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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 SOUTH INDIAN KATAR DAGGER: A massive example, the hilt finely forged and chiseled overall in vegetal motifs; with fullered, double-edged blade. 17th century. Overall length 52.2 cm. Condition II
0049: A SOUTH INDIAN KATAR DAGGEREst. $300-$400
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A PHILIPPINES SWORD: The grip carved of fine exotic hardwood with ferrule adapted from a military fitting with U.S. markings; massive handforged blade which expands continuously to the tip. Later scabbard carved and
0050: A PHILIPPINES SWORDEst. $150-$200
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A CONTINENTAL CUIRASSIER BREASTPLATE: Probably French, for use in the field.Of steel, bordered in large, brass studs with a number of painted collection numbers to the interior.Deaccessioned from the John Woodman Higgins Armory Museum,
0051: A CONTINENTAL CUIRASSIER BREASTPLATEEst. $200-$250
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AN INDONESIAN TOMBAK SPEARHEAD: Of characteristic form, expanded at the forte and midsection, and forged of dramatically-patterned pamor, with a lengthy spike tang. The hardwood scabbard finely carved with raised panels of
0052: AN INDONESIAN TOMBAK SPEARHEADEst. $100-$150
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A GERMAN LEFT-HAND DAGGER: With spherical pommel and guard with ring and swollen quillon finials, the grip with twisted wire wrap and turkshead knots in place. Broad blade of flattened-diamond section showing hand-forging
0053: A GERMAN LEFT-HAND DAGGEREst. $350-$400
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A RARE QING DYNASTY SAI PARRYING WEAPON: A very well made example with finely-forged tapering octagonal steel shaft, the semicircular guard notched at either end. With ribbed horn grip, brass ferrules, and pommel wrought as a profiled cube.
0054: A RARE QING DYNASTY SAI PARRYING WEAPONEst. $100-$200
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A GERMAN HALBERD: An elaborate example in 16th century style, of pierced and scrolled steel with long topspike, mounted on an octagonal-section wooden haft. Purchased from the workshops of Ernst Schmidt, Munich by
0055: A GERMAN HALBERDEst. $300-$400
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A MOROCCAN KOUMIYYAH DAGGER: Of characteristic form with flared wooden grip, the arched pommel and scabbard wrought entirely of silver and finely engraved overall. The curved blade with central ridge .Late 19th –early 20th
0056: A MOROCCAN KOUMIYYAH DAGGEREst. $150-$200
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AN OTTOMAN KUBUR PISTOL: Of characteristic form with walnut stock, the heavy silver mounts embossed and engraved in scrolls and vegetal motifs, the flintlock mechanism and barrel well-chiseled with Ottoman stand of arms.
0058: AN OTTOMAN KUBUR PISTOLEst. $500-$600
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A MORO KRIS SWORD: A fine example with exotic hardwood grip, the pommel flared and scrolled, with cord-wrapped grip and silver ferrule which neatly retain the silver baka-baka. The broad, waved blade with
0059: A MORO KRIS SWORDEst. $300-$400
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A PERSIAN ZAND DYNASTY TABAR BATTLEAXE: The massive head of double-bearded form and triangular section, tapering continuously in cross-section from the polygonal poll to the acute edge, inlaid with profiled brass strips and struck with a
0060: A PERSIAN ZAND DYNASTY TABAR BATTLEAXEEst. $500-$600
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A THAI DHA SWORD: A massive example, the mounts engraved in floral and vegetal motifs and silvered overall. The single-edged blade with central fuller, elaborately inlaid at the forte in silver floral work, lightly
0061: A THAI DHA SWORDEst. $150-$200
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A NORTH INDIAN KHANJAR DAGGER: With beaked brass pommel and ferrule engraved and lacquered red, the grips of green hardstone. The broad, T-backed blade with chamfered cutting edge .Latter 19th century. Overall length 33.6 cm.
0062: A NORTH INDIAN KHANJAR DAGGEREst. $200-$250
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A RARE BALUCHI SHIELD: Of thick, hardened hide, set with numerous large, geometrical brass mounts and studs, stamped with birdseye motifs and profiled throughout. Mid-19th century. Diameter 27.3 cm. Condition I
0063: A RARE BALUCHI SHIELDEst. $300-$400
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A BURMESE DHA DAGGER: Mounted entirely in silver set with filigreed bands, the grip a single section of elephant, the lightly-curved blade handforged.Mid-19th century. Minor wear overall, pommel chipped, blade partially
0064: A BURMESE DHA DAGGEREst. $100-$200
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AN OTTOMAN SHISHANA RIFLE: Of characteristic form, the hardwood stock mounted in brass decorated with punchwork, with a green velvet strip encircling the butt. The miquelet lock struck with a maker’s mark on the bridle, the
0065: AN OTTOMAN SHISHANA RIFLEEst. $400-$500
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A KRIS PANJANG SWORD: Sumatran, the JawaDemam-type grip carved of finely-grained hardwood with an applied crest. The exceptionally long, straight blade forged of pamor. In its en suite scabbard.First half of the 19th
0066: A KRIS PANJANG SWORDEst. $250-$350
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A PERSIAN TRIDENT: The steel head forged with three blades, the outer ones undulating, inlaid overall with running vine motifs in silver. On its hardwood haft.Late 19th century.Ex-Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester,
0067: A PERSIAN TRIDENTEst. $200-$300
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A TIBETAN DAGGER: The grips of antler with an engraved silver boss and brass pommel and bolsters, the straight, single-edged blade deeply fullered. In its rayskin covered scabbard with finely embossed iron mounts and
0068: A TIBETAN DAGGEREst. $150-$200
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AN AFGHAN CHOORA DAGGER: Of characteristic form with flared elephant pommel and grips, the tangband and bolsters of engraved silver. The heavy, single-edged blade with etched motifs to forte.In its stamped leather-covered
0069: AN AFGHAN CHOORA DAGGEREst. $100-$150
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A RARE CENTRAL INDIAN BAJUBAND ARMGUARD: Of splinted type, composed of five rectangular plates, the longest with raised central ridge, each connected by bands of riveted mail terminating in a gauntlet.With buckles intact.Mid-16th
0070: A RARE CENTRAL INDIAN BAJUBAND ARMGUARDEst. $250-$350
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AN AFGHAN SALAWAR SHORTSWORD: The hilt with elephant grips and profiled steel bolsters, the broad, T-backed blade with silver inlaid panels at either side of the forte. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large, embossed
0071: AN AFGHAN SALAWAR SHORTSWORDEst. $300-$400
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A SYRIAN KHANJAR DAGGER: Of characteristic form, the steel grip and scabbard elaborately inlaid with silver in geometrical motifs. The curved, double-edged blade decorated en suite. Second half of the 19th century.Overall
0072: A SYRIAN KHANJAR DAGGEREst. $150-$200
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