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THE ARMOR OF SAHIB GIRAY II, KHAN OF CRIMEAA WESSON 2-TRIGGER SPORTING RIFLE FOR PRESENTATIONA RARE DAYAK SHIELD
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Timonium, MD, United States
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2013 AUCTIONS IMPERIAL ARMS & ARMOR

Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 16 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 300 lots of choice antique arms and armor including armor, helmets, shields, swords, daggers, battleaxes, maces, halberds, matchlocks, flintlocks and percussion pieces will be offered. Our fine selection for 2013 includes broadswords, baskethilts, shamshirs, shashkas, palas, kindjals, khanjars, tulwars and spears, as well as chain mail and breastplates. This sale will also include important swords and daggers from the Greek War of Independence and the armor of the Khan of Crimea. Register now through Liveauctioneers to bid online. THERE ARE MORE AND LARGER IMAGES OF EACH LOT SHOWN IN OUR ONLINE CATALOG AT OUR WEBSITE Questions? Call 323 851 2345
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A RARE MAASAI SPEAR: With well-forged head of characteristic form, the long, parallel-edged blade with rounded tip and flared base with integral socket. The short wooden haft and long iron chape with spike finial
0289: A RARE MAASAI SPEAREst. $100-$150
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A BURMESE DHA SWORD: The silver-mounted hilt with bands of filigree and fine mesh grip, Single-edged blade very slightly curved with squared tip, forte struck with a maker’s mark. In its wooden sheath with rattan
0291: A BURMESE DHA SWORDEst. $200-$300
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A SUMATRAN BADEK DAGGER: The horn grip with lobed pommel and silver band, the recurved, single-edged blade of layered construction.In its wooden scabbard with silver bands.Latter 19th century.Worn.Overall length 31.3 cm.
0292: A SUMATRAN BADEK DAGGEREst. $75-$100
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A BURMESE DHA DAGGER: Mounted entirely in silver, the large pommel of faceted lotus-bud form. Grip and scabbard with bands of filigree, the woven shoulder cord partially intact. Single-edged blade.Mid-19th century. Light
0293: A BURMESE DHA DAGGEREst. $150-$250
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A MORO BARONG SHORTSWORD: The crested grip carved of exotic hardwood with silvered ferrule and massive blade. In its wooden scabbard carved with okir motifs. Second quarter of the 20th century.Overall length 64.5 cm.
0295: A MORO BARONG SHORTSWORDEst. $100-$150
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A SEPIK RIVER SPEAR: The long, finely-balanced hardwood haft carved overall with curvilinear motifs and tapering continuously to the butt. Mounted with a rare steel blade adapted from a single-edged European sword,
0296: A SEPIK RIVER SPEAREst. $100-$150
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A PERSIAN BIDENT SPEAR: With bifurcate blades, each with flamboyant edges and a central ridge, elaborately etched overall with Arabic inscriptions and animals at the forte. Socket of expanded form with rounded baluster
0297: A PERSIAN BIDENT SPEAREst. $100-$200
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A MEXICAN ESPADA SWORD: The hilt with brass eaglehead pommel and recurved guard, with snakeskin grip.The long, straight blade with expanded tip.In its tooled leather scabbard with woven panel and suspension band
0298: A MEXICAN ESPADA SWORDEst. $150-$200
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A FINE PHILIPPINES BOLO SWORD: Luzon work, the translucent horn hilt superbly carved with hexagonal grip terminating in an elaborate cuff, with the pommel a fully modeled and exceptionally artistic and well-rendered fist. With
0299: A FINE PHILIPPINES BOLO SWORDEst. $150-$250
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SIX HAFTED WEAPONS: Comprising a handwrought military fork head, likely European. An Eastern European military scythe with maker’s mark of a crown, the edge reworked with serrations. An ankus with handwrought steel
0300: SIX HAFTED WEAPONSEst. $300-$400
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A BALKAN CLASP KNIFE: The curved case of brass with baroque motifs and hooked terminal, the broad blade with clipped tip etched with a flower on one side and a fish on the other. With a rectangular brass seal attached,
0301: A BALKAN CLASP KNIFEEst. $100-$150
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A BRITISH M1796 INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD: Gilded hilt with vegetal modeling and wooden grip, the quality indicating private purchase.Straight, single-edged blade with broad central fuller and gilded motifs including the British crest, GR and
0303: A BRITISH M1796 INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORDEst. $300-$400
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A FRATERNAL SWORD AND A KUKRIE SHORTSWORD: A Masonic sword with gilded mounts and elephant grip, bearing the name of Leander Raney (1837-?) a leading industrialist of New Castle, PA.And a large kukrie dagger with wooden hilt and broad,
0304: A FRATERNAL SWORD AND A KUKRIE SHORTSWORDEst. $100-$150
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THREE SPANISH HORNED ANVILS: All handwrought steel, with two parallel horns and base stake. 17th-18th century.Worn. All acquired by John Woodman Higgins from Sumner Healy Galleries, N.Y., February 24, 1932. Ex-Higgins Armory
0305: THREE SPANISH HORNED ANVILSEst. $300-$400
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THREE SPANISH BLOCK ANVILS: All handwrought steel, two with rectangular blocks and one with horn, all with base stake. The last engraved, IGENIO DUQUE AGUSTIN CORTES 1730. Worn. The first two acquired by John Woodman Higgins
0306: THREE SPANISH BLOCK ANVILSEst. $300-$400
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AN INDIAN TULWAR SWORD: The iron hilt with disk pommel and knucklebow terminating in a dragon’s head, the broad, curved single-edged blade with distinct back-edge forged of active pattern-welded damascus steel. In its
0307: AN INDIAN TULWAR SWORDEst. $275-$375
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THIRTEEN SCABBARDS: Seven leather, mounts lacking; six steel, one with partial leather covering. Continental and American. 19th century. As found. Overall length of the longest 91.7 cm. Condition V
0308: THIRTEEN SCABBARDSEst. $50-$100
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A PERSIAN ZAND DYNASTY JERID JAVELIN: Wrought entirely of steel, the head with armor-piercing tip, the segmented haft with gold and silver inlaid panels and wrenched grip, the profiled polygonal finial with scrolling goldwork. Third
0309: A PERSIAN ZAND DYNASTY JERID JAVELINEst. $300-$400
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SIX SCABBARDS: All steel.Continental and American.19th-20th century. As found. Overall length of the longest 89 cm. Condition IV
0310: SIX SCABBARDSEst. $50-$100
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A PERSIAN KHANJAR DAGGER: With horn grip, the recurved, single-edged blade embellished with chiseling and gold inlay. Latter 19th century. Overall length 36.3 cm. Condition II
0311: A PERSIAN KHANJAR DAGGEREst. $250-$350
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A KUKRIE KNIFE: Nepalese work, with engraved brass hilt and heavy blade. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with by-knives intact.Latter 19th century.Overall length 44 cm. Condition II
0312: A KUKRIE KNIFEEst. $200-$250
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