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An unusual war scythe (matchu) with pommel from the hilt of a sword from the armoury of Tipu Sul...
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An unusual war scythe (matchu) with pommel from the hilt of a sword from the armoury of Tipu Sultan Mysore and South India, late 18th and 19th Century the single-edged blade of crescent form, the hilt with a pommel in the form of a tiger head decorated with engraved bubri motifs 52.1 cm. long Footnotes: The pommel of the present lot has been taken from a sword relating to examples in the National War Museum, Edinburgh (M.2004.53); on display at Powys Castle, Wales (no. 33); further examples are published in Robert Hales, Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime's Passion, London, 2013, p. 185, cats. 439 and 440. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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An unusual war scythe (matchu) with pommel from the hilt of a sword from the armoury of Tipu Sultan Mysore and South India, late 18th and 19th Century the single-edged blade of crescent form, the hilt with a pommel in the form of a tiger head decorated with engraved bubri motifs 52.1 cm. long Footnotes: The pommel of the present lot has been taken from a sword relating to examples in the National War Museum, Edinburgh (M.2004.53); on display at Powys Castle, Wales (no. 33); further examples are published in Robert Hales, Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime's Passion, London, 2013, p. 185, cats. 439 and 440. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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