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A PARTIAL CARTRIDGE MAGAZINE. A leather covered partial cartridge magazine, lacking divider and top straps. Army & Navy label in the lid, outer straps present. C1930's. £80-120
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A ROYAL ARTILLERY OFFICERS UNIFORM & EQUIPMENT etc. C1930's Full Dress Tunic, Tropical uniform, Jackets, shirts, trousers etc, of a Major/Lt Colonel in the Royal Artillery. Including Tropical Hat, Caps and webbing items, Greatcoat, Shorts, Tropical Mess Dress, etc £100-150
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WWII PERIOD GERMAN NAVAL BINOCULARS. With Kreigsmarine marking Eagle over M, 7 x 50 beh, 372665 (T), KF. Some wear to the original paint, one wrap cover on cylinder needs refixing. Lenses need cleaning/removal of degradadtion etc. Lacking its case but with the original strap. £60-80
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A NATIVE HARDWOOD MASK. An African mask in a brown hardwood, with dual faces and geometric carved decoration. Some damage evident, with a height of 34" approx. £60-80
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A MAORI CLUB. A Maori Tewhatewha ceremonial hardwood club, measuring 49.3/4" in length. Carved decoration to the middle of the shaft, with mother of pearl disc centres inset amid the layered design. £150-250
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A SIRIONO INDIAN FOOT BOW. A large Foot Bow used by the Siriono Indians of Bolivia, who now number under 400 people. The leaf shaped 93" long bow was used by a native laid on his back, braced by his feet. Some light decoration to the pale wood leaves, each measuring roughly 42". Some distortion due to age, also some light damage evident. £100-150
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A BRACE OF HARDWOOD PADDLES. Two 19thC Pacific Islands leaf shaped paddles, in similar styles. Both around approximately 58" in length, the leaf shaped blades of some 33" each. Initials (old) carved into them are G J S and HA.M, also two holes for wire mounting are evident. One blade is 5" at its broadest, the other 4.1/2" width. See Illustration £200-300
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A PACIFIC ISLANDS PADDLE. A 19thC paddle of a lighter hue hardwood, measuring 63" overall length. Leaf shaped blade of 39", with cracks and some tip lost, two mounting holes evident. £100-150
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A NORTH AFRICAN POWDER FLASK. A leather covered Bee Hive or conical shaped Moroccan powder flask. Twin ears for carry straps and 11.1/2" high with width of 10.1/2" at its widest. The conical height of 5", with overall decoration. £60-80
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A NATIVE KRIS. A 19thC Kris with Garuda bird hilt and watered wavy-edge blade of 13.3/4", loose in the hilt. Wooden scabbard, some loss of the tip is evident. £70-100
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A NATIVE COOLIE HAT. A Coolie or Peasant/Labourers hat made from Coconut fibre, in cylindrical style. £40-60
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A 19thC NAVAL CUTLASS. A British model 1845/1858 naval cutlass and scabbard, C1850 by Mole of Birmingham. 26.3/4" slightly curved single-edged blade, scabbard of leather with steel mounts and cast iron grips. Scabbard has evident repairs, some rust to the basket hilt. These Cutlasses were originally made and issued in 1845, then modified around 1858. £80-120
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A PERCUSSION KNIFE-PISTOL. A mother of pearl knife with Giesbergen on the broken main blade, Screw device underneath with top mounted single percussion small calibre barrel of 4.1/2", approximately 32 cal. See Illustration £100-150
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A GENTLEMANS SMALLSWORD. An all steel Gentlemans Smallsword, with triangular tapering 31" blade, in the rapier style. Steel hilt and ornate guard with intricate decoration to all the fittings, lacking a scabbard. £80-100
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FOUR SWORDS. Two fencing foils with 36.1/2" tipped blades, steel cup guards. Two masonic/court swords one with bound hilt and brass crossguard, the other with a brass facetted grip and brass guard. 28" & 27" blades respectively. £50-70
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TWO INDO PERSIAN STEEL AXES. Two steel half-crescent bladed Indian axes with foliage decoration, all steel hilts with spiked heads. 27.1/2" & 27" respective overall lengths. £150-200
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A JAPANESE YARI BLADE DAGGER. A Japanese Yari blade converted to use as a dagger, around the turn of the 19th/20thC. Classical Yari shape with triangular 10.3/4" spearpoint tip, with larger than usual Tsuka. Wrapped hilt bindings of silk string, with brass plain Fuchi & Kashira held in place by two silver discs. The blade has a hollowed central broad fuller on the bottom of the blade, with red filling. The Saya of lacquered angled wave ripples, with silver chafe and Kurigata ring mount, brass throat mount which matches the hilt mounts. See Illustration £400-600
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A KATAR DAGGER WITH SILVER DECORATION. An Indian Katar Dagger with silver foilage Koftkari decoration to the hilt and 'sail' guard. Ball grips inside a steel hilt, one side of the frame lacking 1" to 1.1/2" of the silver sheet wrap. Multi-fullered tapered blade of 11" approx, with some decoration to the double-edged design, finished with a lightly fluted tip. In the 17th/18thC style with velvet knuckle protector and facetted blade mounting. 16.1/2" overall length. See Illustration £250-350
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A KATAR DAGGER. A late 18th/19thC Katar dagger with an ornate steel 'sail' knuckle guard, of the style favoured by the Hindu's. Foilage and chainwork to the hilt, guard and fixing mount, with a double-edged tapering 15" flat profile blade. 20.3/4" overall length. See Illustration. £250-300
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A KATAR DAGGER. An Indian Katar dagger of classical form, with a multi-fullered fluted point blade of 7.1/2". Plain steel hilt with an overall length of 15.1/4". £100-150
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AN INDIAN KANJARLI DAGGER. A Hindu 18th/19thC Kanjarli dagger with lunette shaped white grips. Gold inlaid into the throat mount and the re-curved downward swept blade of 7.1/2", with multiple fullers. Koftgari work also on the handguard and quillion mounts. Lacking a scabbard measuring 12" overall length. See Illustration £200-300
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A KHANJAR DAGGER An 18th/19thC Indo-Persian Khanjar dagger with Ivory Hilt and Koftgari decoration to the steel mounts. Dual wide fullered blade of 8.1/4" length, lightly fluted with a spearpoint tip. Lacking its scabbard, with an overall length of 12.3/4". See Illustration £200-250
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A JAMBIYA DAGGER. A silver mounted Moroccan Jambiya dagger of the early 20thC. Carved wooden grip with brass and silver decorated mounts, swept 8.1/4" blade. The scabbard mounted with brass and silvered swirls, with foilage patterns and twin ring mounts. £80-120
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A SILVER MOUNTED JAMBIYA DAGGER. An attractive Oman-Yemen Jambiya dagger with silver mounted stud decorated hilt. The entire scabbard encased in sheet silver with silver overlay and gilt decoration, 7.3/4" double-edged blade. See Illustration £200-300
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A JAMBIYA DAGGER. An Oman or Yemen Jambiya dagger with silver mounts, partially missing on the hilt. The scabbard wrapped with sheet silver, having ornate decoration overall. The double-edged blade length of 7.1/2". See Illustration £180-250
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A 19thC HALBERD. A 19thC ceremonial halberd with scimitar shaped decorative 24" blade, with split spike on the spine. Octagonal wooden studded shaft with an overall length of 92.1/2". £50-70
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A TARGONE SHIELD. A wooden Targone shield, used during the Pisan Bridge Tournament. 32.1/2" overall length, finished with moon and swirls patterns. Label reads Targone Shield, Gioco Del Ponte, Venise, Bridge. (Ex Col Harvey) Collection. £50-100
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A 1912 PATTERN OFFICERS SWORD. A 1912 pattern Cavalry Officers sword with plated scabbard. Made by Wilkinson Sword and numbered 64565, owned by the 8th Duke of Leinster with K on the blade. Clean blade and very little deterioration in the inner of the hilt, gold and red sword knot attached. See Illustration £300-400
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A KATANA IN SIRA SAYA MOUNT. A Katana blade signed Kane-Fusa with 25.1/2" blade, in the Mino-Den style. Complete with NBTHK Kantaisho or Shinsa paper, confirming the signature as authentic. In good polish with a chip evident towards the tip. £1000-1500
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A TRIBESMANS FLINTLOCK LONG GUN. A Flintlock North African tribesmans rifle as found. Elephant and warranted on the lock, proof marks on the barrel of 51.3/4". Steel furniture the ramrod mounts need repair or replacement. With its stock loose it is lacking a ramrod and no cocking spring evident. 68" overall length. £100-150
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A LEATHER GUN CASE & LEG OF MUTTON CASES. A brown leather shotgun case, lacking its entire innards. The name on the top is Duque de Alba. Madrid. 375. 31" x 8.1/2" x 4" overall measurements. Two Leg of Mutton Gun Cases, just under 30" overall length each, one lacking its inner divider. £60-80
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A FLINTLOCK TRADE MUSKET. A two band Flintlock Musket with octagonal 29.1/2" barrel, brass furniture and steel ramrod. 45.3/4" overall length. £150-200
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A PERCUSSION SHOTGUN. A double-barrelled Percussion shotgun, with Manton London on the lockplates. One hammer is the original dolphin pattern, the other is a replacement. Browntwist finish 27.1/4" barrels with underslung ramrod present, steel furniture and some engraving evident. £120-150
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A PERCUSSION BELT PISTOL. Octagonal turnoff 4.1/4" barrel, chequered butt and steel furniture. The top screw is a replacement, the belt mount is missing. 9.1/4" overall length. £80-100
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THREE PERCUSSION SPORTING GUNS. Three Percussion sporting guns in need of repair/renovation. The first is marked W Parker a single barrel sporting gun with 32.1/2" octagonal/round barrel length. Lacking a ramrod and its mounts under the barrel. The second is an incomplete sporting single barrelled percussion gun with a 31.1/2" round barrel, lacking lock and action etc. The third is a childs percussion gun with 18.3/4" barrel, lacking ramrod, hammer, screws etc. (3) £80-120
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A LARGE POWDER FLASK. A large capacity brass and copper powder flask marked with James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. Lacking part of the spout, with hunting scene decoration on one side. 9.3/4" overall height. £30-50
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A GREAT WAR PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM EGYPT-JERUSALEM. An officers or soldiers privately kept photographic album of his service in Egypt and the middle east. Captured Turkish Guns and dead horses, buildings and countryside of the period. Seen through the lens of a man, who recorded the images with notations below. £40-60
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A MILITARY PRESENTATION TRAY. A silver tray with hallmarks for Sheffield 1923, approximately 21 ounces in weight. With scroll feet and 9.3/4" x 9.3/4" square form, engraved with Regimental Crest and LXXX below. Captain J A Baillon MC on the occasion of his marriage by the Officers 2nd battalion the South Staffordshire Regt 11th February 1925. Major Gen Joseph Aloysius Baillon CB CBE MC, retired from the Army in 1949 and passed away in 1951. Commissioned into the South Staffordshire Regt in 1915, he was MID in May 1918, awarded the Military Cross LG 2/4/1919. For Conspicuous Gallantry at the advance on Abancourt, where he preceeded his battalion under heavy fire. Leaving the S Staffs in 1931, he was a Staff Officer Middle East then C O G Staff Persia & Iraq 1936-45. MID 23/12/1943. CB 1948, CBE 5/8/1943, OBE 1941, Commander of the Order of the Crown Belgium 1951, also Croix de Gueere avec palme Belgian 1951. £150-200
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A NATIVE HEAD REST & CLUB. A hardwood pillow or headrest with bi-wood finish, some carved decoration. 17" x 6.3/4" high. There is an old Christie's label affixed which appears to be Lot 117, 13/5/50?. A hardwood fighting club, 26.1/2" overall length. The tapered shaft is finished off with a bulbous head, some splits are evident in the wood. £80-100
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A BRACE OF FLINTLOCK MILITARY PISTOLS. With East India Company marks for the Nazim of Hyderabads Bodyguard C1820. English Proof markings also Arsenal markings to the 8.3/4" round barrels. With brass furniture and swivel ramrods, with MG-00 on one pistols backplate.15.1/2" overall length. They were originally purchased through Holland and Holland in the early 1980's, who may be able to supply copy details of Provenance etc. See Illustration £1500-1700
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A DE-ACTIVATED MAUSER RIFLE. A Mauser rifle number 29345 with various markings, complete with De-Activation Certificate and 24" barrel. £100-150
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A DE-ACTIVATED P14 RIFLE. A .303 calibre US P14 rifle, with the number 347962, 26.1/2" barrel length complete with De-Activation Certificate £150-200
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A GT WAR BAYONET & SCABBARD. A 1913 pattern Remington bayonet complete with leather and metal scabbard. £30-40
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TWO BAYONETS. An experimental shortened 19thC sword bayonet with brass fittings and 15.1/2" blade. A Lee Metford bayonet with multiple stampings, both lacking scabbards. £30-50
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A MACHETE etc. A Jungle Machete by Martindale of England no 227, complete with leather scabbard. Marked on the blade E8277-1956, five rivet hilt. Also a SLI swaggerstick and webbing pouches. £30-50
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THREE INERT GRENADES. A practice or display grenade Mills Bomb or Pineapple type, another slimmer model, also a fragmentation grenade. (3) £50-80
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TRENCH ART SHELL CASES. (8) Gt War shell cases with various designs and decoration/alterations, of allied manufacture. £50-70
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SHELL CASES AND INERT AMMUNITION. Various medium size ammunition cases in brass, with inert .303 ammunition and clips etc. £30-40
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FRAMED INDIAN ARMY LETTERHEADS. A frame containing letterhead's of the Indian Regiments, from the days of Empire. Punjabi, Rajputs, Burma Rifles etc. £60-80
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A SILVER MOUNTED R IRISH RIFLES STICK. The shaft of a hard black composite material, the ornate silver mounts hallmarked for Birmingham 1898. Foilage and R Irish Rifles badge, with partial inscription of presentation details discernible. 31.1/2" in length, damage to the base of stick. £70-100
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