2nd Jul, 2024 10:00

SUMMER VIRTUAL FINE ANTIQUE ARMS & ARMOUR AUCTION

 
Lot 28
 

28

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.

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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: SUMMER VIRTUAL FINE ANTIQUE ARMS & ARMOUR AUCTION, 2nd Jul, 2024

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