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A Very Rare North Indian Naklang Dao
Khasi Hills Of Assam, 19th Century

Antique Arms and Armour
30 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A Very Rare North Indian Naklang Dao
Khasi Hills Of Assam, 19th Century

Of iron, with single-edged blade (extreme tip missing) of fauchard form and two sharply-pointed side-lugs at the base, tapering integral grip of partly flattened oval section with turned moulding beneath the pierced needle-head shaped pommel, and with two downbent seamed cone-shaped quillons each with flower-head shaped latten terminal with beaded border (pitted overall)
67 cm. blade, 111.1 cm. overall

Footnotes

An almost identical example is in the Royal Armouries, Leeds (inv. no. XXVIS. 184). For further information see W. Egerton, An illustrated handbook of Indian arms, 1880, no. 204, p. 90, fig. 19, and P. Rawson, The Indian Sword, 1968, pl. 35

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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
A Pair Of Highland All-Metal Percussion Belt Pistols Signed Paton & Walsh Perth, Mid 19th century
A Silver-Mounted Left-Hand Dagger, probably German, Italian or English Late 16th Century Or Later
FOUR REPRODUCTION CARVED POWDER HORNS/FLASKS.late 20th century.
THREE CARVED COCONUT ITEMS.18th/19th century.
A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND REPRODUCTION POWDER FLASKS AND RELATED SPORTING ITEMS.
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