6th Dec, 2023 11:00
Arms, Armour & Militaria
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A SOUTH INDIAN HATCHET (ARUVAL), 18TH/19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MALABAR COAST
with curved crescentic blade formed with a fuller along the back-edge, moulded bud-shaped point, sharp inner edge and broadening at the forte, engraved iron figure-of-eight shaped guard rising to a broad knuckle-guard with recurved bud-shaped finial, carved wooden grip with broad iron ferrule at the base, elliptical pommel fitted with concentric washers with scrolling terminals, 74.0 cm blade
Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C122.
Sold for £450
with curved crescentic blade formed with a fuller along the back-edge, moulded bud-shaped point, sharp inner edge and broadening at the forte, engraved iron figure-of-eight shaped guard rising to a broad knuckle-guard with recurved bud-shaped finial, carved wooden grip with broad iron ferrule at the base, elliptical pommel fitted with concentric washers with scrolling terminals, 74.0 cm blade
Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C122.
Auction: Arms, Armour & Militaria, 6th Dec, 2023
