Well over half way through the year and a well deserved break was taken and it's back to stocking the shelves for the month ahead.
For listing throughout August you'll find a number of interesting items, a number of these presold and awaiting arrival.
If you have interest in anything that has presold, don't despair, there might be another just around the corner so please do drop me a mail or a phone call to discuss your collecting wants.
Some listing for the month ahead;
Various Sudanese arm daggers
Many African spears still to be listed
A fine and rare Tibetan head dress from the Ladakh and Zanskar valley regions
A stunning carved ivory hilted Burmese dagger with inlayed blade
Several fine and very fine Turkish or Balkan Kilij/Kilic
A very good Zanzibar Saif and scabbard
A fine Moro spear head
Ivory hilted Kurdish Jambiya in silver sheath
Inut/lapland knife with large ivory hilt
Several fine African hiking staves (Sold)
A good complete Chinese Jian
More ivory hilted Kukri
Ivory and silver hilted Somali Billao and belt
Chinese Opium pipe
A very fine and early Italian dagger
A fine and unusual Spanish dagger with excellent blade markings
Various South East Asian spears (Sold)
Bronze Sumatran shield
Very good Dayak shields with tattoo designs to the rear (Under offer)
A good Wahhabite Jambiya
A very fine and large Massai Seme and belt (Sold)
Afghani Pesh kabz
A fine Burmese Dha
A group of Tiger Bells
An interesting Thai Daab
A stunning pair of mid length Shuang Jian in Turtle shell scabbard
A very fine & rare ivory hilted and pierced blade Mangbetu dagger and sheath
Sudanese Halidie and sheaths
A fine Bugis Chieftan Keris and sheath in need of some love
A 1796 pattern sword and scabbard for a boy
A fine small Chinese Jain in turtle shell dress
An interesting Sub Saharan sword and scabbard
A very good Moro Kris of archaic style with a 5 luk blade
A very interesting and rare okir worked silver hilted Moro Kris with stone inlay
A stunning pair of Shunag Gou, Tiger hook swords (Under offer)
Interesting and framed 19th century art works of interesting subject matter
Other European, Ethnographic and Oriental swords, knives and antique weapons are also being considered so please do let me know if I can help grow your collections.
All the best for the year ahead
Gavin Nugent
www.swordsantiqueweapons.com