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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 Continental Officer's Sword
The Hilt Late 17th/Early 18th Century

Antique Arms and Armour
30 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A Composite Continental Officer's Sword
The Hilt Late 17th/Early 18th Century

With 18th century tapering double-edged blade of slightly hollowed flattened hexagonal section, the forte etched and gilt (gilding worn) on the sides with a trophy of arms beneath an arched panel of foliated strapwork, a draped foliate ledge above, large iron hilt of reeded bars comprising double shell-guard chiselled with double foliate feature at the centre on each side and finely engraved on both sides of the shell with symmetrical scrolling foliage, reeded quillon-block with downcurved arms, rear quillon and knuckle-guard all springing from chiselled foliage on either side, the quillon with foliate terminal and button, knuckle-guard with central feature en suite with the shell-guard, earlier reeded barrel-shaped pommel with chiselled foliate button, and later spirally-twist grip bound with twisted iron wire between guilloche Turk's heads
94.2 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.