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A NATIVE SHIELD. A Papua New Guinea or Borneo native shield, carved from a tree. Of one piece construction in a light wood, decorated with geometrical bindings and adornments. 45.1/2" high by 15.1/4" in rounded form. £150-250
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A CARVED FIGURE & STAND. A Congo region carved male figure, with characteristic elongated body forms and attachment to a post at the rear. Standing 15" high with some carving decoration to the base. A small carved native stand or rest, 4" high by 3.1/2" diameter with some line decoration. £100-150
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A CARVED CEREMONIAL CLUB. A New Guinea carved crocodile head club, of native hardwood. Plain grip with head at the pommel, fluted blade with swirl decoration and spine. 27" overall length. £200-300
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A HARDWOOD CLUB. A Dinka club of straight form with a flared cylindrical shape, leather wrapped grip with an overall length of 26.1/2". £50-100
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A ZULU KNOBKERRIE. A carved Zulu Knobkerrie with ornately carved bulbous head, offset from the shaft. 28.1/2" overall length, with partial old label evident. £100-150
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A TONGAN POLE WARCLUB. A 19thC Tongan hardwood pole shaped warclub, with swirl and geometric patterns carved over its entire 37.1/4" length. Bovai shaped, with the carvings running both horizontal and vertical, with 30 swirls from base to tip. See Illustration £2000-3000
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A TONGAN HARDWOOD CLUB. A 19thC carved 'leaf shaped' warclub with carvings evident over its entire 42" length. Geometric crossbanded patterns are filled in by vertical and horizontal carvings, in two places are plant bindings. Edge loss evident at the point. See Illustration £1000-1500
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A NATIVE HARDWOOD STAFF. A carved hardwood African elders staff, with two swirl bands of grip decoration. 51.1/2" overall length, bulbous head with a dark patina finish. £50-80
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A 19thC CARVED WAR CLUB. A carved Austral Islands War Club in diamond shaped form. Carved profusely with geometric designs, over the entire 28" length. Flared grip with shaped pommel and twist pattern rising up the shaft, interlaced with zigzag embellishments. The diamond shaped 4.3/4" head, lacks the edges on two corners, with convex plain top. See Illustration £2000-3000
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A LOBSTERTAIL HELMET. A 17thC style helmet with high comb and sliding nasal bar. Plume holder at the rear with rivetted tail and peak. The ear pieces are present though detached, the skull of two piece construction. £350-450
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A GERMAN SIDECAP. A WWII style Luftwaffe side or softcap, in grey material with sewn on badge. Inside is stamped 0/0620/0003, 1944-57. £50-80
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A GERMAN HELMET. A WWII style German Army helmet, in plain grey with no decals affixed. Complete with a liner and chinstrap, no stamped marks except for on the liner itself. £250-350
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A MARCHING DRUM A marching drum with Royal Cypher in faint decoration, 19" diameter by 14" high. £60-100
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A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS WITH TOP SPRUNG BAYONET. A Flintlock Blunderbuss with 16.1/2" octagonal/round brass barrel with flared muzzle end. Top sprung triangular 14.1/4" bayonet, and barrel catch. Underslung ramrod and steel lock with roller frizzen. Brass furniture and some decoration, stock cracked, no makers name evident. See Illustration £800-1200
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A TANTO DAGGER. An attractive Tanto dagger with same style Tsuka, having mismatched Menuki. Unsigned tang with dragon head Tsuba and crab and waves patterns. 8.3/4" blade, the Saya of black lacquer with diagonal red line embellishments. There are both Kogai and Kodzuka present. See Illustration £200-300
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A FLINTLOCK TINDER LIGHTER. A brass and metal tinder lighter with ball and feet mounts, candle holder on the side. 7" length by 4" high, centre hammer and external action. £80-120
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A BURMESE DHA. A decorative mid 20thC Burmese Dha, with horn hilt and silver coloured metal mounts. The single-edged 20" blade is decorated with hunting scenes, etc. £100-150
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AN UNDERLEVER AIR RIFLE. Serial number 14634 Lincoln Jeffries (made by the Birmingham Small Arms Company) C1907. Top loader .177 calibre, lacking the foresight. £80-120
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AN UNDERLEVER AIR RIFLE. An underlever Birmingham Small Arms .177 calibre Air Rifle, with top loading action. Number L19134 Light Pattern Standard model C1919-36. £80-120
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A CAMPAIGN BOX. An officers wooden campaign box, with green baize lining and internal compartments. For use as a magazine case or to protect individual items whilst serving overseas. Outer strap present, 15" x 13.1/2" x 7" external dimensions. £50-80
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TWO 19thC INDIAN SHIELDS. Two large round 19thC shields with ornate decoration in profusely painted details. The diameter of the shields is around 19", with the bosses of elaborate form. Of some quality when made, possibly for a native princes army or arsenal. £150-200
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A CARTRIDGE MAGAZINE. A brass bound leather cartridge magazine, lacking its oak dividers and containment straps. With label inset T Stensby Gun Maker 20 Hanging Ditch Manchester, some moth damage evident. 16" x 10.1/4" x 6" dimensions overall, with outer strap present. £100-150
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A WINCHESTER O/U 12B SHOTGUN. A Winchester model 6500 Skeet over and under 12B with 28" barrels, in as new condition.
*Rfd/Sac rqd* £300-500
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12B AMMUNITION & CLEANING RODS etc. Boxed cleaning rods and a quantity of different loose shot,12 bore cartridges. (548) +Rfd/sac rqd) £100-150
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CARICATURE MILITARY WATERCOLOURS. Four Military framed Caricatures of Officers & Men of the 1st Foot Royal Scots, signed E W Howell. All are early 20thC in date, all were with a small calender affixed. £50-70
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A JAPANESE NAVAL OFFICERS SWORD. A machine made Japanese Kai Gunto naval sword, with gilt mounts and swordknot attached. Acid etched temperline, on the slim single-edged 26.1/2" full single fuller plated blade, complete with scabbard. £150-250
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A GERMAN OFFICERS SWORD. An Imperial German period Cavalry officers sword, complete with it's steel scabbard. Cast brass hilt with lions head pommel and stirrup guard, decorative backstrap and mounts. Single-edged pipeback blade of 30.1/4" length, crossed lances and swords and a shield in the langets. Black steel scabbard with one mounting ring affixed. Number 20 on the blade conforms with the maker WKC's pattern in Swords of Germany 1900-45 (John Angolia) £200-300
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TWO FRENCH BAYONETS. Two brass hilted 1866 pattern French yatagan blade sabre bayonets, with steel scabbards. £70-90
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GERMAN KRIEGSMARINE BINOCULARS. A pair of Carl Zeiss U Boat or E Boat binoculars, 1st pattern 7 x 50 magnification. In good order with lenses showing little sign of loss of clarity, rubbers have some cracking by natural aging. Numbered 52164 blc, wear to the painted parts is evident. £850-1000
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A JAPANESE DAGGER. A Japanese Tanto dagger with unsigned tang, late 19thC/20thC fittings. 8" blade lacking the very tip, damaged saya complete with its kurigata £100-150
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A BLOWPIPE AND DARTS. A natives long blowpipe complete with darts in a quiver, also the fibre compression matting. 84" overall length, the decorated bamboo quiver in the Orang Asli peoples style. Bamboo is the wood of the blowpipe with a damar mouthpiece of diterocarp tree resin. Darts are from the leaf stalks of Arenga Palms. £150-250
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A R MARINES OFFICERS DRESS CAP etc. A QEII period R Marine officers red cap, with a Sam Browne in brown leather also various RM buttons and collar badges, etc. £40-60
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A GT WAR PICKLEHAUBE. A black leather Picklehaube with brass top spike and Prussian badge, with inner lacking binding and chinstrap. £150-250
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A CASED SIGHTING COMPASS. A leather cased blackened brass sighting compass, Patent No 1926, 3287. With fitted device to place on a stand, Braker & Son trade mark, London. £50-70
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A SWAGGERSTICK WITH CONCEALED DAGGER. An officers walking out stick at one time leather covered, with concealed 9" stiletto blade. £30-50
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A BRACE OF BAYONETS. Two Martini Henri triangular bayonets, both with middle eastern markings. £40-60
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A DECORATIVE REPLICA OF AN ANGLO-SAXON HELMET. An extremely well made copy of the Anglo Saxon 'Coppergate Helmet'. In May 1982 during work levelling by Wimpeys Construction, the helmet was discovered. Despite damage from the digger and earlier 19thC building work, the helmet was saved for the nation. This well made copy was commissioned and resembles very closely, what the original might have looked like, some 1200 years ago. £300-400
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A PRIVATELY KEPT JOURNAL FOR R I M S DALHOUSIE 1897-1901 A privately kept journal-diary of S-Lt to Lt B L Fitzwilliams. The Troop Ship Royal Indian Marine Ship Dalhousie was launched in 1897. Lt Fitzwilliams kept a journal of where the ship sailed with various human cargoes. Soldiers and wounded troops, Officers often named in his text, prisoners etc. A fascinating insight into late 19thC marine life, in those days. In a similar format to a Midshipmans Log. £70-100
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EPHEMERA OF Lt CMMr T F CAMPBELL USNR. A quantity of original copies of paperwork, concerning Lt to Lt Commander Truman Frederick Campbell 0124080/1315 USNR. Covering the period mainly 1940's-50 when released from service, to rejoining in 1953-62. Orders, Court Martials and recall documents etc. Lt Cmmr T F Campbell Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal. £30-50
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AN IRISH SHILLELAGH. An old blackthorn Irish Shillelagh with classical root bulbous blackened head, and an overall length of 27.1/2". £50-70
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A PERCUSSION SHOTGUN. A French double barrelled percussion shotgun, with makers name of JOALLAND and A BOURGES in gold script on the action. 29.3/4" barrels with a 45.3/4" overall length. A crack is evident in the stock, with underslung ramrod. £100-200
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A POWDER HORN. A powder flask with brass mounts and 10.3/4" overall length. £60-80
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A DOUBLE BARREL PINFIRE PISTOL. An excavated condition Continental double-barrelled pinfire pistol, with concealed triggers. 5" in need of repair and renovation, also grips etc. £50-70
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AN AFRICAN SHIELD. An African Masai tribesman's shield with painted decoration. £50-70
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TWO AFRICAN HARDWOOD CLUBS. Two hardwood African stick-clubs with bulbous tops. The first 35.1/4" long with bead decoration below the top. The second of carved decoration of chequered form, otherwise plain. 35.1/2" long. £60-90
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A PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN. A 19thC percussion single barrelled sporting gun, by Parker, lacking ramrod and mounts. £80-100
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A WEBLEY AIR PISTOL. A Webley Mk1 .22 Air Pistol, with chequered composite grips and retaining some original finish. £50-80
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THREE FLASKS. Three powder flasks, one with game decoration, one in plain finish, the third in leather covered finish. £70-90
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A COMMEMORATIVE DAGGER. Produced by Wilkinsons to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniverasry of the liberation of the Channel Islands 1945-1970. Complete with brass and leather scabbard, white grip with gilt mounts. £80-100
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A COGSWELL & HARRISON 12 BORE BLE. A Cogswell & Harrison double barrelled boxlock ejector shotgun, number 25670. Cogswell & Harrison records state the gun was made in 1897 for Captain Vigors An assisted opener ejector model in very good order, formerly the property of Lt General Sir David Willison. Given to the present owner in 1964 as a mark of esteem for his services. Reconditioned by Cogswell & Harrisons in the 1980's, with little or no use since then.
*Rfd/Sac rqd* £500-700
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