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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
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A Rare And Unusual Continental Flintlock Tinderlighter
Mid-Late 17th 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 And Unusual Continental Flintlock Tinderlighter
Mid-Late 17th Century

With border engraved iron box-lock body decorated with foliate designs and flower-heads, sliding cover to the tinderbox with spring-catch and decorated en suite, external mechanism and trigger on the right side, the cock and sprung faceted steel (slightly reduced) with chiselled and engraved foliate decoration, figured stock (minor damage) with rounded finial and inlaid on each side with steel wire scrollwork heightened with steel pins, the base with sliding staghorn compartment cover with spring-catch, and integral grip formed as a scroll of flat octagonal section inlaid with steel wire scales and pins
18.5 cm.

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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.