7th Dec, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Militaria & Ethnographica
188
A 19th Century Omani Khanjar, the 16cm double edge curved steel blade with raised medial ridge, the rhinoceros horn grip with silver mounts, the scabbard covered on one side with woven silver wire and embossed with scrolling tendrils and flowerheads, with woven cloth belt, 30cm; an Early 20th Century Moroccan Jambiya, the single edge steel blade with three narrow fullers stamped with cross and dot motifs, the brass hilt with waisted wood grip and domed pommel, the brass scabbard embossed with panels of foliage, with thick cord strap, 58cm (2)
Sold for £1,100
Estimated at £200 - £300
1 - Rust pitting to blade with nicks to the edges. Grip is dried out with cracks, some mounts missing. 2 - Black patching to the greasy blade. Minor cracks to the wood grip. Solder repairs to the scabbard.
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Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 7th Dec, 2022
Militaria and Ethnographica Sales encompass items across diverse areas of collecting, from European and Eastern armour to 18th and 19th century firearms, military uniforms and documents, edged weapons, World War I and World War II ephemera, masonic regalia and medals.
Also included are a vast range of objects created in the early 20th century or earlier by indigenous cultures around the world, from early American civilisations to African tribes and Polynesian island cultures, incorporating religious idols, domestic and ritual objects, figurative sculpture, jewellery and weapons of all descriptions.
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