91 |
A PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL BY W. PARKER, LONDON, CIRCA 1830 with octagonal turn-off barrel numbered 6 at the breech, signed box-lock action engraved with sprays of foliage, blued folding trigger, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, and finely chequered walnut butt with vacant silver escutcheon 13.5cm; 5G in £180-240 | Nil |
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220 |
| 92 | A PERCUSSION OFFICER's PISTOL of the Pressbury Division, Macclesfield, BY W. PARKER, MAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, HOLBORN, LONDON, CIRCA 1800 converted from flintlock, with sighted barrel retaining traces of the maker's inscription, signed bolted lock, figured walnut full stock, flat-sided butt, brass mounts of livery type, including scrolling flush-fitting side-plate, trigger-guard inscribed 'Pressbury Divn Macclesfield Hundd', and steel stirrup ramrod (worn) 24cm; 9I in £250-300 | Nil |
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350 |
| 93 | A PERCUSSION PISTOL OF THE DISMOUNTED HORSE PATROL NO. 4 BY W. PARKER, LONDON, CIRCA 1800 converted from flintlock, with octagonal sighted barrel, signed stepped bolted lock, walnut full stock, flat-sided butt, and brass mounts including trigger-guard inscribed 'Dismt Horse Patrole No. 4', and later horn-tipped wooden ramrod (the steel parts pitted, the stock worn) 23cm; 9in £200-250 | Nil |
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400 |
| 94 | A PERCUSSION OFFICER's PISTOL OF MUSKET BORE SIGNED H. NOCK, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 with browned barrel inscribed 'London', fitted with silver fore-sight, inlaid with a platinum line at the breech, platinum vent, engraved breech tang incorporating the back-sight, signed engraved stepped bolted lock fitted with roller (the cock associated), figured walnut full stock with finely chequered butt, engraved steel trigger-guard with pineapple finial, engraved steel ramrod-pipe, vacant white metal escutcheon, and stirrup ramrod 27cm; 10K in £700-900 | Nil |
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700 |
| 95 | A D.B. OVER-AND-UNDER PERCUSSION PISTOL OF THE FAVERSHAM CONSTABULARY, BY PARKER, FIELD AND SONS, NO. 9423 CIRCA 1840-50 with signed sighted upper barrel fitted with stirrup ramrod on the lower barrel, each engraved with a band of foliage about the muzzle, scroll-engraved breech, pierced platinum plug, signed border-engraved bolted back-action locks, figured walnut butt with chequered grip, steel mounts including belt hook, trigger-guard engraved 'Faversham Division Kent Constabulary', steel butt-cap fitted with a suspension ring, and vacant silver escutcheon (the steel parts lightly pitted throughout) 30.5cm; 12in £400-500 | Nil |
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850 |
| 96 | A PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOL BY WILLIAM PARKER, MAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, LONDON, NO. 6054, CIRCA 1830 with octagonal sighted barrel inscribed 'Maker to His Majesty', engraved barrel tang, pierced platinum plug with large engraved bolster, signed scroll-engraved lock (hammer spur replaced), figured walnut full stock, chequered butt, engraved steel trigger-guard with pineapple finial, and German silver escutcheon engraved '88' (later ramrod) 21cm; 8D in £300-400 | Nil |
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430 |
| 97 | A PERCUSSION PISTOL OF THE BIRMINGHAM POLICE, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, DATED 1840 of regulation type, with tapering barrel fitted with stirrup ramrod beneath, border-engraved stepped dated lock inscribed 'Birmingham Police', figured walnut full stock, and brass mounts including butt-cap numbered '16' and fitted with steel lanyard ring 29.5cm; 11K in £300-350 | Nil |
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380 |
| 98 | A PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOL BY WILLIAM PARKER, HOLBORN, LONDON, CIRCA 1830 with signed octagonal sighted barrel, engraved tang, pierced platinum plug with large engraved bolster, signed scroll-engraved lock (the hammer spur replaced), figured walnut full stock, chequered butt, engraved steel trigger-guard, vacant German silver escutcheon, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod with steel worm 21cm; 8D in £250-300 | Nil |
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350 |
| 99 | A VICTORIAN 1842 PATTERN PERCUSSION COASTGUARD OR CUSTOMS PISTOL the barrel stamped with Ordnance marks, the lock with crowned VR and engraved 'Tower' on the tail, the stock with further ordnance marks and impressed 'Yeomans' opposite the lock, and with its stirrup ramrod 30cm; 11N in £300-400 | Nil |
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350 |
| 100 | A RARE VICTORIAN PERCUSSION PISTOL FOR THE IRISH CONSTABULARY, CIRCA 1847 with blued barrel stamped with Cork census marks, blued action engraved 'Tower' with the date on the right and with a crowned VR on the left, swelling figured walnut butt with ordnance mark on the right, and with its stirrup ramrod 24cm; 9I in Literature: Those Entrusted with Arms, Frederick Wilkinson, 2002, p.181, illustrated. The Inspector of Small Arms, George Lovell, ordered 500 of these pistols for use by the Officers of the Irish Constabulary in 1847. £600-800 | Nil |
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1000 |
| 101 | A PERCUSSION OFFICER's PISTOL BY W. PARKER, 233 HOLBORN, LONDON, NO. 8767 CIRCA 1835-40 with signed rebrowned twist sighted barrel fitted with stirrup ramrod, stamped with Indian arsenal numbers at the breech, the tang finely engraved with scrolling foliage and incorporating the back-sight, pierced platinum plug, signed scroll-engraved bolted action, figured walnut full stock, chequered butt, engraved blued trigger-guard with pineapple finial, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, vacant white metal escutcheon, and horn fore-end cap 33cm; 13in £300-400 | Nil |
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450 |
| 102 | A FIVE-SHOT LARGE BORE PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX REVOLVER BY PARKER, FIELD & SONS, HOLBORN, LONDON, NO. 9347 CIRCA 1845-50 with engraved fluted barrel group stamped with London proof marks, scroll-engraved self-cocking German silver action engraved with the maker's details on the back-strap, engraved bar hammer, highly figured polished walnut grips, and scroll-engraved case-hardened trigger-guard 24cm; 9I in £600-800 | Nil |
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800 |
| 103 | AN 80 BORE TRANTER FIVE-SHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVER NO. N16279T, RETAILED BY PARKER, FIELD & SONS, 233 HIGH HOLBORN LONDON, NO. 10557 CIRCA 1860 with signed scroll-engraved blued sighted octagonal rifled 4Iin barrel, scroll-engraved blued action fitted with patent rammer on the left and safety-catch on the right, walnut butt, engraved steel butt-cap, engraved steel trigger-guard, and retaining much original finish throughout: in its original fitted oak case lined in purple velvet, the lid with vacant brass escutcheon and both retailer's label and instructions inside, and retaining a number of accessories including original brass bullet mould and Barlow patent powder-flask (hinges replaced, key escutcheon missing, the case exterior with areas of wear) 25cm; 9P in £1800-2400 | Nil |
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2300 |
| 104 | A SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX REVOLVER BY PARKER, FIELD & SON, 233 HOLBORN, LONDON, NO. 9344 CIRCA 1845-50 with engraved case-hardened fluted barrel group stamped with London proof marks, scroll-engraved self-cocking German silver action engraved with the maker's details on the back-strap, engraved case-hardened bar hammer, polished figured walnut grips, and scroll-engraved case-hardened trigger-guard: in its original fitted mahogany case lined in green velvet, the lid with vacant brass escutcheon and applied with trade label on the inside, and retaining its original numbered bullet mould, copper powder-flask, and rammer (the lining with areas of wear, key escutcheon missing) 21cm; 8D in Provenance: Sotheby's London, 31st July 1984, lot 156. £1500-2000 | Nil |
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3000 |
| 105 | A 54 BORE PERCUSSION REVOLVER BY PARKER FIELD & SONS, HOLBORN, LONDON, NO. 9717 CIRCA 1852-55 on the Lang principle, with signed octagonal sighted rifled barrel, fitted with patent rammer signed and engraved ' Regis. June 14th 1852' and with scroll-engraved plunger handle, plain cylinder stamped with London proof marks, blued frame lug, scroll-engraved action with engraved case-hardened spurred hammer, finely chequered walnut butt, engraved case-hardened steel butt-cap with trap, engraved trigger-guard and vacant escutcheon (the barrel, rammer casing and trigger-guard each with very light pitting): in its original fitted mahogany case lined with green velvet, the lid with brass escutcheon and trade label inside, retaining a number of contemporary accessories including copper powder-flask by Dixon & Sons, bullet mould stamped 'WD', nipple key, and rammer (small areas of wear) 32cm; 12I in Parker Field & Sons registered their patent rammer no. 3300 on 14th June 1852. This may also have been intended for use on the Adams patent self-cocking revolver. See A.W.F. Taylerson, R.A.N. Andrews and J. Frith 1968, pp.63-65. £1500-2000 | Nil |
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2200 |
| 106 | A RARE TURKISH SILVER-GILT MOUNTED DAGGER, CIRCA 1680 with slightly curved double-edged blade, the hilt of waisted faceted form with a raised moulded band in the centre and entirely encased in sheet silve gilt, engraved with a slender band of ropework at the top and bottom of the reverse, and elaborate cartouches filled with conventional flowers and foliage at the front, the pommel with a domed bulbous finial cut with fluting divided by beaded bands, in its original wooden scabbard entirely encased in silver-gilt, the reverse stamped with a tughra and fitted with a pair of loops for suspension, the front engraved with a slender band of ropework about the mouth, a band of scrolling flowers and foliage with a raised band beneath, and further cartouches filled with elaborate patterns of scrolling flowers and foliage, drawn-out at the base to a pronounced fluted bulbous finial, retaining a portion of an early suspension cord, and with much original gilding throughout 33.5cm; 13D in A number of related daggers are included in the booty of the Margraves of Baden-Baden and Baden-Durlach, now preserved in the Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe. See E. Petrasch, R. Sanger, E. Zimmermann & H.Majer 1991, pp.197-202. £3000-4000 | Nil |
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14000 |
| 107 | A RARE TURKISH TROUSSE, LATE 17TH CENTURY comprising knife with slightly curved single-edged blade, the back-edge cut with a wavy pattern and each side inlaid with a series of brass-lined dots (losses), stamped with an indistinct mark on one side at the forte, iron hilt formed with a moulded collar and a plain back-strap, a pair of green horn grip-scales retained by three pairs of rivets and studded with large iron nails, the fork with a pair of long slender prongs each moulded at the base and formed with a spirally fluted neck, and a pair of horn grip-scales en suite with the knife: in their original wooden scabbard entirely sheathed in engraved brass, decorated with geometric flowers, the chape and locket decorated with horizontal bands of tulip flowers, the former with globular turban-shaped finial, and the latter with a pierced mount for suspension the knife: 40cm; 15N in £1800-2200 | Nil |
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| 108 | A TURKISH YATAGHAN, 18TH CENTURY with straight single-edged blade cut with a slender fuller surrounded by incised wrigglework and scrolls on each side, eared hilt of characteristic form, encased in brass plaques engraved with scrolling foliage and fitted with horn fillets on each side (one plaque lifting), in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard with large brass mounts cast and chased with foliage en suite with the hilt 43cm; 17in blade £700-900 | Nil |
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700 |
| 109 | A TURKISH YATAGHAN, 18TH CENTURY with 17th Century curved single-edged blade cut with an inscription within a stylised shamshir on one side and with a brief inscription within a square on the other, retaining a central watered panel on each side (now indistinct), the base of the blade enclosed in white metal extending to form the back-strap, and fitted with a pair of horn grip-scales studded with numerous small silver nails and retained by three pairs of rivets with floral washers (the grips and washers with small chips), in its original wooden scabbard covered with tooled leather and with silver chape formed as a marine monster and silver locket with a small loop for suspension 61cm; 24in blade The inscription reads, in translation, ' the work of 'Uthman' and also incorporates the owner's name. £700-1000 | Nil |
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700 |
| 110 | A FINE GERMAN SABRE IN THE TURKISH MANNER, EARLY 18TH CENTURY with broad curved single-edged blade formed with a diagonally clipped-back point and a reinforced back-edge, etched with a large shaped panel filled with pseudo Turkish inscriptions on each side, steel hilt of karabella form comprising short faceted cross-piece with bud-shaped terminals, a pair of langets, plain back-strap, and a pair of hardwood grip-scales studded with silver nails around the border and rising to a swollen cartouche-shaped pommel, in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard (split along the seam) with large steel mounts decorated with horizontally incised bands, and the locket and chape each with shaped border en suite with the pommel 74.2cm; 29D in blade £2000-3000 | Nil |
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2200 |
| 111 | A TURKISH SHAMSHIR, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with curved blade double-edged towards the point and retaining some silver koftgari foliage at the forte on each side (light surface rust), engraved gilt-brass hilt comprising a pair of straight quillons with slender bud-shaped terminals, back-strap, and a pair of horn grip-scales retained by three gilt-brass rivets rising to a bulbous pommel, in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard with large brass locket and chape engraved en suite with the cross-piece 85cm; 33I in blade £600-800 | Nil |
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750 |
| 112 | AN INDIAN TALWAR, 18TH CENTURY with broad heavy single-edged blade (the forward half missing), steel hilt of characteristic form, decorated with silver flowers and foliage in relief, and large disc-shaped pommel decorated with a large expanded flowerhead overlaid with silver on the top (small losses) 46.5cm; 18D in blade £100-150 | Nil |
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| 113 | AN INDIAN TALWAR, 19TH CENTURY with straight fullered blade double-edged towards the point, etched with a panel of script at the forte on one side, iron hilt of characteristic form, decorated over its surface with silver flowers and foliage on a punched ground within a framework of petals, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard 68.5cm; 27 in bladeAccompanied by a letter from R.W. Skelton of the Victoria and Albert Museum stating that the inscription reads, in translation, 'The Property of the Great Prince Girdar Singh'. The only Girdar Singh traced appears in specimens of Urdu correspondence in the India Library where an order from the Emperor Shah 'Alam addresses a complaint against one Girdhar Singh regarding extortion and murder by the inhabitants of Dinajpur, Haldia and Naurangabad. £200-250 | Nil |
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260 |
| 114 | AN INDIAN SWORD, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade formed with a rectangular ricasso struck with a series of marks, steel hilt, including a pair of short globular quillons, attenuated langets with pierced terminals, knuckle-guard with recurved bud-shaped finial, outer bar-guard chiselled with a pair of birds at the base, and ribbed pommel drawn-out to a long bud-shaped finial; and AN INDIAN TALWAR, 19TH CENTURY, with curved blade, and steel hilt of characteristic form retaining some silver decoration the first: 94.5cm; 37D in blade (2) £250-350 | Nil |
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850 |
| 115 | AN INDIAN AXE (TABAR), EARLY 19TH CENTURY with wedge-shaped head decorated with gold lines around the borders and foliage at the base, square rear pean, and contemporary steel haft decorated with a pair of spiralling gold lines, and knop-shaped terminal (worn) 61.5cm; 24D in £600-800 | Nil |
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| 116 | A SUDANESE KASKARA, 19TH CENTURY with broad fullered European blade etched with a lengthy inscription, possibly including the date 1178 (circa 1764/5) on one side and with celestial motifs on each side of the forte, iron hilt, and leather bound grip and pommel, in its scabbard 85.5cm; 33K in blade £100-150 | Nil |
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80 |
| 117 | AN INDIAN KARD, 19TH CENTURY with tapering single-edged blade decorated with a panel of gold koftgari foliage at the base, steel hilt comprised of a steel collar decorated en suite, and cylindircal ivory grip with finely carved pommel formed as a gaping beast (cracks and repairs); and AN INDIAN PESH-KABZ, 19TH CENTURY, with straight blade of T-section, steel tang pierced with a series of rectangular panels filled with rattling balls, the outer surface decorated with gold koftgari and a pair of shaped ivory grip-scales the first: 42cm; 16I in (2) £600-800 | Nil |
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1300 |
| 118 | AN INDIAN KHANJARLI, 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with recurved fullered blade decorated with gold scrolls at the forte (worn), and ivory hilt of characteristic form with large crescentic pommel; A BURMESE SILVER-MOUNTED DHA DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY, of characteristic form, with fluted conical pommel, in its wooden scabbard encased in silver; ANOTHER, 19TH CENTURY, with ivory hilt, in its wooden scabbard encased in silver the first 27cm; 10K in (3) £200-300 | Nil |
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550 |
| 119 | AN INDIAN DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY with curved double-edged fullered blade reinforced at the tip, chiselled with foliage enriched with gold koftgari at the forte, iron hilt decorated en suite, and fitted with a pair of shaped ivory grip-scales retained by three rivets (heavily rusted throughout, grips cracked) 33.6cm; 13D in £250-350 | Nil |
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240 |
| 120 | A TURKISH YATAGHAN, 19TH CENTURY with slightly curved single-edged blade cut with a brief stylised inscription on one face and a decorative panel on the other, the lower portion encased in a chased shaped white metal panel extending to form the hilt, set with a greet paste on each side and coral over the back-strap, and fitted with a pair of large ivory grip scales rising to form an eared pommel 58.5cm; 23in blade £400-500 | Nil |
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