1910 Thomes Ave, Cheyenne WY 82001, United States
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KNIVES SWORDS ARMOR MATCHLOCK FLINTLOCK DAGGER PISTOL SWORD CANNON
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LOT 222:
AN OTTOMAN KALKAN BUCKLER SHIELD
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Sold for: $550
Price including buyer’s premium:
$
686.95
Start price:
$
150
Estimated price :
$300 - $500
Buyer's Premium: 24.9%
sales tax: 6%
On the full lot's price and commission
Users from foreign countries may be exempted from tax payments, according to the relevant tax regulations
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AN OTTOMAN KALKAN BUCKLER SHIELD
A rare example of characteristic form, the body formed of cane in a tightly-wound spiral, lightly domed in profile, with each ring wrapped in woolen thread. With applied studded steel boss and rim connected by wrought strips of alternating form, studded with coins. Grip and liner intact. 19th century or earlier. Well worn overall. Diameter 27.5cm. / 10 3/4" Popular in the Eastern Ottoman Empire where they were used aggressively in conjunction with the pala saber and hancer dagger. See last photo of a Kurdish warrior from East Anatolia c. 1870 below (included for reference only, photo not included in this lot.) Condition III
