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AN INDIAN TALWAR, 18TH CENTURY with curved single-edged watered steel blade (small areas of pitting), steel hilt of characteristic form, and decorated over its full surface in silver with framed arrangements of conventional flowers and foliage, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard, complete with a large iron buckle decorated with silver flowers, and with provision for an additional short sword or spike 82cm; 32 1/4in blade £400-500 | Nil |
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350 |
| 2 | AN INDIAN TALWAR, LATE 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged watered steel blade inlaid with a magic square, a cartouche and a brief inscription in gold on one side at the forte (losses, small areas of pitting, pierced for display towards the tip), russet iron hilt of characteristic form with large disc pommel, decorated over its full surface with gold flowers and foliage (losses) 87.5cm; 34 1/2in blade The inscription on the blade reads, in translation: 'THE SERVANT OF THE KING OF TRUSTEESHIP [I.E. 'ALI], 'ABBAS' 1312(?) [AD 1894-5]'AND 'I PUT MY TRUST IN GOD' THE INSCRIPTION ON THE HILT READS PARTS OF A PERSIAN VERSE IN PRAISE OF THE SWORD. £600-700 | Nil |
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1300 |
| 3 | AN INDIAN TALWAR, 17TH/18TH CENTURY with curved single-edged slender watered blade decorated with a brief inscription within a two-part cartouche on one side (losses), iron hilt of characteristic form including large disc pommel chiselled with an expanded flowerhead, and decorated over its full surface with silver flowers, foliage and brief inscriptions within a linear border, in a fabric-covered wooden scabbard (worn) 82cm; 32 1/2in blade £800-1000 | Nil |
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950 |
| 4 | AN INDIAN TALWAR, 18TH/19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged watered steel blade, decorated with a gold cartouche and a gold inscription along the back-edge on one side, russet iron hilt retaining some gold decoration, in a velvet-covered wooden scabbard 78.5cm; 31in blade The inscription on the blade reads, in translation: IN THE CARTOUCHE ' SAYYID ... TAQI, 910 (AD1504-5)', ON THE EDGE, A COUPLET IN PERSIAN IN PRAISE OF 'ALI £500-600 | Nil |
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1400 |
| 5 | AN INDO-PERSIAN SHAMSHIR, 17TH/18TH CENTURY with single-edged watered steel blade, steel cross-piece retaining traces of decoration, and a pair of bone grip-scales(chipped), in a contemporary wooden scabbard covered with tooled leather (losses) 81cm; 32in blade £500-600 | Nil |
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500 |
| 6 | AN INDIAN SHAMSHIR, 19TH CENTURY with earlier curved single-edged watered blade (areas of pitting), plain iron hilt including a pair of straight quillons, and fitted with a pair of hardwood grip-scales (one cracked), in a contemporary iron-mounted wooden scabbard with an inscription on the locket 82cm; 32 1/2in blade The inscription reads: 'sword of a sikh chief, in whose family it has been for 250 years. bought from the punjabi in 1849 by colonel stewart, of the 11th light dragoons and given by him to his cousin john blackwood. august 10/55' The inscription appears somewhat erroneous as the 11th Light Dragoons were not involved in the Punjab war and were in fact under the command of James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan at this date. However, the 14th Light Dragoons were involved in the Punjab war and a Major Steuart £400-500 | Nil |
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1800 |
| 7 | A TURKISH SHAMSHIR, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade encrusted with a lengthy gold inscription within a slender fuller on one side and with a series of decorative gold rondels set with coloured pastes on each side at the forte (a number of pastes missing), steel cross-piece decorated with gold koftgari ornament (worn), and a pair of large rhinoceros horn grip-scales rising to form a bulbous pommel in its original leathercovered wooden scabbard with steel mounts decorated en suite with the cross-piece (worn) 79.5cm; 31D in blade The inscriptions are Arabic proverbs £500-700 | Nil |
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5600 |
| 8 | A PERSIAN SHAMSHIR, 17TH/18TH CENTURY with curved watered steel blade decorated on one side in gold with a magic square, and two calligraphic cartouches, steel hilt including a pair of long quillons with bud-shaped terminals and decorated with a calligraphic cartouche on the langets (one chipped), morse grip-scales (chipped, back-strap rusted), and plain silver pommel cap (the steel parts with areas of pitting) 75.8cm; 29 3.4in blade £350-450 | Nil |
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520 |
| 9 | A DETACHED BLADE FROM A PERSIAN SHAMSHIR, 17TH/18TH CENTURY of watered steel, cut with a long shallow fuller on each face, and punched with a series of dots previously filled with gold (the tang repaired); and a detached blade from an Indian shamshir, 18th/early 19th Century, of watered steel, decorated with a series of chiselled panels at the base on one side and with gold scrolls and inscriptions on each face (losses) the first 82.5cm; 32 1/2in blade (2) The inscription reads, in translation: in the pear-shaped cartouche: 'THE SERVANT OF THE KING OF TRUSTEESHIP [I.E. 'ALI], SULAYMAN'. (THE SAFAVID SHAH (1077-1105/ AD1666-94). In the horizontal cartouche : 'THE WORK OF ASADULLAH ISFAHANI' £300-400 | Nil |
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4500 |
| 10 | A PERSIAN SHAMSHIR, 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade, decorated in gold with two differing cartouches each filled with a brief inscription and a gold magic square on one side at the forte, straight iron cross-piece pierced in the centre with a geometric design, silver cap pommel chased with an expanded flowerhead, and four-piece ivory grip interrupted by horizontal brass fillets 84cm; 33in blade The inscription on the blade reads, in translation: 'THE WORK OF ASADULLAH ISFAHANI'. THE PEAR-SHAPED CARTOUCHE IS FROM THE QUR'AN, SURAH AL-SAFF (LXI), PARTS OF 13. THE LETTERS IN THE SQUARE MAKE UP THE TALISMANIC WORD BIDUH. £500-700 | Nil |
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1700 |
| 11 | A TURKISH KILIG, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with watered steel blade decorated with a calligraphic panel at the forte and some gold decoration, , iron hilt and one horn grip-scale (the other missing); and three Indo-Persian shamshirs, 17th/18th Century, each with watered steel blade and iron hilt (worn) the first: 69cm; 27 1/4in blade (4) £600-800 | Nil |
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6000 |
| 12 | A PERISAN SHAMSHIR, 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with earlier watered steel curved blade double-edged towards the point, watered steel hilt comprising cross-piece with button-shaped terminals and cap pommel each decorated with gold scrolls around the border, ivory grip-scales, and with a portion of a contemporary scabbard with three mounts decorated in a similar manner to the hilt 86cm; 33 7/8in blade £350-450 | Nil |
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1800 |
| 13 | A TURKISH YATAGHAN, DATED 1273AH (CIRCA 1856/57) with slightly curved single-edged blade, decorated with a silver star on one side and the date and a stylised inscription in silver on the other, the lower portion of the blade enclosed in a short white metal sheath set with a green paste on each side, white metal back-strap set with coral in raised mouldings (losses, repaired), and a pair of marine ivory grip-scales rising to form a large eared pommel, in its wooden scabbard, entirely encased in white metal repousée with flowers and geometric ornament, and the chape formed as a scaley monster (worn) the first: 62.2cm; 24 1/2in blade £400-500 | Nil |
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650 |
| 14 | A CAUCASIAN SWORD, EARLY 18TH CENTURY with fullered blade stamped with two calligraphic marks, ; an Indo-Persian shamshir, 18th Century, with watered steel blade; an Indian sword, 18th Century; a Turkish Kilig, 18th Century; and a scabbard for a shamshir (worn throughout) the first: 79.5cm; 39 1/4in blade (5) £600-800 | Nil |
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1000 |
| 15 | A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY TROOPER'S SWORD the blade etched blued and gilt with the crowned Royal Arms on one side and with the crowned Royal cipher and a cavalryman on the other (bluing worn), in its scabbard (the grip wormed, scabbard pitted) 83cm; 32 3/4in blade £300-400 | Nil |
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450 |
| 16 | A COMPOSITE 1796 PATTERN HEAVY CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD with Indian late 18th/early 19th Century curved singleedged blade of watered steel, decorated with a gold calligraphic cartouche and an inscription along the backedge on one side, regulation gilt-brass hilt, and wooden grip bound with plaited silver wire (loose) 80.6cm; 31N in The inscription on the blade reads, in translation: 'THE WORK OF ASADULLAH ISFAHANI'. THE LONG CARTOUCHE IS FROM THE QUR'AN, SURAH AL-SAFF (LXI), PARTS OF 13. £350-450 | Nil |
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650 |
| 17 | A SMALL-SWORD, EARLY 18TH CENTURY with colichemarde blade retaining traces of engraved decoration at the forte, and plain blackened hilt (grip wire missing); another, with French 18th Century blade, and chiselled steel hilt (incomplete); a modern sword, with 17th Century backsword blade; another, 19th Century; and a modern copy of a Court sword the first: 81cm; 32in blade (5) £200-250 | Nil |
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550 |
| 18 | A RARE LIGHT DRAGOON OFFICER'S SABRE BY GILL, LATE 18TH CENTURY with slightly curved single-edged blade signed on the back-edge, etched with a trophy-of-arms, a mounted hussar and the initials 'WLD' on one side and a castle within a shield and the crowned Royal Cypher on the other at the forte, regulation iron hilt (knuckle-guard missing), including langets inscribed 'WLD' and engraved with a crown on the respective side, iron beaked pommel inscribed with a crown, and chequered wooden grip (cracked) 83.8cm; 33in blade A hand written label suggests that this is for the Warwickshire Regiment of Fencible Light Dragoons, raised 1794 and disbanded in 1804 under George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick £300-400 | Nil |
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850 |
| 19 | AN UNUSUAL INDIAN OFFICER'S SWORD with indian gilt-brass hilt, early 19th century with curved single-edged fullered blade etched with trophies-of-arms, scrolling foliage, a stylised crowned Royal cypher, and the crowned Royal arms and motto 'Dieu et mon Droit', gilt-brass hilt including a pair of quillons with flattened bud-shaped quillons,, moulded knuckle-guard, and solid grip rising to a beak-shaped pommel, decorated over almost its full surface with flowerheads and foliage framed with leaf ornament, in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard with large gilt-brass mounts pierced with shaped panels framed with punched and incised ornament (leather with losses) 81.5cm; 32 1/8in blade £800-1000 | Nil |
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1350 |
| 20 | A RARE OFFICER'S SWORD, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged Eastern blade of watered steel, etched with a running pattern of scrolling foliage along the back edge, steel stirrup hilt including a pair of rounded langets, and original banded horn grip (binding missing) 77.5cm; 30 1/2in blade £250-350 | Nil |
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320 |
| 21 | AN OFFICER'S SWORD, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with earlier curved single-edged Eastern blade of watered steel formed with a rounded back-edge (tip bent), gilt-brass hilt formed of a stirrup-shaped knuckle-guard, a pair of scrolling frontal bars (one cracked) and plain back-strap rising to a domed pommel, and chequered ivory grip 82.8cm; 32 5/8in blade £500-700 | Nil |
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550 |
| 22 | A RARE OFFICER'S LEVEE SWORD OF THE 15TH HUSSARS, CIRCA 1820 with curved Eastern blade of watered steel, silver-plated cross-piece with bud-shaped quillons, silver back-strap, and ivory grip-scales carved with chequering and a scallop mouldings retained by a pair of iron rivets 80cm; 31 1/2in blade The carving of the grip-scales is specific to the 15th Hussars. See J.W.Latham 1966, p.50. £350-450 | Nil |
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550 |
| 23 | A MAMELUKE-HILTED OFFICER'S SWORD BY GILL, 6 PRINCES STREET, SOHO, LONDON, CIRCA 1817-18 with curved single-edged blade (light wear), finely punched gilt-brass cross-piece and a pair of ivory grip-scales (one chipped, two washers replaced), in its steel scabbard engraved with the maker's details (worn) 82.5cm; 32 1/2in blade Harry Gill & Co are recorded at 6 Princes Street, Leicester Square circa 1817-1818. £250-350 | Nil |
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550 |
| 24 | A MAMELUKE-HILTED CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with earlier curved single-edged watered Eastern blade (areas of pitting), white-metal cross-piece cast and chased with scrolls in relief on a punched ground, two-piece ivory grip-scales retained by a pair of rivets on silver flowerhead washers, white metal back-strap, and the pommel pierced with a white metal collar for a sword knot, in a contemporary steel scabbard of regulation type (heavily pitted) 82cm; 32 1/4in blade A similar cross-piece on a Levée sword of the 16th Lancers is illustrated in B.Robson 1996, p.96, no.80. £300-400 | Nil |
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900 |
| 25 | A MAMELUKE HILTED OFFICER'S SWORD, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with curved blade double-edged towards the tip, engraved brass cross-piece with a pair of short moulded quillons, and a pair of ivory grip-scales retained by pairs rivets on rosette washers 76cm; 30in blade £180-240 | Nil |
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420 |
| 26 | A GENERAL OFFICERS MAMELUKE-HILTED SWORD, FIRST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with earlier curved single-edged blade of watered steel, gilt-brass cross-piece cast with an expanded flowerhead and designs of foliage in low relief, and shaped ivory grip swelling towards the pommel, the latter pierced for a sword knot, in a contemporary red leather-covered wooden scabbard (small losses) with engraved gilt-brass mounts decorated with sunburst ornament framed by laurel foliage 77cm; 30 1/4in blade £400-500 | Nil |
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1450 |
| 27 | A FINE DETACHED BLADE FROM A GERMAN PRESENTATION SWORD DATED 1885 of pipe-backed form, finely etched over its entire surface in imitation of watering, the back-edge etched and gilt with a running pattern of olive foliage, decorated on each face with designs of foliage and strapwork, a broad panel of gilding at the forte, bearing the presentation inscription 'Wilhelm Deutscher Kaiser und König von Preussen' on one side and 'in danfender Erinnerung an die Ganöver in Indien 1885' in large gold letters on each face and 'dem Königl Grossbritannischen Oberst John Upperton' on one side, and the tang stamped 'DAMAST' and 'A.WB' 85cm; 33I in blade Colonel John Upperton CB, was Commandant of the 6th Bengal Cavalry. He was gazetted 2nd Lieutenant 10th June 1854 and Colonel 10th June 1884. Upperton commanded a body of Irregular Cavalry during the Indian Mutiny in and about the Delhi Division and on the borders of Central India throughout the Oude Campaign of 1858-59 for which he was awarded the Indian Mutiny medal with clasp. He served with Fane's Horse throughout the campaign of 1860 in China and was present at the capture of the Taku Forts, action of Changkiawhan, where he was thanked by the commander in chief of the French forces. He was at the capture of Pekin and was awarded the China War medal with two clasps. £800-1000 | Nil |
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1300 |
| 28 | A VICTORIAN ARTILLERY OFFICER'S SWORD the blade etched with the owner's initials 'C.L.G.', in its scabbard, and an Indian mameluke-hilted military sword, 19th Century, with watered blade, silvered cross-piece and ivory grip-scales and associated scabbard the first: 82.5cm; 32 1/2in blade (2) £250-300 | Nil |
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400 |
| 29 | A FITTED BRASS BOUND OAK CASE FOR A PAIR OF D.B. PERCUSSION GUNS BY REILLY, NO.502 NEW OXFORD STREET, LONDON, CIRCA 1851-69 comprising a removable upper tray and fitted base, each lined in blue felt and with a single lidded compartment, the lid with engraved trade label, and secured at the front by a pair of swivel hooks (the lid racked, the key escutcheon now detached, the interior with areas of minor wear, one compartment divide loose) the barrel compartment approximately 75.5cm; 29 3/4in long See W.Keith Neal and D.H.L.Back 1980, p.77. £500-700 | Nil |
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200 |
| 30 | A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY BARBER & BOALER, NEWARK, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1810 with two-stage steel barrel tapering towards the muzzle (pitted) and fitted with associated spring bayonet on top secured by a catch on the tang, signed border-engraved bolted lock fitted with roller (cock replaced), figured walnut full stock (fore-end with one small crack and chip), chequered grip, and engraved brass mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial and butt-plate decorated with a rococo trophy (later ramrod) 77cm; 30 1/4in Isaac Barber and Joseph Boaler are recorded in Cartergate, Newark, Nottinghamshire circa 1804-16. £750-850 | Nil |
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1100 |
