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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
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THREE CARVED COCONUT ITEMS.18th/19th century.
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A Rare Sawasa-Hilted Knife, A Dutch Knife, A Miniature Japanese Sword, A Chinese Knife, And A Miniature Burmese Dha
18th/19th Century

Fine Antique Arms and Armour Including items from the Per T. Norheim Collection
29 April 2010, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Rare Sawasa-Hilted Knife, A Dutch Knife, A Miniature Japanese Sword, A Chinese Knife, And A Miniature Burmese Dha
18th/19th Century

The first Japanese for the European market, with single-edged blade stamped with cutler's mark on one side, gilt mount over each side of the base of the blade with faceted baluster moulding above, and gilt grip of faceted tapering circular section chased along each side with a panel of prunus inhabited by birds, and along the top and bottom with scrolling foliage, small button finial, and much of its original gilding, in later wooden scabbard covered in brown leather; the second with single-edged blade, and silver grip of tapering oval section embossed with decorative bands including waterfowl and rabbits, in its green-stained shagreen-covered scabbard with foliate engraved silver locket (chape missing), Amsterdam silver marks; the third handachi, the brass hilt and scabbard decorated with Tokugawa mon; the fourth with single-edged blade incised with characters along the back on one side, the blackened hilt and white-metal mounted scabbard decorated overall with numerous gold-inlaid characters; the last of characteristic form, mounted in silver, and retaining its green suspension cord (5)
The first 9 cm. blade, 17.6 cm. overall

Footnotes

For information on sawasa see 'Sawasa, Japanese export art in black and gold 1650-1800', exhibition catalogue, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 1998. See lots 66 and 67

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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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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.