A PERSIAN SWORD (SHAMSHIR); A GURKHA KUKRI KNIFE; AN AFRICAN SPEAR AND A PIKE, 19TH CENTURY
the first with curved single-edged blade, iron cross-piece and later leather-covered grip; the second with long curved blade, and two-stage hardwood grip carved with a band of foliage, in its scabbard; the fourth African, with small leaf-shaped head, slender socket, on its wooden haft and the third a naval boarding pike, on a portion of its wooden haft
the first: 70.7 cm; 27 ¾ in blade
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Sold for £650
A PERSIAN SWORD (SHAMSHIR); A GURKHA KUKRI KNIFE; AN AFRICAN SPEAR AND A PIKE, 19TH CENTURY
the first with curved single-edged blade, iron cross-piece and later leather-covered grip; the second with long curved blade, and two-stage hardwood grip carved with a band of foliage, in its scabbard; the fourth African, with small leaf-shaped head, slender socket, on its wooden haft and the third a naval boarding pike, on a portion of its wooden haft
the first: 70.7 cm; 27 ¾ in blade
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Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 29th Jun, 2022