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A late 19th Century Fijian hardwood war club of 'Gunstock' type, the head chip carved and drilled, with a running carved motif around the shaft terminating in a complex chip carved pattern to handle, 40.5ins overall £400-600
Note: Found in a shed by the vendor when he purchased his current home in 1979. We understand that the damp conditions affected the patination of this piece
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A good collection of early 20th Century Nigerian (Hausa people) coir woven dyed grass vessels, comprising - lidded basket, 8.5ins diameter x 6.75ins high and another similar, 7ins diameter x 5ins high, and unlidded basket 8.5ins diameter x 4.25ins high, together with five graduated circular dishes, 11ins diameter to 14.75ins diameter and a Nigerian brass circular vessel and cover worked in repousse with spirals, 9ins diameter x 8ins high £200-300
Provenance: These items were collected by Mr George Edward Chapman working for the Crown Agents in Nigeria between 1919 - 1922. This lot comes with a small collection of loose black and white photographs showing George Edward Chapman during this period in Nigeria. Some show local people of the Hausa tribe.
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A small collection of early 20th Century Nigerian artefacts, comprising - leather quiver and cover containing three arrows, 26ins, sword with 28.75ins blade and leather covered guard and grip, in tooled leather scabbard, another similar dagger with 5.5ins blade and leather covered grip in leather scabbard, two leather water (?) carriers, two coloured bead wrist or ankle bangles, and a fly whisk, 18ins. £150-200
Provenance: These items were collected by Mr George Edward Chapman working for the Crown Agents in Nigeria between 1919 - 1922.
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A Balinese hardwood panel, deeply carved with figures engaged in agricultural pursuits, including ploughing with oxen and collecting fruit, 8.75ins x 18.5ins, and another showing men hoeing and a women carrying a basket on her head, 7.5ins x 15.5ins £80-120
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A Victoria Baltic medal (1854-1855 - unnamed) £120-160
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A Victoria China War Medal 1900 to "H. Ball, Leading Stoker First Class, H.M.S. Undaunted" £100-150
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A group of four Victoria medals to "209 Pte. Michael Ambrose, 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade", comprising - South Africa 1853 medal, Crimea 1854 medal with three bars, "Alma", "Inkermann" and "Sebastopol", a Turkish Crimea medal (Sardinian issue), and Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (variously impressed and engraved - South African and Crimea medal rubbed and with edge knocks and surface marking) £700-900
Note: Sold with photocopies of Discharge papers produced by the National Army Archives
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Three George V First World War medals to "Second Lieutenant J. S. Beattie R.N.R.", comprising - 1914-1918 War Medal, Victory Medal and Mercantile Marine Medal, a World War I German Iron Cross, and a small selection of other medals and medallions, various £80-120
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A pair of George V First World War medals to "112910 Dvr. A.J. Parrant, Royal Artillery", comprising - 1914-1918 War Medal and Victory Medal, group of three miniatures, silk handkerchief embroidered "Souvenir de France" and applied with three medal ribbons, in gilt frame and glazed, and a coloured print "The Menin Crossroads, 22nd October 1914", 15ins x 22.75ins, in gilt frame £100-150
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A George V First World War Military Medal to "1285 Gunner G.F. Smith, 33rd Battalion, Royal Field Artillery", together with two cap badges and metal flash £250-350
Note: Sold with photocopies of photograph and newspaper cuttings, a copy of the London Gazette for 6th January 1917, page 348, "Commended by the General Commanding Division for Bravery at Neuve Chappelle and Loos, February 1916, awarded Military Medal for courage and devotion to duty"
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A group of four George V and George VI First and Second World War to "17650 Cpl. (later Sgt.) W.B.G. Catchpole, East Surrey Regiment, later 2nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment", comprising - Military Medal, 1914-1918 War Medal, Victory Medal and George VI 1939-1945 Defence Medal £400-600
Note: Sold with photocopied documents produced by the National Army Archives, photocopies of War Diaries for the 2nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment, photocopied details of entry in The London Gazette dated 16th July 1918 detailing the award of the Military Medal to then Sgt. W.B.G. Catchpole
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A group of seven George VI Second World War medals to "612085 Warrant Officer Henry McCabe, 463 Squadron R.A.A.F.", comprising - Distinguished Flying Cross (listed in the London Gazette, 21st April 1944) 1939-1945 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, 1939-1945 Medal, and Army General Service Medal with single bar for "Malaya" £1500-2500
Note: Sold with photocopies from The National Army Archives of Operations Record Book, November and December 1943, and details of all the Sorties he undertook and copy of his recommendation for the Distinguished Flying Cross
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| WEAPONS, MILITARIA AND SPORTING GUNS
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A 16th Century German Halberd, the small shaped steel head with pointed square section tip, attached to the brass studded shaft with four steel straps, 75ins high £500-700
Note: Bears a collection tag No. 608 apparently from The Warwick Castle Collection Provenance: Purchased at Cuttlestones Auction at The Stratford Armouries Museum, Stratford on Avon - 28th March 2015 - Lot 495
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A 16th Century painted wood tilting lance, partially fluted towards the grip and with leather and metal studded ring at rear of grip, 132ins overall
Note: Much of the original black and red painted finish is still visible £600-1000
Provenance: Purchased at Cuttlestones Auction at The Stratford Armouries Museum, Stratford on Avon - 28th March 2015 - Lot 400
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A 19th Century ivory handled sword stick with 28.75ins blade (34ins overall), and a silver card case engraved "Lt. Colonel Henry M. Moorsom, Army & Navy Club, Pall Mall" by George Henry James, London 1893 £200-300
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A Georgian Officer's sabre of the Grenadier Guards, the 34ins blade engraved with crowned "GR" and trophies of arms, the brass half basket guard inset with flaming grenade motif and with ivory hilt, circa 1780 £350-450
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A Georgian Light Cavalry sabre of small size, the 29ins blade etched to both sides for half of its length with trophies of war and garlands, with steel hilt and wire bound shagreen grip, in steel scabbard, circa 1800 £500-700
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A Georgian 1788 pattern Light Cavalry Trooper's sabre, with 32.75ins blade, the tang bearing small maker's mark "T.G. (Thomas Gill)", with steel hilt and wire bound grip, in original steel scabbard £400-500
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A 19th Century 1821 pattern Light Cavalry Officer's dress sword by Henry Wilkinson, the heavily etched 35ins blade bearing the arms of Brudenel-Bruce with the motto "Do Well, Doubt Aught", with basket hilt, wire bound shagreen grip and original steel scabbard £500-700
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Three bayonets, comprising - Mosin Nagant socket bayonet with 16.75ins blade and screwdriver point, a Brown Bess socket bayonet with 17ins blade, and a Sneider bayonet with 22.75ins blade, the blade stamped with a crown over 18 and a crowned head £120-150
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A 19th Century sabre, the 30ins curved steel blade with pierced brass guard, wire bound leather grip and lion's head pommel, and metal scabbard for same £150-200
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A Siebe Gorman Divers knife, the 8ins unmarked steel blade with turned ebony handle, (13.5ins overall), and brass sheath for same £150-200
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An Argentinean Gaucho's knife or facon with 6.25ins steel blade by El Chaja with silvery metal mounted reeded handle with silvery metal mounted black leather scabbard, 12ins overall £70-100
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A Japanese sword in the Shikomizue style, 28ins katana style blade, bearing slight visible Hammon, the Saya and Tsuka being leather covered to simulate bamboo, 37.5ins overall £250-350
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A Japanese Wakizashi the 17ins polished blade with visible hamon, unsigned, the Tsuba applied with plum, bamboo and prunus, the Fuchi-Kashira with gilt peonies on a Nanako background, light brown silk bound shagreen Tsuka, black leather Saya with Kozuka, 26ins overall £700-1000
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A late 18th/19th Century Indian Tulwar with sprung steel 31ins blade, the iron hilt decorated with silvery metal flowers with gold coloured centres, in later red fabric covered scabbard with white metal chape, 36ins overall £300-400
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A 19th Century Indian "Nagan" or serpentine sword, the undulating 27ins blade engraved with a tribal design, the iron hilt chiselled with birds and foliage, 33ins overall £200-300
Note: Traditionally the Nagan does not have a scabbard
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A 19th Century Indian Tulwar, the curved 30ins blade bearing a visible Damascus pattern and makers stamp near the ricasso, the iron hilt decorated with a chiselled floral pattern, 35.5ins overall £250-350
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A late 19th Century Afghan Pesh Kabz or Choora dagger, the 9ins T-section armour piercing blade inscribed with a presentation inscription to "Drummer Balloch of 13th Frontier Force" and dated 1930, the hilt of dark horn being inlaid with red lacquer patterns, the steel back strap engraved with the original owners name in an Arabic script, in original wood and leather coloured scabbard, 13.5ins overall £100-150
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A good late 18th/early 19th Century Indian Tulwar with a 30ins fine pattern welded blade, the iron hilt inlaid with silvery metal flowerheads, in a good tooled red leather scabbard with silvery metal chape, 36ins overall £1200-1500
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A good Shakudu Japanese sword Kashira (end cap) and Fuchi (front cap), signed Mitsuyoshi (Yanagawa School), Edo period, depicting Samurai warrior and dragon £1200-1500
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A good Shakudu Kashira (end cap) and Fuchi (front cap) from a Samurai sword, signed Teruhide (Omori School) depicting demon and flowers (Edo period) £1200-1500
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A good Japanese twelve plate russet iron Suji-Bachi Kabuto with a blue laced five lame Hineno Shikoro in black lacquer, complete with gilt metal Maedate, unsigned (Myochin School - late Edo period - circa 1800) £800-1200
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A Japanese lacquered leather Menpo (face guard) with detachable nose and horse-hair moustache in the Ressei (aggressive features) style, the surface lacquered to simulate russet iron, the interior lacquered red, with matching three lame iron Yodarekake laced in green, unsigned (late Edo period) £700-1000
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A Japanese lacquered leather Hanbo (face guard) in the Saru-Bo style, finished in a brown lacquer to simulate iron with three lame leather Yodarekake laced in blue, unsigned (late Edo period) £200-300
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A Japanese Yazutsu (quiver) of lacquered woven paper, applied with a Mon to a ray-skin band (Edo period), 37ins overall £80-120
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A Japanese Naginata (glaive) on a 67ins black lacquered pole decorated with scrolling vine and Tokugawa Mon applied in gold lacquer, the 14.5ins polished blade with visible hamon, complete with black lacquer cover, 81ins overall, unsigned (late Edo period) £600-800
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A rare .45 calibre cartridge reloading tool, by Ideal of Newhaven USA, bearing a patent mark with partial date of December 23rd 188(4?), 9ins overall £80-120
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A James Dixon & Sons of Sheffield twelve roll turnover tool stamped with makers mark and their catalogue No. 2169, 5ins wide x 5.25ins high £80-120
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A pair of early 20th Century copper trays of shaped outline, the centre of one engraved with "First Regiment" within a garter beneath a crown, the second with No. 2 above the cartouche "Lifeguards" under a crown and lion passant guardant, each 10.5ins diameter £80-120
Note: These trays predate 1922 when the 1st and 2nd Regiment of Lifeguards were amalgamated
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A blue canvas cylindrical shell carrier with gilt and polychrome coat of arms, stamped with Broad Arrow RCD 1917, 19ins overall £150-200
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A good pair of late 18th Century/early 19th Century flintlock officers pistols by James of London, the 8ins bright steel barrels having flat tops engraved London, the bright locks engraved James and with roller frizens. the plain steel trigger guards engraved with stand of arms, and with chequered walnut stocks, 13ins overall £2000-3000
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A First World War Webley & Scott Ltd bronze signal pistol No 40873, (dated 1916) with cylindrical barrel and hardwood stock, 9.5ins overall (end of barrel dented and with slight damage to stock) £300-350
Note: Buyer must have the appropriate entry on a Section 1 Firearms Certificate to purchase this weapon
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An early 19th Century .70 calibre French flint lock Calvary pistol, dated 1811, the 8ins bright steel barrel with date stamped breech, steel regulation lock plate bearing St Etienne with arsenal inscription, the walnut stock with heavy brass butt plate, trigger guard and nose cap, 14ins overall £800-1000
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An Indian Enfield percussion cap musket with 38.5ins barrel, steel lockplate and hardwood stock with brass mounts, butt plate and complete with steel ramrod, 55ins overall (barrel stamped L.on.364/1682) £100-150
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A Snider Enfield percussion cap breech loading smoothbore carbine, the 33ins barrel with two steel bands, bearing Indian Armoury marks, walnut stock and steel butt plate and complete with steel ramrod, 49ins overall £300-400
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