AUCTIONS IMPERIAL MAY 2024 ARMS AND ARMOR
Lot 147:
Description
The robust steel guard of distinctive form, with tapering quillons and developed langets. The massive blade of flattened-triangular section with long, well-defined yelman back edge with central ridge and and offset tang. 13th- 14th century. Excavated condition. Such sabers are extremely rare. A quite similar example appeared THE LEGACY OF GENGHIS KHAN catalog from the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York Exhibition, N.Y., 2002, Komaroff & Carboni, eds, p. 13 (see reference photo last image below.) PLEASE NOTE: the sword shown in the last image below is a visual reference only and is not included in this lot. Overall length 88.3 cm / 34 1/4". Condition V
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