Medals & Coins, Arms & Militaria - 21st November 2018
Lot 193
Two Indian mele weapons: a bhuj
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £480
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Description
Two Indian mele weapons: a bhuj, stout double curved blade 7.5 in, mounted on a brass elephant head with green glass eyes, brass haft within a copper sleeve chased and pierced with a foliate design, blue fabric covered scabbard with similarly decorated pierced copper mounts; and a zaghnal, beak shaped blade 7.5 in., set in a chased brass bracket with two openwork tigers, a elephant to the pean, brass haft with chased decoration, urn shaped finial unscrewing to reveal a slender knife blade, blue cloth covered scabbard with chased copper mounts. [2]