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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 Rare English Dagger
Circa 1620-30

Antique Arms and Armour
25 July 2012, 10:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Rare English Dagger
Circa 1620-30

With tapering single-edged saw-back blade becoming stiff diamond section at the point and etched over most of its length on both sides with foliage terminating in an owl-like face, hilt comprising swelling quillons springing from a central quillon-block each with a small button at the tip, the outer surfaces encrusted on both sides with silver tendrils bearing flower-heads and involving human heads on the quillon-block, all within borders of beadwork, and fluted ivory grip (split) of tapering circular section (some wear and staining overall)
22.4 cm. blade

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A similar dagger is in the Royal Armouries, Leeds (inv. no. X-267) described in A.R. Dufty, European Swords and Daggers in the Royal Armouries, 1974, p. 35, pl. 1059; and for another see Christie's London, Antique Arms and Militaria, 16 December 2003, lot 20

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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.