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A JAPANESE SHINTO KATANA, 17TH CENTURY of shallow torii-zori, shinogi-zukuri with chu-kissaki, details obscured, surige-nakago with three mekugi-ana, mumei, roiro saya; iron mokkogata and menuki of dragons 68.5cm, 27in blade £700-900 | Nil |
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480 |
| 2 | A JAPANESE KATANA with slightly curved single-edged blade with a straight hamon, long tang signed on one side and pierced with two holes, later hexagonal brass tsuba, fabric-bound sharkskin-covered grip and lacquered saya 71cm; 28in blade £300-500 | Nil |
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300 |
| 3 | A JAPANESE WAKIZASHI with slightly curved single-edged blade with wavy hamon, silver habaki, the tang pierced with a single hole and signed on each side, steel tsuba cast as an expanded flowerhead, sharkskin-covered grip with silver menuki and fuchi, and brass kabuto-gane, in its brass-mounted lacquered saya applied with label on one side 46.5cm; 18 1/4in blade £600-800 | Nil |
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| 4 | A NAGINATA, SHINSHINTO WAKIZASHI BY MOTONAGA AND A SHOWATO, 17TH, 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES RESPECTIVELY the blade of typical form, all details obscured by mumei, the black painted pole with a crushed raden section; the second of shallow torii-zori, shinogi-zukuri with chu-kissaki, suguba of nioi, ko-maru boshi, itame-hada, ubu-nakago with higaki-yasuri, mei Aoki Taira Motonaga, black ishime saya, copper aikuchi fittings with blossoms in honzogan, kurigata missing; and the Showato with wide suguba, ubu-nakago, mumei, in a military koshirae the first: 33.7cm; 13 1/4in blade the second: 38.3cm; 15 1/8in blade the third: 65.8cm; 26in blade (3) £600-800 | Nil |
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300 |
| 5 | A JAPANESE NAGINATA, 18TH CENTURY with curved blade formed with a double-edged point, cut with a pair of fullers of differing length each highlighted in red, plain tang pierced with a single hole, on a black lacquered wooden haft with iron show and copper mounts, and a Malaysian spear, 19th century, with steel leaf-shaped blade, and bamboo shaft bound with rattan over the upper portion the first: 35.5cm; 14in blade (2) £400-500 | Nil |
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| 6 | A JAPANESE KATANA AND WAKIZASHI MOUNTED ON A KATANA KAKE the katana with curved single-edged blade chiselled with a dragon over the lower portion, signed tang pierced with a single hole, engraved brass tsuba, in its saya, decorated with a three clawed dragon in gold lacquer; the wakizashi with curved single-edged blade, plain tang pierced with a single hole, engraved brass tsuba, in its lacquered saya with signed kozuka; the katana kake decorated with gilt wading birds in a reedy landscape, on a black lacquered ground the katana: 73cm; 28 3/4in blade the wakizashi: 50.5cm; 19 7/8in blade (3) £2000-3000 | Nil |
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3000 |
| 7 | A JAPANESE FORTY-TWO PLATE KABUTO, 19TH CENTURY with hemi-spherical skull formed with numerous raised ribs, joined at the top by a ring-shaped finial, decorated over its full surface with silver scrollwork, two characters at the front and one at the back, with rounded peak fitted with a plume-holder, roped copper edge and lacquered red on the underside, and retaining an early fabric lining 17cm; 6 3/4in high £800-1000 | Nil |
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750 |
| 8 | A PAIR OF JAPANESE STEEL STIRRUPS (ABUMI BATTO), EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY with black lacquered treads, strongly curved at the front and rising to a pierced plate incorporating a loop buckle for suspension, the outer surface decorated with a single mon lying against a tightly inlaid aogai ground, unsigned (small cracks and losses) 27cm; 10 5/8in high (2) £700-900 | Nil |
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| 9 | A PAIR OF JAPANESE STEEL STIRRUPS (ABUMI BATTO), 19TH CENTURY with red lacquered treads (small cracks and losses), strongly curved at the front and rising to a signed pierced plate incorporating a loop buckle for suspension, and the outer surface inlaid with large silver flowers, scrollwork and linear ornament (small losses and wear) 25cm; 9 7/8in high (2) £600-800 | Nil |
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600 |
| 10 | A PAIR OF JAPANESE STEEL STIRRUPS (ABUMI BATTO), 19TH CENTURY with red lacquered treads (small cracks and losses), strongly curved at the front and rising to a pierced plate incorporating a loop buckle for suspension, the outer surface lacquered brown and decorated at the front with a gold mon (small losses) 26.5cm; 10in high (2) £500-700 | Nil |
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500 |
| 11 | AN 18 BORE JAPANESE SNAP MATCHLOCK MUSKET, CIRCA 1870 with heavy octagonal barrel retained by a faceted brass band at the breech, fitted with block-shaped sights, inlaid with soft metal foliage at the muzzle, over the median and ahead of the breech, the latter decorated with a mon (worn, the barrel pitted), steel pan fitted with brass pivot-cover, brass lock with moulded brass serpentine, brass trigger, and stained cherrywood full stock with slender faceted butt stamped with a brief inscription on the spine (worn, ramrod missing) 69.5cm; 27 3/8in barrel £700-900 | Nil |
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650 |
| 12 | A 12 BORE JAPANESE SNAP MATCHLOCK MUSKET, CIRCA 1870 with heavy octagonal barrel retained by a faceted brass band at the breech, fitted with large pierced v-shaped fore-sight and pierced block-shaped back-sight, inlaid over much of its surface in silver with a series of flowerheads enclosed within a geometric framework and further linear ornament, inlaid with a silver mon and signed over the breech (the signature rubbed, the silver with losses), steel pan (pivot-cover missing), brass lock with moulded steel serpentine, brass trigger, and stained cherrywood full stock with slender faceted butt of characteristic form (worn, ramrod missing) 76.5cm; 30 1/8in barrel £700-900 | Nil |
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650 |
| 13 | A PERSIAN KARD, 18TH CENTURY with tapering single-edged blade of watered steel (the tip shortened), chiselled with a slender rib and flowers on the back-edge, the latter enriched with gold, encrusted with gold foliage in a shaped beadwork panel over the forte including a brief inscription on one side, steel hilt comprising chiselled ferrule and back-strap each previously encrusted with gold en suite with the forte (now missing), and a pair of morse grip-scales, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard decorated with red silk and bullion thread 34.7cm; 13 3/4in £1000-1200 | Nil |
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1000 |
| 14 | A CAUCASIAN MILITARY SWORD, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with slightly curved blade double-edged towards the point, cut with a pair of slender fullers of differing length and engraved over the forte including a short inscription, steel cross-piece and leather-covered wooden grip rising up to an angular pommel (pommel cap missing) 73.8cm; 29in blade £200-300 | Nil |
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200 |
| 15 | A TURKISH KNIFE, LATE 19TH CENTURY with tapering blade, cut with a series of fullers and decorated with punched and raised linear ornament on each side, silver beadwork hilt decorated with coral in raised settings along the back-edge and on the pommel, and with a star and crescent on each side of the forte, in its original silver scabbard decorated with chiselled and nielloed scrollwork on the outer face of the locket and the chape 29.8cm; 11 3/4in £400-600 | Nil |
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550 |
| 16 | A CAUCASIAN MAIL HELMET AND SHIRT, 18TH CENTURY the helmet formed of a shallow convex steel plate embossed with a circular band and a cross in the centre, retaining its original mail defence of flattened riveted links and extending over the neck, the shirt of flattened riveted links extending to the thigh and over the upper arm, open at the neck and vented at the front (small holes and losses) (2) £1200-1800 | Nil |
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1500 |
| 17 | A CAUCASIAN SILVER-MOUNTED KINDJAL, DATED ????, CIRCA 1904/5 with double-edged blade tapering to a sharp point, cut with a pair of broad converging fullers, and a further pair of slender central fullers on each face, steel hilt faced with horn fillets (small chips), the outer face applied with a large silver plaque with a pair of large domed rivets, all chased with beadwork and niello strapwork against a gilt matted ground, in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard with large silver mounts chiselled with scrolling foliage enriched with niello against a gilt matted ground on the outer face and nielloed flowers on the inner face, and the locket with the date enclosed in a crescentic wreath 46.5cm; 18 3/8in £600-800 | Nil |
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1500 |
| 18 | A CAUCASIAN KINDJAL, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY with broad blade cut with a pair of broad diverging fullers on each side, decorated with gold koftgari scrollwork and a brief inscription on the outer face (previously fitted with a paste), steel hilt decorated with gold koftgari, fitted with a pair of horn grip-scales retained by two iron rivets decorated with gold koftgari, in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard with iron suspension band 56.5cm; 22 1/4in £400-600 | Nil |
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1300 |
| 19 | A CAUCASIAN KINDJAL, 19TH CENTURY with tapering double-edged blade of watered steel, cut with a pair of central fullers on a raised panel and decorated with sprays of foliage towards the tip and further foliage over the forte on each side, stamped with a bladesmith's circular mark on one side, shaped ivory hilt of characteristic form, the pommel inset with a chased gilt-brass oval decorated with bouquets of roses within a frame of scrollwork, in its original wooden scabbard entirely encased in gilt-brass finely chiselled with flowers and foliage against a punched ground 41.2cm; 16 1/4in £600-800 | Nil |
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2800 |
| 20 | A FINE PERSIAN KINDJAL, 19TH CENTURY with curved broad blade formed with a medial rib over its full length, the lower portion decorated with gold koftgari scrollwork at the forte, morse hilt of characteristic form fitted with a pair of white metal foliate washers, in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard with large white metal mounts decorated with repousée flowers and foliage against a punched ground (the locket band restored) 49.2cm; 19 3/8in £1200-1800 | Nil |
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2300 |
| 21 | A CAUCASIAN KINDJAL, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY with broad blade cut with an off-set fuller on each side, decorated with gold koftgari scrollwork on each face (losses), steel hilt incorporating a pair of large polished horn grip-scales retained by three iron rivets decorated with gold, in its original fishskin-covered wooden scabbard with iron suspension band decorated with gold koftgari scrolls and provision for accompanying pieces on the reverse 60.5cm; 23 7/8in £300-500 | 5% |
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1400 |
| 22 | A CAUCASIAN KINDJAL, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY with broad blade of watered steel cut with an off-set fuller on each side, decorated with gold koftgari scrollwork inhabited by exotic birds and with the numerals ???, possibly for circa 1909, on one side, and further designs of gold koftgari scrollwork on the other, steel hilt incorporating a pair of large polished horn grip-scales retained by three iron rivets decorated with gold, in its original fishskin-covered wooden scabbard with iron suspension band decorated with gold koftgari, and with an early leather belt 61cm; 24in £500-700 | 5% |
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2400 |
| 23 | A TURKISH YATAGHAN, 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with slightly curved single-edged blade cut with a pair of slender fullers along the back-edge on each side, decorated with silver koftgari including a panel filled with a stylised inscription on one side, white metal hilt extending over the lower portion of the blade, set on each side with a faceted red paste, the back-strap set with pieces of coral in raised settings, and fitted with a pair of ivory grip-scales rising to a pronounced eared pommel (age cracks) 56cm; 22in blade £600-800 | Nil |
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| 24 | A BALKAN SILVER-MOUNTED YATAGHAN, 19TH CENTURY with slightly curved single-edged blade (areas of pitting), decorated in silver with stylized calligraphy and foliage on each side (small losses), silver hilt extending over the forte, applied with shaped silver studs, beadwork, nielloed panels, filigree and coral within raised settings, and eared pommel decorated en suite, in its wooden scabbard encased in silver repoussée with scrolling foliage and beadwork, and the locket decorated with beadwork and filigree divided by a pair of plaited bands 51.7cm; 20 1/4in blade £1200-1800 | Nil |
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1200 |
| 25 | TWO KURDISH JAMBIYAS, LATE 19TH CENTURY each with curved medially-ridged double-edged blade, horn grip of characteristic form, one fitted with a pair of large domed brass rivets the other with steel rivets, and each in its scabbard 35.5cm; 14in (2) £150-200 | Nil |
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150 |
| 26 | A MORROCAN JAMBIYA AND A NEPALESE KUKRI KNIFE, LATE 19TH CENTURY each of characteristic form, the first applied with panels of engraved silver on the outer face of the hilt and scabbard, and the second in its leather-covered wooden scabbard complete with one accompanying dagger (the other missing) the first: 40.8cm; 16in (2) £100-150 | 5% |
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100 |
| 27 | A PERSIAN SHAMSHIR, LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY with curved slender single-edged blade of watered steel retaining traces of a gold-inlaid inscription on one side at the forte (areas of light rust), steel hilt comprising a pair of quillons with moulded terminals, back-strap and cap pommel, and a pair of bone grip-scales, in its wooden scabbard covered with tooled leather, large steel chape and a pair of bands with loops for suspension (the scabbard worn) 78cm; 30 3/4in blade £800-1000 | Nil |
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1300 |
| 28 | A BURMESE DHA DAGGER, LATE 19TH CENTURY with single-edged blade decorated on each side with a broad silver-encrusted panel including foliage, script and a figure being devoured by a tiger, silver ferrule, ivory grip (cracked), in a contemporary white metal scabbard decorated with red enamel bands 33cm; 13in £80-100 | Nil |
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130 |
| 29 | A PERSIAN SHAMSHIR, 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade, steel hilt comprising cross-piece pierced with a trellis pattern in the centre, a pair of short quillons with flattened terminals all decorated with gold koftgari foliage (light wear), steel cap pommel, and contemporary staghorn grips, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with a pair of steel mounts for suspension decorated en suite with the cross-piece (chape missing) 72.5cm; 28 1/2in blade £300-500 | 5% |
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1100 |
| 30 | A MORO KRIS AND A PAINTED KRIS the first with wavy blade, figured hardwood beaked pommel, and rattan-bound grip with a white metal collar top and bottom; the second with straight double-edged blade of pattern welded steel, mendak set with pastes, and the grip and scabbard painted with figures in traditional dress (small losses) the first: 75cm; 29 1/2in (2) £140-160 | Nil |
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