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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 Silver-Mounted Scottish Dirk
First Half Of The 18th Century

Antique Arms and Armour
23 July 2015, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Silver-Mounted Scottish Dirk
First Half Of The 18th Century

With sharply tapering single-edged blade adapted from a backsword, double-edged towards the point, each face with a three-quarter length fuller along the back edge and a shorter central fuller towards the point, shouldered rootwood hilt of swelling circular section carved in relief with characteristic Celtic interlaced ornament enclosing pellets, silver basal mounts and side-straps, and flat silver pommel engraved with presentation inscription 'Basil Cowper Esqre to Andrew McSear', and retained by a later octagonal silver nut
40.5 cm. blade

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Provenance
The Estate of John M. Kauffmann, Maine, U.S.A.

For a similar dirk see Christie's London, Fine Antique Arms and Armour and Books from the R.T. Gwynn Collection, 24 April 2001, lot 35

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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.