Description
TWO FAR EASTERN SWORDS
with animal decorated hilts, the carved wood hilts with grotesque beast pommels, the forward guard carved with a similar grotesque animal, the forward quillion similarly decorated with single edged curved blades, 27in. (68cm) and 23in. (58cm) long; a German World War II?Luftwaffe dagger, decorated with swastikas and eagles, 15in. (38cm); a German pioneer short sword, with brass bound scabbard, wooden slab grip fitted with three rivets, slightly curved single edged blade in its original brass mounted leather scabbard the, ricasso struck HEMBRUG,
25in. (63cm); and a wooden hafted dagger, in string bound scabbard, the wooden slab sided grip secured by three rivets, 11in. (27cm) long (5)