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A Singhalese Silver-Gilt Mounted Kastana
19th Century Or Earlier

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

£1,400 - £1,600

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A Singhalese Silver-Gilt Mounted Kastana
19th Century Or Earlier

With curved single-edged blade (rust patinated) with slender fuller along the back on each side, the forte covered with a silver sleeve chased with a trellised design along each side, heavy hilt comprising knuckle-guard and downturned quillons each with dragon's head terminal, one with a foliate tongue, the former slightly hollowed on the inside and cast and chased with foliage on the outside, large dragon-head pommel with faceted red glass eyes (one replaced) and bared teeth (tongue missing), and decorated overall with cast and chased designs of foliate scrollwork, in original wood-lined scabbard (minor damage) embossed and chased with a differing design of foliage against a finely punched ground along each side, chape with monster-head terminal, a bud with button finial in its jaws, four fixed rings for suspension, and some original gilding
33 cm. blade

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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.