with central ridge tapering continuously to the tip. Early 19th century. Some wear. Overall length 24.5cm. Condition II
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AN AFGHAN PESH QABZ DAGGER Lot #57 (Sale Order 57 of 540) The ribbed grips with hooked pommel, iron bolsters and continuously tapering T-back blade. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with applied Islamic text page as a talisman. Mid 19th century. Worn overall. Overall length 55cm. Condition III
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THREE POWDER FLASKS Lot #58 (Sale Order 58 of 540) A Persian tooled hide flask, African horn flask and Afghan steel priming flask. 19th century. As found. Overall length of the longest 19.7 cm. Condition III
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AN OMANI POWDERHORN Lot #59 (Sale Order 59 of 540) Or characteristic form with engraved iron mounts. 19th century. Worn. Overall height 22.5 cm. Condition IV
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AN OTTOMAN KUBUR FLINTLOCK PISTOL Lot #60 (Sale Order 60 of 540) The chip-carved hardwood stock with brass mounts. Mid-19th century. As found. Overall length 35.9 cm. Condition IV
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AN INDIAN TULWAR SWORD Lot #61 (Sale Order 61 of 540) The characteristic hilt with disk pommel and integral knucklebow, the lightly-curved single-edged blade in its later velvet-covered wooden scabbard. 19th century. Worn. Overall length 91.8 cm. Condition III
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AN OTTOMAN SURMENE DAGGER Lot #62 (Sale Order 62 of 540) The eared hilt carved of dark horn, with silver ferrule, the broad blade fullered. Named for the town near Trabzon on the Black Sea whence this form originated. Late 19th century. Well worn. Overall length 40.9cm. Condition IV
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A BURMESE DHA DAGGER Lot #63 (Sale Order 63 of 540) Mounted entirely in silver with bands of filigree. Straight, single-edged blade. In its filigreed silver-covered wooden sheath. Latter 19th century. Well worn. Overall length 34.5 cm. Condition III
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AN OTTMAN SUMA RAMROD Lot #64 (Sale Order 64 of 540) Of characteristic form, wrought of iron with profiling and faceting and toggle pierced for a lanyard. 19th century. Worn. Overall length 43.8 cm. Condition II
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A RUSSIAN PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT KORTIK DAGGER Lot #65 (Sale Order 65 of 540) Of characteristic form, with recurved brass guard and bone grip, and straight, double-edged blade. In its black-leather and brass-mounted scabbard. The unembellished and unmarked pommel typical of the short period between March and July 1917 when the Provisional Government ruled Russia. 1917. Worn overall. Overall length 39.6 cm. Condition III
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A PAIR OF PERSIAN BAZUBAND ARMGUARDS Lot #66 (Sale Order 66 of 540) Qajar Dynasty, of steel, each chiseled overall with complex battle scenes highlighted in gold. 19th century. Overall length 30.9 cm. Condition III
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A KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FRATERNAL SWORD Lot #67 (Sale Order 67 of 540) With gilt brass mounts and reeded bone grip, the straight blade etched and maker-marked at the forte. In its velvet-covered scabbard. 19th-20th century. Some wear. Overall length 89 cm. Condition III
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A PHILIPPINES SWORD Lot #68 (Sale Order 68 of 540) The crested wooden grip and scabbard inlaid with mother of pearl, the bellied blade with tapered tip. Mid-20th century. Light wear. Overall length 61cm. Condition II
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A SCOTTISH TARGE SHIELD Lot #69 (Sale Order 69 of 540) Of characteristic circular form, the work of a master. The wooden core bound in leather, the obverse elaborately embellished with brass mounts and complex geometrical brass studded motifs. The central brass boss fitted with a long, removable brass spike as is typical. 20th century. Diameter 51 cm. Condition I
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A RARE INDIAN COMBINATION SWORD AND HAND CANNON Lot #70 (Sale Order 70 of 540) The broad, wedge-section blade deeply recurved, with integral grip forged as a heavy hand cannon with pan and touchhole wrought at the bolster and flared muzzle comprising the pommel. A captured guard folds down over the cutting edge when the cannon is deployed to protect the fingers from the cutting edge and pivots back to protects the knuckles when the blade is swung. 16th-17th century. As found. Overall length 57 cm. Condition IV
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A HUNGARIAN FOKOS AXE Lot #71 (Sale Order 71 of 540) A quality example with well-wrought steel head. On its characteristically long hardwood haft. 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 94.5 cm. Condition II
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AN AFGHAN PESH QABZ DAGGER Lot #72 (Sale Order 72 of 540) The horn grips with hooked pommel and elaborate stud decoration, iron bolsters and continuously tapering T-back blade. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard. Mid-19th century. Worn overall. Overall length 47cm. Condition III
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AN OTTOMAN POWDER MEASURE Lot #73 (Sale Order 73 of 540) Wrought of steel, engraved with spiral foliate bands. Retains its steel plunger. 18th century. Well worn. Overall length 17.5 cm. Condition III
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A BURMESE DHA DAGGER Lot #74 (Sale Order 74 of 540) The silver-mounted hilt with bands of filigree and elephant grip. Well-forged, single-edged blade. In its filigreed silver-covered wooden sheath. Latter 19th century. Tip worn. Overall length 34cm. Condition III
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A PAIR OF GAUCHO BOOT KNIVES Lot #75 (Sale Order 75 of 540) A matched set of characteristic form. Each with well-embellished silvered mounts and single-edged blade, each in its leather scabbard. Early 20th century. Wear. Overall length 19.7cm.
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A SUMATRAN BADEK DAGGER Lot #76 (Sale Order 76 of 540) Elegantly carved horn grip with flared bolster, single-edged blade with active pattern-weld. Mid-19th century. Worn. Overall length 35.6 cm. Condition III
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A CHINESE POWDERHORN Lot #77 (Sale Order 77 of 540) Formed of horn and carved with integral suspension loops and cord. Retains its cap, which also acts as a powder measure. 19th century. Worn. Overall length 22.9 cm. Condition III
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A RUSSIAN BRONZE MACEHEAD Lot #78 (Sale Order 78 of 540) Of bronze, spherical in form with geometrical facets and a short socket with flared rim. Conserved, excavated condition. Latter 14th century or later. Of a type attributed to use by Russian forces at the Battle of Kulikovo against the Golden Horde in 1380. Condition III
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A DHA DAGGER Lot #79 (Sale Order 79 of 540) A smaller example, the silver-mounted hilt with bands of filigree. Well-forged, single-edged blade. In its filigreed silver-covered wooden sheath. Late 19th century. Worn. Overall length 17 cm. Condition II
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AN AFGHAN MUSKETEERS BELT Lot #80 (Sale Order 80 of 540) Of leather, with a variety of implements including priming flasks, pouches and flintstriker and sword hook. First half of the 20th century. Worn. From the estate of Heinrich Harrer, Austrian mountaineer, geographer, and author. Best known as one of the four men made the first successful ascent of the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland, and for his experiences in India and Tibet. He wrote Seven Years in Tibet (1952) on which the 1997 film of the same name was based. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Harrer Overall length 111.1cm. Condition III
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A MEDIEVAL DAGGER Lot #81 (Sale Order 81 of 540) German work, a massive example with large, profiled and engraved steel pommel with beaked terminal, with steel bolster and rare intact guard. The blade straight, and continuously tapering to the acutely-pointed tip. Early 15th century. Excavated, grips lacking. Condition V
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A SCANDINAVIAN SHEATH KNIFE Lot #82 (Sale Order 82 of 540) Likely Swedish. Mounts elaborately pierced and engraved, the hardwood grip inlaid. Mid-19th century. Overall length 19.3 cm. Condition II
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A MUGHAL TROOPERS HELMET Lot #83 (Sale Order 83 of 540) Made in three sections, a comb and two sides connected by mail as is typical. With steel finial, the camail intact. Some wear and losses. 17th-18th century. Overall height 61.3cm. Condition II
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A MOROCCAN POWDER FLASK Lot #84 (Sale Order 84 of 540) A much earlier than average example, closely duplicating its German prototype. Carved of a single section of horn, carved in geometrical motifs overall and set with studs and engraved plates, the brass spout with iron cutoff, lugs with rings intact. Latter 18th- early 19th century. Overall height 22.1 cm. Well worn. Condition IV
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A SUDANESE ARM DAGGER Lot #85 (Sale Order 85 of 540) A larger example, with turned ebony grip and broad, fullered blade with maker’s mark, the leather scabbard with white crocodile mounts. 20th century. Overall length 37.7 cm. Condition II
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AN OTTOMAN YATAGHAN SWORD Lot #86 (Sale Order 86 of 540) The silver grip finely nielloed overall, the broad blade struck with a maker’s mark. Mid-19th century. Bolster lacking. Overall length 74cm. Condition IV
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AN INDIAN FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS PISTOL Lot #87 (Sale Order 87 of 540) A rare type, with hardwood fullstock and lock of European type. barrel with expanded muzzle and silver inlaid motifs. Mid-19th century. Ramrod intact. See R. Elgood, Firearms of the Islamic World, (Tauris: London) p. 183 for quite similar. Overall length 46.4 cm. Condition III
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TWO PERSIAN BAZUBAND ARMGUARDS Lot #88 (Sale Order 88 of 540) Wrought of steel with chiseled motifs overall, one retaining its wrist plates. 19th century. Overall length of the longest 32.5 cm. Condition III
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AN AFGHAN PULOWAR SWORD Lot #89 (Sale Order 89 of 540) The forged iron hilt of characteristic form, elaborately chiseled overall, with downturned quillons terminating in elaborate monster heads. The fine, broad blade with expanded tip and back edge. Mid-19th century. Worn overall. Overall length 90.6cm. Condition III
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A MOROCCAN POWDER FLASK Lot #90 (Sale Order 90 of 540) The wooden body of characteristic domed form with projecting suspension tabs, covered entirely in leather and heavily embellished with brass studs. The spout covered in embellished brass. First half of the 19th century. Losses and wear. Overall length 34cm. Condition III
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AN OTTOMAN FLINTLOCK KUBUR PISTOL Lot #91 (Sale Order 91 of 540) The hardwood stock set with silver mounts, engraved lock. 19th century. Worn, with losses. Overall length 51.2 cm. Condition IV
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A VICTORIAN-ERA PERSIAN HELMET Lot #92 (Sale Order 92 of 540) An elaborate interpretation of the type, with peaked skull with finely-tooled brass rim and nasal guard. Long mail camail and chinstraps intact. Late 19th century.
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A MOROCCAN POWDERHORN Lot #93 (Sale Order 93 of 540) Areas of rust. Overall height 48cm. Condition III
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A VICTORIAN-ERA ANCIENT HELMET Lot #94 (Sale Order 94 of 540) An impressive and well-made Babylonian helmet wrought entirely of brass, with eagle finial and projecting wings. Retains its original polychroming and cloth liner. Latter 19th century. Wear and rubbing. Overall height 46cm. Condition III
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AN ALBANIAN MIQUELET PISTOL Lot #95 (Sale Order 95 of 540) The stock sheathed in finely engraved brass throughout, and fitted with a miquelet lock. With curled trigger. Mid-18th century. Wear to the barrel, upper cock jaw and screw replaced. Overall length 39.9 cm. Condition III
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A MOROCCAN POWDER FLASK Lot #96 (Sale Order 96 of 540) Carved of a single section of ramshorn, showing influence from the form of German horns of the 17th century. Carved with characteristic motifs, with brass mounts. Early 19th century. Worn. Overall height 21 cm. Condition II
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A CONTINENTAL HUNTING CROSSBOW Lot #97 (Sale Order 97 of 540) A type designed for propelling stones, known as a prod. Likely German, the faceted hardwood stock well carved, with profiled steel mounts and bow. 18th-19th century. Worn, steel parts patinated. Overall length 78cm. Condition III
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AN ALGERIAN MUKAKHLA MUSKET Lot #98 (Sale Order 98 of 540) A classic example, the massive miquelet lock of characteristic form, with engraved brass borders and doglock safety, with profiled brass jaw-screw finial, and buttplate and barrel bands. The octagonal barrel flared at the muzzle. Retains its ramrod. Mid-19th century. Overall length 143.3 cm. Condition II
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AN INDIAN TULWAR SWORD Lot #99 (Sale Order 99 of 540) The characteristic hilt with disk pommel and integral knucklebow, the lightly-curved single-edged blade in its later velvet-covered wooden scabbard. 19th century. Worn. Overall length 87.9 cm. Condition II
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A CAUCASIAN SHASHKA SWORD Lot #100 (Sale Order 100 of 540) With horn grips of characteristic form, the lightly–curved, single-edged heirloom blade with shallow central fuller and etched panels. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with engraved brass mounts. 19th century. Blade well worn. Overall length 87 cm. Condition III
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AN OTTOMAN MIQUELET KUBUR PISTOL Lot #101 (Sale Order 101 of 540) A massive example, the hardwood stock with acutely-curved butt, set overall with brass rosettes. The miquelet lock inlaid with silver, the heavy, octagonal barrel finely pattern-welded. With silver barrelband. 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 49 cm. Condition II
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A RUSSIAN KINDJAL DAGGER Lot #102 (Sale Order 102 of 540) Mounts of silver, engraved and nielloed, with straight, double-edged blade. In its matching scabbard. first half of the 20th century. Well worn. Overall length 46.5 cm. Condition III
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A BURMESE DHA DAGGER Lot #103 (Sale Order 103 of 540) The silver-mounted hilt with bands of filigree and elephant grip. Well-forged, single-edged blade. In its filigreed silver-covered wooden sheath. Latter 19th century. Tip worn. Overall length 34.5 cm. Condition III
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A PAIR OF OTTOMAN KUBUR PISTOLS AND HOLSTER Lot #104 (Sale Order 104 of 540) The walnut stocks with brass furniture, the locks, converted to percussion. Stepped barrels en suite. In their double holster of leather with embroidered face and integral patchbox, sling intact. Mid 19th century. Well worn, with losses. Overall length 42cm. Condition IV
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A MUGHAL MAIL COIF Lot #105 (Sale Order 105 of 540) A quality example, composed of alternating rows of punched and riveted rings. With characteristic triangular flap designed to protect the wearer’s face, a circular plate at the apex, surmounted by a plume tube. Latter 16th century. Light wear. Overall length 24cm. Condition II
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AN OTTOMAN FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS Lot #106 (Sale Order 106 of 540) The hardwood stock of characteristic form with checkered wrist. The fine flintlock mechanism engraved, the massive barrel wrought of pattern-welded damascus steel and deeply inlaid with silver vinework. Late 18th century. Minor wear, chip to forearm. Overall length 49.3 cm. Condition IV
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AN AFGHAN KHYBER KNIFE Lot #107 (Sale Order 107 of 540) With elephant grips and faceted bolster, the broad steel blade wrought with a T-back. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard. First half of the 19th century. Leather heavily worn. Overall length 76.5cm. Condition III
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AN ALGERIAN MUKAKHLA MUSKET Lot #108 (Sale Order 108 of 540) Of characteristic form, the flintlock mechanism inlaid with brass en suite with the long, smoothbore barrel. Ramrod lacking. Mid-19th century. Overall length 156.2 cm. Condition III
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AN OMANI CHILDS KHANJAR DAGGER Lot #109 (Sale Order 109 of 540) Of typical form, mounted entirely in filigreed silver. The curved, double-edged blade with central rib, wooden scabbard covered entirely in filigreed silver en suite with the hilt. The embroidered belt intact. Second half of the 19th century. Overall length of dagger 23 cm. Condition I
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AN AFGHAN PULOWAR SWORD Lot #110 (Sale Order 110 of 540) The steel hilt of characteristic form, engraved overall with geometrical motifs. The robust blade wrought of fine, actively-patterned, silver-gray wootz, with substantial back edge. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with engraved brass mounts. Early 19th century. Some wear. Overall length 95.2 cm. Condition II
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AN INDIAN TULWAR SWORD Lot #111 (Sale Order 111 of 540) The characteristic hilt with disk pommel and integral knucklebow, the broad, straight, single-edged blade in its leather-covered wooden scabbard. 19th century. Worn. Overall length 93.1 cm. Condition III
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AN ALGERIAN MUKAKHLA MUSKET Lot #112 (Sale Order 112 of 540) A classic example, the massive miquelet lock of characteristic form, with engraved brass borders and doglock safety, with profiled brass jaw-screw finial. The octagonal barrel flared at the muzzle and held to the stock with four profiled bands. Retains its ramrod. Mid-19th century. Overall length 181.1 cm. Condition II
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AN AFGHAN KHYBER KNIFE Lot #113 (Sale Order 113 of 540) With elephant grips and faceted brass bolster, the broad steel blade lightly recurved. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard. First half of the 19th century. Leather heavily worn. Overall length 74.5cm. Condition II
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AN ARAB KHANJAR DAGGER Lot #114 (Sale Order 114 of 540) Meccan style, of better than average quality with hilt and scabbard covered in finely filigreed and engraved silver, the broad, double-edged blade with central rib. Mid-20th century. Overall length 25.5 cm. Condition II
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AN AFGHAN JEZAIL MUSKET Lot #115 (Sale Order 115 of 540) The hardwood stock of characteristic form, fitted with a massive, native-made flintlock mechanism in East India Company style, the fine, octagonal barrel with swamped muzzle, wrought of superior pattern-welded damascus steel retained to the stock with brass bands. Early 19th century. Slight rusting to barrel. Overall length 137 cm. Condition II
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AN AFGHAN PULOWAR SWORD Lot #116 (Sale Order 116 of 540) The steel hilt of characteristic form, faceted and pierced. The robust blade wrought of undulating wootz, with back edge. Early 19th century. Some wear. Overall length 84.8 cm. Condition II
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AN AFGHAN MUSKETEERS BELT Lot #117 (Sale Order 117 of 540) Of leather, with a variety of implements including priming flask and powder measures, pouches, flintstriker, flint knapper and whetting steel. First half of the 20th century. Worn. From the estate of Heinrich Harrer, Austrian mountaineer, geographer, and author. Best known as one of the four men made the first successful ascent of the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland, and for his experiences in India and Tibet. He wrote Seven Years in Tibet (1952) on which the 1997 film of the same name was based. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Harrer Overall length 108.7 cm. Condition III
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A CHINESE PUDAO POLEARM Lot #118 (Sale Order 118 of 540) Early Qing Dynasty, the blade showing active layering in its forging, of typical crescent form with pronounced clipped tip, and of relatively thick section at the forte, tapering continuously to the tip. The round steel guard lobed, the wooden grip with steel mounts, the lower ferrule stepped and chiseled, the upper profiled, and interspersed by a series of loose rings; the haft shortened for use as a sword in its working life and capped with horn. 18th century. Worn, minor edge nicks. Overall length 72cm. Condition IV
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A U.S. MODEL 1816 MUSKET Lot #119 (Sale Order 119 of 540) Reduced in length and converted to percussion, with iron furniture. The lockplate stamped HARPERS FERRY 1819, together with an American eagle above US. The .69 caliber barrel likewise struck 1819, with proof and view marks. Fated 1819. As found. Overall length 118 cm. Condition IV
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A MORO KRIS SWORD Lot #120 (Sale Order 120 of 540) With rare pommel form, likely Tausug. The exotic hardwood grip with the arched banati pommel with chamfered edges and hooked, stepped terminal, with engraved silver band. With intricate cord-wrapped grip and ferrule retain the brass baka-baka. The broad, waved blade with separately-applied ganja, with evidence of pattern-welded forging. In its hardwood scabbard secured by plaited rattan bands. Latter 19th century. Overall length 77.4 cm. Condition I
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A RARE SOUTH INDIAN PATISSA SWORD Lot #121 (Sale Order 121 of 540) A seldom encountered example, robust, with well-forged characteristic Old Indian baskethilt, the long, double-edged blade with expanded tip showing traces of pattern-welded forging. 16th-17th century. Brown patina overall. Overall length 92.2 cm. Condition III
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AN AFGHAN PERCUSSION PISTOL Lot #122 (Sale Order 122 of 540) Wooden stock elaborately inlaid with geometrical mother of pearl plaques outlined in brass, converted percussion lock bearing an anchor indicating sea service, with brass furniture. Captured ramrod. 19th-20th century. Overall length 35 cm. Condition I
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A MOROCCAN POWDER FLASK Lot #123 (Sale Order 123 of 540) A rare example of beehive form, wood with leather and extensive brass stud decoration overall. Retains its engraved brass spout, cap and chain. Mid-19th century. Light wear. Overall length 32.3 cm. Condition II
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AN ETHIOPIAN GURADE SWORD Lot #124 (Sale Order 124 of 540) The grip of typical form, carved of a dark wood with broad pommel. A seldom-encountered profiled brass reinforce at the forte retains the substantially earlier heirloom Arab blade, straight and double-edged, wrought flat on one side, with a slight central ridge to the other and inscribed in Arabic, THERE IS NO HERO BUT ‘ALI AND NO SWORD BUT ZULFAQAR and BRINGER OF GOOD TIDINGS, O MUHAMMAD! together with the name, THAHKIR AL FURNAHI. In its hide scabbard. Second half of the 19th century. Overall length 81.6 cm. Condition III
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A COPY OF A SPANISH SWORD RAPIER Lot #125 (Sale Order 125 of 540) With swept hilt and etched double-edged blade. 20th century. As found. Overall length 100.3 cm. Condition IV
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A RARE MEDIEVAL BASELARD DAGGER Lot #126 (Sale Order 126 of 540) Swiss, wrought with a characteristic full tang terminating in a T-form pommel, the blade with high central ridge, tapering continuously to an acute tip. 15th century. Excavated. Overall length 37.5 cm. Condition V
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A HUNGARIAN FOKOS AXE Lot #127 (Sale Order 127 of 540) The well-detailed bronze head with incised decoration. On its characteristically long hardwood haft with circular brass talismanic inlays. Late 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 86.4 cm. Condition III
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A MAIN GAUCHE DAGGER Lot #128 (Sale Order 128 of 540) Spanish work, the triangular steel guard finely pierced and embossed with scrolling vinework. With lightly domed pommel, broad guard with slightly expanded terminals, and copper-bound wooden grip with traces of leather covering. The long, double-edged blade with central fuller to either side, etched EN TOLEDO with clusters of stars. First half of the 17th century. Overall wear. Overall length 62.5 cm. Condition II
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A CAUCASIAN KINDJAL DAGGER Lot #129 (Sale Order 129 of 540) The staghorn grips with chiseled foliate borders, the tangband heavily inlaid in gold, the blade repurposed from a late 16th century Ottoman saber. Wrought of actively-patterned Persian black wootz, and finely inlaid at the right forte with two Qur’anic panels in gold, including BISMALLAH AL RAHMAN AL RAHIM (Blessings of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate!) On the left, a finely-chiseled foliate panel and inlaid in gold, WORK OF MUHAMMAD HASSAN SALU. Mid-19th century. Overall length 30 cm. Condition I
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A RARE SCYTHIAN AKINAKES SWORD Lot #130 (Sale Order 130 of 540) The akinakes was made famous by the nomadic Scythians, adopted by the Persians and ultimately, the Greeks. Handwrought of iron with guard of lobate type and early ramshorn-type pommel, the straight, double blade terminating in a point. 5th-3rd century b.c.e. Excavated; grip scales lacking. Overall length 36.5 cm. Alexander the Great defeated the Scythians (or Saccae) at the Battle of Jaxartes in 329 b.c.e. Condition V
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A SWEDISH PEN KNIFE Lot #131 (Sale Order 131 of 540) The grip composed of horn and bone, with steel single-edged blade. In its leather sheath. 18th-19th century. Overall length 13.6 cm. Condition II
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AN OTTOMAN GURZ COMMANDERS BATON Lot #132 (Sale Order 132 of 540) The tombak (gilded copper) mounts comprising the head, a flattened sphere of polylobate form surmounted by a peacock with short, flanged socket, and a cylindrical grip, mounted on a turned ebony haft. 19th century. Light wear to gilding. Overall length 46 cm. Condition I.
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A VICTORIAN-ERA ARMOR WALL DISPLAY SET Lot #133 (Sale Order 133 of 540) Comprising a full-sized 16th century-style parade morion (bisected) and breastplate with fauld, in finely-cast iron with exceptionally well-detailed bands decorated in Mannerist motifs including gods, birds, stands of arms and armorial bearings amongst meandering vinework. The brim of the helmet signed by the maker in Gothic letters, CARL SCHURFF ZU SCHENMOR, OBRISTER, LTD. German or Austrian, c. 1880. Areas of age darkening, minor repaired crack to helmet brim and plumeholder. Overall length of breastplate 46 cm. Condition IV
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A TUAREG TELEK ARM DAGGER Lot #134 (Sale Order 134 of 540) Of characteristic form, the brass mounts with pierced cruciform pommel, the scabbard pierced and engraved, with characteristic armband, steel blade. First half of the 19th century. Worn. Overall length 34.6 cm. Condition II
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AN EXCEPTIONAL FINNISH PUUKKO KNIFE Lot #135 (Sale Order 135 of 540) A massive example, with finely finished single-edged blade, the typical grip and scabbard carved of antler incised and pierced with characteristic motifs, including geometrical borders, a cross and reindeer. With rare by-knife. Mid-20th century. Overall length 31.8 cm. Condition I
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A PAIR OF OTTOMAN STIRRUPS Lot #136 (Sale Order 136 of 540) Likely North African, wrought of steel and elaborately inlaid in silver in characteristic motifs overall. 20th century. Light wear. Overall height 19.5 cm. Condition II
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A SOUTH PACIFIC SWORDFISH BILL SWORD Lot #137 (Sale Order 137 of 540) The grip wrapped with plaited fiber, the blade quite broad, tapering continuously to a point and retaining quite sharp edged. With geometrical mark at the forte, possibly a maker’s sigil. 19th-20th century. Overall length 66 cm. Light wear. Condition III
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A RARE PAIR OF SUDANESE SPURS Lot #138 (Sale Order 138 of 540) Finely wrought entirely of steel with expanded terminals characteristic of Darfur work, and large, double rowels. Latter 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 16 cm. Condition III
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AN ETHIOPIAN GURADE SWORD Lot #139 (Sale Order 139 of 540) The bakelite grip of typical form, with hemispherical pommel cap. Mounted with a deeply-curved and finely etched blade. In its hide scabbard. Early 20th century. Worn overall, losses to scabbard. Overall length 88.9 cm. Condition III
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A MOROCCAN POWDERHORN Lot #140 (Sale Order 140 of 540) A superior example with finely-engraved brass mounts and polished horn body. 19th century. Retains its woven cord. Overall length 37 cm. Condition I
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A HUNGARIAN FOKOS AXE Lot #141 (Sale Order 141 of 540) With finely-detailed bronze head, the characteristically long hardwood haft set with an enameled brass plaque bearing the arms of Hungary. Late 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 81.1 cm. Condition II
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AN AFGHAN PERCUSSION PISTOL Lot #142 (Sale Order 142 of 540) Wooden stock elaborately inlaid with geometrical mother of pearl plaques outlined in brass, with percussion lock. Captured ramrod. 19th-20th century. Substantial losses to inlays. Overall length 41.7 cm. Condition IV
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A PHILIPPINES FALFEG SPEAR Lot #143 (Sale Order 143 of 540) Igorot People, the heavy, barbed fighting head handforged, with metal ferrule and tapered hardwood haft. Late 19th century. Worn. Overall length 156.2 cm Condition II
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A CADET SWORD Lot #144 (Sale Order 144 of 540) With brass eaglehead hilt and plated, curved blade. In its en suite brass scabbard with original belt intact. First half of the 20th century. Light wear. Overall length 80.2 cm. Condition II
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AN ALGERIAN FLYSSA DAGGER Lot #145 (Sale Order 145 of 540) Of classic form, the engraved brass hilt with steel ferrule and single-edged blade engraved and inlaid with brass panels and armor-piercing tip. In its carved wooden scabbard with iron mounts. 19th century. Minor wear. Overall length 42.4 cm. Condition III
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A KIRIBATI (GILBERT ISLANDS) SHARKTOOTH SWORD Lot #146 (Sale Order 146 of 540) Of characteristic form, the hardwood haft grooved and set with 42 extremely sharp shark’s teeth, each bored through and retained by twined plant fiber. With woven grip. 20th century. One tooth lacking. Overall length 61.5 cm. Condition IV
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A NAPOLEONIC CAVALRY OFFICERS SABER Lot #147 (Sale Order 147 of 540) Likely Prussian, with three-bar guard and ribbed leather grip with twisted copper wire wrap. The exceptionally long, lightly-curved blade with broad central fuller etched with stands of arms and flowers, gilded and blued. In its brass scabbard with twin suspension bands and iron frog. Early 19th century. Toning to blade, minor scuffing to scabbard, chape pitted. Overall length 94 cm. Condition II
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A SAMOAN NIFO OTI AXE Lot #148 (Sale Order 148 of 540) An exceptionally large specimen of a very rare form. The long hardwood haft with copper mounts, intricately bound with plaited rattan, the massive blade wrought with a characteristic hook and struck, JOSEPH BEAL & SONS ENDURE SHEFFIELD with a maker’s mark of a boar’s head. Second half of the 19th century. Light wear. Beals produced blades of this type for the British colonial market. It became the preferred weapon among Samoans in their conflicts with the Tongans during the latter 19th century. Overall length 89.4 cm. Condition III
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AN ABYSSINIAN SHIELD Lot #149 (Sale Order 149 of 540) Of molded rawhide with separately-applied grip, the surface with characteristic minute geometrical tooled motifs overall. Mid 19th century. Diameter 29.8 cm. Condition I
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A NAGA HEADHUNTER DAO SWORD Lot #150 (Sale Order 150 of 540) Kachin work, the hilt with applied bone pommel, the grip wrapped with braided and lacquered rattan with brass ferrule. The stout, chisel-edged blade with characteristic flared tip, with layer-forged construction visible near the cutting edge. In its carved wooden scabbard with rattan bindings. Late 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 81 cm. Condition II
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A CAUCASIAN QADDARA SWORD Lot #151 (Sale Order 151 of 540) A rare example of a weapon typically found in the Transcaucasus and northern Iran. With a large, well-profiled kindjal-type horn grips mounted in silver. The blade of unusual length, similar in cross-section to Georgian saber blades; single-edged, with an acutely-pointed tip, and fullering along the spine. Struck at the right forte with a maker’s mark in the form of a six-petaled flower. Mid-19th century. Its design suggests it was used in place of the saber, probably for close fighting by infantrymen. Overall length 65.2 cm. Condition II
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A MUGHAL ANKUS Lot #152 (Sale Order 152 of 540) The well-forged and profiled hook and spike finial of characteristic form, silvered overall. The wooden haft expands toward the butt and is polychromed overall. Mid-19th century. Worn. Overall length 147.4 cm. Condition III
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A MUGHAL PESH QABZ DAGGER Lot #153 (Sale Order 153 of 540) Of characteristic form with horn grips and steel bolsters. The handwrought blade broad, T-backed and recurved, with chamfered edge. 18th century. Worn, pitted. Overall length 38.5 cm. Condition IV
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A CAUCASIAN KINDJAL DAGGER Lot #154 (Sale Order 154 of 540) The grip carved of a single large section of fibrous horn, the broad blade showing pattern-welded construction throughout, with fine and complex twistcore work in the fullers. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with by-knife intact. First half of the 19th century. Overall length 50.5 cm. Condition II
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A SCOTTISH HIGHLAND DIRK DAGGER Lot #155 (Sale Order 155 of 540) A massive example with polished bone grip and leather scabbard. Brass mounts, the guard and locket with lengthy Gaelic inscriptions. Straight, continuously-tapering handwrought blade with false edge, struck at the forte with a maker’s mark of K above an anvil. 20th century or earlier. Overall length 50 cm. Condition I
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A FINE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MASTERS SWORD Lot #156 (Sale Order 156 of 540) Among the most elaborate fraternal swords made by M.C. Lilley of Columbus, Ohio between 1900-1925, with finely enameled, gilt and plated mounts and elephant grip incised with a crown, laurel wreath and the owner’s initials. The blade finely gilded and etched B.C. YATES. In its en suite scabbard. Retains its cloth bag and leather carrying case likewise inscribed B.C. YATES LEAD, S.D. First quarter of the 20th century. Overall length 98.5 cm. B.C. Yates was superintendent of the Homestake Mining Company, Lead, located in the Black Hills of South Dakota; his first publication regarding the mine was recorded in 1904. Homestake was the largest gold mine in North America, founded in 1876 as was the infamous town of Deadwood which was founded on Lakota land as a result. The Homestake Mine closed in 2002. Condition I
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A BHUTANESE SWORD Lot #157 (Sale Order 157 of 540) A rare example, the hardwood hilt with carved demon head pommel, the single-edged blade straight, broad, and thick, with radiused tip, struck around it periphery with Genoa-style marks. Retains its carved wooden scabbard. Early 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 56.8 cm. Condition II
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A PERSIAN SIPAR SHIELD Lot #158 (Sale Order 158 of 540) Qajar Dynasty, of steel with rolled brass rim, elaborately chiseled overall with well-detailed flowering vinework, with broad border composed of Arabic calligraphy cartouches, with remains of gold and silver highlights. With four scalloped bosses. First half of the 19th century. Diameter 46.6 cm. Condition II
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A RARE SCYTHIAN AKINAKES SWORD Lot #159 (Sale Order 159 of 540) The akinakes was made famous by the nomadic Scythians, adopted by the Persians and ultimately, the Greeks. Handwrought of iron with guard of lobate type and early ramshorn-type pommel, the straight, double blade terminating in a point. 5th-3rd century b.c.e. Excavated; grip scales lacking. Overall length 35.7 cm. Alexander the Great defeated the Scythians (or Saccae) at the Battle of Jaxartes in 329 b.c.e. Condition V
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A CONTINENTAL INFANTRY SMALLSWORD Lot #160 (Sale Order 160 of 540) Possibly Imperial Russian, the hilt gilded with folding counterguard and silvered wire wrap. With straight, double-edged blade. In its en suite leather-covered scabbard with brass mounts. 19th century. Light wear, leather torn. Overall length 95.9 cm. Condition II
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A RARE PAIR OF SPANISH COLONIAL BOOT STIRRUPS Lot #161 (Sale Order 161 of 540) Of unusual quality, brass, cast in one piece and elaborately modeled overall. 19th century. Overall length 23.5 cm. Condition I
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AN OTTOMAN KUBUR PISTOL Lot #162 (Sale Order 162 of 540) The hardwood stock mounted in well-engraved brass with conical pommel. The flint mechanism marked ROSSI, the octagonal barrel turning round toward the muzzle. First half of the 19th century. Worn. Overall length 47.1 cm. Condition IV
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A MORO BARONG SWORD Lot #163 (Sale Order 163 of 540) Of characteristic form, the grip carved of exotic hardwood with silver ferrule and broad, crested pommel. The handforged single-edged blade retains its sharp edge. In its wooden scabbard with decorated opening and tip, retains its silk suspension cord. Late 19th century. Grip with minor chip, losses to scabbard. Deaccessioned from the John Woodman Higgins Armory Museum, originally acquired October, 1968. Overall length 59cm. Condition III
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A FINE OTTOMAN CANE Lot #164 (Sale Order 164 of 540) Characteristically carried by Jannisaries and Bektasi dervishes, carved of dark hardwood with knob pommel, and inlaid overall in fine silver Ottoman baroque and vine and tendril motifs. 19th century. Overall length 85.1 cm. Condition II
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AN AFGHAN LOHAR FOLDING AXE Lot #165 (Sale Order 165 of 540) The forged steel head decorated and profiled, the brass haft with filework, terminating in a handle with bone grips. Late 19th century. Light wear overall. The folding lohar was easily concealed yet quickly flicked open at need. It saw sustained use against British mounted units during the Afghan Wars. Overall length 30 cm. Condition II
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AN OTTOMAN YATAGHAN SWORD Lot #166 (Sale Order 166 of 540) The well-carved horn grips with large ears, the blade inlaid in silver and dated 1217 (1802/3 c.e.) In its tooled leather-covered wooden scabbard with finely embossed and engraved silver mounts en suite with the hilt. Date 1802/3. Grips slightly loose, minor wear. Overall length 67 cm.
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A MOROCCAN POWDER FLASK Lot #167 (Sale Order 167 of 540) The wooden body of characteristic lozenge form, covered entirely in leather and embellished with brass studs and turned spout. With bullet bag intact First half of the 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 26.5 cm. Condition II
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A NAPOLEONIC LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICERS SABER Lot #168 (Sale Order 168 of 540) French or Austrian, with hussar-type brass hilt, the ribbed leather grip with twisted copper wire wrap. The long, lightly-curved blade with broad central fuller, etched and heavily gilded and blued with stands of arms and flowers, and I. S. & CO. at the right forte. In its brass scabbard with twin suspension bands and iron chape. Early 19th century. Minor losses to grip leather, grip slightly loose, minor dents to scabbard. Overall length 101 cm. Condition II
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A PERSIAN KHANJAR DAGGER Lot #169 (Sale Order 169 of 540) Forged entirely of steel, the grip and scabbard with etched motifs depicting Persian heroes amongst vinework. Fitted with an unusual triple blade, the two smaller blades spring open when drawn, the center blade revealing an armor-piercing tip. Late 19th-early 20th century. Overall length 50 cm. Condition I
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A FINNISH PUUKKO KNIFE Lot #170 (Sale Order 170 of 540) With single-edged blade, the typical grip and scabbard carved of antler and decorated with characteristic motifs, including geometrical borders and reindeer. Mid-20th century. Overall length 22.5 cm. Well worn overall. Condition III
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AN OTTOMAN KUBUR PISTOL Lot #171 (Sale Order 171 of 540) The stock sheathed entirely in engraved brass in the Albanian manner. The miquelet mechanism profiled, the barrel inlaid with brass. Mid 19th century. Retains its ramrod. Overall length 53.3 cm. Condition II
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A MUGHAL JADE-HILTED KHANJAR DAGGER Lot #172 (Sale Order 172 of 540) Of classic form, the fine green jade grip with rolled pommel and lineal decoration, set with turquoises and silver-gilt studs. The double-edged, recurved blade terminating in an armor-piercing tip, wrought of fine wootz with gold floral inlay to the forte on either side. In its velvet-covered wooden scabbard with binding intact. Mid 19th century. Losses to turquoises, velvet well worn. Overall length 36cm. Condition II
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A FIJIAN CULACULA WARCLUB Lot #173 (Sale Order 173 of 540) Of characteristic form, dark hardwood with complex geometrical carving and inlaid mother of pearl plaques. Mid-20th century. Overall length 110.8 cm. Condition II
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A MOROCCAN POWDER FLASK Lot #174 (Sale Order 174 of 540) The wooden body of characteristic domed form with projecting suspension tabs, covered entirely in leather and heavily embellished with brass studs. Retains its woven cord. First half of the 19th century. Well worn. Overall length 29 cm. Condition II
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A RARE SCYTHIAN AKINAKES SWORD Lot #175 (Sale Order 175 of 540) The akinakes was made famous by the nomadic Scythians, adopted by the Persians and ultimately, the Greeks. Handwrought of iron with guard of lobate type and T-form pommel, the straight, double blade terminating in a point. 5th-3rd century b.c.e. Excavated; grip scales lacking. Overall length 26.5 cm. Alexander the Great defeated the Scythians (or Saccae) at the Battle of Jaxartes in 329 b.c.e. Condition V
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A MATCHED PAIR OF PERCUSSION PISTOLS Lot #176 (Sale Order 176 of 540) Likely European work for the Oriental market. Designed for concealment in a pocket or sleeve, the wooden grips with tortoise finish and a capbox in each butt. The numbered steel frames with pop-out triggers and turn-off barrels, and delicately engraved flowering vines in Oriental style. Each pistol with the head of the hammer cleverly flanged to allow it to remove the deeply-rifled .44 caliber barrel of the other. Mid-19th century. Light wear. Overall length 15.8 cm. Condition II
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A SPANISH COLONIAL DAGGER Lot #177 (Sale Order 177 of 540) The brass grip engraved overall with geometrical motifs, the single-edged, continuously tapering blade grooved and struck with numerous marks struck for much of its length. In its iron-mounted leather sheath. Latter 18th century. Worn. Overall length 41.5 cm. Condition III
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A ZULU KNOBKERRIE CLUB Lot #178 (Sale Order 178 of 540) A large example carved of hardwood with characteristic spherical head, the grip with intricately woven brass wire sections. 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 85.5 cm. Condition II
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AN OTTOMAN KUBUR FLINTLOCK PISTOL Lot #179 (Sale Order 179 of 540) The hardwood stock inlaid with numerous engraved silver mounts. The barrel likewise heavily inlaid with silver, engraved lock. Mid-19th century. Some wear, ramrod lacking. Overall length 43.7 cm. Condition III
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A RARE OTTOMAN HANCER DAGGER Lot #180 (Sale Order 180 of 540) A very rare, early type with characteristic waisted and fluted elephant grip, the broAd, lightly-curved and double-edged blade of lenticular section, forged of Istanbul Beyaz, or Istanbul White wootz damascus steel. Mid 17th century. A number of daggers of this highly-identifiable type were captured in 1683 when the Ottomans were routed at the Siege of Vienna. Overall length 30.5cm. Condition II
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A FIJIAN ULA WARCLUB Lot #181 (Sale Order 181 of 540) Of exotic hardwood, the head unusually well carved, with characteristic geometrical designs, the grip with incised panels and expanded base. Retains its woven lanyard. 19th century. Minor wear. Overall length 30.7 cm. Condition II
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AN INDIAN KATAR DAGGER Lot #182 (Sale Order 182 of 540) A rare example, wrought entirely of steel, the hilt lavishly overlaid in gold and engraved in flowering vinework overall, robust blade wrought of wootz with central ridge developing into an armor-piercing tip. Early 19th century. Some wear. Overall length 36cm. Condition II
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A CABASSET HELMET Lot #183 (Sale Order 183 of 540) Probably Northern Italian, forged in one piece with pronounced ridge to the skull terminating in a pearstalk, with much original finish and brass rosettes intact. The brim with raised and rolled edge. Late 16th century. Height 22cm. Condition II
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A JAPANESE TESSEN TANTO DAGGER Lot #184 (Sale Order 184 of 540) Edo era, the blade with distinct broad temperline, turning back into the spine, with copper cat scratch design habaki. In its wooden saya carved and lacquered to appear as a closed fan, with delicately incised lines delineating each rib. Beginning of the 19th century. Overall length 30.9 cm. Minor wear, lacquer chipped. Condition III
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A MOROCCAN KOUMIYYA DAGGER Lot #185 (Sale Order 185 of 540) The grip with flared pommel and curved blade, in its matching silver and brass scabbard. Embellished overall. 19th century. Worn. Overall length 39 cm. Condition III
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A RARE AFRICAN BODY ARMOR Lot #186 (Sale Order 186 of 540) Bornu work, very seldom-encountered. Of characteristic form, composed of a series of handwrought steel plates connected by rivets, completely covering the torso and shoulders, with applied brass studs to the reverse and much original finish. 17th century or later. Some wear, minor corrosion. The Bornu Empire was founded c. 1400 in what is now Northeast Nigeria, and endured until the late 19th century. By the 16th century, strong Arab and Turkish military influence had led to the development of a fearsome, elite plate-armored Bornu cavalry. For quite similar see the example in the Metropolitan Museum of Art arms and armor collection: http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/26601 and G. Stone, A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor (1934: Portland. Southworth.) p. 69. Overall height 48.5cm. Condition III
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A PHILIPPINES BOLO SWORD Lot #187 (Sale Order 187 of 540) Visayan People, with wooden grip and guard, the pommel characteristically carved as a monsterhead with elongated snout. Heavy handforged blade. In its wooden scabbard with carved toggle. First half of the 20th century. Worn. Overall length 69 cm. Condition II
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A SOUTH INDIAN SHAMSHIR SWORD Lot #188 (Sale Order 188 of 540) The bronze persiform hilt terminating in a Makara head, the handwrought, lightly-curved blade with narrow grooves and chamfered edge. 19th century. Overall length 89.3 cm. Condition II
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A SUDANESE ARM DAGGER Lot #189 (Sale Order 189 of 540) With ebony and elephant grip and broad, fullered blade. Latter 19th century. Minor wear. Overall length 21 cm. Condition III
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AN INDIAN KATAR DAGGER Lot #190 (Sale Order 190 of 540) Wrought entirely of steel, the hilt lavishly inlaid in silver, robust blade with central ridge developing into an armor-piercing tip. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard. 19th century. Some wear. Overall length 45 cm. Condition III
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A PERSIAN SIPAR SHIELD Lot #191 (Sale Order 191 of 540) Qajar Dynasty, of steel with rolled brass rim, elaborately chiseled overall with well-detailed flowering vinework and anthropomorphized suns, with broad border composed of Arabic calligraphy cartouches, with gold and silver highlights and four scalloped bosses. First half of the 19th century. Diameter 47.3 cm. Condition II
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AN ENGLISH SMALLSWORD Lot #192 (Sale Order 192 of 540) The hilt with bilobate shell guard, retaining fine original heavy gilding with engraved panels throughout. With hollow ground blade of triangular section, etched with floral sprays and arabesques and retaining much original polish. Latter 18th century. Overall length 95.5 cm. Condition II
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AN AFGHAN LOHAR FOLDING AXE Lot #193 (Sale Order 193 of 540) The forged steel head decorated and profiled, the nickeled haft with filework, terminating in a handle with bone and horn grips. Early 20th century. Light wear overall. The folding lohar was easily concealed yet quickly flicked open at need. It saw sustained use against British mounted units during the Afghan Wars. Overall length 34 cm. Condition II
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AN ARAB KHANJAR DAGGER Lot #194 (Sale Order 194 of 540) Probably made at Mecca, of above average quality with hilt and scabbard wrought of finely filigreed and engraved silver, the broad blade with central rib. Late 19th century. Overall length 35.5 cm. Condition II
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A RARE MORO KAMPILAN SWORD Lot #195 (Sale Order 195 of 540) With well-carved wooden hilt of typical form, the finely-woven rattan grip intact, the bifurcate pommel retaining some red and black hair tassels. The guard carved with scrolls and rare Arabic inscriptions, ALLAH, ALLAH! and BISMILLAH AL RAHMAN AL RAHIM! (Blessings of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate!) The long, single-edged blade with evidence of layering and edge-hardening, and expanding toward the profiled tip with spikelet. Retains its red silk munsala cloth. Late 19th century. Minor wear. Overall length 93.5 cm. Condition II
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AN INDIAN KHANJAR DAGGER Lot #196 (Sale Order 196 of 540) A massive example, the silver-covered grip with flared pommel, finely engraved overall in flowering vine motifs. The deeply curved, double-edged blade forged of pattern-welded damascus steel and terminating in an armor-piercing tip, chiseled at the forte with the fully-modelled openwork figures of Kartikeya, the Hindu god of War, and his companion, the Red Fox. The multi-armed god holds a sword, shield, trident and human head, all executed in exceptional detail. In its velvet-covered wooden scabbard. Latter 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 31.5 cm. Condition II
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AN AFGHAN PULOWAR SWORD Lot #197 (Sale Order 197 of 540) The steel hilt of characteristic form, a rare example wrought of wootz. The robust blade wrought of active pattern-welded steel, with substantial back edge. 19th century. Some wear. Overall length 86.7 cm. Condition II
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A MORO BARONG SWORD Lot #198 (Sale Order 198 of 540) Of characteristic form, the grip carved of exotic hardwood with silver ferrule and broad, crested pommel. The Chinese handforged single-edged blade retains its sharp edge, with maker’s mark struck at the forte. In its wooden scabbard with decorated opening and tip. Latter 19th century. Grip with stable crack, losses to scabbard. Deaccessioned from the John Woodman Higgins Armory Museum, originally acquired October, 1947. Overall length 63.4cm. Condition III
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A RARE PERSIAN KHANJAR DAGGER Lot #199 (Sale Order 199 of 540) A massive example, the hilt carved of very rare Reza'ye stone found only in the town of Mashad in Northern Iran, where the 8th Imam Reza was martyred at the beginning of the 9th century c.e. The broad, recurved blade is forged of Persian kara khorassan wootz; the forte and bolsters are embellished with fine gold-inlaid vinework. In its velvet-covered wooden scabbard. Late 18th century. Reza’ye stone is considered a potent talisman. Imam Reza’s touch is believed to have purified the brackish water from the riverbed where this stone is found; drinking it is considered a blessing. It is also capable of curdling milk. It is very rarely found as a dagger hilt. Minor chip to pommel, wear to pattern. Scabbard lightly worn. Overall length in scabbard 36.2 cm. Condition II
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AN OTTOMAN KUBUR FLINTLOCK PISTOL Lot #200 (Sale Order 200 of 540) A large example, the hardwood stock with numerous embossed and engraved silver mounts. Engraved lock. Mid-19th century. Worn. Overall length 52.6 cm. Condition III
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A TIBETAN DAGGER Lot #201 (Sale Order 201 of 540) A large example of early form, with hourglass grip composed of two slabs of horn, the obverse light, the reverse dark. The elegant mounts of steel, with applied copper and brass details, the wooden scabbard mounted en suite, with rayskin covering. The massive blade wrought of well-known Tibetan “hairpin” layering. 18th century or earlier. Light wear. Overall length 41 cm. Condition II
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AN AFGHAN PESH QABZ DAGGER Lot #202 (Sale Order 202 of 540) A large example, with bone grips and T-back blade with raised, chamfered edge. In its wooden scabbard mounted in well-engraved brass. Mid- 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 50.5 cm. Condition II
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A GREEK POWDER FLASK Lot #203 (Sale Order 203 of 540) Dating to the Greek War of 1897-98. Of pewter, with milled borders and flanged foot, the threaded cap intact. Inscribed in Greek on the obverse, DIAHEIROS GEORGIOU 1898 ORISTEFILI, and on the reverse, VIVA HERETEFILI . Dated 1898. Worn. Overall height 14 cm. Condition III
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AN AFGHAN KHYBER KNIFE Lot #204 (Sale Order 204 of 540) An above average example wrought of finely-patterned wootz steel, with horn grips and profiled iron bolsters. In its shagreen-covered wooden scabbard with chiseled iron tip. 19th century. Worn. Overall length 86 cm. Condition III
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A RARE SATINGGAR ESPINGARDA MALAYSIAN MUSKET Lot #205 (Sale Order 205 of 540) With hardwood stock of characteristic form with expanded, scrolled butt and heavy, octagonal barrel. Mounts of brass, the massive lock elaborately engraved and profiled. Overall length 142.1 cm. 18th century. Condition II
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AN INDIAN TULWAR SWORD Lot #206 (Sale Order 206 of 540) The steel hilt with knucklebow, elaborately inlaid overall with elegant flowering vine patterns in gold, the blade well-forged of finely-patterned wootz steel. Gold worn. Early 18th century. Overall length 97.2 cm. Condition III
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A RARE SCYTHIAN AKINAKES SWORD Lot #207 (Sale Order 207 of 540) The akinakes was made famous by the nomadic Scythians, adopted by the Persians and ultimately, the Greeks. Handwrought of iron with guard of lobate type and block-type pommel, the long, straight, double blade terminating in a point. 5th-3rd century b.c.e. Excavated; grip scales lacking. Overall length 36.5 cm. Alexander the Great defeated the Scythians (or Saccae) at the Battle of Jaxartes in 329 b.c.e. Condition V
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A PAIR OF VICTORIAN-ERA ARMOR GREAVES Lot #208 (Sale Order 208 of 540) A pair of Classical Era hoplites’ periknimides, each finely raised from a single plate of bronze, with rolled borders and original painted gilt on black decorations. Retaining original flexibility and leather straps. Mid-late 19th century. Overall height 45cm. Condition III
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AN ALBANIAN KHANJAR DAGGER Lot #209 (Sale Order 209 of 540) The characteristic grip carved of a single large section of walrus, the curved, double-edged blade with high central ridge finely inlaid in gold at the forte with Arabic inscriptions. In its velvet-covered wooden scabbard with heavily gilded tombak mounts, the tip set with a coral. 18th-19th century. Velvet worn. Overall length 48 cm. Condition II
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A RARE SUMATRAN SHORTSWORD Lot #210 (Sale Order 210 of 540) Aceh work, under strong Ottoman influence, the grip a single piece of moss agate with expanded pommel and profiled and engraved silver ferrule. The straight, single-edged blade with expanded tip and false edge, wrought of pattern-welded damascus steel. In its velvet-covered wooden scabbard with large, silver mounts engraved overall with scrolling vines and crescent moons. Early 19th century. Minor wear. Overall length 43.5 cm. Condition II
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A RUSSIAN COSSACK SHASHKA SWORD Lot #211 (Sale Order 211 of 540) The grips of horn with hooked, cleft pommel as is typical. The lightly-curved, single-edged heirloom blade with broad central fuller with traces of etched motifs. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with engraved silver mounts and iron chape. 19th century. Well worn. Overall length 95 cm. Condition III
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A EUROPEAN RAPIER-BACKSWORD Lot #212 (Sale Order 212 of 540) The steel hilt of early rapier type, the large, recurved guard with single side ring set with a pierced plate and massive pommel all deeply chiseled overall with Imperial Roman heroes, gods and goddesses, the grip retains its original complex wire wrap and turksheads (lower knot split.) The long, straight, single-edged blade wrought with multiple fullers and distinct back edge, struck at the right forte with Genoa marks. 17th century. Light wear, side ring with stable crack where it joins the guard. Overall length 109.2 cm. Condition II
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A RARE MUGHAL ZULFIKAR SHAMSHIR Lot #213 (Sale Order 213 of 540) The hilt of characteristic form, the elephant grips with fingerstalls and tassel intact, the engraved brass guard with rolled quillons. The fine, long, curved, single-edged blade engraved overall and serrated along both edges, with characteristic bifurcated and profiled tip. Retains its sharp edge. 18th century. Light wear, repair to pommel. Overall length 99.2 cm. Condition III
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A RARE PAIR OF INDONESIAN ARMOR ELEMENTS Lot #214 (Sale Order 214 of 540) An exceptional pair of guards for the shoulders likely worn on parade by a ruler or high-ranking officer. Wrought entirely of copper, elaborately embossed and engraved with flowering vine motifs overall, with separately applied flames, each finely profiled and engraved. Both guards heavily gilded throughout. 17th-18h century. Rubbing to gilding, one applied flame with minor separation at the seam. Overall length 23.7 cm. Condition III
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A PAIR OF ARMOR ELEMENTS GAUNTLETS Lot #215 (Sale Order 215 of 540) German work, designed to protect the hands from knuckle to forearm. The pointed cuffs with deeply embossed panels originally polished bright, the borders rolled and roped. The lames articulated, profiled and likewise embossed. First quarter of the 17th century. Worn. Overall height 24cm. Condition III
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A PAIR OF OTTOMAN STIRRUPS Lot #216 (Sale Order 216 of 540) Likely North African, wrought of steel and elaborately inlaid in silver in characteristic motifs overall. 20th century. Light wear. Overall height 22.5 cm. Condition II
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A GERMAN HUNTING SWORD Lot #217 (Sale Order 217 of 540) Lavishly fitted with a stag grip and elaborate mounts, comprising a hound’s head pommel and guard modeled with boar’s heads, a stag and rabbit. The straight, double-edged blade with central fuller and spear tip. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with en suite mounts and by-knife. Latter 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 66.5 cm. Condition II
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A RARE INDIAN ARMOR CUIRASS Lot #218 (Sale Order 218 of 540) One of a small number of rare European-style cuirasses made for the Nizam of Hyderabad in the late 17th-early 18th century. Wrought of fine, actively-patterned wootz damascus steel, the breastplate with well-modeled pectorals, both breast and backplate with central ridge. With separately applied scalloped steel borders with projecting central trefoil throughout, the backplate with applied standing neckguard. Inscribed at the left shoulder SARKAR MIR NIZAM ALI KHAN BAHADUR 1163 ( 1749/50 C.E.,) the year in which the second Nizam ordered the Hyderabad arsenal inventoried. Secured by retaining pins at the sides and shoulders. Latter 17th century. Worn overall, period repairs to fasteners, areas of corrosion. For another cuirass from this group, see D. Alexander, The Arts of War. Arms and Armour of the 7th to 19th centuries (The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, VOL XXI) (1992: Oxford. Nour.) p. 174, #108. Overall height 47.2 cm. Condition IV
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AN OTTOMAN KUBUR PISTOL Lot #219 (Sale Order 219 of 540) A massive and elaborate example, with engraved steel mounts and walnut stock with silver inlay overall. The flint mechanism engraved en suite, and barrel elaborately inlaid with gold and silver vinework. Beginning of the 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 51cm. Condition II
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AN INDIAN KHNAJARLI DAGGER Lot #220 (Sale Order 220 of 540) Of classic form, the grips of well-aged elephant with characteristic broadly flared hardwood pommel. The oval guard with integral knucklebow, the blade of recurved, double-edged form, wrought with deep fullers and a prominent central ridge. Mid-17th century. Areas of pitting. Overall length 35.8 cm. Condition III
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AN EDWARDIAN-ERA SUIT OF ARMOR Lot #221 (Sale Order 221 of 540) The helmet with high comb and pivoting visor pierced for ventilation, with rolled borders. Breastplate with central ridge, rolled borders at the neck and arm gussets and flanged at the waist, the backplate likewise rolled at neck and arm gussets. With complete arm defenses, the pauldrons with four upper plates with rolled rims lock to the upper canons, the couters with scalloped edges, the vambraces rolled at the cuff. The gauntlets well-articulated, with pointed cuffs, all fingers intact. Each tasset composed of four lames. The cuisses wrought of a single plate with double central ridges, the poleyns with rounded profile and expanded wings. The two-piece greaves well-modelled, with double central ridges. The multi-lamed steel sabatons en suite. With steel studded borders and buckles throughout. Early 20th century. Areas of rust, wear to straps. Wooden stand with rectangular base included. Overall height on stand 191cm. Condition III
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A MUGHAL ARCHERS RING Lot #222 (Sale Order 222 of 540) Handwrought of steel, well-chiseled overall with flowering vines inlaid in gold and set with turquoises. 18th century. Worn. Overall length 4cm. Condition III
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AN OTTOMAN PRIMING FLASK & RAMROD Lot #223 (Sale Order 223 of 540) Of typical form, carried for use with a pistol. Forged entirely of steel with spring cutoff and integral suspension rings, retained by its woven baldric with ramrod intact. Second half of the 18th century. Some wear. Ramrod 18 cm. Condition II
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A RARE SET OF OTTOMAN FLINTLOCK POWDER CHARGERS Lot #224 (Sale Order 224 of 540) Comprising a set of eight turned wood chargers, each in a separate slip in the leather case with integral stoppers, the obverse with metallic-wire embroidered panel, with belt intact. Together with its leather ball box, the top and flap studded with tiny nail heads. Overall length of belt 90.9cm. 19th century. Worn overall, losses to studs, buckle replaced. Condition III
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A PAIR OF CONTINENTAL MILITARY STIRRUPS Lot #225 (Sale Order 225 of 540) Possibly Imperial Russian. Wrought of steel with rolled treads. Latter 19th century. Light wear. Overall height 16cm. Condition III
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A RARE PRESENTATION INDIAN TULWAR SWORD Lot #226 (Sale Order 226 of 540) A massive example, the iron hilt finely inlaid in elaborate silver flowering vinework overall. The broad blade forged of pattern-welded damascus steel , with narrow fuller at the spine and expanded tip, chiseled at the right forte with Surya, the Hindu God of the Sun, and inscribed, THE RAJAH SAHEB DHARAMPUR. Beginning of the 19th century. Light wear. Presented by the Raja of Dharampur, the English inscription indicates the recipient was British, probably a high-ranking officer present on the occasion of the elevation of Dharampur to a British Protectorate on December 31, 1802. Surya the Sun God was the device of the ruling family, who were members of the Rajput Sisodia Dynasty. Surya remains the Dharampur state emblem and is depicted on its flag. Overall length 87.5 cm. Condition II
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A RARE FIJIAN GATA WARCLUB Lot #227 (Sale Order 227 of 540) An earlier than average example, carved of a large, actively-grained hardwood limb. The characteristic expanded head with central ridge to either side, deeply notched, with a short crest at the tip. Good patina. 19th century or earlier. Worn, head chipped. Overall length 70.6 cm. Condition III
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A MUGHAL INDIAN KATAR DAGGER Lot #228 (Sale Order 228 of 540) A rare example, wrought entirely of steel, the hilt lavishly overlaid in gold and engraved in Arabic calligraphy panels and flowering vinework overall, short, broad blade wrought of wootz with central ridge developing into an armor-piercing tip. Early 19th century. Some wear. Overall length 31.5cm. Condition II
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A PAIR OF ARMOR GAUNTLETS Lot #229 (Sale Order 229 of 540) English work, the pointed cuffs with studded, rolled and roped borders. The lames articulated and embossed at the knuckles, fingers intact. First quarter of the 17th century or later. Worn, rusted, thumbs lacking, recent repair to leather of one finger. Overall height 40cm. Condition III
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A RARE NIAS SHIELD Lot #230 (Sale Order 230 of 540) Of characteristic form, carved of a single section of wood with high central boss carved in geometrical designs and a continuous ridge developing into narrow terminals. With integral grip to the reverse and incised border to either side. Retains its rattan bands throughout. Mid-19th century or earlier. Well worn. Overall length 117.5cm. Condition III
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A RARE MASSIM WARCLUB Lot #231 (Sale Order 231 of 540) A well-carved club, from a single section of hard, dark wood, with expanded guard and ogival pommel. The blade flattened and expanded toward the tip, carved in characteristic scrolling motifs with remains of lime inlay. Good patina. Late 19th- early 20th century. Remains of collection tag affixed. Overall length 58.3 cm. Condition II
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A MEDIEVAL SWORD Lot #232 (Sale Order 232 of 540) A massive example, with heart-shaped pommel and crossguard with quillons rolled toward the blade and a double- ring guard. The broad, straight blade of flattened lenticular section and parallel-edged to the point. 15th-16th century. Good excavated condition. Overall length 101cm. Condition V
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A BHUTANESE SWORD Lot #233 (Sale Order 233 of 540) A rare example, the carved hardwood hilt of characteristic form with bands of silver wire wrap to grip and guard, the single-edged blade straight, broad, and thick, with radiused tip. The initials of the owner and date of acquisition, 1901, scratched into the ferrule and forte. Retains its carved wooden scabbard. Mid 18th-early 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 65.5 cm. Condition II
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A VICTORIAN-ERA OTTOMAN HELMET Lot #234 (Sale Order 234 of 540) Well-wrought of steel, with domed skull, visor and neckguard, large bronze guard and rolled rim. Latter 19th century. Areas of rust. Overall height 25.3cm. Condition II
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A RARE OTTOMAN BOY’S SHAMSHIR SWORD Lot #235 (Sale Order 235 of 540) A proper fighting weapon made for a child, the light horn grips with carved details, guard and tangband of engraved silver. Handwrought, deeply-curved and single-edged blade retains much original edge. Late 18th – early 19th century. Minor wear. Overall length 53.6 cm. Condition II
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A RARE CIRCASSIAN KINDJAL DAGGER Lot #236 (Sale Order 236 of 540) The grip carved of a single section of walrus with engraved and nielloed silver bosses. The well-wrought, parallel-edged blade with tapering point, struck with a maker’s mark on either side. The worn silk velvet -covered wooden scabbard with large engraved and nielloed mounts decorated in characteristic Circassian motifs. Early 19th century. Overall length 32.2cm. Condition II
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A MORO KAMPILAN SWORD Lot #237 (Sale Order 237 of 540) The very well carved hilt of dark hardwood with finely-woven rattan bands and American brass shell caps set into the pommel, the handwrought blade with visible layering and profiled tip. Late 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 95.5 cm. Condition I
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A SOMALI BILLAO DAGGER Lot #238 (Sale Order 238 of 540) Of characteristic form, the elephant grip with silver pommel and handforged, double-edged blade. Worn overall. Overall length 43cm. Condition III
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A RARE CIRCASSIAN KINDJAL DAGGER Lot #239 (Sale Order 239 of 540) The grip carved of a single section of rhino with nielloed silver mounts. The broad, bifullered blade with tapering point, with an additional short fuller to the forte. The silk velvet -covered wooden scabbard with large engraved and nielloed mounts decorated in characteristic Circassian motifs. Early 19th century. Worn. Overall length 43.5cm. Condition III
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A MORO BARONG SWORD Lot #240 (Sale Order 240 of 540) The grip carved of banati wood with finely-detailed kakatua pommel and silver ferrule. The handforged single-edged blade with active damascus steel pattern. Late 19th century. Deaccessioned from the John Woodman Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, MA. Overall length 58.1 cm. Condition II
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A VICTORIAN-ERA KETTLE HELMET Lot #241 (Sale Order 241 of 540) A faithful representation of the Burgundian helmet which was popular throughout Europe in the 15th century. Well-wrought of steel, the domed skull with elegant raised finial and studded border, the brim with rolled rim. Latter 19th century. Later chinstraps intact. Areas of rust. Overall height 21cm. Condition III
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A RARE INDIAN KHANJARLI DAGGER Lot #242 (Sale Order 242 of 540) Of classic form, the grips carved of elephant with characteristic broadly flared and cusped pommel. The oval guard with scalloped borders and integral knucklebow terminating in a lotus bud, the blade of recurved, double-edged form, wrought with deep fullers and a prominent central ridge, with armor-piercing tip. In its later velvet-covered wooden scabbard. Mid-17th century. Areas of pitting. Overall length 31.8 cm. Condition III
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A RARE BLACK SEA KINDJAL DAGGER Lot #243 (Sale Order 243 of 540) A massive example, the grip carved of a single large section of horn with large engraved and nielloed mounts. The broad, bifullered blade with tapering point, and struck with a gold maker’s mark at the forte. The leather-covered wooden scabbard with engraved and nielloed mounts and iron chape finely inlaid in gold. Early 19th century. Overall length 51 cm. Minor wear. Condition III
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A NAGA HEADHUNTER DAO SWORD Lot #244 (Sale Order 244 of 540) Kachin work, the hilt with typical flared pommel, the grip wrapped with braided rattan. The stout, chisel-edged blade with characteristic flared tip, with layer-forged construction visible near the cutting edge. In its carved wooden scabbard with rattan bindings. Late 19th century. Blade pitted, sling cracked. Overall length 74.8 cm. Condition III
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A RARE NAGA HEADHUNTER TWO-HANDED DAO SWORD Lot #245 (Sale Order 245 of 540) Garo People, of a form very seldom encountered, known as a Mil-Am. Wrought of a single piece of steel, the tang straight with spatulate pommel, the heavy blade obliquely angled at the forte, then straight and double-edged, with a cusped tip. The guard is composed of a steel rod passed through a punched aperture in the tang. 19th century. Patinaed overall. Overall length 79 cm. Condition III
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AN OMANI KHANJAR DAGGER Lot #246 (Sale Order 246 of 540) Of typical form, the grip with flared pommel and filigreed silver mounts. The curved, double-edged blade with central rib, scabbard with large filigreed silver mounts en suite with the hilt. First half of the 20th century. Overall length 30.4cm. Condition II
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A VICTORIAN-ERA ARCHERS SALLET HELMET Lot #247 (Sale Order 247 of 540) An excellent interpretation of the type, of brass with long neckguard and rolled edges throughout. Late 19th century. Age-darkened overall. Overall height 18cm. Condition IV
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A BALINESE WEDUNG KNIFE Lot #248 (Sale Order 248 of 540) With fibrous horn grip and long brass ferrule with beaded edge, the exceptionally broad blade of characteristic form, profiled and inlaid with brass at the spine, with a short fuller and substantial clipped tip, with hardened chisel edge. 19th century. Light wear, one inlay lacking. Overall length 39cm. Condition III
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A TUAREG TELEK ARM DAGGER Lot #249 (Sale Order 249 of 540) Of characteristic form, the brass mounts with pierced cruciform pommel, the scabbard engraved, with characteristic armband, steel blade. First half of the 19th century. Worn. Overall length 49.7 cm. Condition II
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A RARE PERSIAN TABARZIN BATTLEAXE Lot #250 (Sale Order 250 of 540) The massive head of typical form, forged of fine, intricately-patterned wootz with silvery gray contrast, and signed KALB ‘ALI ISFAHANI in gold on the pean. The haft composed of alternating segments of ebony and elephant decorated with bird’s eye talismans in geometrical patterns and tinted red and black, the pommel set with a coral. Early 19th century. Worn, period repair to haft. Overall length 52cm. Condition III
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A RARE EUROPEAN CLOSE HELMET Lot #251 (Sale Order 251 of 540) Likely German, the two-piece skull with roped comb, the well-formed visor and bevor sharing a common, embellished, pivot as is typical, the visor with raising stud, the bevor with rectangular breaths. The gorget composed of two pairs of lames with turned, roped edges and closing stud to either side. Retains most original black finish. C. 1560-1600. Some wear, bevor catch lacking, finish worn. Height 39.5 cm. Condition III
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A MOROCCAN GENOUI SWORD Lot #252 (Sale Order 252 of 540) Rarely encountered, with characteristic, profiled horn grip set with corals and mounted in engraved brass, with straight, single-edged multifullered blade terminating in an acute tip, and struck with maker’s marks. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with evgraved brass mounts en suite with the hilt. Mid019th century. Worn overall. Overall length 68 cm. Condition III
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A JAVANESE WEDUNG KNIFE Lot #253 (Sale Order 253 of 540) With exotic hardwood grip and long, faceted iron ferrule, the exceptionally broad, pattern-welded blade of characteristic form, profiled and inlaid with dragons in gold at the forte, with hardened chisel edge. 19th century. In its finely-grained wooden scabbard with horn suspension band. Gold inlay worn. Overall length 43.5 cm. Examples of this type were worn by the nobility at the Sultan’s court. Condition III
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A MUGHAL INDIAN TOP HELMET Lot #254 (Sale Order 254 of 540) The steel bowl elaborately chiseled overall in vinework motifs, with bands of addorsed birds, all finely inlaid in gold, and calligraphy inlaid in silver, the adjustable nasal with elaborately-profiled finials, plume tubes and top spike likewise inlaid in gold. The camail wrought of iron rings, covering the brow and falling in acute points at the sides and back. Mid 19th century. Height including camail 51cm. Patinaed overall. Condition III
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A VICTORIAN-ERA KING HENRI II SHIELD Lot #255 (Sale Order 255 of 540) Handwrought entirely of copper and painstakingly embossed and engraved throughout with Classical motifs, including the victory of Hannibal over Rome in 216 b.c.e. The interlacing border depicting gods and heroes. Second half of the 19th century. Overall height 63 cm. Minor wear. One of a limited number produced in the latter 19th century after the original, belonging to King Henri II of France (r. 1547-1559.) Condition III
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AN OTTOMAN PRESENTATION YATAGHAN SWORD Lot #256 (Sale Order 256 of 540) The hilt with sheet gold overlay, with elaborate gold vinework to the bolsters and reinforces. The long, recurved, heirloom blade wrought of actively-patterned Istanbul Baiaz (Istanbul White) wootz, and inscribed in gold in an elaborate cartouche, [MAKER] ‘ALI SHARNAS (?) OWNER HASSAN AGHA 1201 (1786/87 c.e.) In its velvet-covered scabbard with massive steel mounts lavishly inlaid with gold in large vegetal patterns to the obverse and silver geometrical work to the reverse; the locket inscribed, YEAR 1236 (1820/21.) Dated 1820/21. Very light wear, wood core refreshed. Overall length 80 cm. Condition II
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A JAVANESE PEDANG SWORD Lot #257 (Sale Order 257 of 540) The horn grip finely carved with superbly detailed monster head, the handwrought single-edged blade with expanded tip. In its wooden scabbard with rattan bindings. 19th century. Grip chipped at base. Overall length 67.3 cm. Condition IV
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AN OTTOMAN KARD DAGGER Lot #258 (Sale Order 258 of 540) The faceted grip of carved of green and red hardstone, with engraved silver ferrule. The straight, single-edged blade slightly upturned at the tip and inlaid with gold on each side. In its gilded silver scabbard embossed and engraved with flowering vinework. 19th century. Base of grip chipped. Overall length 26.6 cm. Condition IV
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A FINE FRENCH COURT SWORD Lot #259 (Sale Order 259 of 540) The hilt superbly modelled with detailed neoclassical motifs, including lion’s heads and stands of arms, and finely gilded overall, with reeded mother of pearl grips. The straight, double-edged blade elaborately etched, gilded and blued. In its fishskin-covered scabbard with fine, gilded mounts en suite with the hilt. Mid-19th century. Overall length 99.5cm. Condition I.
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A MORO DATU’S KRIS SWORD Lot #260 (Sale Order 260 of 540) Likely Maguindanao work, the elaborately-worked junggayan hilt typically carried by a datu or noble, with elephant kakatua-form pommel and silver mounts in bands of fine filigree. Engraved silver baca-bacas retain the substantial blade forged with a separate ganja and showing evidence of a pattern in the steel. In its carved wooden scabbard. Late 19th century. Blade nicked. Overall length 77.5 cm. Condition II
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A RUMELIAN MUSKET Lot #261 (Sale Order 261 of 540) Known in period as Ottoman Trakya, or Thrace, now in Southern Bulgaria. With distinctive flared butt composed of alternating sections of dark and light hardwood. The stock with extensive engraved steel furniture and fitted with a characteristic miquelet lock. The long barrel with tulip muzzle, secured to the stock by a series of metal bands. Mif-19th century. Some wear overall. Overall length 149cm. Condition III
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AN INDIAN TULWAR SWORD Lot #262 (Sale Order 262 of 540) The elegant hilt elaborately overlaid entirely in gold, the name of the owner inscribed on the underside of the pommel executed in Devanagari characters. The blade well-forged of dramatically-patterned black wootz steel, with prominent fuller and back edge. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with velvet throat. Mid-18th century. Light wear. Overall length 94.3cm. Condition II
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A MUGHAL BARUTDAN POWDERHORN Lot #263 (Sale Order 263 of 540) The wooden body superbly lacquered in intricate flowering vinework, scarlet and gold on a black ground and geometrical borders. With carved elephant spout. Mid 18th century. Light wear. Overall height 18.5cm. Condition II
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A FINE OTTOMAN KUBUR PISTOL Lot #264 (Sale Order 264 of 540) A superior example, the stock elaborately carved and inlaid with silver in vine motifs over its entire surface, with silver buttcap, sideplate and barrel sleeve deeply embossed and chased, the lock, triggerguard and barrel finely chiseled en suite, even the trigger is embellished with a faceted coral. Mid 18th century. Overall length 42.5cm. Condition I
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AN INDIAN DHAL SHIELD Lot #265 (Sale Order 265 of 540) Circular, formed of hardened hide with rolled rim, lacquered maroon with polychromed naturalistic floral sprays and banded borders enclosing lions and tigers hunting gazelles. With large engraved central boss. First half of the 19th century. Minor wear, scuffing. Diameter 42.3 cm. Condition III
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A FINE CUPHILT RAPIER Lot #266 (Sale Order 266 of 540) Spanish or Neapolitan work. The cup guard is pierced and chiseled with bold vine motifs interspersed with eight circular cartouches; two contain the Holy Roman Imperial double-headed eagle, two depict mythological creatures, and four bear detailed profiles of renowned heroes of the Holy Roman Empire: Julius Caesar, Charlemagne, Frederic Barbarossa, and Ferdinand II. The cup is finished with a roped rim The pommel and quillons are wrenched and elaborately chiseled with foliate bands and bead finials; the grip retains its complex steel wire wrap. The long, straight, double-edged blade wrought with a short fuller to either side, containing illegible inscriptions. Beginning of the 17th century Overall length 119 cm. Condition II
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AN INDIAN SOTA MACE Lot #267 (Sale Order 267 of 540) A rare type, wrought entirely of steel, the cylindrical haft with lightly tapering grip and knob pommel, the curved section chiseled in a geometrical lineal motifs representing tiger stripes. The head in the form of a fully-modeled tiger’s head with protruding tongue. Patina overall. 16th-17th century. Overall length 75.6 cm. Condition III
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A FINE SUDANESE ARM DAGGER Lot #268 (Sale Order 268 of 540) The carved ebony hilt with silver pommel and ferrule, the grip wrapped with finely braided silver wire. The straight, double-edged blade retaining some original edge, the leather scabbard with white crocodile mounts, loop and rare talisman. 19th century. Overall length 27.9 cm. Condition II
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AN IMPERIAL RUSSIAN M 1826 CAVALRY SABER Lot #269 (Sale Order 269 of 540) A rare, provenanced relic found on the field at Balaclava by the Earl of Glasgow in 1891 and so recorded on the engraved silver plaque fixed to the pommel. Imperial Russian forces captured numerous French AN XI cavalry sabers following Napoleon’s retreat. These swords were copied at Imperial arsenals, and both French captures and Russian copies were issued to troopers as the Russian Model 1826 cavalry saber. In relic condition with illegible marks struck at forte and guard. Early 18th century. Overall length 101.5 cm. Condition V.
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A RARE OTTOMAN BICHAK DAGGER Lot #270 (Sale Order 270 of 540) Likely made in the Court Workshop, Istanbul. With walrus grip, the bolsters inlaid with gold en suite with the blade, the forte deeply chiseled at either side, likewise with heavy gold inlay, developing into a narrow fuller and wrought of Persian black wootz displaying a fine and complex pattern. In its velvet-covered wooden scabbard with elegant silver mounts, elegantly engraved and nielloed overall. 17th century. Well worn, blade pitted, chape with minor wear-through, velvet refreshed. Overall length 26.8 cm. Condition IV
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A SPANISH RAPIER SWORD Lot #271 (Sale Order 271 of 540) The elegant steel guard chiseled with scallop shells beneath pierced, arched rims. The guard of round section with long quillons and knucklebow with turned wrenched and beaded terminals. The engraved ovate pommel lobed, with baluster and turned base, the grip retains its original complex steel and brass wire wrap and turkshead knots. The finely-wrought blade long, double-edged, and continuously tapering to an acute point, with a narrow flat and short fullers to each side, struck IHN SOLINGEN (?) and IN SOLINGEN, together with unidentified marks struck at the tang. Overall length 114 cm. Light wear. The inscription IHN is an acronym for the Latin, IN HOC NATALI GAUDIO BENEDICAMUS DOMINO (In joy at this birth let us bless the Lord.)Beginning of the 17th century Condition II.
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AN IMPERIAL RUSSIAN SHASHKA SWORD Lot #272 (Sale Order 272 of 540) The hilt deeply engraved and superbly nielloed. The lightly-curved, handforged blade broad and multifullered, with long tip and pebbled surface, etched at the right forte with the Imperial Russian cypher of Tsar Nikolai II, a crowned H above II with foliate panels. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large silver mounts engraved and nielloed en suite with the hilt. Overall length 94.5 cm. Leather scuffed. Condition II
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A VICTORIAN-ERA CABASSET HELMET Lot #273 (Sale Order 273 of 540) Wrought entirely of copper and heavily silvered, the surface deeply embellished with neoclassical images including Saint George and the dragon throughout. Retains its ostrich plume. The expanded brim with geometrical border. Mid-19th century. Scratch to one side. Overall height 23.5 cm. Condition III
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A RARE MORO CANNON Lot #274 (Sale Order 274 of 540) A quality example of a rare bronze cannon, with integral trunnions, the rail swivel intact. The tiller with aperture for wooden haft, with molded rings and band of okir embellishment to the cascabel, the vent and rear sight wrought in relief. With a raised device of a Gordian knot, together with two incised Arabic characters, dal and lam (D and L.) The muzzle flared and finely molded, with triangular panels of okir decoration. Mid-19th century or earlier. In common use by Moro pirates in the Sulu Sea, very well documented by the Spanish government during raids on Mindanao. Overall length 87.5cm. Patinaed overall. Condition III
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JAPANESE OFFICERS SWORD SHIN-GUNTO KOSHIRAE MOUNTS Lot #275 (Sale Order 275 of 540) A rare set of shin-gunto koshirae complete with tsunagi wooden blade. Second quarter of the 20th century. Overall length 94.9 cm. Condition I
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A FINE PERSIAN HELMET & SHIELD Lot #276 (Sale Order 276 of 540) Qajar-era, the helmet handwrought as a demon’s head, with pronounced eyebrows, eyes and nose, with separately applied horns, mustache, nasal and topspike, and finely inlaid overall with silver in intricate geometrical patterns. The camail of butted rings terminating in three points. The round steel shield with applied fretted border and four bosses with fretted borders, intricately inlaid in silver en suite with the helmet, together with gold highlights and bands of Persian poetry around a central floral disk. Both helmet and shield retain their original cotton lining. 19th century. Condition II
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AN ALBANIAN KHANJAR DAGGER Lot #277 (Sale Order 277 of 540) The characteristic grip carved of a single large section of walrus, the curved, double-edged wootz blade with high central ridge. In its finely embellished silver scabbard. 18th century. Overall length 45.2 cm. Condition II
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A POLISH KARABELA SABER Lot #278 (Sale Order 278 of 540) The horn grips carved with chevrons and embellished with brass bosses and tangband. The brass guard of characteristic form with rolled quillons terminating in split palmettes borrowed from the Ottoman palette. The leather-covered wooden scabbard with brass mounts, engraved en suite with the hilt. The broad, lightly curved, single-edged and multifullered with pronounced back edge and king’s head mark struck at the forte. Beginning of the 18th century. Light wear. Overall length 96.8cm. Condition II
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A FINE BURMESE DHA DAGGER Lot #279 (Sale Order 279 of 540) A superior example, the one-piece grip made from a section of polished antler, the mounts wrought entirely in finely-embossed and engraved silver involving bands of foliage and a central panel depicting a stag. The single-edged, well-forged steel blade with radiused tip. Retains its woven cord with tassels. Mid 19th century. Overall length 37 cm. Condition I
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A RARE SPANISH MIQUELET BLUNDERBUSS Lot #280 (Sale Order 280 of 540) Catalonian work, the walnut stock with boot-shaped butt, set with brass plaques pierced and engraved in flowering vine motifs, and silver buttcap, barrel band and triggerguard with steel counterplate and belthook. The fine patilla-type miquelet lock with small engraved panels. The barrel octagonal at the breach with characteristic expanded muzzle. Retains its silver-capped ramrod. Early 18th century. Light wear, short scrape to barrel. Overall length 48 cm. Condition III
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A PERSIAN KULA KHUD HELMET Lot #281 (Sale Order 281 of 540) Qajar-era, the BOWL handwrought as a demon’s head, with pronounced eyebrows, eyes and nose, with separately applied horns, nasal and topspike, finely etched overall with silver highlights. The long camail of butted brass and iron rings terminating in points. 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 55.6 cm. Condition II
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A RARE SPANISH MIQUELET PISTOL Lot #282 (Sale Order 282 of 540) Designed to be concealed in a sash or pocket. Stocked in dark walnut with vegetal carving about the breach, and silver furniture, finely embossed and engraved overall in baroque motifs. The buttcap with grotesque mask, the escutcheon a bust of Carlos III, King of Spain (ruled 1759-1788), crowned and festooned, identifiable by its distinctive profile. The fine patilla-type miquelet lock with engraved panels, the large-bore barrel with silver inlay to the octagonal breach and turnings. Mid-18th century. Light wear, ramrod replaced. Overall length 19.7 cm. Condition III
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A RARE CIRCASSIAN SHASHKA SWORD Lot #283 (Sale Order 283 of 540) Made for a Russian officer, the hilt and scabbard mounts of silver, finely engraved and nielloed in complex vinework and sun disk motifs. The fine, lightly curved blade well balanced, with complex fullering and struck GENOVA twice at the left forte. The wooden scabbard covered in leather, the silver mounts engraved and nielloed en suite with the hilt, the reverse of the locked with engraved and nielloed cartouche containing the Cyrillic initals, A.B., and the date, 1864. Dated 1864. Light wear. Quite similar examples belonging to the Caucasian Collection of the State Historical Museum, Moscow, appears in E.G. Astvatsaturian, Weapons of the Caucasian Peoples, St. Petersburg, Atlant Publishers, 2004, p. 258 and passim. Overall length 88.1cm. Condition II
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A RARE TOLEDO DAGGER Lot #284 (Sale Order 284 of 540) The hilt and scabbard wrought entirely of steel and finely etched overall in vinework. The waved, single-edged blade with central ridge and long tip, etched overall en suite with the mounts and inscribed FABRICA DE TOLEDO at the forte. Late 19th century. Overall length 28.1 cm. Condition I
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A RARE POLISH/ HUNGARIAN PARADE SHIELD Lot #285 (Sale Order 285 of 540) A fine, early Persian or Indian trophy shield wrought of wootz with characteristic forged-in border decorated with bands of vinework, forms the core to which elaborate gilded and engraved mounts embellished with a fine, translucent green enamel have been applied, including seven ovate tabs, a large, circular boss and rim in characteristic Polish-Hungarian style. The surface is additionally enriched with 24 gilded studs, each set with five turquoises, in concentric rings. The reverse with a pair of bronze lugs set with rings for a leather grip. 17th century. One boss restored, some turquoises lacking. Strong influence from Ottoman prototypes in Polish and Hungarian arms was common during the 17th century. See Z. Zygulski, POLSKA BRON (1982: Warsaw, Krajowa) p. 27, plate 13D for an Ottoman example in the Polish Army Museum, Warsaw, and p. 87, plate 78 and p. 91, plate 83, for two Polish examples in the Wawel Castle Collection, Krakow. Diameter 42.1 cm. Condition II
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A RARE OTTOMAN MIQUELET TAPANCHA PISTOL Lot #286 (Sale Order 286 of 540) A very early pistol of characteristic form, the hardwood stock inlaid with geometrical mother of pearl plaques, the pommel cap of steel inlaid with brass. With robust miquelet lock and dramatically-patterned pattern-welded barrel with inlaid band decoration and swamped muzzle. Mid-17rh century. Minor wear, triggerguard a working-life addition. Overall length 34.5 cm. Pistols of this type were notably present during the Ottoman-Safavid War (1623-29) and the Siege of Vienna (1683.) Condition III
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A VICTORIAN-ERA ENGLISH TILTING ARMOR Lot #287 (Sale Order 287 of 540) A fine armor wrought in steel, made in Elizabethan tournament style. The helmet with high comb and characteristic visor and bevor sharing a pivot, the visor pierced for ventilation and secured to the skull by a hook, the neck lames articulated, with rolled, roped borders. Breastplate with central ridge, rolled and roped borders at the neck and arm gussets and flanged at the waist, the backplate likewise rolled and roped at neck and arm gussets. With complete arm defenses, the pauldrons with three upper plates and flared rims, the upper canons with rolled ridge, the rounded elbow cops with large couters, vambraces rolled at the cuff. The gauntlets well-articulated, with pointed cuffs, fingers intact. Each tasset wrought from a single plate with embossed lames over the velvet fauld with gilt braid border. The cuisses likewise wrought of a single plate with central ridge and rolled and roped borders, the poleyns en suite with the couters. The greaves well-modelled, with central ridge to the obverse and multi-lamed sabatons. C. 1830s. Minor dents and age darkening. One buckle lacking at the rear of the helmet, several straps worn. Wooden stand with circular base included. Overall height 171cm. Condition II
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A RARE CIRCASSIAN NAGAIKA RIDING CROP Lot #288 (Sale Order 288 of 540) The haft composed of alternating strips of light and dark wood, mounted in finely engraved and nielloed silver, with characteristic spiral strap; the owner’s name, ABBAS, inscribed on the pommel. The plaited rawhide tress with original lash intact. A small stud on the grip releases a well-forged and fullered dagger, signed in Arabic, with acute tip, concealed in the haft. Mid-19th century. Wear to tress. Length of haft 50 cm. Condition II
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A DAYAK MANDAU HEADHUNTER SWORD Lot #289 (Sale Order 289 of 540) The grip of staghorn, finely carved with aso motifs with finely woven rattan gripwrap. The hardwood scabbard carved and bound with rattan; retains its bark sheath and pisau raut by-knife. The handforged blade chisel-edged and convex on the reverse. Late 19th - early 20th century. Minor wear. Overall length 65.4 cm. Condition III
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A RARE OTTOMAN HANCER DAGGER Lot #290 (Sale Order 290 of 540) Of characteristic form, mounted in embossed, engraved and filigreed tombak (gilding.) The curved, double-edged blade fullered, with gold inlay panels at the forte and tip, and a central slot with a stud which allows it to be divided and fixed in form of Zulfaqar. In its en suite scabbard. 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 39.4 cm. Condition II
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A VICTORIAN-ERA RONDACHE SHIELD Lot #291 (Sale Order 291 of 540) Massive and heavy, circular, of conical cross-section, displaying a mastery of the art of casting. Replete with neoclassical subjects including stands of arms, fabulous beasts locked in combat, the goddess Justitia, interspersed between complex coats of arms beneath the motto: POST NUBILA PHEBUS (sic) (AFTER CLOUDS, THE SUN) beneath a sun in splendor. With roped border, and integral maker’s mark to the reverse. Mid-19th century. Light wear and patina overall. Diameter 62.4 cm. Condition II
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A DAYAK MANDAU HEADHUNTER SWORD Lot #292 (Sale Order 292 of 540) The grip of staghorn, boldly carved with aso motifs with finely woven wire gripwrap. The hardwood scabbard carved and bound with rattan; retains its bark sheath for by-knife. The handforged blade chisel-edged and convex on the reverse. Late 19th - early 20th century. Minor wear. Overall length 56.2 cm. Condition III
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A CAUCASIAN KINDJAL SWORD Lot #293 (Sale Order 293 of 540) An exceptionally large example, the grip well carved of a single section of horn, and secured by two engraved silver bosses to the long, broad blade wrought with a pronounced central ridge. First half of the 19th century. Minor chip to edge. Overall length 62.3 cm. Condition II
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A PHILIPPINES KATIPUNAN DAGGER Lot #294 (Sale Order 294 of 540) The hilt composed of a faceted horn grip with applied brass strips and silver mounts. The massive blade with clipped tip and engraved motifs. In its tooled leather sheath. C. 1900. Light wear. Overall length 39.2 cm. Condition II
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A RARE PERSIAN CUIRASS ARMOR Lot #295 (Sale Order 295 of 540) Qajar era, very rarely encountered. Wrought of five plates, each cusped at the upper extremity, with hinged edges, the front plates with buckles. Elaborately etched overall with Persian heroes amongst foliage, and broad borders containing Kufic inscriptions and highlighted with silver inlay. First half of the 19th century. Light wear. Overall height 42 cm. Condition III
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A MORO KAMPILAN SWORD Lot #296 (Sale Order 296 of 540) The very well carved hilt of dark hardwood with iron guard and rattan wrap with remains of red lacquer, the handwrought blade with visible layering and profiled tip. Late 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 92 cm. Condition II
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AN OTTOMAN KAMA DAGGER Lot #297 (Sale Order 297 of 540) A rare type, the walrus grips of characteristic form with profiled median rib, set with elaborately filigreed silver bosses and tangband, the straight, double-edged blade tapering acutely to an armor-piercing tip with chiseled central panel showing fine Persian black wootz. The wooden scabbard pierced, embossed and chased silver in Ottoman baroque motifs, the locket with filigreed silver bands. First half of the 18th century. Overall 48.7 cm. Condition II
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A RARE TIBETAN SADDLE Lot #298 (Sale Order 298 of 540) Of characteristic form, with rounded pommel and cantle. The wooden tree covered entirely in elaborately embossed and engraved silver or paktong, with Buddhist motifs and dragons amongst complex vinework with iron borders. Pad buttons intact. Early 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 54.5 cm. Condition II
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A RARE ENGLISH LOBSTERTAIL HELMET Lot #299 (Sale Order 299 of 540) A rare and highly identifiable form produced at the Greenwich Armoury. Wrought of steel, with characteristic elongated, peaked and pivoting visor and large ear guards with distinctive pierced hinges. The neck composed of four lames, the last set at a right angle to the others and likewise elongated. Pierced around the entire periphery for padding. Decorated with lineal borders, studs and rolled edges throughout. Retains its original pierced plume-holder and black finish. Beginning of the 17th century. Finish rubbed and scuffed. Overall height 30 cm. Another example of this small and select group is in the Royal Armouries Collections, Leeds, and is published in David Blackmore, Arms and Armour of the English Civil Wars, London, Royal Armouries: 1990, 16, Fig 13. Condition III
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A MOROCCAN KOUMIYYA DAGGER Lot #300 (Sale Order 300 of 540) A fine example, the elaborately crested pommel, ferrule and scabbard wrought entirely of silver and engraved overall, with curved, single-edged blade and wooden grip. Latter 19th century. Overall length 42cm. Condition II
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AN IMPORTANT PERSIAN QADDARA SWORD Lot #301 (Sale Order 301 of 540) Qajar Dynasty, of exceptional size and quality. The large hilt of characteristic form, carved of dark horn and set with pierced and gilded steel bosses, the lower retaining the original embroidered wrist strap and tassels. The massive blade made at the Court Workshop of Nasr-al-Din Shah, straight and double-edged, tapering to a slight armor-piercing tip, and wrought with pairs of snakes undulating down the length of the blade on either side. Showing traces of wootz pattern, the eyes and tongues of the snakes inlaid, together with a large cartouche containing an untranslated Persian poetic inscription. In its shagreen-covered wooden scabbard with gilded suspension band and retaining its original leather belt and tassels. Mid-19th century. Minor wear. Overall length 89 cm. Condition II
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A PERSIAN SIPAR SHIELD Lot #302 (Sale Order 302 of 540) A rarely encountered Qajar Dynasty shield, wrought of thick steel for use against firearms. Elaborately chiseled overall with finely detailed nobles hunting and doing battle as well as a hero fighting a dragon, surrounded by cartouches containing Arabic calligraphy. The scalloped bosses with chiseled floral motifs. Exceptionally well-detailed and executed overall. First half of the 19th century. Diameter 47 cm. Condition II
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AN INDIAN STONEHILTED KHANJAR DAGGER Lot #303 (Sale Order 303 of 540) The mottled olive, cream and burnt umber-colored agate hilt with colored stones set in gold. The long, curved, double-edged blade with high central ridge wrought of actively-patterned wootz with pronounced armor-piercing tip. In its velvet-covered wooden scabbard with heavily gilded, pierced and profiled silver mounts. Early 19th century. Light wear to blade. Overall length 35.7 cm. Condition I
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AN EASTERN EUROPEAN LOBSTERTAIL BURGONET HELMET Lot #304 (Sale Order 304 of 540) An officer’s helmet showing quality construction throughout. The bowl wrought in one piece, the applied domed finial with spike. The separately-applied peak with sliding nasal with applied, petaled bead, with set screw intact, profiled ear guards retain original straps. The neck guard four lames with excellent flexion and rolled borders. Mid-17th century. Pitted overall. Overall height 34.5 cm. Condition IV
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A RARE INDIAN BARUTDAN POWDERHORN Lot #305 (Sale Order 305 of 540) A fine example, the large body carved in the form of a nautilus shell, completely covered in mother-of-pearl plaques in geometrical patterns. The carved hardstone spout set retains its stopper, with inlaid gems at the base. Mid-18th century. Overall length 21 cm. Condition II
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A VICTORIAN-ERA 15TH CENTURY-STYLE PARADE SADDLE Lot #306 (Sale Order 306 of 540) Characteristic of German or Flemish work, with rounded double pommel and cantle, the wooden tree covered entirely in elaborately sculpted and hand-incised gesso, depicting chivalric and biblical motifs involving of numerous highly-detailed figures, including David and Goliath. The underside retaining its original floral damask lining. Includes a folder containing personal correspondence and research on this saddle dating to the 1980s. First half of the 19th century. Overall length 59 cm. Wear and losses overall. Two others are known; the first is in the Wallace Collection, London, the second in the Pitt-Rivers Museum, Oxford. The original 15th century saddle is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Condition IV
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A RARE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR HELMET Lot #307 (Sale Order 307 of 540) A scarce type produced by English armorers during the Civil Wars, rather than imported as most were. Composed of a two-piece skull with ribbed comb and applied peak and adjustable nasal with set-screw, the neck of a single, embossed plate and riveted borders throughout. Retains much original black finish. First half of the 17th century. Nasal possibly replaced. Overall height 28.6 cm. For an example of this type in the Royal Armouries, Leeds, see David Blackmore, Arms and Armour of the English Civil Wars, London, Royal Armouries: 1990, 15, Fig 10. Condition IV.
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A DAYAK MANDAU HEADHUNTER SWORD Lot #308 (Sale Order 308 of 540) The hardwood grip finely carved with aso motifs, with woven rattan gripwrap. The hardwood scabbard carved and bound with rattan; retains its bark sheath. The handforged blade chisel-edged and convex on the reverse. Late 19th - early 20th century. Minor wear. Overall length 59.4 cm. Condition III
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AN INDIAN CHILANUM DAGGER Lot #309 (Sale Order 309 of 540) A Mughal rendering of the southern form, the steel hilt with flattened diamond-section grip with bifurcate pommel and bud finial, the knucklebow terminating in a flower, elaborately inlaid in gold flowering vinework overall. The fine blade wrought of actively-patterned black wootz, with pronounced central ridge and heavy armor-piercing tip. In its velvet-covered wooden scabbard. Early 19th century. Overall length 36.9 cm. Condition II
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A RARE GOVERNOR OF THE PHILIPPINES GUARD HALBERD Lot #310 (Sale Order 310 of 540) A rare example, the special weapon of the Guardias de Albarderos del Real Sello (Halberdier Guards of the Royal Seal), who protected the Governor of the Philippines from 1598-1867, and the Guardias del Capitan General (Guards of the Captain-General) until 1898. Massive and well wrought of steel, with long spike, crescent head and cusped hook, pierced overall in scrollwork with a cross and expanded socket. Mid-19th century. Light wear. Overall length 69.3 cm. Condition III
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A RARE RUSSIAN BRONZE MACE HEAD Lot #311 (Sale Order 311 of 540) Of bronze, in characteristic coboctahedral form, retaining its original stepped and beaded finial, and engraved on each face in Russian with its find-site and date, KALUGA / 20TH DAY OF FEBRUARY / YEAR 1831. Maces of this form were used popular among the Rus, notably at the Battle of Kalka in 1223. 13th century. Minor cracks and small perforation, with contemporary wood mount. Overall length 5.5 cm. Condition IV
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A MOROCCAN CARTRIDGE CASE Lot #312 (Sale Order 312 of 540) Of brass, with engraved silver plaques, set with corals. The lid engraved with a baduh. Carrying rings intact. Mid-19th century. Overall height 11 cm. Condition II.
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AN INDIAN STEEL SHIELD Lot #313 (Sale Order 313 of 540) Of circular form, with applied border and four bosses, each with fretted edges, elaborately and intricately inlaid in silver, with gold highlights. 19th century. Diameter 35.8 cm. Condition II
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AN OTTOMAN KAMA DAGGER Lot #314 (Sale Order 314 of 540) Of characteristic form, the grip carved of a single section of walrus. The straight, continuously-tapering blade with traces of damascus forging, paneled and wrought with a trefoil at the forte on either side. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with embossed and engraved silver mounts, each bearing Ottoman hallmarks. 19th century. Overall length 46.7 cm. Condition II
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A RARE ENGLISH CIVIL WARS ELBOW GAUNTLET Lot #315 (Sale Order 315 of 540) A scarce piece of armor designed for use on the left arm, used to hold the reins while the right wielded weapons in battle. Of characteristic form, wrought of steel with rolled terminal, the wrist and hand of flexible lames, the knuckle plate reinforced with a raised rib. Retains its hinged thumb-plate. Traces of leather lining to the cuff. First half of the 17th century. Original finish with areas of rust. Overall length 44 cm. For a similar example of this type in the Royal Armouries, Leeds, see David Blackmore, Arms and Armour of the English Civil Wars, London, Royal Armouries: 1990, 17, Fig 14 and 54, Plate 2. Condition IV.
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A SINHALESE PIHA KAETTA DAGGER Lot #316 (Sale Order 316 of 540) A massive example of typical form, with silver-mounted elephant grip incised and engraved overall. Heavy, single-edged, pattern-welded blade with deep fullers. 19th century. Minor wear and losses. Overall length 29.1 cm. Condition III
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AN OTTOMAN BALTA BATTLEAXE Lot #317 (Sale Order 317 of 540) The fine, heavy head handwrought and engraved, with gold inlay overall. The velvet-covered wooden haft with large silver mounts. First half of the-18th century. Wear to gold. Overall length 46 cm. Condition III
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A RARE HAND MORTAR Lot #318 (Sale Order 318 of 540) Wrought of steel, hexagonal in cross section with expanded base and integral pan and large bore, designed to project fused grenades. 16th-17th century. Rust and corrosion. Overall height 17 cm. Condition IV
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A RARE PHILIPPINES SHIELD Lot #319 (Sale Order 319 of 540) Igorot People, of characteristic form. Carved wood with raised panels to obverse and integral grip to reverse. Strengthened with four plaited rattan bands. Late 19th century. Worn, minor losses. Overall length 92.5 cm. Condition III
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A BURMESE DHA DAGGER Lot #320 (Sale Order 320 of 540) The silver-mounted hilt with bands of filigree and elephant grip. Well-forged, single-edged blade. In its filigreed silver-covered wooden sheath. Latter 19th century. Overall length 42 cm. Condition II
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A FINE SOUTH INDIAN PATA SWORD Lot #321 (Sale Order 321 of 540) An exceptional example of the type, forged entirely of steel. The superbly-embossed gauntlet with chiseled foliate and geometrical panels enclosing mythological yali beasts. With chiseled steel wrist strap, the grip with original covering. Retains its original padded velvet lining. The robust blade straight, double-edged and finely fullered. First half of the 17th century. Overall length 131.2 cm. Condition II
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A PHILIPPINES KNIFE Lot #322 (Sale Order 322 of 540) T’Boli People, the highly embellished hilt cast in brass, with characteristic steel blade. In its carved wooden sheath. 19th century. Well worn. Overall length 40.3 cm. Condition III
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A FINE OTTOMAN KILIC SWORD Lot #323 (Sale Order 323 of 540) A superior example, with elephant grips, the tangband and recurved guard wrought of silver, the guard finely embellished in floral motifs in relief. The blade of characteristic form, broad with shallow fuller and pronounced yelman, or back edge, wrought of the finest Persian black wootz in the well-known Ladder Pattern and signed at the right forte, SHAH O VELAYAT (Shah and Guardian) ASSAD ISFAHANI. In its velvet-covered wooden scabbard mounted in embossed and engraved silver en suite with the hilt. Overall length 94.4 cm. Latter 18th century. Condition II
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A SUDANESE KASKARA SWORD Lot #324 (Sale Order 324 of 540) With bone grip incised with birdseye talismans and horn pommel, the large steel crossguard silvered. The long, straight, double-edged blade wrought with central fuller to either side. Overall length 110.5 cm. Worn. Condition III
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A VICTORIAN-ERA CABASSET HELMET Lot #325 (Sale Order 325 of 540) Of characteristic form, with narrow brim and pronounced ridge to the skull terminating in a pearstalk. The brim with raised and rolled edge. Mid-19th century. Height 23.8 cm. Condition II
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A MEDIEVAL DAGGER Lot #326 (Sale Order 326 of 540) German, the elegant blade straight, double-edged and continuously tapering to an acute tip. With high central ridge and inlaid rectangular brass maker’s mark at the forte. The faceted grip with downturned quillons, pommel a stepped, faceted cone. C. 1450. Above-average excavated condition. Condition V
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A FINE PERSIAN SHAMSHIR SWORD Lot #327 (Sale Order 327 of 540) Qajar Dynasty, the steel hilt with fully-modeled parrot’s head pommel, the grip chiseled overall with flowering vines and a central calligraphic panel, the guard with a falcon felling a bird, inlaid in gold throughout. The exceptional blade is archaic in design; both long and broad, wrought of superb Persian wootz displaying a dramatic pattern throughout, and chiseled at the forte with panels of flowering vines, with inlaid borders. Wrought with a set of interrupted fullers for its entire length on either side, each terminating in a bead, separated by a quatrefoil surrounded by inlaid springs and outlined with a narrow groove, with inlaid flowers in the interstices at the spine. The long back edge and cutting edge terminating in a thickened armor-piercing tip and signed in a pair of inlaid cartouches at the right forte, containing the name and title of Shah Abbas I of Iran (e. 1588-1629,) ABBAS SHAH BANDE-YE VILAYET together with the maker’s name, AMAL-E ASSAD ALLAH (Work of Assad Allah.) First half of the 19th century, blade possibly earlier. Overall length 94 cm. Condition I
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A SPANISH CUPHILT RAPIER SWORD Lot #328 (Sale Order 328 of 540) A cavalry officer’s sword, the shallow cup with modified concave edges incised with line borders and attached to the pas d’ane with screws. The guard with central bead and long quillons terminating in button finials, the pommel of flattened spherical form with pierced baluster and flared base. The wooden grip retains its original complex copper wire wrap, with brass ferrules intact. The massive blade with long ricasso, flanked by a pair of narrow fullers and hollowground central panel, developing into a flattened hexagon with yapered point, and retaining considerable original edge. Late 18th-early 19th century. Overall length107cm. Condition II
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A RARE PAPUA NEW GUINEA STONE AXE Lot #329 (Sale Order 329 of 540) An excellent example of the Mount Hagen type, the deep gray stone head finely hand-ground, the rattan section well-woven in alternating geometrical motifs with characteristic expanded terminal, the haft a naturally-tapering tree branch. With excellent patina. Beginning of the 20th century. Minor chip to cutting edge. Overall length 71.5 cm. Condition I
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A RARE LAOTIAN SHIELD Lot #330 (Sale Order 330 of 540) Seldom-encountered work of the Kasseng People, carved of a single large section of very dense, dark wood of oval form with expanded terminals, convex curvature. Boldly decorated with stippled white metal bands and large studs; the reverse deeply inletted for the arm with raised flanges to support the iron mounts. Mid 19th century or earlier. Light wear. Overall length 78 cm. Condition II
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A CHINESE TROUSSE KNIFE Lot #331 (Sale Order 331 of 540) Qing Dynasty, the wooden case with brass mounts and rayskin covering, containing a knide with bone grips and a pair of bone chopsticks. Minor wear. Late 19th century. Overall length 34.4 cm. Condition III
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A FINE PERSIAN SHAMSHIR SWORD Lot #332 (Sale Order 332 of 540) The hilt wrought entirely of silver, with fingerstalls and elaborately engraved overall with intricate spiral vinework. The fine, robust Persian single-edged blade of lenticular section with moderate curvature, and wrought of superior Persian Kara Taban black wootz in the rare ladder pattern. Inscribed in Persian in an elaborate gold-inlaid cartouche at the right forte. In its silk velvet-covered wooden scabbard. Mid- 18th century. Overall length 93.8 cm. Condition II
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AN INDONESIAN PEDANG SWORD Lot #333 (Sale Order 333 of 540) Sumatran, the pommel of finely carved horn with engraved silver grip, the fullered blade pattern-welded. Scabbard as found, 19th century. 80.3 cm long overall. Blade brown overall. Condition III
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A GEORGIAN KINDJAL DAGGER Lot #334 (Sale Order 334 of 540) Mounted entirely in silver with panels of fine filigree and nielloed borders. Broad, double-edged blade with single offset fuller to either side. Late 129th century. Minor wear. Overall length 56.4 cm. Light wear. Condition II
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A SOUTH INDIAN AYDA KATTI SWORD Lot #335 (Sale Order 335 of 540) A rare example of characteristic form, with faceted hardwood grip terminating in a drop-shaped pommel. The heavy brass bolster stepped and profiled, the massive blade with convex spine and concave edge. 18th century. Blade toned. Overall length 44 cm. Condition III
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A MOROCCAN POWDERHORN Lot #336 (Sale Order 336 of 540) A superior example with embossed and engraved silver and brass mounts and polished horn body.19th century. Minor losses. Overall length 35 cm. Condition III
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A SUDANESE DOUBLE-BLADED HALADIE DAGGER Lot #337 (Sale Order 337 of 540) Very rarely encountered with such elaborate embellishment, the beaded grip with flared terminals, the curved, double-edged blades etched overall with Arabic calligraphy. Complete with original beaded sheathes tasseled with cowrie shells. Late 19th century. Minor wear. Overall length 52.1cm. Condition II
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A CHINESE DAO DAGGER Lot #338 (Sale Order 338 of 540) The polished bone grips with geometrical borders, and incised with the name of a Southern Chinese shipping concern, and dated in the third year of the Guangxu Emperor, Qing Dynasty (1878 c.e.) With broad, leaf-shaped blade grooved in the center. Dated 1878. Overall length 28.5 cm. Condition III
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A RARE OTTOMAN KILIC SWORD Lot #339 (Sale Order 339 of 540) A massive example, with rhino grips, mounted entirely in embossed and engraved silver. The long, broad blade of characteristic form, with T-back and pronounced yelman, or back edge, wrought of the finest Persian Kara Taban black wootz. In its en suite embossed and engraved silver-covered wooden scabbard. Overall length 103 cm. Latter 18th century. Areas of corrosion toward the tip, velvet worn. Condition III
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A SUMATRAN BADEK DAGGER Lot #340 (Sale Order 340 of 540) Elegantly formed elephant grip with flared bolster, single-edged, pattern-welded blade. Mid-19th century. Worn, grip chipped. Overall length 28 cm. Condition III
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AN IMPERIAL RUSSIAN KINDJAL DAGGER Lot #341 (Sale Order 341 of 540) Mounted entirely in finely engraved and nielloed silver, heavily gilt. The double-edged blade with single fuller. In its matching scabbard. Early 20th century. Overall length 39.9 cm. Condition I
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AN OTTOMAN KALKAN SHIELD Lot #342 (Sale Order 342 of 540) 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 thread. With applied studded steel boss and rim connected by wrought strips. 19th century or earlier. Worn overall, grips lacking. Diameter 26.5 cm. Condition III
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A MORION HELMET OF THE MUNICH TOWN GUARD Lot #343 (Sale Order 343 of 540) Of characteristic “black and white” type, wrought in two halves with embossed fleur de lis to either side, polished bright as is the high comb, the remainder with original black finish. The broad, upturned brim with rolled, roped edge. Mid-17th century. Light wear. Overall height 30 cm. Condition III
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AN OTTOMAN SHAMSHIR SWORD Lot #344 (Sale Order 344 of 540) Of characteristic form, the hilt composed of fibrous horn grips with rolled pommel, with engraved silver tangband and broad faceted guard. The thick, moderately curved blade single-edged and wrought of fine Persian black wootz, with inlaid gold inscriptions on either side, including the Seal of Suleiman and the date, 1211 (1796/7 c.e.) In its velvet-covered wooden scabbard with large, finely engraved silver mounts. Dated 1796/7. Repair to grip, velvet worn. Overall length 93 cm. Condition III
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A BURMESE DHA DAGGER Lot #345 (Sale Order 345 of 540) The silver-mounted hilt with bands of filigree and bone grip. Well-forged, single-edged blade elaborately inlaid with silver figures amongst foliage. In its sheath. Latter 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 27 cm. Condition III
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A SUDANESE KASKARA SWORD Lot #346 (Sale Order 346 of 540) The grip and pommel covered in Monitor lizard skin, with steel crossguard The, straight, double-edged blade wrought with central fuller to either side. In its Monitor lizard tail skin scabbard with crest intact. Overall length 72 cm. Worn. Condition III
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A PAIR OF MUGHAL BAJUBAND ARMGUARDS Lot #347 (Sale Order 347 of 540) Wrought entirely of steel with raised oval panels at the wrist, and applied, profiled borders. The hinged wristplates with pin closures intact. 17th century. Well worn. Overall length 31.3cm. Condition III
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AN INDIAN SHIELD Lot #348 (Sale Order 348 of 540) Of steel with applied brass fretwork border and four bosses, the surface covered in delicate gold and silver inlay designs. 19th century. Well worn. Diameter 22.8 cm. Condition II
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A PERSIAN SHAMSHIR SWORD Lot #349 (Sale Order 349 of 540) With elephant grips and characteristic steel pommel cap and guard displaying wootz pattern and silver wire wrap to base. The robust, shallowly-curved blade finely wrought of Persian black wootz in the well-known Ladder Pattern and signed in a pair of inlaid cartouches at the right forte, containing the name and title of Shah Abbas I of Iran (e. 1588-1629,) ABBAS SHAH BANDE-YE VILAYET together with the maker’s name, AMAL-E ASSAD ALLAH (Work of Assad Allah.) In its embossed leather over wood scabbard with steel mounts and later applied velvet panels edged in gilt braid, with European collection stamp. Latter 18th century. Worn, losses to leather. Overall length 92 cm. Condition III
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A DAYAK MANDAU HEADHUNTER SWORD Lot #350 (Sale Order 350 of 540) The hardwood grip carved with aso motifs, with woven rattan gripwrap. The hardwood scabbard carved and bound with rattan; retains its bark sheath. The handforged blade chisel-edged and convex on the reverse. 19th century. Minor wear. Overall length 58.7 cm. Condition III
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A MOROCCAN KOUMIYYA DAGGER Lot #351 (Sale Order 351 of 540) The grip with flared pommel and curved blade, in its matching filigreed scabbard. Embellished overall. 20th century. Minor wear. Overall length 37.6 cm. Condition II
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A PERSIAN BAZUBAND ARMGUARD Lot #352 (Sale Order 352 of 540) Qajar Dynasty, raised from a single plate and deeply etched overall with silver inlaid borders. Retains its original lining with wrist plates, mail gauntlet and lining detached. Mid-19th century. Worn overall. Overall length 34 cm. Condition II
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A CAUCASIAN NAGAIKA RIDING CROP Lot #353 (Sale Order 353 of 540) The wooden haft mounted in finely engraved and nielloed silver, with characteristic spiral strap. The plaited rawhide tress with original lash intact. Mid-19th century. Length of haft 46.5 cm. Condition II
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AN INDONESIAN PARANG SWORD Lot #354 (Sale Order 354 of 540) The canted grip of actively-grained wood, with horn ferrule. The handforged blade with expanded tip. In its carved wooden scabbard with woven rattan bindings. 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 64.5 cm. Condition II
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AN OTTOMAN SHAMSHIR SWORD Lot #355 (Sale Order 355 of 540) Of characteristic form, the hilt composed of fibrous horn grips with rolled pommel, with engraved silver tangband and finely embellished and heavily gilded guard. The thick, moderately curved blade single-edged and wrought of Ottoman Istanbul Baiaz (Istanbul White) wootz. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large, finely engraved and gilded silver mounts. Latter 18th century. Repair to pommel. Overall length 89.5 cm. Condition III
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A CHINESE HALBERD HEAD Lot #356 (Sale Order 356 of 540) Qing Dynasty, well wrought of steel, the broad, crescent-form head perpendicular to the expanded socket. First half of the 19th century. As found. Overall length 31 cm. Condition V
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A RUSSIAN KINDJAL DAGGER Lot #357 (Sale Order 357 of 540) Mounts of silver, engraved and nielloed, with straight, double-edged blade. In its matching scabbard. first half of the 20th century. Light wear. Overall length 44.5 cm. Condition II
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A RARE GERMAN SHIELD Lot #358 (Sale Order 358 of 540) A massive example, circular, of deeply rounded cross-section, the quality of chiseling and engraving showing the hand of a master armorer. From the floriated central spike, 18 triangular panels radiate, nine of which bear cartouches containing mythological and biblical characters, each supported by interlocking vinework. The broad border bears nine gods and heroes in cartouches, likewise separated by interlocking vinework panels. The fine details superbly engraved, stippled ground retaining some original black lacquer. With rolled, roped border, and the original padding and velvet lining with remains of original leather grips, retained by fluted rivets. Mid-16th century. Patinated overall, small area of wear-through along rim. Diameter 59.4 cm. Condition III
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AN INDIAN BARUTDAN POWDERHORN Lot #359 (Sale Order 359 of 540) A fine Mughal example, the wooden body superbly carved in precise fluted panels terminating in acanthus borders and black lacquered overall with silver borders, the terminal carved as a monster’s head. With iron suspension lugs intact. Mid- 17th century. Losses to lacquer. Overall height 17cm. Condition III
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AN OTTOMAN SHAMSHIR SWORD Lot #360 (Sale Order 360 of 540) Of characteristic form, the hilt composed of fibrous horn grips with rolled pommel, the crossguard wrought entirely of black wootz and finely chiseled with central ridges. The thick, moderately curved blade single-edged and wrought of dramatically-grained Persian wootz. Struck at the right forte with a small Ottoman armorer’s mark. In its European-style leather scabbard with finely engraved and gilded silver mounts. Latter 18th century. Leather well worn. Overall length 89.8 cm. Condition III
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A MONTENEGRIN GASSER PISTOL Lot #361 (Sale Order 361 of 540) A massive 11.2 caliber example, the nickeled frame and quick-release cylinder struck with numerous marks characteristic of those exported to Crna Gora, locally engraved overall and the grips carved of staghorn. Late 19th century. Plating heavily worn. Overall length 35.5 cm. Condition III
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A FINE INDIAN DHAL SHIELD Lot #362 (Sale Order 362 of 540) Rajput work, a large example, circular, formed of thick hide in slightly domed form and lacquered black overall, set with four gilt-lacquered bosses. With Surya, the Hindu Sun God represented at the center and four large polychromed lions hunting, feeding and at rest, rendered in expert detail, surrounded by scrolling red flowers and green ferns. The gilt-bordered rim with lions and tigers hunting and herbivores frolicking before forest temples. Late 18th century. Light wear, bosses slightly loose. Diameter 48 cm. Condition II
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A RARE AFRICAN HELMET Lot #363 (Sale Order 363 of 540) Lotuko (or Latuka) People, South Sudan. An object of both protection and prestige, of characteristic ovate form, composed of human hair combined with fine twine derived from tree bark and felted to form a thick, rigid padding. A series of beaten brass plates are stitched to the exterior periphery, leaving the crown exposed; this is decorated with large brass studs. A black feather ball fixed to the terminal through two holes completes the decoration. Mid-19th century. For a contemporary description of such helmets, see J.G. Wood, The Natural History of Man [Volume I] 1868, London, Routledge, 505. The Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, possesses a similar example: http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/southernsudan/details.php-a=1940.7.092%20.1&show=1940.7.092.1_c.jpg.html Minor dents and scuffing, feather ball replaced. Overall height 28 cm. Condition III
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A RARE MUGHAL ZULFIKAR SHAMSHIR SWORD Lot #364 (Sale Order 364 of 540) The elegant hilt wrought of steel inlaid overall in gold and silver vinework, the fine, long, undulating, single-edged blade wrought of finely-patterned wootz steel, with characteristic bifurcated and profiled tip, and profusely inlaid with gold, including the Arabic invocations, YA MUHAMMAD (O Muhammad!) and YA ‘ALI (O, ‘Ali!) together with an extensive inscription spanning the length of the blade. Retains its sharp edge. In its later velvet-covered wooden scabbard. 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 91.5 cm. Condition II
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A SWEDISH CAVALRY SADDLE Lot #365 (Sale Order 365 of 540) Dark wood with wrought iron hardware, of angular form elaborately chip carved overall as is characteristic, signed and dated, ANNO 1786 ESB. Retains its wrought iron stirrups. Overall length 50.8 cm. Dated 1786. Recently sealed, boards slightly loose, stirrups lack treads. Condition III
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AN INDIAN KATAR DAGGER Lot #366 (Sale Order 366 of 540) Elegantly wrought of steel, the grip pierced and profiled with sprigs, blade finely wrought of wootz, with deep fullers and central rib chiseled with tree of life motif, and heavy armor-piercing tip. In its velvet-covered wooden scabbard. Mid- 18th century. Overall length 43 cm. Condition II
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A RARE GREEK KILIC SWORD Lot #367 (Sale Order 367 of 540) A rare example of classic form, with fibrous horn grips and mounts of gilt brass decorated in Ioannina. The broad, T-section blade exhibiting areas of actively-grained wootz pattern with gold-inlaid flowering vines at each side of the forte and at the expanded yelman or back edge. The leather covered wooden scabbard with mounts deeply embossed and engraved in Greek motifs, Christian, classical and nautical, including Christ Pantokrator supported by angels, St. Nicholas, St. James the Greater with a staff and sword, Jonah and two whales, pairs of mermaids and hippokamps, three Greek revolutionaries, a lion and eagle, and Constantinos XI Palaiologos, last emperor of Byzantium, in addition to other human, animal and mythological figures. Beginning of the 19th century. Guard loose, gold inlays rubbed. Overall length 85.7 cm. Condition III
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A RARE GERMAN TWO-HANDED SWORD Lot #368 (Sale Order 368 of 540) A characteristically massive weapon, the steel hilt elements exceptionally well-wrought, with tapering octagonal pommel, the guard with double ring guards and elaborate quillons terminating in curled finials, the massive, wrenched wooden grip decorated with iron studs. The exceptional double-edged blade wrought with long, flat forte retaining its faceted triangular flanges and original leather covering. The central ridge incised with the date, 1607, between a pair of maker’s marks. Scalloped for its entire length, and retaining considerable original edge. Dated 1607. Minor wear and toning. Overall length 176 cm. Condition III.
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A FINE MUGHAL INDIAN SHAMSHIR SWORD Lot #369 (Sale Order 369 of 540) The characteristic steel hilt embellished overall in floral sprays finely inlaid in silver, with pierced toggle. The fine, broad single-edged Persian blade with narrow interrupted fullers and wrought of dramatically-patterned Persian black and silver wootz with glossy finish. Latter 17th century. Light wear to hilt, blunted at tip. Overall length 85.9 cm. Condition III
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A CAUCASIAN FLINTLOCK PISTOL Lot #370 (Sale Order 370 of 540) Daghestan workmanship, with actively-grained hardwood stock, the spherical walrus butt with lanyard ring. Elaborately mounted in engraved and nielloed silver. With well-made miquelet lock and barrel chiseled at the breech. In its morocco leather holster decorated with Imperial Russian silver coins, each dated 1861. First half of the 19th century. Minor chip to barrel channel, holster suspension loop lacking. Overall length 44.4 cm. Condition II
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A SRI LANKAN PIHA KAETTA DAGGER Lot #371 (Sale Order 371 of 540) A massive example of characteristic form with elephant grips scrolled at the pommel, the robust handwrought single-edged blade with drop tip. 18th- 19th century. Worn overall. Overall length 30.5 cm. Condition III
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A RARE HAND MORTAR Lot #372 (Sale Order 372 of 540) Wrought of steel, cylindrical in cross section with molded ring at the muzzle and expanded base with integral pan and large bore, designed to project fused grenades. 16th-17th century. Rust and corrosion. Overall height 15.2 cm. Condition IV
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AN OTTOMAN SHAMSHIR SWORD Lot #373 (Sale Order 373 of 540) The elegant hilt wrought entirely of silver with vinework engraving. The robust, lightly curved blade single-edged and elaborately inlaid with gold inscriptions at the forte on either side in geometrical cartouches, LA ULLAH ILLA ALLAH (There is no god but Allah!) MUHAMMAD RASUL ALLAH (Muhammad is the prophet of Allah!) LA FATA ILLA ‘ALI / LA SAIF ILLA ZUL FAQAR (There is no hero like ‘Ali, no sword like Zul Faqar) and signed, AMAL ASSAD ALLAH ISFAHANI (Work of Assad Allah Isfahani.) Overall length 91 cm. Condition II
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A RARE MEDIEVAL DAGGER Lot #374 (Sale Order 374 of 540) Wrought with an exceptionally broad, single-edged blade terminating in an acute tip. The arched guard retaining most original silver inlay. 15th century. Excavated. Overall length 28cm. Condition V
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A SERBIAN TROUSSE Lot #375 (Sale Order 375 of 540) An uncommon example, containing a dagger and two-tined fork, with finely modelled silver hilts, the dagger pommel retaining its garnet finial. In their silver scabbard embellished en suite, with chain intact. Mid-19th century. Light wear. Overall length 27 cm, dagger blade 31.3 cm. Condition II
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A PERSIAN QADDARA SWORD Lot #376 (Sale Order 376 of 540) Qajar Dynasty, a massive example. The large hilt of characteristic form, gripped in polished antler and horn, the steel bosses inlaid with gold. The massive blade straight and double-edged, tapering to a slight armor-piercing tip, and wrought with a single offset fuller to either side, etched to emulate pattern-welding. Well-chiseled at the right forte with the Shir ve Khorshid (Lion and Sun) mark of the Persian Empire. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with steel suspension band and brass locked engraved with a portrait of the Persian hero Rustam. Mid-19th century. Minor wear. Overall length 74.5 cm. Condition III
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A FINE PAIR OF OTTOMAN KUBUR PISTOLS Lot #377 (Sale Order 377 of 540) Larger than average, with massive deeply embossed and chased silver mounts, the wrists bound with braided silver wire. The quality locks profiled, the octagonal barrels with inlaid silver panels at the breech. Mid-18th century. Very light wear. Overall length 51 cm. Condition II
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A POLISH TATAR SABER SWORD Lot #378 (Sale Order 378 of 540) The bronze hilt of stylized Tatar form, with characteristic short quillons and canted pommel, decorated with complex baroque modeling involving shells and scrollwork, with remains of original gilding. The blade likewise a conflation of Tatar and Polish styles: the broad forte tapering to the cutting edge, the yelman or back edge expanding abruptly from the spine, the sharp tip suited to both cutting and thrusting. At the forte are etched the cross and orb (one of the symbols of the Polish kings) amongst vinework, together with a Tatar tamga or clan mark inlaid in silver, comprising an arrow-shaped device flanked by Xs. In its tooled leather-covered wooden scabbard with steel chape. Mid-18th century. Areas of minor rust and pitting to blade. Scabbard as found. Condition IV
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A SUIT OF JAPANESE ARMOR Lot #379 (Sale Order 379 of 540) Edo era, made for a high-ranking samurai. Comprising a steel kabuto helmet in eboshi (nobleman’s court headgear) style, with black lacquer, five steel-plate shikoro and gilded and lacquered maedate in the form of a Buddhist maxim, and matching steel menpo. The do is steel studded with bosses formed as flowers, the rare sode of black-lacquered steel lames with flanged upper edge. The kote are composed of small plates connected by mail, the plated covering the forearm gilded, the kusazuri are likewise small plates, lacquered black en suite. The haidate are composed of mail with small, pierced and gilded plates interspersed, the suneate with gilded plates as are the lower plates of the kote. C. 1750. Light wear overall, small plates lacking from one suneate, rubbing and minor wear to lacquer. On its wooden stand. Height of do 82 cm. Condition II
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A GERMAN POWDER FLASK Lot #380 (Sale Order 380 of 540) Of drum form, carved of elephant with elaborate hunting scenes of a boar and stag amongst trees, and a chequered crest surrounded by geometrical deigns and beading. The base, lugs and spout separately applied and embellished en suite. Retains its threaded cap. 18th-19th century. Light wear, slight chipping. Overall height 19 cm. Condition III
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A SWEDISH GENRAL OFFICERS MAMELUKE-STYLE SWORD Lot #381 (Sale Order 381 of 540) The ebony grips with characteristic rolled pommel and inlaid with mother of pearl and knuckle chain. Mounted in gilt brass, the guard, locket, chape and suspension bands on the leather scabbard all elaborately embellished en suite, the locket engraved with the Swedish Army crest of crossed swords on each side. The long, graceful, handforged, blade with back-edge. First quarter of the 19th century. Light wear, minor chipping to grips. Overall length 91.7 cm. Condition III
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A RARE HUNGARIAN HUSSARS SABER SWORD Lot #382 (Sale Order 382 of 540) Of classic close-hilt form, the steel mounts comprising an oval pommel cap and symmetrical guard with integral knucklebow, the long, faceted quillons with tapered terminals and corded wooden grip covered in black leather. The exceptionally long, robust, well-forged, single-edged blade with pronounced back-edge, struck at either forte with a maker’s mark, probably that of Solingen smith Johannes Beugel (active 1648-1688.) In its leather-covered wooden scabbard embellished with an undulating iron snake captured by the profiled brass mounts. Mid-17th century. Worn overall. Overall length 101.8 cm. Condition III
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AN IMPORTANT INDIAN KIRACH SWORD Lot #383 (Sale Order 383 of 540) South Indian, likely Mysore. The hilt wrought entirely of silver, the pommel a fully modeled and highly detailed lion's head with the mane, whiskers, fangs and tongue superbly delineated, with areas of parcel gilding. The grip flares at the base and terminates in bud finials, with deeply embossed and engraved acanthus leaves and scrolls, together with a parrot on either side. The unusual double clamshell guard duplicates the form, function and decoration of those found on French swords of the period; it is quite thick, which both protects the hand well and allows for substantial embellishment on each side. Its beaded edge is likewise a typical border for smallsword guards and is echoed on the edge of the en suite silver scabbard tip as well. Suspended from the guard is a fine crimson silk knot of eight tassels. Each is of multi-stage type and is bound with colored and silver braid. The robust blade is of kirach form, straight, with a concave backedge that meets the tip in an even curve. Both the cutting edge and backedge are quite sharp and retain their original mirror-polished chamfer. The blade is characteristically forged of two wootz billets, the superior and finely-detailed pattern silver-white in contrast with discrete dark borders and tempered quite hard. In its silk-velvet covered wooden scabbard. Latter 18th century. Gilding worn. Overall length 86.4 cm. Condition I
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A MOROCCAN POWDER FLASK Lot #384 (Sale Order 384 of 540) A fine example, wrought of brass with pierced and engraved silver decoration set with corals and paste turquoises to the obverse. Latter 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 26 cm. Condition II
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AN INDIAN DHAL SHIELD Lot #385 (Sale Order 385 of 540) Rajput work, a large example, circular, formed of thick hide in slightly domed form and lacquered a deep scarlet overall, with flowering vines and gold-lined cream borders with green and red vinework set with four brass bosses. With remains of cushion to reverse. 19th century. Well worn, losses to lacquer. Diameter 61 cm.Condition II
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A BRITISH CONSTABULARY SWORD Lot #386 (Sale Order 386 of 540) An early example, made by the noted firm of Prosser, appointed Royal Sword Cutlers in 1795 under King George III. The steel hilt showing characteristic Prosser form, the leather-covered wooden grip with twisted silver wire intact. Short, fullered blade shows some formal influence from the 1796 Light Cavalry blade. In its leather scabbard with profiled steel mounts, the locket engraved with characteristic Prosser mark: PROSSER / CHARING CROSS / LONDON within a square cartouche. All mounts and blade nickeled. Beginning of the 19th century. Blade with minor nicks, nickel peeling at tip. Condition III
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A RARE SET OF INDIAN CHAR AINA ARMOR Lot #387 (Sale Order 387 of 540) Of characteristic form, four plates wrought of steel with rolled edges and borders chiseled with flowers, inlaid with geometrical devices in silver and brass. Buckles intact. 18th- 19th century. Height of the largest 29.5 cm. Light wear. Condition III
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AN IMPERIAL RUSSIAN KINDJAL DAGGER Lot #388 (Sale Order 388 of 540) Hilt mounted in finely engraved and nielloed silver. The double-edged blade with dual fullers struck with a maker’s mark at the forte. In its matching scabbard with engraved and nielloed silver mounts. Latter 19th century. Some wear, leather replaced. Overall length 52cm. Condition II
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A MORO SWORD KRIS Lot #389 (Sale Order 389 of 540) A form typically carried by a datu or noble, the grip with elephant pommel and silver mounts engraved in okir motifs. The substantial waved blade with separately applied gangya. In its wooden scabbard with mother of pearl inlays. Early 20th century. Overall length 74.3 cm.
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AN IRAQI DAGGER Lot #390 (Sale Order 390 of 540) An above-average example of characteristic Marsh Arab form, with robust carved horn grip and fine Persian blade wrought of black wootz and chiseled with a lion hunting a gazelle at the forte. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large, engraved silver mounts. Latter 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 32.7 cm. Condition II
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A GERMAN HALBERD Lot #391 (Sale Order 391 of 540) A true fighting weapon, the crescent blade and hook with characteristic profiling designed to catch an opponent’s blade, and long, broad thrusting spike with raised central ridge and obtuse tip. The expanded socket of square section, retained to the original oak haft by four inletted steel straps. Early 16th century. Period repair to spike, distal end of haft repaired in period. Overall length 226 cm. Condition III
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A RARE MAASAI SHIELD Lot #392 (Sale Order 392 of 540) 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 tightly-coiled hide. The obverse painted in geometrical patterns using organic pigments. First half of the 20th century. Acquired by John Woodman Higgins in 1963 and donated to the museum in 2004. Ex-Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, MA. Overall length 87.8 cm.Condition II
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A RARE PAINTED PERSIAN PRIMING FLASK Lot #393 (Sale Order 393 of 540) Elegantly wrought of steel in the form of a small horn, the cutoff lever terminating in a duck’s head, the toggles pierced. Finely polychromed overall with well-known lovers from the Persian epic Shah-Nameh, Vis and Ramin, each shown amongst trees in a pastoral landscape and dressed in period costume, Ramin with a musket. Bordered in gilt vinework. 19th century. Some wear. Overall length 9 cm. Condition III
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A BRITISH GENERAL OFFICER’S SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD Lot #394 (Sale Order 394 of 540) An early European interpretation of the mameluke saber. Mounted entirely in silver, the hilt with integral knucklebow, the langets engraved with a stand of arms including a banner bearing the St. George cross. Mounted with a robust Persian trophy blade. In its leather scabbard with en suite silver mounts. Late 18th-early 19th century. The last image shows a quite similar example of this rare type belonging to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington is on view at the Wellington Museum, Apsley House, London; it is not included in this lot. Light wear. Overall length 87 cm. Condition III
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A CHINESE GUANDAO HALBERD POLEARM Lot #395 (Sale Order 395 of 540) Qing Dynasty, the handforged steel blade of characteristic form, with cusped spine and hardened edge, the gilded bronze socket wrought as a fully-modelled dragon’s head, the socket with molded rings. On its tapered teak haft. Mid-19th century. Light wear, gilding worn. Overall length 182.7 cm. Condition II
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A RARE HUNGARIAN HUSSAR’S SABER Lot #396 (Sale Order 396 of 540) Of classic form, the steel mounts comprising an oval pommel cap and symmetrical guard, the long quillons with expanded terminals and corded wooden grip covered in black leather. The long, broad well-forged, single-edged blade with pronounced back-edge, of elaborately etched Marias pengevel (Mary blade) type, displaying extensive Latin mottoes and the Virgin Mary bearing the Infant Christ above the Hungarian coat of arms at the right forte, with the Hungarian cross at the right, together with addition etched cabalistic motifs for much of its length. Early 18th century. Worn overall. Overall length 89.8 cm. Condition III
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A CHINESE JI POLEARM Lot #397 (Sale Order 397 of 540) Qing Dynasty, the handforged steel blade of characteristic form, with undulating blade and hook springing from a well-profiled tang, the gilded bronze socket wrought as a fully-modelled dragon’s head, the socket with molded rings. On its tapered teak haft. Mid-19th century. Light wear, gilding worn. Overall length 183.6 cm. Condition II
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A RARE PERSIAN KHANJAR DAGGER Lot #398 (Sale Order 398 of 540) Qajar Dynasty, an exceptionally large example. The waisted walrus grip finely carved overall with mythological Persian kings and courtesans, all in traditional dress, bordered by flowering vines and inscribed NASR MIN ALLAH WU FATH QARIB (Conquest from Allah and victory nigh!) The curved, double-edged blade forged of fine Persian black wootz steel, with chiseled panels at either side of the forte enriched with flowering vines in gold, and strong central rib. In its velvet-covered scabbard. Early 19th century. Wear to scabbard. Overall length 41 cm. Condition II
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A CHINESE TANG POLEARM Lot #399 (Sale Order 399 of 540) Qing Dynasty, the handforged steel blade of characteristic trident form, with well-profiled tang, the gilded bronze socket wrought as a fully-modelled dragon’s head, the socket with molded rings. On its tapered teak haft. Mid-19th century. Light wear, gilding worn, haft slightly warped. Overall length 181 cm. Condition II
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A RARE PERSIAN SABER Lot #400 (Sale Order 400 of 540) Qajar Dynasty, a massive example. The steel hilt with flared, bifurcate pommel and quillon terminals formed as dragonheads, elaborately inlaid in both gold and silver with birds amongst flowering vines. The long blade elegantly recurved, with pronounced T-back, broad central fuller and expanded yelman or back edge, and etched throughout with Qur’anic verse and intertwining vinework panels at the forte. Mid-19th century. Overall length 97.7 cm.
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A JAPANESE KUSARI KATABIRA CONCEALED ARMOR Lot #401 (Sale Order 401 of 540) Rarely encountered, an Edo-era samurai garment of padded blue fabric, enclosing a full coat of mail, with high collar, lined in white fabric stamped with the Shippo Mon. Latter 17th century. Minor losses and rusting. Overall height 78cm. Condition III
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AN OTTOMAN KALKAN SHIELD Lot #402 (Sale Order 402 of 540) A rare example of characteristic form, the body of cane in a tightly-wound spiral, lightly domed in profile, with each ring wrapped in colored thread. With applied profiled steel plates and straps with brass coin washers. Grip system intact to reverse. Retains it exhibition tag, WORLD’S COLUMBIA EXPOSITION TURKISH SECTION. 19th century or earlier. Light wear. The World’s Columbia Exhibition was held from May-October 1893. Diameter 28.5 cm. Condition II
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A RARE MOROCCAN NIMCHA SABER Lot #403 (Sale Order 403 of 540) An earlier than average example, the grip carved of a single large section of rhino horn with characteristic crested and hooked pommel. The guard with expanded quillon terminals, the lightly-curved, single-edged and fullered blade European blade with radiused tip, struck at the forte with a maker’s mark. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with remains of suspension belt and engraved brass tip. Early 19th century. Worn. Overall length 97 cm. Condition III
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A GREEK MACHAIRA DAGGER Lot #404 (Sale Order 404 of 540) An exceptional example, made in Crete and likely named for the village in Heraklion. The flared elephant grips tapering continuously to the bolsters, with deeply-engraved silver tangband fitted with a pair of tweezers at the pommel. The straight, single-edged handwrought blade with characteristic upturned tip and etched panel with the date, 1913, the year of Cretan unification with Greece. The silver scabbard superbly embossed and engraved overall in the kalionji style, with alternating gilt and woven silver bands, treatments typically found on fine yataghans. Dated 1913. Overall length 35.5 cm. Bolsters with period repairs. Condition II
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A INDIAN TEGHA EXECUTIONER’S SWORD Lot #405 (Sale Order 405 of 540) Of characteristic form, with robust Indian baskethilt, the exceptionally broad blade T-backed and heavily curved. Early 18th century. Minor crack to tip. Overall length 87.4 cm. Condition IV
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A JAPANESE KUSARI KATABIRA CONCEALED ARMOR Lot #406 (Sale Order 406 of 540) A very rare set of Edo-era samurai gauntlets and garment of padded cotton with stamped blue vinework motifs and high collar, each enclosing a network of polygonal horn plates. The gauntlets retain their original lacing and finger loops. Late 18th-early 19th century. Minor wear. Overall length of coat 101 cm. Horn armor is an old and very rare type considered preferable to mail due to its weight. Condition III
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AN OTTOMAN KHANJAR DAGGER Lot #407 (Sale Order 407 of 540) Baghdad work, the heavy silver hilt and scabbard form a continuous pattern of embossed and engraved bands. The double-edged blade with inlaid inscriptions. Latter 19th century. Some wear. Overall length 36.8 cm.
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A DAYAK MANDAU HEADHUNTER SWORD Lot #408 (Sale Order 408 of 540) The grip of staghorn, finely carved with aso motifs with intricately-woven rattan gripwrap. The hardwood scabbard carved and bound with rattan. The blade unusually robust and chisel-edged. 20th century. Minor wear, old grease on blade. Overall length 73 cm. Condition II
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A JAPANESE KUSARI KATABIRA MAIL ARMOR Lot #409 (Sale Order 409 of 540) Rarely encountered, a complex Edo-era samurai garment lined in padded blue cotton, the mail most densely woven over the shoulders, chest and upper back, with high collar and lower section done in an open pattern. Latter 17th century. Minor losses and rusting. Overall height 78cm. Condition III
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A GERMAN BURGONET HELMET Lot #410 (Sale Order 410 of 540) A rare form, with one-piece skull and high comb developing into a peak studded with rivets, the large, hinged ear plates pierced with breaths. With rolled and roped borders throughout. Second half of the 16th century. Cleaned, pitted overall. Height 30.5 cm. Condition III
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A FINE GREEK YATAGHAN SWORD Lot #411 (Sale Order 411 of 540) The work of a master, the hilt and mounts wrought entirely of gilded silver, superbly embossed and engraved in motifs distinctly Greek, depicting Classical referents within a Revolutionary context designed to convey a visual narrative to a specific audience, i.e. co-combatants and/ or political allies of the Revolution: Classical-era helmets with characteristic horsehair crests, the dory spears and recurved bows with quivers of arrows described by Homer, both European drums and captured Ottoman drums, small cannon evoking those used at Patras under Karatzas in March, 1821, striped banners such as those which first appeared in Epidarus in 1822, together with well-detailed, clearly distinguishable Ottoman sabers, axes and war hammers, amongst festoons of flowers signifying victory, all framed in the rococo borders characteristic of Greek Neoclassicism. The exceptional drawing, balance and expert use of negative space, together with the high level of jeweler’s skills, far exceed the best Ottoman and European work of the period. The well-wrought, captured Albanian blade with intricately nielloed and gilded bolsters and tangband, and struck with a maker’s mark and elaborately engraved with a short text panel and date, 1207 (1792/3 c.e.) In its leather-covered scabbard with silver seam, gilded silver mounts en suite with the hilt. First quarter of the 19th century. Overall length 70.5 cm. Condition II
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A SEA DAYAK JIMPUL SWORD Lot #412 (Sale Order 412 of 540) The staghorn grip of characteristic form, pommel elaborately carved with aso and tuba motifs and set with tufts of hair. The hardwood scabbard with carved aso and tuba panels and bound with rattan. The long, broad, lightly-curved, handforged heirloom blade fullered and elaborately profiled. Beginning of the 20th century. Overall length 72.3 cm. Condition II
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A SPANISH COLONIAL SWORD Lot #413 (Sale Order 413 of 540) A type widely distributed throughout the Spanish Colonies in the 19th century. Likely Cuban work, the distinctive hilt with fingerstalls and hooked pommel known as the “Guanabacoa” type (after the township in eastern Havana.) This example fitted with a brass guard and knucklebow as well, with sections of polished horn set in the grip. The long, straight blade single-edged, with radiused tip and profiled plaques at the forte. 19th century. Patinated overall. Overall length 103.2 cm. Condition II
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A PAIR OF GREEK KOMPOURA FLINTLOCK PISTOLS Lot #414 (Sale Order 414 of 540) A rare matched pair, exceptional examples of Epirus workmanship. Each chiseled, engraved and nielloed in intricate baroque motifs involving garlands and floral sprays. The European locks with worn gold inlay, the heirloom barrels brown overall. Late 18th-early 19th century. Overall length 44cm. Condition II
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A MORO DATUS SWORD KRIS Lot #415 (Sale Order 415 of 540) Likely Maguindanao work, the elaborately-worked junggayan hilt typically carried by a datu or noble, with carved hardwood kakatua-form pommel and silver mounts with bands of okir engraving and profiling. A silver baca-baca retains the substantial blade forged with a separate ganja and showing evidence of damascus forging. In its wooden scabbard with okir -engraved mounts. First half of the 20th century. Overall length 81.8 cm, blade 71.5 cm. Condition II
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A GREEK OVELOS RAMROD Lot #416 (Sale Order 416 of 540) Of characteristic form, the silver grip faceted and elaborately engraved and nielloed, the spherical pommel wrenched, the large, profiled silvered toggle engraved and nielloed en suite. A heavy thrusting dagger within its iron tube with geometrical profiling. Beginning of the 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 44.7 cm. Condition II
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A PAIR OF MUGHAL BAJUBAND ARMGUARDS Lot #417 (Sale Order 417 of 540) Wrought entirely of steel with raised oval panels at the wrist, and applied, profiled borders. The hinged wrist plates with pin closures intact. 17th century. Well worn. Overall length 33.5cm. Condition III
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A SUMATRAN PEDANG LURUS SWORD Lot #418 (Sale Order 418 of 540) The faceted grip with expanded guard, wrought of silver, the characteristic backedged blade wrought of pattern-welded damascus steel and retaining its edge. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with silver mounts en suite with the hilt. 19th century. Some wear. Overall length 56.2 cm. Condition III
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A HUNGARIAN FOKOS AXE Lot #419 (Sale Order 419 of 540) An older example, the massive steel head with hammer peen. On its characteristically long hardwood haft with brass nailhead decoration. 19th century. Minor wear. Overall length 91.7 cm. Condition III
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A RARE EASTERN EUROPEAN POWDER FLASK Lot #420 (Sale Order 420 of 540) Polish or Hungarian, the large wooden body of oval form, covered entirely in sharkskin, with profiled brass mounts and folding spout. 19th century. Worn. Overall height 24 cm. Condition III
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A RARE AFGHAN MILITARY SWORD Lot #421 (Sale Order 421 of 540) A distinctive form produced in limited numbers in Kabul, struck with the Mazar-i-Sharif mark at the forte. Pale horn grips with recurved knucklebow, the langet with Afghan alphanumeric designation. Robust blade fullered, with substantial back-edge, showing areas of corrosion. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with steel mounts. Late 19th-early20th century. Worn. Abdur Rahman Khan, Amir of Afghanistan (r. 1880-1901,) appointed British subject Thomas Salter Pyne Chief Engineer of Afghanistan in 1887, he served until 1899. Pyne was the first European to dwell in Afghanistan following the Second Afghan War (1879-81,) modernizing and standardizing the local manufacture of weapons and ammunition. He ultimately founded a royal arsenal and mint in Kabul; the Mazar-i-Sharif mark was likely devised by him as a symbol of the Afghan state, as it only appears on coinage minted in and after 1891 c.e. Overall length 78 cm. Condition III
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A JAVANESE PALACE GUARD PEDANG SWORD Lot #422 (Sale Order 422 of 540) The handforged, heirloom blade of characteristic pedang lurus form, the grip and scabbard of teak, mounted in nickel silver with profiled terminals. Inlaid in the scabbard in Latin numerals and characters, 1928 SNRD KWN ( reputedly Mangkunegaran Palace Guard of Prince Mangkunagara VII, [r. 1916-1944],) NO. (Number) and the numeral 3 on the grip. Dated 1928. Light wear. Condition II
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A BALKAN DZEFERDAR MUSKET Lot #423 (Sale Order 423 of 540) An unusually early example of the type, based upon an Italian longarm which evolved in Boka Kotorska. A massive example stocked in dark hardwood, with sloping butt. Mounted in brass, the early lock and triggerguard of engraved steel, the octagonal Italian barrel fitted with sights during the 19th century, and retained to the stock by brass bands. Second half of the 17th century. Light wear. Overall length 166.1 cm. Condition II
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A FINE KOTHIMORA KUKRIE DAGGER Lot #424 (Sale Order 424 of 540) With horn grip, the polished blade with characteristic choil. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard almost completely covered with elaborately embossed, engraved and pierced silver mounts with applied gilded plaques. First half of the 20th century. Overall length 42.4 cm. Condition I
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A PHILIPPINES BOLO SHORTSWORD Lot #425 (Sale Order 425 of 540) Visayan People, with elaborately-carved wooden grip, the pommel formed as a monsters head, with steel ferrule. The heavy, handforged blade profiled at the forte and chisel-edged. Late 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 56 cm. Condition II
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AN OTTOMAN PRESENTATION SABER SWORD Lot #426 (Sale Order 426 of 540) The steel hilt of characteristic form, with rolled pommel and broad guard with button quillon terminals lavishly inlaid in gold overall. The robust, heirloom lightly curved blade single-edged with narrow central fuller and wrought of fine Persian black wootz, elaborately chiseled and inlaid with gold at the forte on each side, including AMAL-E ISFAHANI (Work of Isfahani) and 1122 (1709/10 c.e.) and a baduh, or magic square. In its velvet-covered wooden scabbard with large, finely gold-inlaid steel mounts en suite with the hilt. Latter 19th century. Velvet worn. Overall length 93 cm. Condition III
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A SUDANESE TRIPLE DAGGER Lot #427 (Sale Order 427 of 540) Mounted and decorated en suite, with one straight and two curved blades, two with eland horn grips, the center with bone grip. The blades with stamped decorations. In their crocodile skin scabbard with suspension thong. Latter 19th century. Overall length 37.8cm. Condition II
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AN AFGHAN SHASHKA-TYPE SABER Lot #428 (Sale Order 428 of 540) A rare form, displaying design characteristics derived from both Central Asian sabers and the Cossack shashka. The hardwood grips with profiled mother of pearl inlays and steel bolster, the heavy, single-edged blade with broad fuller. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with steel mounts. Second half of the 19th century. Overall length 97.5 cm. Condition III
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A RARE CAUCASIAN KINDJAL DAGGER Lot #429 (Sale Order 429 of 540) A fine example of Armenian work, the grip carved of a single section of horn, the steel bosses with scalloped borders, inlaid overall with gold. The robust, double-edged blade tapering at the tip, wrought with a single offset central fuller and superbly inlaid with symmetrical vinework in gold on each side. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with iron suspension band and chape inlaid with gold vinework en suite with the blade. Mid-19th century. Overall length 52.3 cm. Condition I
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A HUNGARIAN FOKOS AXE Lot #430 (Sale Order 430 of 540) A quality example with well-wrought crescent-form steel head with circular copper inlay to each face. On its characteristically long hardwood haft. 19th century. Worn overall. Overall length 78.8 cm. Condition III
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A MORO DATUS SWORD KRIS Lot #431 (Sale Order 431 of 540) Likely Maguindanao work, with carved hardwood kakatua-form pommel and rattan-wrapped grip. A single baca-baca retains the substantial blade forged with a separate ganja and showing evidence of damascus forging. Early 20th century. Overall length 81.8 cm, blade 70.8 cm. Condition II
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A RARE CAUCASIAN KINDJAL DAGGER Lot #432 (Sale Order 432 of 540) Georgian work, an especially large example. The grips carved of horn, the tangband and steel bosses with scalloped borders inlaid overall with silver. The robust, double-edged blade tapering at the tip, finely wrought with paired fullers and struck with two maker’s marks. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with iron suspension band and chape inlaid with solver vinework en suite with the hilt. Mid-19th century. Leather repaired near the tip. Overall length 59.7 cm. Condition I
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AN ALBANIAN MIQUELET PISTOL Lot #433 (Sale Order 433 of 540) Of classic form, the stock wrought of engraved brass, the characteristic lock profiled. Retains its ramrod. Early 19th century. Overall length 51 cm. Condition II
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A PERSIAN STEEL MACE Lot #434 (Sale Order 434 of 540) Of steel, wrought in the form of a devil’s head with prominent horns, eyes, ears and nose, on its steel haft. Etched overall. Latter 19th century. Weapons such as these were popular in Muharram Mourning ceremonies. Overall length 67.8 cm. Condition III
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A RELIC GERMAN HUNTING SWORD Lot #435 (Sale Order 435 of 540) With characteristic hilt and short, curved, fullered blade. Early 17th century. As found. Overall length 69.2 cm. Condition V
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A FINE ARAB SAIF SWORD Lot #436 (Sale Order 436 of 540) The hilt wrought entirely of silver, the grips and pommel engraved overall, the guard with original silver chain guard intact. The fine heirloom Persian blade with profiled tip broad and single-edged, and wrought of dramatically-patterned, high contrast Persian black wootz. Latter 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 86.8 cm. Condition III
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A CHINESE GUANDAO HALBERD POLEARM Lot #437 (Sale Order 437 of 540) Possibly Qing Dynasty, the handforged steel blade of characteristic form, with cusped spine and hardened edge, inlaid with copper and struck with Buddhist swastikas. The bronze socket wrought as a fully-modelled dragon’s head with guard and ferrule. On its haft with bronze buttcap. 20th century. Well worn. Overall length 152.5 cm. Condition IV
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A WALLOON SWORD Lot #438 (Sale Order 438 of 540) German, a quality example. The well-wrought steel hilt with thumbring and chiseled embellishments, grip retaining twisted steel wire wrap. The exceptionally long, double-edged blade of lenticular section with deep central fuller, showing considerable areas of corrosion, thus likely much earlier. Mid-17th century. Overall length 101 cm. Condition IV
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A CONTINENTAL GENRAL OFFICERS MAMELUKE-STYLE SWORD Lot #439 (Sale Order 439 of 540) The horn grips with characteristic rolled pommel, the robust steel guard with pointed quillon terminals. Mounted in brass, the locket, chape and suspension bands on the leather scabbard all elaborately embellished en suite. The long, graceful, handforged, blade with back-edge. Second quarter of the 19th century. Light wear, minor pitting. Overall length 91.7 cm. Condition III
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A RARE SCOTTISH TARGE SHIELD ELEMENT Lot #440 (Sale Order 440 of 540) A very rare detached shield plate attributable by its coat of arms and motto, superbly embossed and chased from a single large plate of brass, the broad border with intertwining thistles, the center with the arms of Seawright, comprising a shield depicting an eagle surmounted by a helmet supporting a crest composed of a hand gripping a winged lance surrounded by lightning bolts, the border with the Seawright motto on a scroll, DEUM TIMETE (Fear God.) Diameter 35cm. Light wear, minor dents. The Seawrights (originally Sievewright, and changed by immigrants to the American Colonies to Searight) are noted in historical documents as early as 1688. See https://archive.org/stream/recordofsearight00sear/recordofsearight00sear_djvu.txt for a detailed history of the family. Condition II
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A BURMESE SHA SWORD Lot #441 (Sale Order 441 of 540) A massive example, the two-handed wooden grip with filigreed silver ferrule. The older blade well-forged and quite thick at the base of the spine, single-edged and expanding continuously to the tip, with maker’s stamp struck at the forte. In its filigreed silver-mounted wooden sheath. Mid-19th century. Well worn. Overall length 90.1 cm. Condition IV
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AN AFGHAN LOHAR BATTLE PICK Lot #442 (Sale Order 442 of 540) An earlier example with fixed blade, the robust head and haft forged of steel with elaborate brass inlay to the obverse. The polished, profiled horn grip with engraved brass mounts. Mid- 19th century. Light wear overall. Such picks were used against British mounted units to great effect during the Afghan Wars. Overall length 32 cm. Condition II
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A ZANZIBAR NIMCHA SABER Lot #443 (Sale Order 443 of 540) Of characteristic form, with rhino horn grip terminating in a broad, angled pommel set with profiled brass plate, the steel guard profiled, with curled quillons, recurved knucklebow and ring guard. The wide, deeply bifullered blade with radiused tip and distinct back edge. First half of the 19th century. As found. Overall length 95.5 cm. Condition V
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AN IMPORTANT GEORGIAN DAGGER Lot #444 (Sale Order 444 of 540) The hilt a single section of elephant, brilliantly carved and undercut, depicting an armed warrior on horseback hunting a rhinoceros among huge trees, behind which the massive casements of windows set in the stone walls of a castle are visible. The handwrought blade emulates the Yemeni form: broad at the forte, sharply curved, continuously tapering and double edged, with the addition of a distinctive bisected rectangular central rib. The velvet-covered wooden scabbard with applied galloon, mounted in silver, the locket finely filigreed with a Christian cross, the chape with engraved motifs showing Persian influence, the finial of Arab thum form. The symmetrical hilt of kindjal form and the elaborate and diverse decorative techniques found on the scabbard are consistent with Georgian work between 1800-1850. Second quarter of the 19th century. Minor chip to pommel, velvet worn. The theme depicted on the hilt, and the form of the dagger itself, are drawn from the Tales of Amiran Darejaniani, the 11th century Georgian epic. For a detailed discussion of this dagger, see: http://auctionsimperial.com/blog/ Overall length 30.7 cm. Condition II
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A SOUTH INDIAN PATA SWORD Lot #445 (Sale Order 445 of 540) A classic example of the type, forged entirely of steel. The gauntlet with molded wrist rim and profiled terminal, retaining numerous original steel dangles. The robust blade straight, double-edged and long, wrought with narrow fullers. 17th century. Small spot of wear-through to gauntlet. Overall length 130 cm. Condition III
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A GREEK KOMPOURA FLINTLOCK PISTOL Lot #446 (Sale Order 446 of 540) A fine example of Epirus workmanship, the entire stock of silver, chiseled, engraved and nielloed in intricate baroque motifs involving garlands and floral sprays with the Byzantine double-headed eagle at the wrist. The lock engraved overall, with elegantly-formed cock. The imported barrel struck with a maker’s mark at the breech. Late 18th-early 19th century. Areas of pitting to steel. Overall length 38.5 cm. Condition III
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A RARE MUGHAL INDIAN PLATE & MAIL ARMOR COAT Lot #447 (Sale Order 447 of 540) Of high quality, rarely encountered. Forged of heavy, riveted rings set with forged steel plates in the characteristic pattern, the obverse chiseled overall with Qur’anic inscriptions, with applied, profiled closures. First half of the 17th century. Some replaced rings, some plates possibly replaced in period. Overall length from nape to hem 71.5 cm. Condition II
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A RARE RUSSIAN SNAPLOCK RIFLE Lot #448 (Sale Order 448 of 540) An extremely scarce example, the form preserved for centuries in the Imperial Russian hinterlands, the archaic wooden stock with faceted butt, the characteristic lock, showing a variety of influences, and all other stock furniture handwrought. The thick-walled, small caliber, octagonal barrel well-rifled. Retains its original ramrod with worm finial. 19th century or earlier. The first recorded examples of this type of weapon in Russia occurred during the late 16th century. They were rugged, reliable weapons popular amongst Cossacks and other march forces, remaining in use, formally unchanged, until the late 19th century. Overall length 125 cm. Condition III
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A MUGHAL INDIAN KARD DAGGER Lot #449 (Sale Order 449 of 540) A rare example showing Central Asian influence. Mounted entirely in silver, the well-formed grip embossed and engraved overall in flowering vine and geometrical motifs. The graceful single-edged blade tapering continuously toward the tip, and forged of superior black wootz damascus steel. The silver scabbard with characteristic suspension loop takes the dagger in to the midpoint of the grip, and is likewise wrought entirely of well-embossed and engraved silver in geometrical cartouches and vinework. Retains its woven cord. Overall length 32.3 cm. Condition II
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A RARE PAIR OF MUGHAL BAJUBAND ARMOR ARMGUARDS Lot #450 (Sale Order 450 of 540) Wrought entirely of steel with raised oval panels at the wrist, and lavishly inlaid overall with floral sprays in silver, including the applied, profiled borders. The hinged wrist plates with pin closures intact and decorated en suite, and retaining their butted mail gauntlets. Beginning of the 19th century. Very light wear, minor losses to rings. Overall length 53 cm. Condition I
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AN OTTOMAN BLUNDERBUSS Lot #451 (Sale Order 451 of 540) With carved hardwood stock and brass buttplate and triggerguard. The fine flintlock mechanism engraved. Massive barrel with flared muzzle elaborately inlaid with fine gold Islamic inscriptions. Late 18th century. Worn. Overall length 51 cm. Condition III
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A MUGHAL TABARZIN BATTLEAXE Lot #452 (Sale Order 452 of 540) A horseman’s weapon, the heavy head of characteristic form with rectangular peen and slightly bearded bit. The polished hardwood grip with profiled rivets and steel finial. 17th- 18th century. Overall length 63 cm. Condition II
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A JAPANESE OFFICER’S PARADE SWORD Lot #453 (Sale Order 453 of 540) With brass mounts, the horn grip with twisted wire wrap intact, the blade with original nickel plating. In its steel scabbard. First half of the 20th century. Blade and scabbard well worn. Overall length 95 cm. Condition III
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AN AFGHAN JEZAIL MUSKET Lot #454 (Sale Order 454 of 540) An early example with native walnut stock, the flared butt with geometrical punchwork. With matchlock mechanism retaining a section of match, pan with pivoting cover and pierced trigger. The fine heirloom barrel with flared muzzle showing a complex damascus twist pattern with silver inlay at the forte, retained to the stock by brass bands. Retains its leather sling. Latter 18th century. Worn overall. Overall length 176.5 cm. Condition III
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A GERMAN BREASTPLATE ARMOR Lot #455 (Sale Order 455 of 540) Siege weight, well-wrought with deep flutes, rolled and roped borders at the neck and sides, the lower edge flanged, with rolled edge at the center. Retains its star-shaped rivet burs with remains of leather straps. Bears chiseled maker’s initials RF together with crescent and star marks. 17th century or later. Worn, cleaned bright. Overall height 41 cm. Condition IV
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AN AFGHAN SHASHKA-TYPE SABER Lot #456 (Sale Order 456 of 540) A rare form, displaying design characteristics derived from both Central Asian sabers and the Cossack shashka. The bone grips in two sections, with steel bolster, the heavy, single-edged blade with chamfered edge. In its tooled leather-covered wooden scabbard with steel mounts. Beginning of the 20th century. Overall length 97 cm. Tangband loose at pommel. Condition IV
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A CAUCASIAN QADDARA CUTLASS Lot #457 (Sale Order 457 of 540) Georgian work, designed for use on foot. With large, kindjal-type horn grip and iron mounts, the blade of unusual quality, straight, single-edged, and finely fullered, with a long, acutely-pointed tip. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard. Mid-19th century. Leather worn. Overall length 58 cm. Condition II
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A PERSIAN BAZUBAND ARMGUARD Lot #458 (Sale Order 458 of 540) Qajar Dynasty, raised from a single plate and deeply chiseled overall with gold-inlaid borders. Retains its wrist plates. Mid-19th century. Worn overall, areas of corrosion. Overall length 34.4 cm. Condition III
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AN AFGHAN SHASHKA-TYPE SABER Lot #459 (Sale Order 459 of 540) A rare form, displaying design characteristics derived from both Central Asian sabers and the Cossack shashka. The wooden grips with large pommel and steel bolster, the heavy, single-edged blade fullered, with back edge, struck at the forte with Mazar-i-Sharif and other marks. In its wooden scabbard with steel mounts. Late 19th-early 20th century. Scabbard as found. Overall length 99.5 cm. Condition IV
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A RARE PAPUA NEW GUINEA STONE AXE Lot #460 (Sale Order 460 of 540) A variant of the Mount Hagen type, the deep gray stone head finely hand-ground, bound to the naturally-tapering wooden branch haft with decorated fiber. With excellent patina. Beginning of the 20th century. Overall length 32 cm. Condition II
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AN OTTOMAN BLUNDERBUSS Lot #461 (Sale Order 461 of 540) The carved hardwood stock with chequered wrist and brass buttplate and triggerguard, with massive flintlock mechanism. The barrel with flared muzzle elaborately chiseled overall in baroque motifs. 19th century. Worn. Overall length 52.5 cm. Condition III
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AN INDIAN TOP HELMET Lot #462 (Sale Order 462 of 540) Of characteristic hemispherical form embellished with chiseled panels containing intertwining flowering-vines overall, with sliding nasal. Retains its camail. 19th century. As found. Height 28 cm. Condition V
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A RARE GREEK DAGGER Lot #463 (Sale Order 463 of 540) Cretan work in the form of a kama, the horn grips inlaid with pewter stars, the ferrule engraved silver. The long, straight double-edged blade bifullered, tapering continuously to an acute tip, etched with a panel of vinework and the date, 1895, and inscribed in Greek, GIVE ME, LORD, STRENGTH I AM NEVER A COWARD! THE ENEMY I SCARE WHEREVER I FIND HIM! In its velvet-covered wooden scabbard with large silver mounts engraved in characteristic Cretan motifs. Dated 1895. Scabbard worn. Overall length 51.9 cm. Condition III
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A RARE PARANG NABUR SWORD Lot #464 (Sale Order 464 of 540) Made in Kalimantan, the characteristic guarded hilt elaborately wrought of silver with horn grip, the blade well-forged, expanding toward the tip, with fuller to either side and sloping back edge. First half of the 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 59.5 cm. Condition II
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A BURMESE DAO BEHEADING SWORD Lot #465 (Sale Order 465 of 540) The massive, white-metal hilt of early form, cast and engraved overall with geometrical motifs and flowering vines and lotus petals at the ferrule. The massive, handforged blade with hardened edge expanding continuously toward the distinctive hooked tip. 18th-19th century. Minor repair to grip. Overall length 90 cm. Condition III
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AN AFGHAN JEZAIL CARBINE MUSKET Lot #466 (Sale Order 466 of 540) Rarely encountered in carbine length, with characteristic curved stock, profusely inlaid with bone and ebony in geometrical motifs. With large, locally-made flintlock mechanism incised with a lion, the barrel retained by an iron sling loop. Late 19th-early 20th century. Losses to inlays. Overall length 67.3 cm. Condition III
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A SWISS HALBERD Lot #467 (Sale Order 467 of 540) A rare example, the crescent blade and hook with characteristic profiling, and long quadrangular spike expanding at the socket, struck with a maker’s mark and clusters of piercings. The head retained to the original square-section oak haft by four inletted straps, two integral to the head. Second half of the 16th century. Period repair to one strap, haft with slight warp. Overall length 248cm. Condition II
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A GREEK DAGGER Lot #468 (Sale Order 468 of 540) Mounted entirely in silver, the hilt and scabbard elaborately embossed and engraved overall in characteristic Greek floral and vine motifs, with stands of arms and dolphin head finial. The straight, single-edged blade well-forged and etched with typical scrolling vines. Minor wear. Overall length 32.9 cm. Condition II
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AN INDIAN MACE Lot #469 (Sale Order 469 of 540) A rare horseman’s weapon, with spherical head wrought as an elephant with trunk and tusks, the faceted and profiled haft with large baskethilt and lotus bud terminal. 16th-17th century. Well worn overall. Overall length 92 cm. Condition III
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A PHILIPPINES SWORD Lot #470 (Sale Order 470 of 540) Probably Mindanao, conflating characteristics of the Moro kampilan and the equally distinctive T’boli scabbard, the pommel in the form of a crocodile head with metal eyes and inlays with tufts to the underside, the blade expanding toward the profiled tip. In its wooden scabbard carved with stepped mounts and inlaid metal, the tip with tasseled cylindrical finials. Mid-20th century. Light wear. Overall length 88 cm.
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A PERSIAN PESH QABZ DAGGER Lot #471 (Sale Order 471 of 540) A massive example with characteristic elephant grips and well-wrought blade with T-back and raised, chamfered edge, forged of fine Persian Kara Taban black wootz damascus steel, chiseled with a Timurid trefoil at the base of the spine. The tangband likewise wootz, with gold-inlaid toggle. Late 18th century. Overall length 45 cm. Slight pitting in isolated areas. Condition III
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A MORO SPEARHEAD Lot #472 (Sale Order 472 of 540) Of characteristic form, the edged tapering continuously to the obtuse point, showing a fine pattern-welded damascus in the deep fullers, the base profiled, with spike tang. 19th century. Worn and pitted. Overall length 51.5 cm. Condition IV
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A PERSIAN ZAND DYNASTY KARD DAGGER Lot #473 (Sale Order 473 of 540) A large example, wrought of superior Persian black wootz damascus steel, with handsomely-grained walrus grips. The figured ferrule forged integral to the robust blade. The tangband inlaid with flowering vines in gold and inscribed, OWNER MUHAMMAD HASSAN. In its shagreen-covered wooden scabbard with brass chape. Scabbard well worn with losses. Overall length 39.9 cm. Condition II
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A SUMATRAN SIKKIN SWORD Lot #474 (Sale Order 474 of 540) A larger than average example, of characteristic form with bifurcate hilt carved of a single section of well-patinated fibrous horn incised overall with geometrical designs, with petaled ferrule and bolster and heavy, single-edged, pattern-welded damascus blade with fuller and radiused tip. First half of the 19th century. Short, stable cracks to base of grip and pommel. Overall length 80 cm. Condition III
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A RARE CAUCASIAN SHASHKA SWORD Lot #475 (Sale Order 475 of 540) Laz work done in Tiflis, the grips of elephant, mounted in engraved and nielloed silver. The lightly curved, heirloom blade well balanced, with double fullers and etched motifs of a cross and orb in a panel at the forte. The wooden scabbard covered in leather, the silver mounts engraved and nielloed en suite with the hilt and struck Tiflis 84 purity stamps. Light wear, small stud lacking from hilt. Quite similar examples belonging to the Caucasian Collection of the State Historical Museum, Moscow, appears in E.G. Astvatsaturian, Weapons of the Caucasian Peoples, St. Petersburg, Atlant Publishers, 2004, p. 258 and passim. Overall length 99.5 cm. Condition II
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AN OTTOMAN HANCER DAGGER Lot #476 (Sale Order 476 of 540) Syrian work, the ebony grip of characteristic form, the curved, double-edged blade incised with decorations at the forte. The silver scabbard engraved overall with geometrical motifs. 19th century. Overall length 33.2 cm. Condition II
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A MOROCCAN KOUMIYYA DAGGER Lot #477 (Sale Order 477 of 540) A fine example, the elaborately crested pommel and ferrule of silver, the scabbard wrought of silver and brass, finely engraved overall, with curved, single-edged blade and wooden grip. Retains it woven cord. Latter 19th century. Overall length 40 cm. Condition II
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A SERBIAN DAGGER Lot #478 (Sale Order 478 of 540) The horn grips of karabela form. With straight, single-edged handwrought blade of layered construction with hardened edge. The silver scabbard elaborately embossed and engraved in characteristic floral and vine motifs. Beginning of the 19th century. Overall length 39 cm. Condition II
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A BURMESE DHA DAGGER Lot #479 (Sale Order 479 of 540) Mounted in silver, with large, faceted, bud-form pommel and bands of filigree. Single-edged blade. With remains of sling intact. Latter19th century. Worn. Overall length 30.6cm. Condition III
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A PERSIAN KARD DAGGER Lot #480 (Sale Order 480 of 540) Zand Dynasty, a massive example wrought entirely of dramatically-grained Persian black wootz, with faceted grip and straight, broad, single-edged blade with deeply chiseled vinework panel at either side of the forte. Latter 18th century. Overall length 34.1 cm. Condition II
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A VICTORIAN-ERA WHEELLOCK PISTOL Lot #481 (Sale Order 481 of 540) A faithful replica of an early 17th century cavalry pistol, the lock, barrel and all hardware wrought of steel, with wooden stock and ramrod. Lock appears functional. 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 61 cm. Condition II
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A MEDIEVAL DAGGER Lot #482 (Sale Order 482 of 540) German, the broad, single-edged and continuously tapering to the tip. The massive guard with projecting quillons. C. 1500. Condition V
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A MOROCCAN NIMCHA SABER Lot #483 (Sale Order 483 of 540) The grips wrought entirely of embossed and engraved silver with characteristic crested and hooked pommel. The guard with expanded quillon terminals, the lightly-curved, single-edged and fullered blade European blade with radiused tip, struck at the forte with a Genoa maker’s marks. Mid-19th century. Worn. Overall length 83.5 cm. Condition III
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A PHILIPPINES SWORD Lot #484 (Sale Order 484 of 540) Luzon work, the carved and incised horn grip with characteristic scrolled pommel and faceted steel ferrule. The exceptionally long, handwrought blade with hardened edge expanding continuously to the long, clipped tip. In its tooled leather scabbard. Early 20th century. Overall length 82.5 cm. Condition II
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AN AMERICAN BOWIE-STYLE KNIFE Lot #485 (Sale Order 485 of 540) A massive example, the grip and guard formed of bones, the blade lightly curved, with clipped tip and folk art figures engraved on either side. 19th century. As found. Overall length 38.9 cm. Condition IV
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A MUGHAL INDIAN SOSUN PATTAH SWORD Lot #486 (Sale Order 486 of 540) Persiform hilt wrought entirely of steel, the graceful blade of Northern or Muslim form with pronounced T-back and chamfered edge, with engraved and gold-inlaid panels at the forte on either side and forged of the fine Persian black wootz damascus steel, displaying a prominent pattern with fine original finish overall. First half of the 18th century. Wear to tip. Overall length 63 cm. Condition II
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A PAIR OF VICTORIAN-ERA ARMOR GREAVES Lot #487 (Sale Order 487 of 540) A pair of Classical Era hoplites’ periknimides, each finely raised from a single plate of bronze, with rolled borders and original painted gilt on black decorations. Retaining original flexibility and leather straps. Mid-late 19th century. Overall height 45cm. Condition III
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AN AFGHAN PESH QABZ DAGGER Lot #488 (Sale Order 488 of 540) A massive example, the grips carved of horn in characteristic form. The long, single-edged, handwrought, T-back blade with chamfered edge. 18th- 19th century. Minor wear. Overall length 56 cm. Light wear. Condition II
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AN OTTOMAN YATAGHAN SWORD Lot #489 (Sale Order 489 of 540) The hilt and scabbard wrought entirely in embossed and engraved brass, with characteristic stands of arms amongst flowering vines with dolphin head finial, together with a European coat of arms depicting a lion passant supporting an escutcheon. The broad, lightly-curved blade with silver inlay to either side. 18th century. As found. Overall length 70.3 cm. Condition V
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AN AFGHAN PULOWAR SWORD Lot #490 (Sale Order 490 of 540) The steel hilt of characteristic form, faceted and profiled. The robust blade fullered, with back edge and incised birds eye talismans. Early 19th century. Some wear. Overall length 90.5 cm. Condition II
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A RARE HUNGARIAN SWORDCANE Lot #491 (Sale Order 491 of 540) The grip a superbly-detailed bronze head of Franz Josef I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (r.1848-1916,) with brass ferrule, mounted with a fine tricorn blade. In its fitted hardwood haft with original brass tip. Latter 19th century. Light wear. Overall length 86.3 cm. Condition II
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AN INDIAN KARD DAGGER Lot #492 (Sale Order 492 of 540) The grips of elephant, with elegant steel bolster and silver toggle, the straight, single-edged blade forged of finely-patterned black Persian wootz. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with elaborately embellished silver mounts. Early 19th century. Overall length 26 cm. Condition II
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A EUROPEAN FAUCHARD POLEARM Lot #493 (Sale Order 493 of 540) The well-wrought head of characteristic form. Replaced haft. 16th-17th century. Head corroded. Overall length 244 cm. Condition IV
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AN INDIAN BATTLEAXE Lot #494 (Sale Order 494 of 540) Of steel, with broad crescent head and spike finial with brass elephant peen. A dagger contained in the steel haft. 20th century. Overall length 52 cm. Condition II
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TWO TIBETAN FLINT STRIKERS Lot #495 (Sale Order 495 of 540) Each with buffalo hide pouch and metal mounts. Late 19th century. Worn. Overall length of largest 8.9 cm. Condition III
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A CAUCASIAN KINDJAL DAGGER Lot #496 (Sale Order 496 of 540) The horn grips with profiled pommel, mounted in nielloed silver. The robust broad blade wrought with an offset fuller and tapering tip, struck at the forte with a maker’s mark. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with nielloed silver mounts decorated en suite with the hilt. Late 19th century. Overall length 44.t cm. Condition II
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NORTH INDIAN KARD DAGGER Lot #497 (Sale Order 497 of 540) A large example, the steel hilt entirely covered in elaborate bands of gold inlay in flowering vine motifs, the lanyard ring unscrews to release the pommel, revealing a hidden compartment. The broad, single-edged blade with gold vinework inlay at the fort on either side, forged of finely-patterned damascus wootz steel. In its velvet-covered wooden scabbard. Latter19th century. Overall length 43.5 cm. Condition II
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A BURMESE DHA DAGGER Lot #498 (Sale Order 498 of 540) The silver-mounted hilt with bands of filigree and elephant grip. Well-forged, single-edged blade. In its filigreed silver-covered wooden sheath. Latter 19th century. Overall length 34cm. Condition II
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AN OTTOMAN BICHAK DAGGER Lot #499 (Sale Order 499 of 540) The grip carved of elephant, bolsters lacking. The single-edged blade with gilt panels, signed AMAL ABDALLAH (Work of Abdallah) with upswept tip and showing evidence of wootz damascus steel. The velvet-covered wooden scabbard with finely nielloed silver locket and chape. Latter 18th century. Overall length 25.4 cm. Condition III
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AN AFRICAN DAGGER Lot #500 (Sale Order 500 of 540) Likely Nigerian, well forged, with pommel in the form of a pair of ramshorns. The grip with original braided leather wrap, and long, straight, handforged, leaf-shaped blade. 19th-20th century. Well worn. Overall length 37.4 cm. Condition III
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A CHINESE YAODAO SWORD Lot #501 (Sale Order 501 of 540) Qing Dynasty. The straight, single-edged, handwrought blade with slightly upswept tip and back-edge. The hilt with steel pommel, ferrule and circular guard, with polished wood grip. 18th century. As found. Overall length 88 cm. Condition V
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AN INDIAN PESH QABZ DAGGER Lot #502 (Sale Order 502 of 540) With elephant grips. The well-wrought blade of fine black wootz damascus steel with T-back, chamfered edge and armor-piercing tip. In its silver embroidered silk-covered wooden scabbard. Late 18th-eatly 19th century. Minor wear. Overall length 36.5 cm. Condition III
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A SUMATRAN BADEK DAGGER Lot #503 (Sale Order 503 of 540) Mounted entirely in silver. With graceful grip, the handforged, single-edged blade fullered and recurved. Scabbard with flared locket. Mid-19th century. Overall length 29.5 cm. Condition II
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AN AFGHAN SHASHKA-TYPE SABER Lot #504 (Sale Order 504 of 540) The wooden grips with large pommel and brass bolster, the heavy, single-edged blade fullered, with back edge, struck at the forte with Mazar-i-Sharif and other marks. In its wooden scabbard with steel mounts. Late 19th-early 20th century. Scabbard as found. Overall length 99.5 cm. Condition IV
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A RARE BOABDIL-STYLE TOLEDO SWORD Lot #505 (Sale Order 505 of 540) Made by Toledo craftsmen, based closely upon the sword of the last Muslim ruler of Granada, Muhammad XII, known as Boabdil (1460-1533.) Grip of bakelite, the mounts elaborately engraved, enameled and heavily gilded. The long, straight, double-edged blade with gilded and enameled panels at the forte, marked TOLEDO, SPAIN. In its leather scabbard with finely engraved, gilded and enameled mounts decorated en suite with the hilt. Second quarter of the 20th century. Light wear. Overall length 108 cm. Condition II
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AN INDIAN KARD DAGGER Lot #506 (Sale Order 506 of 540) The grips of mother of pearl, with integral steel bolster, the straight, single-edged blade forged of finely-patterned black Persian wootz. In its velvet-covered wooden scabbard with elaborately embellished silver mounts. Early 19th century. Overall length 26 cm. Condition II
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A MOROCCAN KOUMIYYA DAGGER Lot #507 (Sale Order 507 of 540) An earlier example, the elaborately crested pommel, ferrule and scabbard wrought entirely of silver and engraved overall, with curved, single-edged blade. Mid- 19th century. Tip restored in period. Overall length 38.2 cm. Condition IV
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A BURMESE DHA SWORD Lot #508 (Sale Order 508 of 540) The grip of bamboo with iron ferrule, with heavy blade, the thick spine tapering continuously to the expanded and rounded tip. 19th century. Worn. Overall length 59.9 cm. Condition III
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AN ARAB SAIF SWORD Lot #509 (Sale Order 509 of 540) Of characteristic form, with elephant grips and silvered guard, the long, lightly-curved European blade bifullered and back-edged. Mid-19th century. Well worn. Overall length 93.4 cm.
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A HUNGARIAN FOKOS AXE Lot #510 (Sale Order 510 of 540) An older example, the massive steel head with bearded bit and long hammer peen. On its characteristically long hardwood haft. 19th century. Minor wear. Overall length 89.4 cm. Condition III
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AN OMANI KATTARA SWORD Lot #511 (Sale Order 511 of 540) Of characteristic form, the leather-covered grip tapering continuously to the iron pommel, the long blade straight and double-edged with triple grooves and rounded tip. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with molded rings. 20th century. Blade stained, scabbard fits tightly. Overall length 105 cm. Condition III.
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AN AFGHAN SHAMSHIR SWORD Lot #512 (Sale Order 512 of 540) With hardwood grips and steel mounts, the moderately curved, handwrought blade with chiseled cartouche. 19th century. Well worn. Overall length 68 cm.
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A MORO KAMPILAN SWORD Lot #513 (Sale Order 513 of 540) The carved hilt of dark hardwood, the handwrought blade with visible layering, hardened edge and profiled, pierced tip. Late 19th century. Well worn. Overall length 92.5 cm. Condition IV
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AN IRAQI KHANJAR DAGGER Lot #514 (Sale Order 514 of 540) A popular Kurdish, with large horn grip and curved, double-edged blade with central ridge well- wrought of tightly-grained wootz. Tooled leather covered wooden sheath. 19th-20th century. 38 cm overall length. Condition III
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AN OTTOMAN YATAGHAN SWORD Lot #515 (Sale Order 515 of 540) With horn grips and brass mounts. Broad blade with struck maker’s mark. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard. As found. Overall length 80.5 cm. Condition V
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A MORO KRIS SWORD Lot #516 (Sale Order 516 of 540) With spherical carved wooden pommel and profiled and engraved silver mounts and cord wrap, retains engraved silver baca-baca. The broad, waved blade with separately-applied ganja, evidence of pattern-welded forging. In its hardwood scabbard. Retains its printed cloth binding. 19th- 20th century. Overall length 74.3 cm. Condition II
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AN IMPERIAL RUSSIAN KINDJAL DAGGER Lot #517 (Sale Order 517 of 540) Mounted entirely in finely nielloed silver in delicate spiraling vine motifs. The double-edged, blade with central fuller. In its matching silver scabbard, the reverse with nielloed sprigs. Late 19th century. Minor depressions to scabbard, blade worn. Overall length 46 cm. Condition III
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AN AFRICAN SWORD Lot #518 (Sale Order 518 of 540) With leather-covered cruciform hilt and spherical pommel, the handwrought blade straight and double-edged. First half of the 20th century. Well worn. Overall length 71 cm. Condition III
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A PERSIAN DAGGER Lot #519 (Sale Order 519 of 540) The steel grip and scabbard engraved overall with mythological Persian characters and wildlife, the blade with etched damascus effect. Early 20th century. Overall length 36 cm. Condition III
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A CHINESE JIAN SWORD Lot #520 (Sale Order 520 of 540) Of characteristic form, the grip with complex cord wrap, pierced, engraved and gilded mounts, earlier handwrought, pattern-welded blade long, straight and double-edged with central fullers. In its matching lacquered wood scabbard. 20th century. Light wear. Overall length 99.5 cm.
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AN INDIAN ARMOR SET Lot #521 (Sale Order 521 of 540) Comprising a helmet, shield, dagger and battle axe, all well-wrought of steel. The helmet of hemispherical form with scalloped border and top spike, plume tubes and adjustable nasal with camail of butted rings, falling in three points. The circular shield lightly domed, with applied scalloped border, set with four bosses. The axe with semicircular blade with top spike and flared butt. The dagger with flared pommel and damascus steel blade. All finely inlaid en suite with intricate geometrical patterns in fine silver. With full padding and grips to shield intact. 20th century. Diameter of shield 43cm. Condition II
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AN INDIAN DAGGER Lot #522 (Sale Order 522 of 540) The curved elephant grip with brass mounts, with a glass gem set in the pommel. The single-edged blade retains its cord-bound hardwood scabbard. Latter 19th century. Overall length 23.5 cm. Condition II
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A VICTORIAN ERA KNIGHTLY SWORD Lot #523 (Sale Order 523 of 540) A massive example, with profiled and pierced steel pommel, guard with expanded quillon terminals, and roped leather-covered wooden grip. The long, double-edged blade with chamfered edges. 19th century. Leather grip substantially worn, patinated overall. Overall length 132.3 cm. Condition III
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AN INDIAN KATAR DAGGER Lot #524 (Sale Order 524 of 540) A rare example, wrought entirely of steel, the hilt engraved with Arabic calligraphy, robust broad blade with central ridge developing into an armor-piercing tip. In its velvet-covered wooden scabbard. 19th century. Well worn. Overall length 41 cm. Condition IV
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A MORO KAMPILAN SWORD Lot #525 (Sale Order 525 of 540) The carved hilt of figured hardwood, grip with woven rattan bands. The handwrought blade with pierced and profiled tip. Early 20th century. Blade toned and lightly pitted. Overall length 98 cm. Condition III
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AN INDIAN TULWAR SWORD Lot #526 (Sale Order 526 of 540) The characteristic steel hilt with heavy silver inlay, with broad, curved, single-edged blade. 19th century. Overall length 86.2 cm. Condition III
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A MORO KRIS SWORD Lot #527 (Sale Order 527 of 540) The wooden hilt with cord and rattan-wrapped grip, flared pommel with mother of pearl inlays. The double-edged blade with separately-applied ganga and brass baca-bacas, showing evidence of layered forging. In its wooden scabbard with carved throat and tip and mother of pearl inlays en suite with the hilt. 20th century. Losses to inlays. Overall length 64.2 cm. Condition IV
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A CONTINENTAL SWORDCANE Lot #528 (Sale Order 528 of 540) Black-lacquered overall, the hardwood grip with rolled pommel and silver ferrule, mounted with a fine blade of flattened diamond section with etched vinework panels at the forte. In its fitted hardwood haft with original iron tip. Latter 19th century. Stable crack to grip. Overall length 69.3 cm. Condition II
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A MORO BARONG SWORD Lot #529 (Sale Order 529 of 540) The cord-wrapped grip with carved banati wood kakatua pommel and silver ferrule. The handforged blade with evidence of layer-forging. In its carved wooden scabbard with woven band intact. 20th century. Pommel reprofiled. Overall length 58.1 cm. Condition II
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A CAUCASIAN QADDARA SWORD Lot #530 (Sale Order 530 of 540) A rare example of a weapon typically found in the Transcaucasus and northern Iran, its design suggests it was used in place of the saber, probably for close fighting by infantrymen. With a large, kindjal-type horn grip. The broad similar in cross-section to Georgian saber blades, with gold-inlaid vinework panel and fullering along the spine. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard Mid-19th century. Minor chip to grip, light wear. Overall length 67.9 cm. Condition III
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A RARE SCYTHIAN AKINAKES SWORD Lot #531 (Sale Order 531 of 540) The akinakes was made famous by the nomadic Scythians, adopted by the Persians and ultimately, the Greeks. Handwrought of iron with guard of lobate type and early ramshorn-type pommel, the straight, double blade terminating in a point. 5th-3rd century b.c.e. Excavated; grip scales lacking. Overall length 34 cm. Alexander the Great defeated the Scythians (or Saccae) at the Battle of Jaxartes in 329 b.c.e. Condition V
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A TUAREG DAGGER Lot #532 (Sale Order 532 of 540) The hardwood grip profiled and inlaid with silver. The curved, pierced blade set with engraved iron, silver, brass and copper plaques. 20th century. Blade well worn. Overall length 35 cm. Condition III
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AN AFGHAN PULOWAR SWORD Lot #533 (Sale Order 533 of 540) The forged iron hilt of characteristic form, elaborately chiseled overall, with downturned quillons terminating in elaborate monster heads. The broad, fullered blade with expanded tip and back edge, struck with numerous marks at the forte. Mid-19th century. Worn. Overall length 89 cm. Condition III
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A MORO KRIS SWORD Lot #534 (Sale Order 534 of 540) The wooden hilt with cord-wrapped grip, the flared “horse’s hoof” pommel elaborately carved. The waved, double-edged blade with engraved panels at the forte and baca-baca intact. In its wooden scabbard with carved throat and tip en suite with the hilt and rattan wrap. 20th century. Overall length 75.1 cm. Scabbard cracked. Condition III
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A HUNGARIAN FOKOS AXE Lot #535 (Sale Order 535 of 540) An older example, the massive steel head repurposed from a naval boarding axe. On its characteristically long carved hardwood haft with carved and painted decoration. 19th century. Head corroded. Overall length 86.5 cm. Condition III
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AN INDIAN KATAR DAGGER Lot #536 (Sale Order 536 of 540) A massive example, wrought entirely of steel, the hilt lavishly overlaid in gold, heavily worn, the robust blade wrought of fine black wootz with deep fullering and central ridge developing into an armor-piercing tip. 18th century. Worn. Overall length 47.2 cm. Condition IV
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A PAIR OF VICTORIAN DISPLAY GAUNTLETS Lot #537 (Sale Order 537 of 540) Well cast with good detail, the thumbs hinged. 19th century. Well worn. Overall length 35.3 cm. Condition IV
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AN ALGERIAN NIMCHA DAGGER Lot #538 (Sale Order 538 of 540) The wooden mounts carved overall with brass bands. With characteristic scrolled and hooked pommel and recurved guard. The curved blade with engraved motifs. 20th century. Overall length 62.4 cm. Condition IV
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A GREEK DAGGER Lot #539 (Sale Order 539 of 540) With horn grips and broad steel blade. In its scabbard with brass mounts. Early 20th century. Well worn. Overall length 36 cm. Condition IV
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AN OTTOMAN SURMENE DAGGER Lot #540 (Sale Order 540 of 540) Of characteristic form, with eared horn grips and profiled single-edged blade with fuller. Early 20th century. Well worn. Overall length 31.5 cm. Condition IV
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