Ending 8th Dec, 2024 14:00

Olympia Timed: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria December 2024

 
  Lot 324
 

324

A RARE SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (KHANDA), 17TH CENTURY

with broad double-edged crucible steel blade of flattened hollow-diamond section, iron hilt comprising a pair of long shaped langets extending over the forte, figure-of-eight shaped guard with slightly down-turned brim, disc pommel, domed moulded button and integral grip, 93.0 cm blade

Provenance

Roy Elvis (1944-2022) catalogue number C60

Sold for £600


 

with broad double-edged crucible steel blade of flattened hollow-diamond section, iron hilt comprising a pair of long shaped langets extending over the forte, figure-of-eight shaped guard with slightly down-turned brim, disc pommel, domed moulded button and integral grip, 93.0 cm blade

Provenance

Roy Elvis (1944-2022) catalogue number C60