Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 1st May 2019

Lot 650

Three Asian weapons: an Assamese sword (dao)

Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £140

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Description

Three Asian weapons: an Assamese sword (dao), flaring blade 18.5 in. with slightly concave tip, open sided wooden scabbard with partial rattan harness; a Bhutanese sword, heavy blade 17 in., wire bound wooden hilt, open sided wooden scabbard; and an Naga axe, square pointed blade 8.25 in., wooden haft with rattan binding and hair fringe. [3]