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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 Italian Two-Hand Sword
Late 15th/Early 16th Century, Probably Venetian

Antique Arms and Armour Including The Ray Wilkinson Collection
24 May 2023, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

£6,000 - £8,000

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An Italian Two-Hand Sword
Late 15th/Early 16th Century, Probably Venetian

With broad tapering double-edged blade with three shallow fullers over a third of its length on each side, one side with latten-inlaid triangular double cross mark beyond, hilt comprising recurved iron quillons widening slightly towards the tips, original leather-covered wooden grip over cord bindings, and large wheel-pommel with circular recess on both sides centred on a pellet, and surmounted by a flat rectangular tang plate (old pitting)
98 cm. blade, 128.6 cm. overall

Footnotes

Swords of this general type are in the Doges armoury in the Palazzo Ducale, Venice, and referred to in the inventories as 'Spada Schiavonesche'. See Lionello G. Boccia and Eduardo T. Coleho, Armi Bianche Italiane, 1975, p. 345, pls. 165-167. Cf. a sword with similar form of hilt, Ewart Oakeshott, Records of The Medieval Sword, 1991, p. 191. See also Hugo Schneider, Waffen in Schweizerischen Landesmuseum, Griffwaffen I, 1980, p. 76, fig. 105

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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.