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14 December 2011
Two 1822 Pattern Royal Artillery Officers’ Swords. Both with 82 cm blades, one etched with ‘Royal Artillery’ thunderbolts GVR cypher cannon and Ubique scroll, the forte stamped ‘London Made’, standard triple bar steel hilt with wire bound fish skin grip, leather sword knot in its leather bound wooden scabbard, the blade retains some original polish. The second by ‘Robert Wilkinson Makers Birmingham’ etched with trophies of arms and scrolling foliage, triple bar steel hilt,...
Hammer Price: £190
Three Continental Swords and Scabbards. Two with 87 cm blades by H.Mutz, Lingen, slightly curved blades with single fullers, steel stirrup hilt hand guards and wire bound black composition grips, contained in their black metal scabbards, one with sword knot. The third 74 cm blade, this with pipe back and 27 cm spear point, the outer langet bearing a crowned rampant lion, oak leaf decorated hand guard and lion’s head back strap, wire bound leather grip, the blade and fittings have been...
Hammer Price: £200
British Military Swords. Comprising an 1822 pattern Rifles example, the 80 cm blade by Firmin and Sons, 155, Strand, London, with single fuller and etched with crowned VR cypher, a strung bugle horn and 5th Middlesex RV plus scrolling foliage, steel hand guard incorporating crowned strung bugle horn, wire bound fish skin grip in its steel scabbard; an 1897 pattern Infantry sword, the 82 cm blade by Mole, Birmingham with part single fuller and plain blade, sheet metal hand guard incorporating...
Hammer Price: £300
Bayonets. Comprising eleven Chassepot four with scabbards, and including a wooden display plaque, three Lebel, two with scabbards and one other with a quadriform blade, no scabbard, good overall condition (15) £150-250
Hammer Price: £230
USSR Midshipman’s Dirk. A good quality example 21.8 cm straight blade dated 1946, white bone or composition grip with gilt metal quillon and knop this impressed with the Soviet insignia and a five pointed star on top of the pommel, contained in its gilt mounted leather scabbard the upper chape engraved with a fouled anchor and a sailing ship, very good condition £200-300
Hammer Price: £95
Bayonets. Assorted examples mainly European late 19th C to late 20th C, twelve with scabbards, four in relic state, otherwise reasonable overall condition, sold as viewed not subject to return (19) £150-250
Hammer Price: £420
Assorted Edged Weapons. Fourteen examples including two Spanish navajas, a kris (hand grip section missing), 1940 issue Gurkha knife, a tulwar (no scabbard), a Khyber knife (no scabbard), five other Far Eastern weapons two without scabbards, a machete (no scabbard) and two other hand knives; together with a WW I ‘home made’ trench club, many items in relic state, sold as viewed not subject to return (20) £250-350
Hammer Price: £360
19th Regiment Madras Infantry Captain’s Uniform c. 1881- 1903. An extremely fine scarlet tunic this with yellow facings and correct gold rank lace on the cuff and collar, broad gold cord shoulder boards (lacking rank stars), extremely fine gilt coatee style buttons (Jennens & Co., London) a crowned strap Seringapatam enclosing XIX with laurel spray surrounds all within a scalloped edge (Poulsom p. 56 Vol. 123), lining of quilted white silk (some splits), together with a pair of navy blue...
Hammer Price: £210
Royal Marine Uniforms. Comprising a scarlet tunic with rounded collar and slashed panel cuffs bearing KC buttons to the Royal Marines Light Infantry, a Bandsman’s scarlet tunic complete with blue and white decorated wings and similar trim to the sleeves and collar and three similar decorated stripes down the rear panel, bearing KC buttons to the Royal Marines Light Infantry, a navy blue tunic with scarlet collar and yellow cord decoration to the cuffs and lower collar bearing KC buttons to...
Hammer Price: £500
Assorted British Military Uniforms. Comprising a GVR period Grenadier Guardsman’s tunic (some moth damage), a Northumberland Fusiliers scarlet tunic gosling green facings, metal shoulder titles mounted, buttons and collar badges present but detached, a four pocket scarlet frock dated April 1900 complete with QVC Royal Arms pattern buttons, an infantry regiment’s scarlet tunic with white facings all insignia missing, a RAMC Colonel’s khaki four pocket tunic and trousers complete with...
Hammer Price: £80
A 17th Century Backsword. The 76 cm slightly curved blade with triple fuller is pitted overall and bears what appears to be two crescent armourer’s marks, the iron handguard is pierced with one curved quillon, the knucklebow section with central scallop format, the decorated pommel with lion’s mask, the handgrip of reeded horn (split), elements of the handguard decoration missing and the knucklebow detached at the top end, c. 1640s, condition as described £400-600
Hammer Price: £240
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