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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 South Russian Or Hungarian Sabre
Probably 9th/12th Century

Antique Arms and Armour
20 April 2011, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A South Russian Or Hungarian Sabre
Probably 9th/12th Century

In excavated condition, with narrow slightly curved single-edged blade, the forte with short mount extending along the cutting edge and incised with line decoration on one side, iron guard comprising an oval quillon-block recessed over the tang and grip and carrying small rounded quillons, and copper-alloy pommel of flattened elongated plummet shape set at a slight angle to the end of the flat tang, the latter pierced with a small hole for attaching grips
78 cm. blade

Footnotes

This is a sabre of the earliest European type, introduced from the East by the nomadic people of the Steppes. the best-known, and most elaborate, example is the so-called sword of Charlemagne (or Attila) in the Imperial Treasury at Vienna, but many similar to the present one have been excavated in South Russia and Hungary

See Laking, vol. 1, pp. 94-96; J. v. Kalmár, 'Säbel und Schwert in Ungarn', Zeitschrift für Historische Waffen- und Kostümkunde, vol. 14, 1935-6, pp. 150-55; and W.A. Sweitoslawski, Arms And Armour Of The Nomads Of The Great Steppe In The Times Of The Mongol Expansion, 1999, pp. 47-51

For another very similar example see Christie's London, Antique Arms, Armour and Militaria, 16 July 2003, lot 138

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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.