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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Arms, Armour, Militaria and Ethnographica | |||
| Auctioneer: | Tennants Auctioneers | Location: | The Auction Centre, Leyburn |
| Contact: | Telephone: +44 (0) 1969 623780 Facsimile: +44 (0) 1969 624281 | ||
| Date: | 10th April 2013 | Time: | 10:30AM |
| Details: | Viewing: Tuesday 9th April 9am to 5pm Morning of Sale |
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| Auction Lots - Page 6 | |||
| 250 | |||
| A Copy of an English Two Handed Broadsword, with 103cm double edge steel blade, brass hilt with shaped downswept crossguard and wood grip; a Similar Copy of a Scottish Claymore, with 103cm double edge steel blade, brass hilt with curved crossguard, wood grip and disc pommel (2) £100 - 150 |
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| 251 | |||
| A Scarce Victorian 1889 Pattern Staff Sergeant's Sword, the 81.5cm single edge fullered steel blade by Wilkinson Sword Company, stamped with broad arrow and issue date for February 1893, the gothic heavy brass hilt pierced and cast with Royal cypher, the quillon with struck through markings for RAMC and later markings to 3.WSR, wire bound fish skin grip, milled backstrap and pommel, with leather service scabbard £200 - 400 |
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| 252 | |||
| A French Light Cavalry Sabre, the 90cm single edge curved steel blade with a broad fuller and a narrow fuller to each side, the back edge engraved "Manuf. d'Armes de Chatle. June 1877, Cav-sue Able 1822", the three bar brass hilt with wire bound leather grip, with steel scabbard £200 - 300 |
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| 253 | |||
| A Nepalese Kukri, the 32cm deep curved steel blade with narrow top fuller and double notches, with polished horn grip and toole leather scabbard; a Portuguese Kropatschek Model 1885 Sword Bayonet, with associated steel scabbard (2) £50 - 60 |
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| 254 | |||
| A Shooter's Folding Pocket Knife by Kaye, Hull, set with a cartridge extractor, scissors, button hook, bradawl, two knife blades, can opener, needle and pair of tweezers, with ivory grip scales set with nickel escutcheon engraved John Carver; a Horseman's Folding Pocket Knife, retailed by Harrods, with hoof pick, corkscrew, bradawl and two knife blades with antler grip scales; a Pipe Smoker's Small Folding Pocket Knife, with tortoiseshell grip scales (3) £70 - 100 |
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| 255 | |||
| A Russian 1881 Pattern Private Ranks Cossack Shashka by Zlatoust Arms Factory, the 86cm single edge fullered steel blade stamped A.A.48 with maker's mark and date 1908 to the ricasso, the brass mounted hilt with wrythen fluted walnut grip and bird's head pommel, with brass mounted leather scabbard £600 - 700 |
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| 256 | |||
| A 19th Century Caucasian Kindjal, the 43.5cm double edge steel blade with four etched fullers to each side, one side inset with gold poincon, the silver mounted hilt and scabbard with foliate niello decoration af £400 - 500 |
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| 257 | |||
| A Continental Court Sword, with 78cm half blued steel blade etched and gilt with foliage, the brass hilt with shell guard cast with a crowned eagle with a quartered shield on its breast, with lion mask quillon the stirrup knuckle bow cast with foliage, with female head pommel and mother of pearl two piece grip scales, with brass mounted leather scabbard and gilt lanyard £150 - 250 |
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| 258 | |||
| A French Model 1831 Foot Artillery Sword, the shortened 25cm steel blade with traces of a ground out inscription, the brass cruciform hilt stamped 763 to one side of the crossguard, the opposing side late inscribed C S A £70 - 90 |
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| 259 | |||
| A Parachutist's Brass "Pantograph" Knife, with 10cm single edge steel blade retracting into the folding brass handle £60 - 80 |
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| 260 | |||
| A William Rodgers, Sheffield Folding Pocket Knife, the 12cm hatchet tip steel blade stamped I CUT MY WAY, the nickel hilt with two piece horn grip scales; a Cresta, Sheffield Lock Knife, the nickel hilt with ivory grip scales (2) £90 - 120 |
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| 261 | |||
| A J Copley & Sons Folding Pocket Knife, the 10cm hatchet tip steel blade stamped with maker's name and RICHMOND WORKS, SHEFFIELD, the opposing side stamped XX, with antler grip scales; a French Lock Knife, the the 9cm bevelled stiletto steel blade stamped LAVERDURE a NAMUN, the nickel hilt with two piece mother of pearl grip scales - one cracked (2) £180 - 220 |
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| 262 | |||
| A Friedrich Hartkopf Large Folding Pocket Knife, with two blades, the longer of 18cm, stamped with maker's name ROSTFREI, SOLINGEN, the nickel frame with antler grip scales, in a leather sheath £250 - 300 |
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| 263 | |||
| A Brookes & Crookes, Sheffield Small Bowie Knife, the 15cm hatchet tip steel blade stamped with maker's name, with brass crossguard and antler grip, with an associated tooled leather sheath, the hanging loop stamped R.S.GILES, VIRGINIA CITY, MONT.TERR. £100 - 150 |
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| 264 | |||
| A George Wolstenholm & Son, Sheffield I*XL Bowie Knife, the 25cm hatchet tip steel blade stamped with maker's name and logo and etched "Original Design by Colonel James Bowie", with German silver crossguard and two piece antler grip scales, with original tooled leather sheath set with a silver letter A, hallmarked for London 1902 £300 - 400 |
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| 265 | |||
| A Modern Large Bowie Knife by Oakmoon, Acorn Forge, Sheffield, the 25cm hatchet tip steel blade engraved with maker's name, brass crossguard, the antler grip with two brass pommels, with tooled marooned leather sheath £120 - 180 |
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| 266 | |||
| A Late Victorian Three Piece Carving Set by Joseph Rodgers & Sons, Sheffield, comprising knife, fork and steel, each with an ivory handle with silver foliate embossed ferrule and pommel, hallmarks for Sheffield 1899, in a maroon silk and velvet lined fitted leather case, the cover with a presentation inscription "To Or.Mr. Sergt.F.Bacon by the members, Sergeants Mess, 3rd Middlesex Regt., as a Token of Esteem on His Leaving the Regt. Jany. 1904" £180 - 250 |
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| 267 | |||
| A Second World War Kukri, with wood grip, leather scabbard and frog £60 - 80 |
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| 268 | |||
A John Petty & Sons, Sheffield Hunting Dagger, the diamond section double edge steel blade stamped with maker's name, with steel crossguard and nickel foliate embossed cutlery handle; seven Edged Weapons, comprising a British Pattern 1888 MkI, Type 1 "Lee-Metford" bayonet, three British No.4 Mk.I spike bayonets and three Indian kukri (8) £100 - 150TRIBAL WEAPONS AND ETHNOGRAPHICA |
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| 269 | |||
| An African Dagger, the pointed double edge steel blade with a narrow fuller to each side, the bone grip carved as the figure of a seated man, with leather sheath £80 - 120 |
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| 270 | |||
| A Sudanese Kaskara, the 78.5cm double edge tapering steel blade with three narrow fullers to each side, riveted at the ricasso, the copper cruciform hilt with disc pommel, with leather scabbard £50 - 60 |
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| 271 | |||
| A 19th Century Indian Katar, the 26cm double edge steel blade with raised medial ridge and swollen tip, the side plates with a double faceted baluster cross bar forming the grip, 43.5cm; a Moroccan Jambiya, with brass mounted wood grip and decorative brass scabbard; an Indian Dagger, with faux jewel set hilt and scabbard; a Small Dagger, with brass hilt and braid wrapped scabbard (4) £80 - 120 |
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| 272 | |||
| A 19th Century Persian Scimitar (Shamshir), with 75cm curved steel blade, steel crossguard and two piece horn pistol grip scales, with steel and leather covered wood scabbard af £80 - 120 |
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| 273 | |||
| A 19th Century Abyssinian Sword, the 78.5cm single edge slightly curved steel blade with three narrow fullers to the back edge on each side, with horn grip and leather scabbard £100 - 200 |
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| 274 | |||
| An Indian Knife, with single edge damascus blade, the grip inlaid with silver foliate tendrils, with hinged elephant head pommel enclosing a compartment set with a smaller knife, with red velvet scabbard £100 - 150 |
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| 275 | |||
| A Fijian Ula (Throwing Club), the large globular head with natural crevices and age splits, inlaid with star and crescent moon motifs in ivory, the cylindrical haft with chevron band carved grip, 41cm £800 - 1200 |
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| 276 | |||
| A 19th Century Tuareg Kaskara, with 90cm double edge steel blade, the steel cruciform hilt with embossed diaper silver grip and disc pommel, the leather scabbard with silver locket and chape and two hanging straps £220 - 280 |
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| 277 | |||
| A New Calodonian Bird's Head Club (Go Porowa Ga Maru), of glossy red hardwood, the flared arching head with pointed beak and a raised swollen eye to each side, the back pendant missing, on a tapering cylindrical haft with stepped butt, 66cm £300 - 500 |
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| 278 | |||
| An Ula Gasau Type Club, possibly Fijian, the flattened elongated ovoid head with incised diagonal marks to one side, with cylindrical haft, 60cm; an Australian Aborigine Woomera (Spear Thrower), of curved wood, one side painted with footprints, snakes and dotted motifs in black, green, ochre and red, 44cm; a Similarly Painted Boomerang, 67cm (3) £150 - 200 |
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| 279 | |||
| A 19th Century Turkish Yataghan, the 75cm single edge curved steel blade inlaid with silver leaves and script, the two piece horn grip missing its right ear, with two piece wood scabbard; an Indian Talwar, the cut-down steel blade set with a paper label inscribed in ink "Lucknow 1857 K.B.C.", lacks scabbard (2) £70 - 90 |
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| 280 | |||
| A Collection of Ten Indian Talwar Hilts, two with curved knuckle bows (10) £40 - 60 |
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| 281 | |||
| A Zulu Knobkerrie, with globular head and slightly curved cylindrical haft, 71cm £100 - 150 |
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| 282 | |||
| A Zulu Knobkerrie, with large globular head, the tapering cylindrical haft bound with bands of woven copper and brass wire, 63cm; a Zulu Wood Haft for an Axe, the square section crescent shape head set with numerous brass studs and pierced with hole for the axe head tang (missing), the cylindrical haft with a woven brass and steel wire collar and grip, 61cm (2) £200 - 300 |
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| 283 | |||
| A Zulu Beadwork Coiled Necklace (Umgingqo), the thickly coiled cotton body covered in bands of coloured beads on a predominantly white ground, 85cm; a Zulu Small Hide Dance Shield, of oval form, with two parallel laced bands set with the grip, 40cm by 31cm (2) £60 - 80 |
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| 284 | |||
| Two North African Camel Sword-Whips, each with a square tapering stiletto type blade with a twisted centre section, plaited leather bound grip and wood haft inlaid with geometric designs in bone and coloured woods, with plaited leather thong; a French 1866 Pattern Chassepot Yataghan Sword Bayonet, the back edge of the steel blade engraved Tulle 1872, the crossguard and steel scabbard each stamped RS 1871 (3) £120 - 180 |
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| 285 | |||
| A Hunting/Skinning Knife, possibly North American Indian, the 13cm single curved edge steel blade stamped with a Maltese cross and 7, the two piece maple grip with star carved rivet holes, with buckskin sheath decorated with an eagle and snake in coloured beadwork, embroidery and couched quills £120 - 180 |
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| 286 | |||
| A Trade Belt/Slate Axe, possibly North American Indian, the polled steel head with nail puller notch to the lower edge, the tapering oval section wood haft incised with scrolling tendrils, blade length from poll to edge 16cm, overall length 30.5cm, with a later leather sheath £120 - 180 |
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| 287 | |||
| An Impressive 19th Century Fijian Islands Fish Spear, of rich dark brown patinated hardwood, with pointed spike to the graduated barbed head, on a long tapering cylindrical haft, 275cm £600 - 900 |
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| 288 | |||
| A Shona Axe, South East Africa, the crescent shape blade firmly set into the swollen head of the wood haft, with two woven wire bands, 80cm; a Very Similar Axe, the wood haft with square section head firmly set with the crescent shape blade, 79cm (2) £200 - 300 |
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| 289 | |||
| Two African Spears, one with diamond shape head, the other with clipped diamond shape head with raised medial ridge, each with a folded socket on a slender wood haft; a Sudanese Sword, with 70cm double edge diamond section blade, the grip formed from the leather bound tang (3) £80 - 120 |
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| 290 | |||
| Three Andaman Island Wood Bows, each of sinuous double paddle form, one plain with sharp pointed tips, 175cm, one with three bands of incised diaper decoration to the slightly concave side of the limb and with sennet bound tip, 180cm, one with incised diaper borders and slightly raised medial ridge, with bark fibre bowstring, 196cm (3) £600 - 800 |
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| 291 | |||
| A Sinhalese Wood Self Bow, of tapering cylindrical section, the whole of the limb lacquered and painted in tones of ochre, black and red with bands of scrolls, diapering and stippling, the grip painted with a floral medallion, 212cm; a Similar Self Bow, of tapering flattened oval section with shouldered tips, painted with bands of stippling and diamonds, 191cm; a smaller Wood Self Bow, of tapering cylindrical section with slightly flattened back, the grip set with porcupine quills and two small shells bound with strips of leather; a Palm Wood Self Bow, with string bound grip; a Wood Self Bow, with woven wicker bound grip (5) £180 - 250 |
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| 292 | |||
| A Japanese Yumi (Bow), the curved flattened section limb covered in a dark red lacquer, with wicker and leather bound grip, with shouldered tips, 218cm; a Wood Self Bow, the swollen grip covered in leather, with horn nocks; a Wood Self Bow, of flattened section, each tip with a small band of woven sennet, bears traces of old inventory label; a Laminated Wood Bow, with cork grip (4) £100 - 150 |
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| 293 | |||
| A Chokwe Small Axe, the 17cm fanned iron blade with raised medial ridge to each side, faint stippled decoration of overlapping leaves and ringed tang inserted into the brass studded right angled cylindrical head of the wood haft, 45cm £80 - 120 |
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| 294 | |||
| A 19th Century Australian Small Sword Club, possibly Victoria, of deep chestnut coloured and patinated hardwood, the flattened slightly curved oblong blade lightly carved with a running chevron outlined diamond pattern with double fluted edge, the rounded grip with a meandering pattern of chevrons, with small swelling butt £200 - 300 |
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| 295 | |||
| A Sepik River, Papua New Guinea Small Display Mask, of crescent shape, with domed forehead, hooded eyelids over inlaid cowrie shell eyes, long hooked nose, decorated in matt brown and terracotta pigments, with red clay and cowrie shell applied decoration, 51cm £70 - 100 |
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| 296 | |||
| An Indian Kukri, the curved steel blade engraved with a band of scrolling leaves along the back edge, the Asian buffalo horn grip with pommel carved as a stylised tiger's head, with leather scabbard £60 - 80 |
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| 297 | |||
| A Late 19th Century Ethiopian Hide Shield, possibly of rhinoceros hide, of domed circular form with raised nipple, the field with concentric ring tooled decoration, with upturned folded rim, the back with rolled hide grip, 58cm diameter; a Masai Moran's Lion Spear, with 106cm diamond section socket head, short wood haft and long spiked butt, 197cm long (2) £200 - 250 |
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| 298 | |||
| Two South African Asigai, each with leaf shape head with central medial ridge, with folded socket, on a slender wood haft and with spiked butt £120 - 180 |
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| 299 | |||
| A Shona Small Axe, with crescent shape blade on a rectangular tang inserted into the swelling pommel of the wood haft, 50cm £40 - 60 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Arms, Armour, Militaria and Ethnographica | |||
| Auctioneer: | Tennants Auctioneers | Location: | The Auction Centre, Leyburn |
| Contact: | Telephone: +44 (0) 1969 623780 Facsimile: +44 (0) 1969 624281 | ||
| Date: | 10th April 2013 | Time: | 10:30AM |
| Details: | Viewing: Tuesday 9th April 9am to 5pm Morning of Sale |
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