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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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An Indian Kard With Dedication Inscription In Byzantine Greek
18th Century

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Antique Arms and Armour
30 April 2014, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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An Indian Kard With Dedication Inscription In Byzantine Greek
18th Century

With slightly hollow-ground single-edged blade with later gold gold-damascened inscription in old Greek along one side 'Flapoulis Keprimikyos 8 May Year 1696', pinched-in at the forte and damascened with gold foliage, steel hilt damascened with gold foliage on one side and with ropework along the other, rounded ivory grips (old splits and minor chips), and silver suspension swivel pierced with arabesques
19 cm. blade

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Provenance:
Christie's South Kensington, Antique Arms, Armour and Collectors Firearms ..., 30 September 2010, lot 31

Primikhrios is an honorary ecclesiastical title given by the Orthodox Church to an official in charge of a ministerial office. The 'KC' conjoined with Primikhrios in the inscription indicates this position was based in Constantinople. The presence of the cross preceding the inscription can be interpreted to mean that the dedication is a memoriam of a church official names Flapoulis

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This lot contains or is made of ivory and in February 2014 the United States Government announced the intention to ban the import of any ivory into the USA.

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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.