29th Sep, 2017 10:00 GMT/BST

Militaria & Ethnographica

 
Lot 83
 

83

A 19th Century Nias ";Balato"; (Sword), Sumatra, the 57.5cm single edge straight back steel...

A 19th Century Nias "Balato" (Sword), Sumatra, the 57.5cm single edge straight back steel blade with curved edge and pointed tip, with notched ricasso, the brass cylindrical grip with large wood pommel carved as the head of a parrot with copper rosette eyes, lacks scabbard

Sold for £110
Estimated at £150 - £200


 

There is black patching to the blade and small dents to the brass collar. The hilt is good. There is no scabbard

 


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Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 29th Sep, 2017

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