Especially large flamboyant example of this extraordinary style with its finely carved X form black wood hilt and 8 1/2” curved d.e. blade.
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This magnificent creation of the iron forger’s artistry is a companion to an example in the Michael D. Rockefeller collection (1978.412.370) in the Metropolitan Museum of Art...
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Classic example of the type with 6 3/4” jambiya form blade etched with geometric panel at the base and thuluth script panel to the point, both sides.
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From a disciple of the Mahdi. Hilt and scabbard decoration of large trade beads as above with simpler decoration and identical age character.
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The wood hilt with surface textured for better purchase by scorching which raises the grain.
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8” d.e. blade with flat medial and chamfered edges, seated in a copper oval, probably made from an English large penny.
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5 7/8” d.e. blade with triple fullers, decorated with incised bands and punched scallops with cruciform motif at the forte.
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11 1/4” curved d.e. blade village forged, tool finished and boldly incised with diamond and hatched band motifs. The grip wrapped in stitched Nile crocodile skin.
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11 1/4” curved d.e. blade village forged, tool finished and boldly incised with diamond and hatched band motifs. The grip wrapped in stitched Nile crocodile skin.
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Heavy 10” blade with triple fullers and incised cruciform decoration, as found on the Taureg takouba broadsword and may have been made from one for use by the Mahdists.
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6 7/8” chamfered edge blade, light gray with original tool finish. Reptile skin wrapped grip.
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6 7/8” chamfered edge blade, light gray with original tool finish. Reptile skin wrapped grip.
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Large example with 35 1/4” d.e. double fullered broadsword blade. Large diamond section cross guard with reverse langets.
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24 3/4” d.e. blade etched both sides in five panels of thuluth inscriptions. Brass guard with reverse langets, leather wrapped grip and disk pommel. Leather covered scabbard with swelled cross band with hanging ring.
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14 1/8” d.e. blade with delicate stipple banded edges and medial ridge. Elongated grip in two stages for two hand use.
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10 3/4” d.e. leaf shaped blade made from an earlier broadsword with a fuller angled from the forte and two large copper plugs. Surface smooth to light and medium pitting.
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6 1/8” spear point blade near bright with original tool finish. Few tiny storage rust spots-negligible.
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6 1/2” d.e. leaf shaped blade deeply incised with a panel of crescents. The one piece black horn grip of Persian form, excellent with slight grain texture.
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Designed to penetrate the factory made mail armor produced in Birmingham England and delivered to the Egyptian army.
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Finely forged head of elongated leaf shape with raised medial and scallop cluster to the mid point.
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93” length. Shaft made from a natural limb or vine with characteristic wavy form and several knots from additional shoots removed.
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7 1/2” length. Identical period and related form with finely forged iron head. Central ridge on raised medial stepped down to the broadly fluted edge.
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76 1/2” length. Cane haft with separated hard wood point cut with a series of increasing size barbs.
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57” length with elongated leaf shaped blade and opened seam conical socket flanking knot chiseled expansion. Matching long rectangular section tail piece with medial expansion.
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95”. Separate wood point with opposing graduated size barbs.
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Small leaf shaped head specifically intended to penetrate the thick red British military coat.
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50” length. Forged iron head with “broad head arrow” point above a series of vicious barbs.
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Flat iron head rolled to form the opened socket and forged with two pairs of large barbs.
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49 3/4” length. Long forged iron head with elongated medial ridged barbed point on tapered bolster with opened seam socket secured with a trade tack.
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Mahdist period C.1882-98. 53 1/4” length. Iron head with sharply barbed point and stiffened medial formed by off setting the edges.
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