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Lot 7240

Three Southeast Asian Sheathed Knives

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Circa 1900, to include: a classic kris within a decorative wooden sheath (23 in. overall) (some light rusting); a long knife with patterned blade, the wooden grip fashioned as a bird's head (24.25 in. overall) (scuffs and splits to the sheath; difficult to draw from sheath); likely Malay sword after European cavalry sabres (28 in.), possibly nickel scabbard and mounts.

From the Estate of the late Susan C. Frankenberg, Hillsborough, North Carolina