Arms & Armour, Pre-Columbian, Asian and Ethno
By Scollard Auctions
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Jan 30, 2024
Brea, California, United States
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Auction featuring arms and armour from cultures around the world as well as ancient and pre-Columbian lots. Includes a wide variety of Chinese, Japanese and Islamic antiques. Native American jewelry, carved African pieces and much more. Come explore
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LOT 14:
Spanish Colonial Belduque or Peasant Knife, Borderlands Period 1519-1821
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Start price:
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850
Estimated price :
$1,200 - $1,500
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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sales tax: 7.75%
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Spanish Colonial Belduque or Peasant Knife, Borderlands Period 1519-1821
Spanish peasant knife, all-steel knife with makers mark to handle and with a distinctive hook to the end of the tang. Connected to early Spanish settlements in New Mexico. The Belduque became very popular with the Plains Indians, in particular, the Comanche in the 17th and 18th centuries. One New Mexican governor demanded Rio Grande farmers to bring in their plow shears to be pounded into Belduques, to meet the demand at trade fairs at the Pueblos of Taos or Pecos at the edge of the Great Plains. Size 13 1/2" L, blade 9"
Southwestern US Arms and Armour Collection
Condition: Overall piece shows signs of use, and slight loss to blade.
