Lot of 4 Ethnographic Swords Including: Kindjal, Panabas Sword, Mandinka Saber, Spanish Bilbo
Sale 2009 - Arms, Armor and Militaria Online
Lots Open
Jun 26, 2024
Lots Close
Jul 9, 2024
Timed Online / Cincinnati
Estimate
$200 -
$400
Lot Description
Lot of 4 Ethnographic Swords Including: Kindjal, Panabas Sword, Mandinka Saber, Spanish Bilbo
Lot of Four Ethnographic Swords including:
1.) A Kindjal with horn grip scales, full tang construction, and offset fullered double edged blade measuring 23.3" in length with 29.5" overall length.
2.) Mandinka Saber with leather wrapped wood core scabbard and hidden tang construction with peened tang containing a brass knob pommel. Item measures 30.25" overall with the blade rusted into the scabbard.
3.) Panabas Sword with 16.75" blade, 41.5" overall length, and featuring aluminum ring decorations to hilt, textile wrap, and a socket spike to the pommel.
4.) Possible Relic Condition Spanish Bilbao/Caribe Hilt Broadsword with 34.5" blade length and 41.5" overall length. Item shows no extant maker or arsenal markings but retains some leather wrap to the wood core grip. Blade shows a bend with signs of a crack suggesting it may have been welded at some point.
1.) A Kindjal with horn grip scales, full tang construction, and offset fullered double edged blade measuring 23.3" in length with 29.5" overall length.
2.) Mandinka Saber with leather wrapped wood core scabbard and hidden tang construction with peened tang containing a brass knob pommel. Item measures 30.25" overall with the blade rusted into the scabbard.
3.) Panabas Sword with 16.75" blade, 41.5" overall length, and featuring aluminum ring decorations to hilt, textile wrap, and a socket spike to the pommel.
4.) Possible Relic Condition Spanish Bilbao/Caribe Hilt Broadsword with 34.5" blade length and 41.5" overall length. Item shows no extant maker or arsenal markings but retains some leather wrap to the wood core grip. Blade shows a bend with signs of a crack suggesting it may have been welded at some point.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Condition Report
All items show some nicks and mars to the edges of blades with all but the Kindjal blade heavily rusted. Hilts show some cracking, flaking, and stains.
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