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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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An Arab Silver-Mounted Sabre, And Three Persian Shamshirs
Mostly 19th Century

Antique Arms, Armour & Modern Sporting Guns
23 May 2018, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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An Arab Silver-Mounted Sabre, And Three Persian Shamshirs
Mostly 19th Century

The first with curved fullered blade (worn and rust patinated), hilt comprising shouldered border engraved quillon-block decorated with a foliate cartouche on each side, the downcurved quillons each with stylised monster-head quillon, and beaked wooden grip covered in foliate engraved silver (worn overall, incomplete at the pommel), in its wooden scabbard covered in tooled leather with silver locket and associated chape each embossed and chased with symmetrical flowering foliage, suspension mounts en suite each with suspension ring, and tasseled suspension cord; the second comprising a shamshir with curved blade, cast and chased brass hilt bound with twisted copper wire above the quillon-block, and re-covered metal scabbard with brass mounts cast with Arabic calligraphy along each side, and two further shamshirs each in poor condition (4)
The first 71 cm. blade

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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.