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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
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THREE CARVED COCONUT ITEMS.18th/19th century.
A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND REPRODUCTION POWDER FLASKS AND RELATED SPORTING ITEMS.
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A Rare Basket-Hilted Regimental Infantry Sword
Circa 1750

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

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A Rare Basket-Hilted Regimental Infantry Sword
Circa 1750

With bright curved single-edged blade with a narrow fuller along the back-edge for most of its length on each side and stamped 'S. Harvey' on both sides at the forte, half-basket guard of slender flat iron bars, the slender side panel shaped and pierced with two pairs of ovals, made in one with a ring at the top beneath a bun-shaped pommel with button finial, and spirally-grooved fishskin-covered grip bound with twisted brass wire
79 cm. blade

Footnotes

For a very similar example in the Royal Armouries, Leeds (IX, 2138) see Cyril Mazansky, British Basket-Hilted Swords, 2005, p. 230, VIII6 (illustrated)

Cf. a remarkable groups of eight other examples sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour, 14 April 2005, lots 107-114

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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.