28th Jun, 2023 12:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
18
AN INDIAN SWORD (PATA), PROBABLY 18TH/19TH CENTURY THANJAVUR, TAMIL NADU
with broad double-edged blade formed with a central fuller, iron gauntlet hilt extending over the forte with a pair of shaped panels, embossed over the greater part of its surface in the form of a scaly Yali head, low flange at the top, the inside with a slender grip bar and a flanged arm-guard with recurved terminals, 97.0 cm blade
Roy Elvis catalogue number C97
Sold for £900
with broad double-edged blade formed with a central fuller, iron gauntlet hilt extending over the forte with a pair of shaped panels, embossed over the greater part of its surface in the form of a scaly Yali head, low flange at the top, the inside with a slender grip bar and a flanged arm-guard with recurved terminals, 97.0 cm blade
Roy Elvis catalogue number C97
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 28th Jun, 2023
