Single Owner Online Auction | LOT #288 - African Weapon Assortment
African Weapon Assortment
Estimate: $100 - $200
Hammer Price: $175
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000
Dimensions: Width: 1 1/2 inches, Length: 24 1/8 inches (takouba sword, tip to pommel (longest))
Condition: Very Good to Fair, overall light to moderate wear consistent with age, material and normal use; light to heavy oxidation on blades; takouba sword loose in handle and having losses to handle adornments and lacking scabbard; an arm dagger sheath having losses to leather including arm band portion; arm dagger with fully in tact sheath having area of missing adornment on handle and areas of surface rust on blade; curved sword and sickle sword lacking scabbards; wear to handles including scuffs, scratches, missing adornments, loosening wire; wear to blades including pitting, bends and chips; curved sword having break to part of a spike
Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present
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Sales Tax: California (7.250%), Florida (6.000%), Georgia (8.500%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)