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AN INDIAN PARADE HALBERD
AN INDIAN PARADE HALBERD, 19TH CENTURY; TWO BRASS-MOUNTED INDIAN STAFFS; A LEADING STAFF AND A SPEAR, 19TH CENTURY
the first with slender steel axe-blade (pitted) retained by brass collars, steel socket issuant from a monstrous mask; the second and third each with brass head cast with an inscription including 'Chaukidar Municipal' and 'Banda Phaniram Co'; the fourth with white metal finial; and the fifth with reinforced leaf-shaped blade and moulded socket, on its haft
the first: 72.5cm; 28 1/2in head
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Sold for £320
AN INDIAN PARADE HALBERD, 19TH CENTURY; TWO BRASS-MOUNTED INDIAN STAFFS; A LEADING STAFF AND A SPEAR, 19TH CENTURY
the first with slender steel axe-blade (pitted) retained by brass collars, steel socket issuant from a monstrous mask; the second and third each with brass head cast with an inscription including 'Chaukidar Municipal' and 'Banda Phaniram Co'; the fourth with white metal finial; and the fifth with reinforced leaf-shaped blade and moulded socket, on its haft
the first: 72.5cm; 28 1/2in head
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