26th Nov, 2024 10:00
AUTUMN VIRTUAL FINE ANTIQUE ARMS & ARMOUR AUCTION
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A LATE 16TH OR EARLY 17TH CENTURY SOUTHERN INDIAN SWORD OR RAPIER
87.5cm tapering blade with raised medial ridge and drawn out to an armour piercing tip, the forte with foliate chiselled reinforcing strap, characteristic hilt with broad upturned guard, urn-form grip, the winged pommel with foliate chiselled reinforce. For similar swords see Elgood, Hindu Arms and Ritual.
Sold for £420
87.5cm tapering blade with raised medial ridge and drawn out to an armour piercing tip, the forte with foliate chiselled reinforcing strap, characteristic hilt with broad upturned guard, urn-form grip, the winged pommel with foliate chiselled reinforce. For similar swords see Elgood, Hindu Arms and Ritual.
Auction: AUTUMN VIRTUAL FINE ANTIQUE ARMS & ARMOUR AUCTION, 26th Nov, 2024
