October Auction

A 1796 pattern light cavalry trooper's sword to the 12th Lancers, blade 32½" with viewer's mark and stamped "I. Gill", the hilt engraved "12/ RL/ ...

A French heavy cavalry broadsword, straight double fullered blade 37½", marked "Manufre..(unclear). de Chatellerault Juin 1837" on backstrap, bras...

A 19th cent Spanish officer's sword, curved blade 30", with narrow back fuller and similar to top third length of fore edge, faint traces of etch...

A 17th century continental, probably Polish, cavalry trooper's sword, almost flat, straight DE blade 34", with traces of etching, rounded tip, pla...

A continental infantry officer's service sword c 1900, curved, fullered blade 32½", pierced steel semi basket hilt with turn up side portion (cent...

An 1895 pattern infantry officers sword, earlier slightly curved, fullered blade 33", by Wilkinson, no 31139 (for 1891) etched on one side with c...

An 1845 pattern sword of The Royal Engineers, similar to the 1845 infantry sword, curved fullered blade 32", by W Chambers, 8 Little Maddox St, L...

A late Vic cavalry officers sword, very slightly curved, fullered blade 34½", by Hamburger Rogers & Co, King St, Covent Garden, London WC, etched...

An aged replica of the rare Webley Mark VI revolver bayonet, patented by Captain Arthur Pritchard in 1916 and manufactured by W W Greener, the hi...

A Chassepot bayonet, marked "Mrd d'Armes de Chatt. obre 1874", in its scabbard with matching nos. "AG44960". GC, a nice example.

A Brown Bess socket bayonet, with crown and "Harper…" (?unclear) at forte, 4" socket marked "C/33". GC for age (some wear) ...

A Lebel bayonet, cruciform section blade, hilt without quillon, WM grips, in its steel scabbard with brown leather frog. GC ...

A socket bayonet for Lovell's spring catch, marked "EX/Inspector's stamp/ S. Hill/X" at forte. GC ...

A French 1866 Chassepot bayonet, in its sheath. FC (the sheath pitted and painted, the blade heavily cleaned) ...

A second pattern sword bayonet for the Baker Rifle, blade 22½", DE at point, sale mark at forte, deeply struck on top of inspector's stamp, solid ...

A Seitengewehr M1898/05 sawback bayonet, marked "Waffenfabrik Mauser AG. Oberndorf a.N" at forte, with flashguard and trimmed muzzle ring, in its...

An Indian bazaar quality steel barrelled flintlock blunderbuss, 27" overall, swamped barrel 12" stamped "Raj Teh Johdpur 5203"; with plain flat lo...

An early 19th century brass barrelled flintlock blunderbuss, 29½" overall, bell mouth barrel 14", the octagonal breech engraved London and with B...

A small Scandinavian hunting knife, SE blade 2", with scalloped back edge, polished horn grip with decorated WM mounts, in panelled leather sheat...

Two Soviet Russian naval daggers, the blades dated "1952" and "58", in their sheaths with brocade belts and gilt buckles. The daggers GC, the be...

A good 3rd pattern FS knife, blade 7", plain crossguard with maker's name "R Cooper Sheffield, England", ribbed swollen grip, in its leather sheat...

A 19th century Spanish folding knife navaja, swollen SE blade 7", with maker's name "Valero u. (unclear) Saragoza" on one side, locking catch to ...

A traditional Basque walking cane Makhila with concealed spike, flattened horn disc pommel in the form of a traditional beret, cross hatched leat...

A probably unique 11mm French Model 1866 Chassepot bolt action needle fire rifle, 51½" overall, barrel 32½", with plain walnut fullstock, steel m...

A .300" CF side lever centre hammer Rook Rifle, by Army & Navy C.S.L, London, number 42525, 41½" overall, octagonal barrel 26" with two folding le...

A .300" extra long BSA Martini underlever rifle, number 44520, 40" overall, barrel 25" with two folding leaf rearsights to 200 yards and with Park...

"A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and use of Arms and Armour", by Stone, 1961 reprint; "Confederate Edged Weapons", by Albaugh, 1960; "T...

"The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Firearms" by Hogg, "The World's Great Guns" by Wilkinson, "The Book of Guns & Gunsmiths" by Hogg, "Bolt Action Ri...

"Early Percussion Firearms" by Winant; "A History of Spanish Firearms" by Lavin, "The Gun and Its Development" by Greener, Bonanza Books reprint ...

"Sixguns" by Keith, pub Bonanza Books 1960/61; "Colt Revolvers", by Rosa, Royal Armouries paperback publications 1988; "Air Rifles" by Hiller, 198...

"The Revolver, 1818-1865", by Taylerson, Andrews and Frith, 1968; "United States Martial Pistols and Revolvers" by Gluckman, 1944; "Identifying Ol...

11 padded, zip up covers for pistols/revolvers. As new condition .

An Indonesian, possibly Javanese, flattened dark horn flask, 8" overall, carved with a demon mask and originally having two integral pierced lugs ...

A copper powder flask "Shell" (Riling 369 without rings), patent brass top marked "G & J W Hawksley, Sheffield", graduated nozzle 2-2¾ drams, 8" o...

A .177" Phoenix G50 pop out air pistol, with black lacquered finish and factory issue wire skeleton shoulder stock, GWO & C (a few chips to lacqu...

A .177" Phoenix G50 pop out air pistol, with rare white lacquered factory finish, GWO & C, in its correct Champion J50 coloured carton containing ...

A .177" Colt Government Model 1911 CO2 pistol, number F24008728, made in Germany under licence from Colts USA. New Condition, in its original foam...

A .22" Webley Mark 1 air pistol, c 1946-58, batch number 1853, with Birmingham 4 address. WO & GC, retaining much original blued finish (small sp...

A .177" German Diana Mod 15 break action tinplate air gun. GWO & C, retaining much blued finish beneath surface rust (cocking ling pivot bolt repl...

An early 20th century .177" "Heavy" style Gem air rifle, 37½" overall, half octagonal barrel 19½", the top flat marked "Patent", illegible trade m...

A .22" Swedish RWS Rapier pre charged compressed air rifle, number 518, with walnut stock having chequered fore end and wrist and rubber heel, an...

A .22" BSA Meteor break action air rifle, number TH 1750, with plastic end cap, fully adjustable ramp rearsight, black lacquered finish with gold...

A .22" BSA Meteor Mark I break action air rifle, number TB46021, with plastic end cap, rearsight adjustable for elevation only, black lacquered f...

A Zulu throwing spear, slender leaf shaped blade 11", fastened to darkwood haft with twisted steel band, similar band to tapered end of haft, with...

4 various Masai lion spear heads, 29" to 36"; a stabbing spear with flared haft, 45" overall; 4 various iron spearheads with long integral socket...

A well made North African tribal dagger, 2nd half of the 20th century, broad DE tapered blade 7½", with short blade shaped iron pommel, grip and s...

An interesting polished red earthenware dish, with 5/8th" bamboo and raffia work rims, the inside with lightly incised, stylized birdlike (?) figu...

A sheet copper covered rectangular casket, the sides and rounded lid embossed overall with small squared panels of geometric and floral designs, ...

An African raffia woven circular casket, on squared base, the lid decorated with 3 lizards, the arched back of the central one forming the handle,...

An African raffia woven circular basket, domed lid, stripwood carrying handle with central ring, nicely panelled in red, white, black and green, ...

A heavy cup shaped drum, skin covered top with multi cord stretchers to base, diam 14", height 15". GC .

An African wooden stool, carved from a section of tree trunk, with shallow cup shaped top and base, carved central supporting ribs (one missing),...

An African child's (?) chair, formed from 2 panels of wood which slot together in the centre, the convex back panel carved with relief figure of ...

5 various face masks: Duk-Duk spirit dancer, Tulai tribe, Papua N. Guinea (label inside) painted top ofskull set with cowrie shells; painted elon...

A stylized wooden face mask, with pierced frame to top and sides, coarse fabric cap and an abundance of light brown stained grass hair, height 20"...

A large hollow, carved human head, in the form of a mask with cut out eyes, long nose and cut out mouth, flat headdress in the form of a simple st...

An African darkened lightweight wood figure, of a mother with child on her back, kneeling before an urn, 15" x 8" max; an African darkwood female...

An African stylized darkwood female figure, ovoid face with short pigtails clasped by outstretched arms on short body and stand, 22" x 10" max. G...

A New Guinea (Sepik River area) wooden shield, of elliptical form and carved with a stylised human mask, 20th century, 36" x 11" approx, the lowe...

A New Guinea (Sepik River area) tear drop shaped wooden shield, carved and painted with a stylised human face with cowrie shell eyes, long nose a...