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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.
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A Group Of Twenty-One Various Axe-Heads
The First Mid-7th Century Or Later, The Remainder Circa 100 B.C. To The 18th Century

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

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A Group Of Twenty-One Various Axe-Heads
The First Mid-7th Century Or Later, The Remainder Circa 100 B.C. To The 18th Century

Mostly in excavated condition, the first with triangular blade with convex cutting-edge drawn-out to a blunt point beneath and deeply struck with a circular mark on one side, and with integral rectangular socket shaped over the haft fore and aft; the remainder of various characteristic forms and comprising three of Celtic type; one of 9th century type; one of 10th century type; three of 12th century type; one of 13th century type and struck with a mark; one of 14th century type adapted to form a hoe; three of 15th century type, two struck with an oval mark; three of 16th/17th century type, two struck with a mark; and four of 18th century type (21)
The first 21.5 cm. wide, the remainder 8 cm. to 25 cm. wide

Footnotes

Provenance:
The first Christie's London, The Collection Of Arms and Armour Of The Late Dacre Kendrick Edwards, Esq ..., 26 April 1961, probably part of lot 59

Literature:
The first, David Nicolle, Medieval Warfare Source Book, Volume I: Warfare in Western Christendom, 1996, p. 35 (illustrated)

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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.