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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.
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Two Infantry Officer's Swords
Both Late 18th Century

Antique Arms and Armour
6 April 2006, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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Two Infantry Officer's Swords
Both Late 18th Century

The first with slightly curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point and etched over each face of the forte with a trophy of arms, stars, a sun-in-splendour and a man-in-the-moon, gilt-copper hilt with waved side-guard enclosing a pierced heart, large rear quillon, faceted knuckle-guard, cushion-shaped pommel with button finial, and reeded ivory grip; the second with curved fullered blade (pitted overall), brass hilt similar to the last with side-guard, lion-head pommel and back-piece in one, and ribbed wooden grip (chipped) with later wire binding (2)
69.5 cm. and 68 cm. blades

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Literature:
The first Frederick Wilkinson, Edged Weapons, 1970, p. 59, Fig. 51

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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.