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An impressive Fijian Root Stock Club with a great patina, purchased from the Lillian Hoffman collection.

This large and very impressive club is certainly 19th century, and very possibly earlier. It has a striking patina that I’ve rarely encounted on similar clubs. There is Fijian zigzag carving at the very end of the club. This is relatively faint, which is very common with this particular form.

The club is completely intact, with old surface level rupture lines that only enhance the overall character and reinforce the usage patina of the piece.

There is a very old screw at the back of the club, no doubt placed to facilitate hanging. By the look of it this was done a very long time ago and may be almost as old as the club. There is also another small and insignificant hole, no doubt from a small screw that was removed. Otherwise pristine and untouched.

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95cm long, and about 2.25kg, this monster of a weapon was made for someone large, and with an equally big swing.

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This is a fine early 19th century jade-hilted khanjar dagger. It has a great tiered blade typical of the finer quality pieces. The jade handle also has a round mother-of-pearl eye inset, giving the hilt a bird head appearance. Some of the gilt on the metal part of the hilt has worn away. Otherwise a fine rare piece that would ordinarily attract a far higher price. Authentic jade-hilted daggers like this usually carry a premium. Priced to sell. Comes with it’s immaculate and original leather silver-mounted scabbard.

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This is an impressive large pair of Fakir’s Horns – carried by Indian Fakir’s (holy men) ostensibly because they were forbidden from carrying weapons. It’s a rare item and this is in nice, complete condition. Looking at it, with it’s fine forged spear tips, placed on large blackbuck horns, it’s hard to imagine this being not classified as a ‘weapon’.

This is a great example, at 87cm from tip to tip, and dates back to the early 19th century, perhaps even slightly earlier.