Arms, Armour & Militaria

TWO NORTH AFRICAN AMMUNITION POUCHES, A HOLSTER FOR A CARBINE AND FURTHER STRAPS AND POUCHES, ALGERIA OR MOROCCO, 19TH CENTURYthe first with provi...

THREE OSTRICH EGGS WITH NORTH AFRICAN DECORATED MOUNTS, ALGERIA OR MOROCCO, 19TH CENTURYof slightly differing size, each enclosed by a red trellis...

A NORTH AFRICAN FLASK, A CHARGE FLASK AND A POWDER MEASURE, ALGERIA OR MOROCCO, 19TH CENTURY the first circular, of stitched leather, the inner fa...

A 16 BORE NORTH AFRICAN MIQUELET-LOCK MUSKET, ALGERIA, THE LOCK DATED 1173 AH (CIRCA 1759/6 AD), CIRCA 1820-30with octagonal swamped barrel fitted...

A 10 BORE NORTH AFRICAN MIQUELET-LOCK MUSKET, ALGERIA, THE LOCK DATED 1234 AH (CIRCA 1827/8)with very long octagonal swamped sighted barrel retain...

A 16 BORE NORTH AFRICAN MIQUELET-LOCK MUSKET, ALGERIA EARLY 19TH CENTURYwith octagonal swamped barrel in the Spanish taste fitted with silver ~spi...

A 16 BORE NORTH AFRICAN MIQUELET-LOCK MUSKET, ALGERIA EARLY 19TH CENTURYwith octagonal swamped sighted barrel retained by six chased silver bands ...

˜A 20 BORE NORTH AFRICAN MIQUELET-LOCK MUSKET, ALGERIA EARLY 19TH CENTURYwith octagonal swamped barrel formed in two stages (fore-sight missing) a...

˜A PERSIAN SWORD (SHAMSHIR), 18TH CENTURYwith curved single-edged blade of finely watered steel, decorated in gold on one face with a magic square...

A PERSIAN TWO-PRONGED SPEAR, QAJAR, LATE 19TH CENTURYwith wavy blades of watered steel each formed with a reinforced tip, chiselled with a figure ...

A RARE OTTOMAN SHAFFRON WITH ENGRAVED DECORATION, EARLY 16TH CENTURY, TURKISH OR IRANIANformed of a single plate extending from the horse~s brow t...

A PERSIAN SHIELD (DHAL), QAJAR, 19TH CENTURYof shallow convex form, the interior lined in red fabric and with four rings for enarmes (now missing)...

[AP] A RARE OTTOMAN QUIVER AND BOW, EARLY 18TH CENTURYwith shaped leather body, the inner face with two gilt loops and a leather loop for suspensi...

A PERSIAN DECORATED ARMOUR, QAJAR, MID-19TH CENTURYcomprising helmet (kulah-khud), with hemi-spherical skull reinforced on the inside by thin plat...

A NORTH INDIAN DECORATED SHIELD (DHAL), LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURYof convex form, the inner surface painted black, fitted with a purple padded l...

AN INDIAN SHIELD, LATE 19TH CENTURYof shallow convex form, the interior lined in painted fabric decorated with flowers (worn), and fitted with lea...

A NORTH AFRICAN MAIL SHIRT, 17TH/18TH CENTURYformed entirely of riveted rings of flattened-section wire, with low neck-opening centrally divided a...

PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN [WP] TWO MUGHAL INDIAN WRIST-LENGTH SLEEVES AND A SHORT SKIRT OF MAIL FROM A PARADE ARMOUR, 19TH CENTURYeach formed of alt...

AN OTTOMAN MAIL SHIRT, TURKEY, 17TH CENTURYformed of alternate rows of solid and riveted rings of flattened-section wire, with short upstanding ne...

‡ [WP] A RARE POLYNESIAN HARDWOOD CLUB, 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY LOYALTY ISLAND, SAMOAwith fluted bulbous head transversely pierced perhaps for an a...

[WP] TWO PAIRS OF SOUTH AMERICAN ROWEL SPURS AND ANOTHER, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURYthe first pair each with star-shaped rowel, down-curved neck, and ...

A LARGE NORTH INDIAN POWDER HORN, 18TH CENTURYof tapering ovoid section, the outer surface faceted and the inner contoured, fitted with four chase...

‡ A LARGE CARVED OTTOMAN FLASK, TURKEY, 19TH CENTURYwith heart-shaped body fitted on the inside with an iron ring, the inner face decorated with a...

˜[AP] A LARGE INDIAN HORN FLASK, 19TH CENTURY, PROBABALY FOR A GUNNERformed of three pieces, with slightly recurved body joined by a raised band, ...

A PERSIAN POWDER-FLASK, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURYformed entirely of fine steel, of curved horn-shaped form, fitted with spring lever cut-off decorate...

A BALKAN CARTRIDGE CASE, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURYof silver-plated copper alloy, the outer face decorated with Diana the huntress enclosed by a troph...

A CAUCASIAN SILVER-MOUNTED BELT, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURYformed of sixteen links, the inner faces marked and fitted with loops for suspension, the o...

[WP] AN OTTOMAN EMBROIDERED HOLSTER FOR A PAIR OF KUBUR PISTOLS, 19TH CENTURY, AND A QUANTITY OF COURT SWORD SCABBARD ELEMENTSthe first covered wi...

‡ AN EMBROIDERED REVOLVER HOLSTER, LAST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY OTTOMANof leather, stitched with green and gilt metal thread, with m...

‡ A DETACHED CAUCASIAN MIQUELET-LOCK, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURYof russet iron, with external action, the outer surface decorated with gold...

˜A 20 BORE OTTOMAN BALKAN MIQUELET-LOCK RIFLED CARBINE, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURYwith octagonal swamped etched twist sighted barrel chiselled with a ...

˜A 28 BORE OTTOMAN MIQUELET-LOCK RIFLE, TURKEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURYwith swamped sighted etched twist barrel rifled with seven grooves and retained ...

˜A 22 BORE MOROCCAN SNAPHAUNCE GUN (BU-SHFER), LITTLE ATLAS MOUNTAINS, EARLY 19TH CENTURYwith tapering sighted barrel retained by numerous chased ...

A 15 BORE OTTOMAN SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK HOLSTER (KUBUR) PISTOL, TURKEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURYwith tapering etched twist barrel decorated with a pa...

˜A 14 BORE OTTOMAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER (KUBUR) PISTOL, TURKEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURYwith tapering barrel stamped with a brief inscription on the flat a...

A 22 BORE BALKAN FLINTLOCK KUBUR PISTOL, ALBANIA, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with tapering barrel with traces of an inscription on the fla...

A FINE GREEK SILVER GILT-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL (ZLATKA), BOKA KOTORSKA, FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURYwith tapering barrel, probably of...

A 16 BORE BALKAN FLINTLOCK KUBUR PISTOL, ALBANIA, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURYwith tapering barrel formed in three stages, retained by a bro...

‡ A 16 BORE GREEK FLINTLOCK HOLSTER (KUBUR) PISTOL, CIRCA 1830, PROBABLY BOKA KOTORSKAwith tapering barrel formed in two stages, octagonal breech ...

‡ A RARE 18 BORE NORTH AFRICAN DECORATED SNAPHAUNCE PISTOL, MOROCCO, 18TH CENTURYwith tapering barrel formed in two stages and retained by three c...

[AP] A SWORD IN 14TH/EARLY 15TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY, THE POMMEL PROBABLY 14TH/EARLY 15TH CENTURYin excavated condition, with early broad f...

[AP] AN AUSTRIAN MILITARY RAPIER, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with broad sharply tapering blade inscribed ~DEL REY EM ALLEMANHA~ and ~AL RICH COL ESPADEIRO...

[AP] AN ENGLISH RAPIER, CIRCA 1630with tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, stamped ~Andrea Ferara Me Fecit~ within a short fuller and wit...

[AP] A DUTCH CAVALRY SWORD OF THE TYPE ASSOCIATED WITH THE AMSTERDAM TOWN GUARD, SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURYwith double-edged blade stamped ~S...

[AP] A SCOTTISH BASKET-HILTED BROADSWORD, LAST QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with double-edged blade formed with a long pair of fullers on each fac...

[AP] A FINE SMALL-SWORD WITH SILVER-GILT HILT BY R. JOHNSTON, LATE BLAND AND FOSTER, SWORD CUTLER AND BELT MAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, 68 ST JAMES~S STR...

[AP] AN ENGLISH SILVER-MOUNTED HUNTING SWORD, LONDON SILVER MARKS, MAKER~S MARK JK, RETAILED BY CULLUM, CIRCA 1770 with curved blade double-edged ...

[AP] AN ENGLISH SILVER-HILTED HUNTING SWORD, LONDON 1745 with straight blade double-edged towards the point and formed with two long fullers on e...

˜[AP] AN ENGLISH SILVER-MOUNTED HUNTING SWORD, CIRCA 1770 with curved blade double-edged towards the point, formed with a pair of fullers of diffe...

˜[AP] AN ENGLISH SILVER-MOUNTED HUNTING SWORD, WILLIAM KINMAN, LONDON, 1773 with straight blade etched over the greater part of its surface with s...

˜[AP] AN ENGLISH GILT-BRASS-MOUNTED HUNTING SWORD, CIRCA 1770 with curved blade double-edged towards the point, formed with a pair of fullers of d...

˜A GERMAN DRESS HUNTING-SWORD AND COMPANION BALDRICK (GALABANDELIER), EARLY 20TH CENTURY AND LATER comprising a well made copy of a hunting sword...

[GP] A VICTORIAN COURTSWORD, BY MEYER AND MORTIMER CONDUIT STREET, LONDON of standard pattern, with etched blade gilt-brass hilt cast with the cro...

TWO AMERICAN SOCIETY SWORDS, LATE 19TH CENTURY the first with etched blade decorated with scrollwork and the federal eagle, brass hilt cast in low...

A BELGIAN DOLNE PATENT COMBINED DAGGER AND KNUCKLE-DUSTER, CIRCA 1875 with pivoting blade retained by a spring-catch and stamped ~Dolne Brevete~ o...

[WP] A SPANISH DECORATED LEFT-HAND DAGGER IN EARLY 17TH CENTURY STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY with broad straight double-edged bladed of hollow-diamond...

˜A FINE PRESENTATION BOWIE KNIFE TO MR HENRY SHIELD BY THE LADY STALL-KEEPERS OF THE GATESHEAD VOLUNTEER RIFLE BAZAAR, BY IBBOTSON BROTHERS & CO.,...

A HIGHLY DECORATED TROUSSE IN GERMAN LATE 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY the scabbard with wooden core encased in iron, the inner face etched wi...

[AP] A MACE FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL, PROBABLY CENTRAL EUROPEAN LATE 16TH/17TH CENTURY with bulbous head formed of eight shaped flanges of slender...

A VERY RARE WELSH BILL, LATE 16TH/17TH CENTURY of russet iron, with tall scythe-shaped blade of flattened-triangular section, formed with a strong...