Ending 30th Jun, 2024 16:00

Olympia Timed: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria June 2024

 
Lot 526
 

526

AN EARLY INDIAN BROADSWORD (KHANDA), 16TH/17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MADRAS

with broad double-edged blade swelling slightly towards a sharp point (one small chip), iron hilt extending over the forte with a pair of shaped langets, figure-of-eight guard of v-section, pommel formed of a series of panels including a square at the base and a low dish-shaped plate at the top, each fitted with rattles (small losses) and integral grip (pitted throughout), 60.5 cm blade

Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C30

Provenance

Roy Elvis (1944 – 2022)

The owner’s catalogue entry for this lot describes it as a Churika, originating from the Greek xiphos sword, possibly introduced to India by Alexander the Great. For related swords preserved in the Liverpool Museum see Elvis 2004, p. 81.

Sold for £150


 

with broad double-edged blade swelling slightly towards a sharp point (one small chip), iron hilt extending over the forte with a pair of shaped langets, figure-of-eight guard of v-section, pommel formed of a series of panels including a square at the base and a low dish-shaped plate at the top, each fitted with rattles (small losses) and integral grip (pitted throughout), 60.5 cm blade

Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C30

Provenance

Roy Elvis (1944 – 2022)

The owner’s catalogue entry for this lot describes it as a Churika, originating from the Greek xiphos sword, possibly introduced to India by Alexander the Great. For related swords preserved in the Liverpool Museum see Elvis 2004, p. 81.

Auction: Olympia Timed: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria June 2024, ending 30th Jun, 2024

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