241 |
TWO RARE DIRKS AND TWO RELATED MINIATURES OF GENTLEMEN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY the first dirk with curved slender blade double-edged towards the tip, etched and gilt with foliage and a trophy-of-arms on a blued panel, gilt-brass hilt including recurved quillons and diamond-shaped langets engraved with a tiger mask on each side, gilt-brass grip engraved with a marine monster and a scallop shell, and lion-head pommel (the hilt loose, knuckle-chain missing), in its wooden scabbard covered with shagreen and with large shaped gilt-brass mounts engraved with foliage; the second dirk, with curved single-edged blade (rusted), gilt-brass cross-piece with engraved button-shaped terminals (one vent), engraved ferrule, and ivory grip carved with a pair of spiralling lines, and rising to a bulbous pommel fitted with a floral rivet head on each side, in its leather scabbard with gilt-brass mounts including middle band decorated with a female figure and an anchor; and two contemporary framed and glazed hand painted miniatures, one depicting an Officer, of the East India Company the first: 28.5cm; 11D in (4) By family tradition these all relate to the illustrated Officer of the East India Company. £1000-1200 | Nil |
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2200 |
| 242 | A SCOTTISH DIRK, 20TH CENTURY with broad blade etched 'Robert Allison & Son Ltd, Glasgow' formed with a notched back-edge, hilt of characteristic form with silver coloured mounts decorated with thistle foliage, the grip carved with basket-weave designs, and the pommel set with a foil-backed piece of glass, in its scabbard complete with by-knife and fork en suite; and TWO MODERN COPIES OF SCOTTISH BASKET-HILTED BROADSWORDS, each in its scabbard the first: 44.5cm; 17I in (3) £250-350 | Nil |
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| 243 | A MILITARY HANGER, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, ENGLISH OR AMERICAN with slightly curved blade cut with a long fuller along the back-edge on each side (shortened), brass slotted hilt (bent, two bars broken), spirally fluted pommel, and banded wooden grip, in its leather scabbard with engraved brass chape 56cm; 22in blade £200-250 | Nil |
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| 244 | A 1796 PATTERN INFANTRY SWORD the blade retaining some etched and gilt decoration incorporating the crowned Spanish Royal arms, gilt-brass hilt with folding shell-guard, and retaining its original grip of twisted silver wire and with its sword knot 86.3cm; 34in blade £350-450 | Nil |
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450 |
| 245 | A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY TROOPER's SWORD the blade inscribed 'Runkel, Solingen' on the back-edge (pitted throughout); and a Victorian 1845 pattern Infantry Officer's sword by Henry Wilkinson, No.19471 for 1874, with etched blade, in its regulation brass scabbard the first: 83cm; 32N in blade (2) £250-350 | Nil |
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360 |
| 246 | SEVEN BLADES FOR 1796 PATTERN HEAVY CAVALRY SWORDS twenty-four ramrods for regulation percussion muskets, a pair of chin-scales for a cavalry helmet, a Malaysian kris, and four various jambiya, a tribal bow, two fencing epees, and further miscellaneous items, all contained in a Victorian uniform case (qty) £350-450 | Nil |
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1000 |
| 247 | A VICTORIAN NAVAL OFFICERS SWORD BY STILLWELL & SON, LONDON with etched regulation blade, brass hilt with folding side-guard, in its original brass-mounted leather scabbard 79cm; 31in blade £200-250 | Nil |
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220 |
| 248 | A MASONIC SWORD BY WOODS, LONDON with straight double-edged blade etched with foliage and the owner's name, brass hilt of characteristic type, and wire-bound grip 72.5cm; 28I in blade £60-80 | Nil |
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22 |
| 249 | THE POST 1902 ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE OFFICER'S SWORD OF LIEUTENANT WILLIAM HUGH LEADBEATER complete with its scabbard and sword knot (the sword knot worn); together with a contemporary framed and glazed photograph of Leadbeater, and a quantity of paperwork including his Ordinary Indenture, dated 1883, his appointment as Sub Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve dated 1894, his appointment as Lieutenant in 1895, and certificates for Torpedo instruction, Gunnery and Pilotage (small tears), all contained in a steel tube 82.5cm; 32I in (3) £300-400 | Nil |
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| 250 | A GERMAN OFFICER's SMALL-SWORD, LATE 18TH CENTURY with earlier fullered blade pierced with a series of slotted circles, burnished steel hilt including boatshell guard and a pair of straight swelling quillons, and original grip 82.5cm; 32I in blade £400-500 | Nil |
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400 |
| 251 | A GERMAN SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1740 with straight blade of flattened-hexagonal section etched and gilt over the lower portion, brass hilt cast and chased in low relief including scrolls, tendrils and martial trophies all on a finely punched ground and original grip bound with plaited silver wire and Turks' heads 83cm; 32N in blade £500-700 | Nil |
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| 252 | A GERMAN OFFICER's small-sword, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with straight blade of flattened hexagonal section, rectangular ricasso, brass hilt incorporating a boatshell guard, a pair of straight tapering quillons, ovoid pommel and original grip bound with plaited copper wire 80cm; 31I in blade £200-250 | Nil |
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200 |
| 253 | A GERMAN OFFICER's small-sword, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with straight two-stage blade stamped 'En Toledo' within a short fuller on each side, fluted brass hilt incorporating a boatshell guard, a pair of tapering quillons with small bud-shaped terminals, ovoid pommel and original grip bound with plaited brass wire 80.5cm; 31N in blade £200-250 | Nil |
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| 254 | A GERMAN OFFICER's small-SWORD, 19TH CENTURY with straight blade double-edged towards the tip, brass triple-bar hilt, back-strap extending to form a cap pommel, and original wire-bound leather grip 94.5cm; 37D in blade £250-350 | Nil |
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300 |
| 255 | A GERMAN OFFICER's small-sword, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with straight fullered blade double-edged towards the point, brass hilt incorporating a boatshell guard, a pair of straight tapering quillons, ovoid pommel and original grip bound with plaited copper wire 84.5cm; 33D in blade £200-250 | Nil |
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260 |
| 256 | A GERMAN OFFICER's small-sword, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with straight fullered blade double-edged towards the point, gilt-brass hilt incorporating a boatshell guard, a pair of straight tapering quillons, ovoid pommel and original grips of gilt-brass cast in imitation of wire binding 84.5cm; 33D in blade £250-300 | Nil |
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200 |
| 257 | A GERMAN ROBE SWORD, 18th/early 19TH CENTURY with earlier straight double-edged blade cut with a full-length narrow fuller and etched with a pair of serpents towards the tip on each side, the forte engraved with three crowned portrait busts surrounded by scrolling foliage and stamped '--rt Sint in der Not --Gelts werth' and '--Guter freunt -- in Wolpruirts' within a pair of short fullers on the respective faces, rudimentary steel hilt comprising straight cross-piece with pierced flattened circular terminals, and compressed pommel and the grip bound with plaited wire and a faceted collar top and bottom 80cm; 31I in blade £450-550 | Nil |
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650 |
| 258 | A PRUSSIAN MODEL 1848 ARTILLERY OFFICER'S SABRE the blade retaining traces of etching, brass hilt cast in relief including square langets, the outer decorated with crossed cannon, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, retaining a portion of its leather knot, in its scabbard 82cm; 32I in blade £250-350 | Nil |
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250 |
| 259 | SIX PRUSSIAN MODEL 1848 INFANTRY SHORTSWORDS each stamped 'Weyersburg Kirschbaum & Co. Solingen' at the forte, and with a crowned W above '86' 64cm; 25D in (6) £300-350 | Nil |
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320 |
| 260 | A PRUSSIAN MODEL 1852/79 SABRE with etched pipe-backed blade, nickel-plated hilt, original fishskin-covered grip, and retaining its leather thumb-loop, in its nickel-plated scabbard (light rust throughout) 86cm; 33P in blade £250-300 | Nil |
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400 |
| 261 | A SAXON MODEL 1867 INFANTRY OFFICER's DEGEN with straight polished blade inscribed 'C.A Westmann Dresden' and ' Eisenhauer Garantiert' within a pair of long fullers on the respective sides, brass regulation hilt with folding double shell-guard, retaining its sword knot, in its scabbard, applied with the crowned Royal cypher of Johann I (worn) 76.8cm; 30D in blade £300-400 | Nil |
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| 262 | A PRUSSIAN CAVALRY OFFICER's SWORD, DATED 1869 with slender curved fullered blade etched over the forte and signed 'Eichwede in Hannover', brass hilt cast and chased in low relief, including square langets and knuckle-guard decorated with crossed flags, and with an inscription incorporating the date on the back-strap, in its scabbard (the hilt blade and hilt rubbed, the scabbard patinated) 80.5cm; 31N in blade £200-250 | Nil |
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200 |
| 263 | A PRUSSIAN MODEL 1889 INFANTRY GUARD OFFICER's SABRE with brass hilt retaining traces of gilding incorporating the cypher of Kaiser Wilhelm II, engraved with the owner's coat-of arms on the pommel, the grip applied with enamelled Garde star on one side (very small chips), retaining its original leather thumb loop, in its scabbard 75.5cm; 29N in blade £300-400 | Nil |
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420 |
| 264 | A PRUSSIAN MODEL 1889 INFANTRY GUARD OFFICER's SABRE BY M. NEUMANN, HOFLIEFERANT, BERLIN with etched deluxe blade inscribed with the maker's name on the back-edge, and a presentation inscription on a rectangular panel at the forte, brass hilt retaining traces of gilding, incorporating the cypher of Kaiser Wilhelm II and engraved with the owner's coat-of-arms on the pommel (areas of corrosion), the grip applied with enamelled Garde star on one side (the enamel with losses), retaining its original leather thumb loop, in its scabbard 81cm; 31N in blade £400-500 | Nil |
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600 |
| 265 | A PRUSSIAN MODEL 1889 INFANTRY GUARD OFFICER's SABRE the blade by Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & CLE, Solingen, brass hilt retaining traces of gilding, incorporating the cypher of Kaiser Wilhelm II, the grip also applied with the crowned gilt cypher, retaining its original leather thumb loop, in its scabbard 78cm; 30N in blade £300-400 | Nil |
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500 |
| 266 | A PRUSSIAN INFANTRY OFFICER's DEGEN, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with straight fullered blade double-edged towards the point and etched with foliage over the lower portion, brass regulation hilt including double shell-guard (each bent up-wards), and urn-shaped pommel cast with acanthus (the grip binding loose and with losses), in its brass-mounted leather scabbard; ANOTHER, MID-19TH CENTURY, with straight fullered blade double-edged at the point, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard (the belt-hook now detached) the first: 83.5cm; 32P in blade (2) £250-300 | Nil |
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| 267 | A GERMAN SWORD FOR A CHILD, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY with straight single-edged blade, brass hilt cast with foliage in low relief and wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its scabbard; ANOTHER, LAST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY, with curved fullered blade, engraved steel hilt, fishskin-covered grip, in its scabbard (the hilt bent, areas of wear) the first: 53.5cm; 21in blade (2) £100-150 | Nil |
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100 |
| 268 | A PRUSSIAN ARTILLERY OFFICER's SWORD, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY with pipe-backed blade inscribed 'Eisenhauer' and 'Damaststahl' on a scroll on the respective faces, regulation brass stirrup hilt cast with a pair of crossed cannon on the cross-piece, in its scabbard76cm; 29P in blade £200-250 | Nil |
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260 |
| 269 | A GERMAN CAVALRY OFFICER's SABRE, CIRCA 1900 with curved fullered blade etched and gilt with trophies and foliage over the lower portion, gilt-bass hilt cast in relief, including down-turned quillon with lionhead terminal, langet with a warrior mask, and back-strap decorated with foliage rising to a lionhead pommel, and original fishskin-covered grip, in its scabbard with two brass mounts each carrying a ring for suspension 83.8cm; 33in blade £350-450 | Nil |
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350 |
| 270 | A GERMAN CAVALRY OFFICER's SABRE, CIRCA 1900 with slender fullered blade etched with foliage over the lower portion, gilt-bass hilt cast in relief, including down-turned quillon with lionhead terminal, langet with a warrior mask on the front and engraved with the owner's coat-of-arms on the reverse, back-strap decorated with foliage rising to a lionhead pommel, and original fishskin-covered grip, in its scabbard 86cm; 33N in blade £350-450 | Nil |
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300 |
