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Int'l Auction of Important Antique Arms
4:00 PM PT - Mar 15th, 2008

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Auctions Imperial, LLC

10061 Riverside Drive
Toluca Lake , CA 91602
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380 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
209 Lot 209

An Early-Medieval Broadsword
Possibly Viking or Rus, the straight, double-edged blade of ...

900
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1,000
1 Bid
210 Lot 210

A Mediterranean Dagger
A rare type, probably Andalusian or Venetian. The hilt of si...

800
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1,000
60 Bids
211 Lot 211

A Pappenheimer Rapier
A rare type, possibly English. The hilt of Pappenheimer form...

4,000
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5,000
6 Bids
212 Lot 212

The Masonic Sword of Colonel Emilio Kosterlitzky
Of typical form, the hilt with Maltese cross to guard and po...

3,000
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4,000
1 Bid
236 Lot 236

An Anglo Indian Bowie Knife
The grips of green stone with lanyard ring to pommel, the st...

200
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250
3 Bids
237 Lot 237

A Sheffield Bowie Knife
The grips of brown horn with white metal guard and mother of...

300
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500
24 Bids
238 Lot 238

A Sheffield Dagger
The grip of a single section of fluted mother of pearl with ...

100
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200
10 Bids
239 Lot 239

A Set of Koshirae for a Wakizashi
Satsuma work, with copper fuchi and kashira and gilt menuki,...

900
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1,000
3 Bids
240 Lot 240

A Set of Koshirae for a Wakizashi
With fuchi, kashira and menuki inlaid with gold, Satsuma-typ...

700
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800
1 Bid
241 Lot 241

A Japanese Tsuba
Pierced iron, Mogarashi Soten school with chiseled and pierc...

250
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350
18 Bids
242 Lot 242

A Japanese Tsuba
Pierced brass, in the form of a stylized rain dragon curled ...

200
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250
8 Bids
243 Lot 243

A Japanese Tsuba
Iron, Awa Shoami school. Showing a tree and cicada with gold...

100
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150
17 Bids
244 Lot 244

A Japanese Tsuba
Pierced and chiseled iron depicting bound sheaves of rice. K...

500
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550
4 Bids
245 Lot 245

A Japanese Tsuba
Chiseled shibuichi, depicting a man on the banks of a stream...

600
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700
13 Bids
246 Lot 246

A Japanese Tsuba
Copper with silver rim, possibly made for a boy's sword. Chi...

800
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900
5 Bids
247 Lot 247

A Japanese Tsuba
Chiseled iron with kiku motif and gold inlaid border. Choshu...

500
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600
1 Bid
248 Lot 248

A Japanese Tsuba
Chiseled iron with dragon among waves, signed Masahide Saku....

500
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600
2 Bids
249 Lot 249

A Japanese Tsuba
Pierced and chiseled iron with Hana motif, signed Kuni Hiro....

500
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600
3 Bids
250 Lot 250

A Japanese Tsuba
Chiseled iron with flower motif and inlaid with gold. Choshu...

500
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600
2 Bids
251 Lot 251

A Japanese Tsuba
Pierced and engraved iron with flower motif, Kami Yoshi Scho...

500
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600
1 Bid
252 Lot 252

A Japanese Tsuba
Namban style, pierced and chiseled iron with gold inlays, li...

900
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1,000
1 Bid
253 Lot 253

A Japanese Tsuba
Pierced and chiseled iron with shakudo plugs, swimming turtl...

800
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900
1 Bid
254 Lot 254

A Japanese Tsuba
Chiseled shakudo, depicting Chohi and Komei plotting in a ca...

1,300
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1,400
4 Bids
255 Lot 255

A Japanese Tsuba
Gilded silver with shakudo rim, cloisonne vine and flower mo...

1,200
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1,300
2 Bids
256 Lot 256

A Japanese Tsuba
Shakudo, of Mokko form with :amida yasuri:, or radiating fil...

400
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500
1 Bid
257 Lot 257

A Japanese Tsuba
Pierced and chiseled iron with flower and leaf motif, inlaid...

800
-
900
12 Bids
258 Lot 258

A Japanese Tsuba
Iron with raised rim inlaid in gold with flower and cloud mo...

500
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600
15 Bids
259 Lot 259

A Japanese Tsuba
Pierced and textured iron with flower motif. Edo period. Inc...

400
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500
5 Bids
260 Lot 260

A Japanese Tsuba
Namban style, chiseled iron with Ho birds on one side and si...

150
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200
14 Bids
261 Lot 261

A Burmese Dha Dagger
With elaborately carved ivory grip and silver ferrule, steel...

150
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200
20 Bids
262 Lot 262

A Burmese Dha Dagger
With fluted ivory grip, steel blade and silver mounts with f...

100
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200
18 Bids
263 Lot 263

An Ottoman Kindjal Dagger
The horn grip covered in gilded metal elaborately embossed a...

600
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700
8 Bids
264 Lot 264

A Japanese Wakizashi
A fully-mounted Bizen Province sword with signed sukashi-sty...

800
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1,000
14 Bids
265 Lot 265

A Set of Gunto Koshirae
With complete gilt mounts and brown-laced tsuka, the field s...

450
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600
9 Bids
266 Lot 266

A Japanese Tanto
The Hizen mounts with gold and silver inlay, kashira with tr...

3,600
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4,000
4 Bids
267 Lot 267

Eight Japanese Arrows with Quiver
Each arrow with three fletchings and a target tip. The quive...

700
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800
4 Bids
268 Lot 268

A Heian-Style Tachi Blade
An important example, forged in classic Heian style by Yoshi...

12,000
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14,000
3 Bids
269 Lot 269

A Jumonji Yari
The blade of classic trident form with expanded tip, with ac...

2,800
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3,000
5 Bids
270 Lot 270

A Yoroi Doshi Dagger
A rare and important Nio School armor-piercing dagger, the m...

7,500
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8,500
1 Bid
271 Lot 271

A Wakizashi Dagger
The Yasutsugu School-blade with superior quality :horimono: ...

14,000
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16,000
2 Bids
272 Lot 272

A Japanese Musketeer's Helmet
A rare type of conical form, comprised of eight direct-rivet...

2,500
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2,800
7 Bids
273 Lot 273

A Japanese Yumi Bow
Of classic form, bamboo with the grip rattan and leather wra...

750
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850
3 Bids
274 Lot 274

Nine Japanese Arrows with Quiver
Each arrow with three fletchings and a target tip. The quive...

800
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900
4 Bids
275 Lot 275

Six Japanese Arrows with Quiver
Each arrow with three sea-eagle feather fletchings and targe...

1,200
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1,350
3 Bids
276 Lot 276

A Japanese Archery Set
A rare set for indoor use, probably made for presentation to...

2,300
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2,500
3 Bids
277 Lot 277

A Japanese Swordstand Kake
For a daisho, of black lacquered wood with delicately-execut...

450
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500
4 Bids
278 Lot 278

A Katana Sword
The soft metal fuchi and kashira engraved, the menuki with g...

1,500
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1,800
13 Bids
279 Lot 279

A Wakizashi Sword
The fuchi, kashira and menuki with gold and silver inlays, t...

800
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1,000
13 Bids
280 Lot 280

An Ottoman Turban-Pin :Sorguch:
A rare item, of filigreed silver set with cabochoned turquoi...

1,000
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1,100
3 Bids
281 Lot 281

An Ottoman Yataghan Sword
Probably Southern Balkan work, the small-eared horn grips in...

200
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300
5 Bids
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