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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 Composite German Close-Helmet
The Skull Late 16th Century

Antique Arms and Armour
28 July 2010, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Composite German Close-Helmet
The Skull Late 16th Century

Of bright steel, with heavy rounded one-piece skull rising to a low roped comb and fitted with iron plume-holder at the rear, bluntly-pointed visor with stepped vision-slit divided at its centre above numerous circular breaths, short lifting-peg fitting into the upper-bevor, the latter pierced with five diagonal slots on each side, lower-bevor shaped to the chin and pivoting at the same points as the visor and upper-bevor, and retained at its base by a single spring-catch on the right side, and single neck-plate at front and rear, each with plain open turn, decorated at a later date with etched bands and borders of foliated scrollwork involving birds, hares, and cornucopiae, all against a dotted ground (some wear), and with iron rivets throughout
29 cm. high

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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.