An Indian Large Kukri, the chromium plated steel blade punched with leaves, with horn grip and leather scabbard; four Various Edged Weapons, comprising a Bowie type knife, an African knife with ebonised grip and leather scabbard, a modern Indian copy sword and a kukri; a Canvas Covered Canteen, and a webbing strap (7) £70 - 100
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An Early 20th Century Bowie Knife by Joseph Rodgers & Sons, Sheffield, the 25cm clip point steel blade stamped with a star and Maltese cross and J.RODGERS & SONS, No.6 NORFOLK ST., SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND, the nickel recurving crossguard with spherical quillons, with two piece antler grip scales and nickel mounted leather scabbard with frog £180 - 250
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A German M98/05 Butcher Bayonet, first pattern, the blade stamped WEYERSBERG KIRSCHBAUM & CIE, SOLINGEN, with steel mounted leather scabbard - possibly later; a German M98/05 Butcher Bayonet, second pattern, the blade stamped WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER A.G. OBERNDORF a N, with steel scabbard (2) £100 - 150
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A French M1874 Gras Bayonet, with steel scabbard; a British 1907 Bayonet, with steel mounted leather scabbard; a Danish M1889 Knife Bayonet, with steel mounted leather scabbard; two Spike Bayonets, with scabbards (5) £80 - 120
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An Edwardian Sword Cane, with 32cm square tapering steel blade, with bamboo grip and haft, 91cm £60 - 80
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A Bamboo Sword Stick, with 34cm fullered diamond section steel blade, the curved handle with foliate engraved silver collar and pommel, London hallmarks rubbed, with brass ferrule, 91cm £80 - 100
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A Bamboo Sword Stick, with 67.5cm plain square tapering steel blade, the curved handle with monogram engraved silver collar and pommel inscribed Thos.Cook Abbott, Royal Oak, Ipswich, June 15.06, hallmarks rubbed, with brass ferrule, 84cm £80 - 100
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A Late Victorian Malacca Sword Stick, with 75cm fullered tapering diamond section steel blade, the grip with silver upper collar and antler handle, with brass ferrule, hallmarks for London 1884, 94cm £120 - 180
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A Late Victorian Malacca Sword Stick, the 77cm square tapering steel blade stamped with broad arrow over I.S.D., the grip with silver coloured metal broad upper collar and antler handle, with steel ferrule, 90cm £120 - 180
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A Prussian Infantry Sword, the 77cm single edge double fullered steel blade stamped with W K & C logo, the brass hilt pierced and cast with the Prussian eagle with W R monogram at its breast, the wire bound fish skin grip set with crowned WR cypher, lacks scabbard; a G S Zell Porcelain Saucer Dish, printed in sepia with a portrait bust of Kaiser Wilhelm II, impressed cup mark; a Portrait of a Prussian Officer, by Wunderlich, Hagenau; a Pair of .800 Standard Silver Vodka Cups, each engraved with crowned KR cypher, by F.Miller Sohn (5) £250 - 300
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A Brass Knuckleduster, the palm grip stamped with a broad arrow £50 - 80
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An Edwardian Composite Skinning Set by Joseph Rodgers, Sheffield, comprising three various knives with rosewood grips, a honing stone, a pair of scissors, a stretching claw and a small oil flask stamped Wm. Marples & Sons, Hibernia, Sheffield, contained in a crushed leather roll pouch embossed C.D.H. £80 - 120
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A Greenstone Axehead, possibly Neolithic period from Langdale, Cumbria, 24cm by 9cm; a Book - The Illustrated History of Weaponry, From Flint Axes to Automatic Weapons, see page 17 (2) £50 - 80
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A Victorian 1827 Pattern Naval Officer's Sword, the 80cm single edge pipe back steel blade bearing traces of etching (af) the brass gothic hilt bearing traces of gilt, with hinged guard, cast with a fouled anchor, with wire bound fish skin grip and well cast lion head pommel, the black leather scabbard with brass mounts, the locket engraved W.C.Cox, Devonport, shoe missing £200 - 300
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A Victorian 1854 Pattern Sword to the 4th West Yorkshire Rifles, the 77cm single edge fullered steel blade etched with VR cypher and brigade crest, the steel gothic hilt pierced with a strung bugle, with steel scabbard £80 - 120
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A Victorian Malacca Sword Stick, with 66cm flattened diamond section steel blade, plated collar, curved bone handle, the malacca haft with plated collar and steel ferrule, 91cm £300 - 350
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A Monday to Sunday Set of Seven Cut Throat Razors by Joseph Rodgers, Sheffield, each steel blade stamped with maker's mark, the back edge etched with the day of the week, folding into the two piece ivorine grip scales, in a blue silk and velvet lined fitted case with patent number 1101 £300 - 400
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A German 1898/05 NCO Butcher Bayonet, second pattern, the 36.5cm saw-back steel blade stamped WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER A.G. OBERNDORF a.N, with steel scabbard £120 - 150
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A First World War German Demag Trench Knife, the 15cm double edge steel blade stamped DEMAG DUISBURG with a circle, the steel scabbard with leather strap £180 - 250
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An 1897 Pattern Infantry Officer's Sword by Wilkinson Sword, London, the 83cm single edge fullered steel blade etched with crowned GRV cypher, foliage and owner's initials A.W.P. , the back edge stamped 67542, later plated, the plated hilt pierced with crowned VR cypher, with wire bound fishskin grip and steel scabbard £250 - 300
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A 19th Century Italian or Spanish Knife, the 15cm single edge clip-point steel blade rounded to the forte and with punched chain link decoration, the rounded octagonal sectional grip made up of bands of horn, diapered copper and brass wire; a Very Similar Knife, with 15cm single edge steel blade and ovoid grip (2 - lack scabbards) £100 - 150
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An Edwardian 1897 Pattern Infantry Officer's Sword, the 82cm single edge epee steel blade crisply etched with GRV cypher, coat of arms and foliate strapwork, the chromed steel hilt pierced and engraved with crowned ERVII cypher, with wire bound fishskin grip and steel scabbard £120 - 180
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An Edwardian 1887 Pattern Heavy Cavalry Officer's Dress Sword, the 91cm single edge fullered steel blade crisply etched with the Royal cypher, foliate strapwork and the badge to the Prince of Wales's 3rd Dragoon Guards, by H Maxwell & Co., 161 Piccadilly, London, the back edge stamped 104862, the foliate pierced and engraved steel hilt with wire bound fishskin grip and steel scabbard £250 - 300
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A Rare Victorian 1882/92 Pattern Household Cavalry Trooper's Sword, the 86.5cm single edge spear point fullered steel blade with Enfield inspector's marks and issue marks for 1895 and 1899, the steel hilt pierced and engraved with a crowned HC monogram, and with hollow scroll quillon, with black painted wood ribbed grip, in its correct steel two ring scabbard. £200 - 300
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A Massive Indian Bowie Knife, with 30.5cm broad hatchet tip damascus steel blade, the nickel plated hilt with ovoid quillons to the crossguard, the horn grip scales set with an arrow motif to each side, lacks scabbard £100 - 150
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A German 1898/05 NCO Butcher Bayonet, Second Pattern, the blade stamped C.G.Haenel, Suhl, with steel scabbard; a US M1917 Bayonet, with steel mounted green leather scabbard and belt clip (2) £80 - 120
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A 19th Century Indian Katar, the 35cm double edge steel blade with radiating V shape fullers, with leaf shape strengthening plates to each side of the ricasso and with swollen tip, the domed serpentine wrist cover with raised medial ridge and mask pommel, the globular knopped two bar grips set into the shaped side plates £100 - 150
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An Early 19th Century Indian Steel Dhal Shield, of convex circular form, richly chased and engraved with undulating strapwork and flowerheads within a leaf tip border, with four pierced floriform bosses to the rivets holding the pink and gold cushioned brocade straps to the reverse, the whole lined in red and yellow floral weave, 43cm £300 - 500
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A 19th Century Indian Brass Dhal Shield, of convex circular form, the whole engraved with panels of deities and animals on a ground of tendrils, with peacock feather centre panel, leaf tip engraved decoration to the flange rim with rolled edge, set with a crescent and four floriform bosses securing the bolts for the grip straps (missing), 39cm £150 - 250
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An Early 19th Century Ahmedabad, India Red Painted Hide Dhal Shield, of flat circular form, painted with a central foliate panel in black, gold and white on a ground of delicate faint gold tendrils, within a border echoing the inner panel, with four raised conical brass bosses securing the ringed rivets for the velvet covered grip straps all backed by a stitched cushioned pad, 63cm (af) £200 - 300
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A 19th Century Indo-Persian Dhal Shield, of convex circular form, constructed of vertical and horizontal bands of cane, all woven together in a herringbone pattern with green and natural cotton threads, with folded steel outer rim , set with four pierced circular bosses securing the ringed rivets holding the cloth cover leather grip straps, backed by a suede cushioned pad, 36cm (af); two Indian Small Brass Dhal Shields, with foliate and animal engraved decoration, one enamelled in black, the other enamelled in red and green, 27cm (3) £200 - 300
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A Pair of 19th Century Indian Painted Hide Small Dhal Shields, each of convex circular form, bearing traces of floral painted decoration, with brass bell-flower bosses securing the ringed rivets for the grip straps (missing) backed by crimson wool, 32cm (af); a 19th Century Sudanese Hippopotamus Hide Shield Buckler, of dished circular form, embossed with concentric bands of basket weave, with central domed boss, the reverse with a curved hide handle, 33.5cm (3) £150 - 200
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A 19th Century Qajar Steel Dhal Shield, of convex circular form, chased and engraved with hunting scenes within a koftgari decorated border of panels of figures, ferocious beasts, birds and Persian script, with rolled edge, set with four pierced raised circular bosses securing the ringed bolts for the grip straps(missing), 38cm £200 - 300
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A 19th Century Mahratta Hide Dhal Shield, possibly rhinoceros, of convex circular form, with black painted body centred by a red spot and with red upturned border, set with a brass circle and crescent and with four brass bosses of domed brimmed hat form, securing the ringed rivets holding the leather grip straps, backed by a blue cloth and hessian padded square, 50cm £150 - 250
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A 19th Century Indian Steel Dhal Shield, of convex circular form, chased and engraved with boteh, tendrils and beading, with a silvered brass inner and outer border of scalloping, set with four raised silver bosses securing the ringed rivets holding the brown velvet grip straps, backed by a cushioned pad, the whole lined in gold velvet, 34.5cm £100 - 150
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A 19th Century Indian Black Painted Hide Dhal Shield, of convex circular form with upturned rim, set with four pierced copper bosses securing the ringed rivets holding the leather grip straps, backed by a leather cushioned pad, 44cm; a Benares Brass Dhal Shield, with foliate engraved and black enamelled decoration, lacks grip straps, 43cm (2) £200 - 300
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An 18th Century Indian Katar, the 35cm double edge steel blade with two narrow fullers and a swollen tip, with traces of foliate koftgari decoration to the shaped strengthening plates at the ricasso, the two baluster knopped grip bars and side plates with traces of tendril etched decoration, with a red velvet covered sheath; a Similar Katar, the grip bar with pierced decoration, with blue velvet covered sheath (2) £150 - 250
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A 19th Century Indian Katar, the 27cm double edge steel blade with raised medial ridge and a swollen tip, two baluster knopped grip bars and plain side plates, with a red, green and gold floral cloth covered sheath; two Similar Katars, one with leather sheath, one with black cloth sheath (3) £150 - 250
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A 19th Century Indian Chilanum, with 22cm double edge curved and fullered steel blade, steel hilt with curved crossguard, baluster knopped grip and winged top bar, with partially steel covered wood scabbard; a 19th Century Indian Steel Khanjar, with 33.5cm recurving blade and pistol grip hilt, with leather scabbard; a Similar Smaller Steel Khanjar, with red and cream floral cloth covered scabbard (3) £150 - 250
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A 19th Century Indo-Persian Khanjar, with unusual 28cm double wavy edge steel blade, chased and engraved at the ricasso with stylised foliage, the steel waisted grip and scabbard all over chased and engraved with foliate strapwork enclosing panels of birds; an Indian Bichwar, with pierced brass stirrup hilt and cloth covered sheath; two Indian Daggers, the shaped blades engraved with stylised birds, each with partially covered silver hilt and sheath set with green and red cabochon cut stones and filigree work (4) £180 - 250
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A 19th Century Indo-Persian Khanjar, the 26cm double edge recurving Woost steel blade with shaped strengthening plates to the ricasso inlaid with silver foliage, the silver pistol grip richly chased and repousse with flowerheads, leaves and tendrils, with green velvet covered scabbard £300 - 500
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An 18th Century Indian Khanjali, the 17cm shaped double edge steel blade with raised medial ridge, with bone and horn grip and wood scabbard; a Bosnian Small Dagger, the horn hilt carved as a pair of back to back lovebirds with red and blue enamelled brass wings, with brass scabbard; two Indian Daggers, each with fullered recurving steel blade, green hardstone and mother of pearl pistol grip, with leather scabbard (4) £250 - 300
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A 19th Century North African Dagger, possibly Egyptian, the double edge curved steel blade pierced with stars, circles and oblongs, the horn grip carved as a horse's head, with brass scabbard; three Balkan Kindjal Type Daggers, one with steel grip and scabbard, one with horn grip and leather scabbard and one with ebonised wood grip and brass scabbard; two Indian Daggers, one with horn grip inset with bone and with green and red dotted decoration, with brass scabbard, the other with wire bound horn grip and red leather scabbard (6) £150 - 180
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A 19th Century Indian Jambiya, with 21cm double edge fullered and curved steel blade, horn hilt and silver covered scabbard embossed with foliage, inset with three gold lozenges of script and three bands of turquoise; two Balkan Jambiya, one with horn and brass hilt and brass scabbard, one with bone and ebony hilt and brass mounted wood scabbard; a Small Indian Dagger, with horn and brass hilt and brass scabbard (4) £100 - 200
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A 19th Century Caucasian Kindjal, the 24.5cm double edge Woost steel blade with a narrow fuller to each side, the two piece bone grip scales secured by two fluted ovoid rivets with koftgari decorated shaped backplates, the leather scabbard with brass mounts; a 19th Century Indian Jambiya, the 20cm recurving steel blade with swollen tip, with two piece bone pistol grip and leather scabbard; a 19th Century Indian Jambiya, the 23cm curved double edge steel blade with two fullers to each side, the two piece bone grip with trefoil pommel, with leather scabbard (3) £150 - 250
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Two 19th Century Indian Pesh Kabz, each with T section steel blade and coloured enamel decorated brass hilt, one with horn, the other with bone eared grip scales, with leather scabbards; a Similar Knife, the blade stamped f, with brass scabbard; a Balkan Jambiya, with horn grip and nickel mounted cloth scabbard (4) £100 - 150
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A Moroccan Jambiya, with 21.5cm double edge curved steel blade, with dark stained horn grip, nickel mounts and scabbard; a Wahabite Jambiya, 38cm double edge steel blade, engraved with pendant chain links, the white metal mounted wood hilt set with three rounded bosses, with trefoil pommel, with white metal and brass mounted scabbard; an Arab Jambiya, with foliate enamelled decoration to the silvered brass hilt, with red leather scabbard (3) £150 - 250
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Two 19th Century Indian Pesh Kabz, each with T section steel blade, one with pique decorated horn grip and embossed steel mounted leather scabbard, the other with brass bound horn and bone grip and white metal scabbard; an Arab Knife, the undulating steel blade etched with Thuluth script and inset with three copper dots, with antler grip and brass mounted leather scabbard (3) £150 - 200
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A Burmese Short Sword (Dha), with 28cm single edge steel blade inlaid with silver tendrils, the silver coloured metal hilt and scabbard embossed with bands of foliage; an Eastern Dagger, the double edge steel blade with raised and rounded medial ridge to one side, the white metal hilt embossed with scalework, bound with copper wire, with leather scabbard; another Dagger, with double edge fullered steel blade, waisted wood grip and leather scabbard with foliate embossed brass mount (3) £120 - 180
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A Malayan Kris, with 20cm three lok blade, wood Garuda hilt and scabbard; three Various Malayan Knives, each with wood grip, two with wood scabbards, one with white metal chamfered scabbard (4) £100 - 200
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