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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 Steel-Hilted Small-Swords
Both Circa 1770

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

Sold for £480 inc. premium

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Two Steel-Hilted Small-Swords
Both Circa 1770

The first with bright colichemarde blade of tapering hollow triangular section boldly etched with symmetrical designs of foliage framing a flaming heart pierced by arrows on each side of the forte, hilt comprising double shell-guard (one half missing) and globular pommel each pierced and chiselled with foliage involving a trophy of arms on each side, diagonally fluted rear quillon, arms and knuckle-guard, the last centrally chiselled with foliage on each side, and original grip bound with silver ribbon and twisted silver wire, in original vellum-covered scabbard (incomplete, minor damage) with steel locket (frog-hook missing) chiselled with a trophy of arms above foliage on the outside; the second of similar form, the complete hilt with wooden grip bound with blackened twisted hair (some wear and rust patination) (2)
83 cm. and 82 cm. blades

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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.