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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
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THREE CARVED COCONUT ITEMS.18th/19th century.
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THREE VICTORIAN ARMS AND ARMOUR DECORATIVE ITEMS.
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A Fine Masonic Dirk
First Half Of The 19th Century

Antique Arms and Armour
27 November 2013, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A Fine Masonic Dirk
First Half Of The 19th Century

With tapering double-edged blade of flattened diamond section finely etched and gilt against a blued ground over nearly its entire length on both sides with masonic symbols comprising a sword, a cockerel, the Lamb of God, a cross, a star, a foot, a hand, a skull and crossed bones above a coffin, a man-in-the-moon, a sun-in-splendour, and an all-seeing eye, all above a panel of foliage at the forte, ormolu hilt with small side-guard filled with a rose, short recurved lobed quillons, the front one linked to the pommel by a gilt knuckle-chain, lion-mask pommel, its mane extending down the back-piece, and partly fluted ivory grips, in its original black leather scabbard (minor surface loss) with linear engraved ormolu mounts, two rings for suspension, and in fine condition retaining virtually all its original gilding and blueing, complete with its black patent leather waist-belt with ormolu mounts (one suspension tab loose), the clasps each embossed and chased with foliage involving eagle's head, the interior of the belt inscribed in ink 'John Jones Jany 10th 1846 Stork ...' (the remainder of the inscription defaced)
40.4 cm. blade

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For an almost identical example sold in these Rooms see Antique Arms and Armour ..., 22 April 2009, lot 102

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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.