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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
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A Splicing Fid
Early 19th Century

Nelson and the Royal Navy 1750-1815
5 July 2005, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£400 - £600

A Splicing Fid
Early 19th Century

Of figured hardwood, of slightly curved tapering circular section with turned bulbous head (splits), the latter bound by a brass band engraved 'Cyane' and set with a brass fouled anchor (possibly an adapted button) on the top
48.5 cm.

Footnotes

Originally named Columbine, H.M.S. Cyane (built 1806) was one of two frigates taken by the U.S.S. Constitution in a single action while covering a convey en route from Gibraltar to England in company with H.M.S. Levant. Although nominally rated as a 22-gun ship, she mounted a total of 34 guns, while Levant mounted 21. On the afternoon of February 20, 1815, while off Madeira, Cyane sighted a ship and sailed towards her until failure of the unknown ship to answer recognition signals persuaded Captain Gordon Falcon to rejoin Levant. The mystery ship, the U.S.S. Constitution, caught up with the pair and opened fire with her 32-pdrs., well out of range of the British ships' carronades. Constitution forced first Cyane (6 dead, 29 wounded) and then Levant (6 dead, 16 wounded) to strike. Although Levant was recaptured by H.M.S. Acasta on March 11, Cyane returned to the United States and was purchased by the U.S. Navy. From 1819 to 1821 she cruised between the West Indies and the newly founded West African colony of Liberia. She also saw duty in the Mediterranean (1824-25) and on the Brazil station (1825-27). Laid up at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, she was broken up in 1836

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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
A Pair Of Highland All-Metal Percussion Belt Pistols Signed Paton & Walsh Perth, Mid 19th century
A Silver-Mounted Left-Hand Dagger, probably German, Italian or English Late 16th Century Or Later
FOUR REPRODUCTION CARVED POWDER HORNS/FLASKS.late 20th century.
THREE CARVED COCONUT ITEMS.18th/19th century.
A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND REPRODUCTION POWDER FLASKS AND RELATED SPORTING ITEMS.
THREE VICTORIAN ARMS AND ARMOUR DECORATIVE ITEMS.