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Antique Arms & Armor

Auction 20005
11 Jun 2012, starting at 10:00 PDT.
Sessions

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Auction highlights

Sold for US$ 271,000 inc. premium
An important and historic figural hilt presentation sword given to Major General Ambrose E. Burnside by the United States Sanitary ...
Sold for US$ 32,760 inc. premium
A fine cased pair of gold encrusted French percussion pistols by Devisme
Sold for US$ 26,910 inc. premium
An extraordinary cased exhibition grade pair of Liegoise percussion pistols
Sold for US$ 22,230 inc. premium
An historic Civil War officer's uniform grouping of Captain Robert Hale Ives Goddard

Lots

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 of 5463
5001 A North Italian etched cabasset or Spanish morion US$ 4,914
£3,145
€3,674
5002 A continental burgonet US$ 1,989
£1,273
€1,487
5003 A Nuremburg black and white burgonet US$ 2,925
£1,872
€2,187
5004 An Italian visored close helmet for the Pisan Gioco del Ponte US$ 2,340
£1,498
€1,749
5006 A rare Scottish Highland targe US$ 6,435
£4,119
€4,811
5007 A reproduction suit of armor US$ 877
£561
€656
5008 An Indian 'devil' helmet US$ 643
£411
€481
5009 A German stonebow, schnepper US$ 1,521
£973
€1,137
5010 A large scale model of a 17th century field gun US$ 374
£239
€279
5011 A collection of books on early American arms and the American Revolution US$ 117
£74
€87
5012 One volume: The Antique Bowie Knife Book US$ 819
£524
€612
5014 A Scottish basket-hilted broadsword of regimental form US$ 2,106
£1,348
€1,574
5015 A Scottish basket-hilted broadsword US$ 3,510
£2,247
€2,624
5016 A ribbon-hilted Scottish broadsword US$ 5,850
£3,745
€4,374
5017 An early Scottish basket-hilted broadsword US$ 7,605
£4,868
€5,686
5019 An early Scottish Highland dirk US$ 5,850
£3,745
€4,374
5020 An early Scottish Highland dirk US$ 5,265
£3,370
€3,936
5021 A sterling silver-mounted Scottish regimental dirk for the Gordon Highlanders by Hamilton & Inches US$ 4,914
£3,145
€3,674
5022 A rare early battle axe head US$ 877
£561
€656
5023 A bill in 16th century Italian style US$ 175
£112
€131
5024 A lot of two polearms in 17th century style US$ 702
£449
€524
5027 An English silver-hilted small sword US$ 877
£561
€656
5028 A continental small sword with parcel gilt hilt US$ 1,170
£749
€874
5029 A composite English dish hilt rapier US$ 702
£449
€524
5030 A dish-hilt duelling rapier US$ 1,638
£1,048
€1,224
5032 A continental small sword US$ 526
£337
€393
5033 A continental small sword US$ 444
£284
€332
5034 A steel-hilted small sword US$ 491
£314
€367
5035 A gold encrusted small sword for a boy US$ 491
£314
€367
5036 A brass-hilted small sword US$ 585
£374
€437
5037 A lot of two small swords US$ 526
£337
€393
5038 A lot of three small swords US$ 1,111
£711
€831
5040 A German small sword US$ 351
£224
€262
5043 A Victorian Honorable Artillery Company presentation sword US$ 292
£187
€218
5046 An English gilt silver hilted small sword US$ 1,053
£674
€787
5050 A British naval officer's dirk US$ 585
£374
€437
5051 A George V officer's sword for the Royal Artillery US$ 292
£187
€218
5052 A scarce Austrian senior non-commissioned officer's saber of the Prima Planta infantry US$ 1,111
£711
€831
5053 A German 1st Model Luftwaffe dagger by Weyersberg US$ 702
£449
€524
5054 A deluxe French Empire general officer's saber US$ 2,574
£1,647
€1,924
5055 A French foot artillery short sword US$ 175
£112
€131
5057 A lot of three Balinese figural keris hilts US$ 1,404
£898
€1,049
5058 A Sudanese kaskara US$ 152
£97
€113
5059 A lot of two Indonesian keris US$ 409
£262
€306
5060 A lot of three African spears US$ 327
£209
€244
5061 An Ottoman silver-mounted yataghan US$ 561
£359
€419
5062 A scarce Sumatran Pedang Lurus US$ 210
£134
€157
5065 An Indo-Persian dagger US$ 468
£299
€349
5067 An Indian tulwar US$ 936
£599
€699
5068 A lot of seven Afghani choora with custom display stand US$ 1,170
£749
€874
5069 A lot of three Afghani lohar with custom display stand US$ 1,170
£749
€874
5070 A lot of seven Khyber knives with custom display stand US$ 1,755
£1,123
€1,312
5071 A Japanese Naval officer's kai-gunto US$ 468
£299
€349
5074 An American officer's Revolutionary War era short saber US$ 2,925
£1,872
€2,187
5075 An American Revolutionary War period horseman's saber US$ 2,340
£1,498
€1,749
5078 An American eagle pommel infantry officer's sword US$ 1,111
£711
€831
5079 An American eagle pommel infantry officer's sword US$ 643
£411
€481
5080 A U.S. Model 1833 foot artillery sword US$ 760
£486
€568
5081 A U.S. Model 1850 Staff & Field officer's sword by William Horstmann & Sons US$ 1,521
£973
€1,137
5082 A Civil War officer's presentation sword US$ 7,020
£4,494
€5,248
5084 A French Model An XI infantry saber briquet US$ 491
£314
€367
5085 A French Model 1767/75 infantry grenadier's saber briquet US$ 292
£187
€218
5087 A historic Civil War grouping of swords and medals belonging to Captain John Heatley Jeffrey US$ 8,190
£5,243
€6,123
5090 A 17th century naval cutlass US$ 1,170
£749
€874
5091 An early Federal Period naval cutlass US$ 1,872
£1,198
€1,399
5092 A scarce Confederate bridle-cutting pike US$ 1,755
£1,123
€1,312
5093 A lot of two Civil War era cavalry sabers US$ 819
£524
€612
5094 A U.S. Model 1850 foot officer's sword by Ames Mfg. Co. US$ 1,638
£1,048
€1,224
5095 An unusual U.S. Model 1860 staff officer's sword of French manufacture US$ 994
£636
€743
5096 An unusual U.S. Model 1850 Foot officer's sword US$ 702
£449
€524
5097 A U.S. Model 1850 Staff & Field officer's sword US$ 936
£599
€699
5098 An inscribed U.S. Model 1850 Staff & Field officer's sword US$ 819
£524
€612
5099 A U.S. Model 1850 Staff & Field officer's sword by Horster US$ 1,053
£674
€787
5100 A U.S. Model 1850 Staff & Field officer's sword US$ 585
£374
€437
5101 An unusual Civil War era non-regulation foot officer's sword US$ 936
£599
€699
5102 An unusual non-regulation foot officer's sword US$ 877
£561
€656
5103 A U.S. Model 1850 Foot officer's sword US$ 585
£374
€437
5104 A very unusual non-regulation foot officer's sword US$ 1,053
£674
€787
5106 An American eagle pommel infantry officer's saber US$ 936
£599
€699
5107 An American eagle pommel officer's saber US$ 877
£561
€656
5108 An American eagle pommel artillery officer's saber US$ 877
£561
€656
5109 An American eagle pommel infantry officer's saber US$ 936
£599
€699
5110 An American eagle pommel infantry officer's sword by Wm. H. Horstmann & Sons US$ 760
£486
€568
5111 An American eagle pommel infantry officer's saber US$ 1,170
£749
€874
5112 An American eagle pommel officer's saber US$ 468
£299
€349
5113 An American eagle pommel officer's sword US$ 585
£374
€437
5114 An American eagle pommel militia infantry officer's sword US$ 585
£374
€437
5115 A U.S. Model 1840 mounted artillery saber by Ames Mfg. Co. US$ 643
£411
€481
5116 A Revolutionary War era German spontoon US$ 2,106
£1,348
€1,574
5117 A colonial American halberd US$ 4,095
£2,621
€3,061
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