October Auction

A New Guinea (Sepik River area) wooden shield, of rectangular form with rounded ends and wicker grips, 20th century, 35" x 8¼" approx, carved outs...

"The Civil War" a series of 28 vols chronicling the US Civil War, various authors, fully illus in colour, sepia/black and white, mostly from orig...

American WWI period military training manuals: "Manual for the Quatermaster Corps US Army", 2 vols 1916; "Pact Transportations, Quartermaster Corp...

"Wake up America! World War I and the American Poster", by Walton Rowls, 1988; "War Posters Issued by Belligerant and Neutral Nations, 1914-1919" ...

"The Pennsylvania Kentucky Rifle" by Henry J Kauffman, 1960; "The Kentucky Rifle" by John G W Dillin, 5th edition 1967; and "Thoughts on the Kentu...

A 19th century American Indian Catlinite pipe bowl, in the form of a beaver (head broken) on a short panelled stem, 4" overall; with details of ...

A US Civil War period cavalry trooper's sword, curved, fullered blade with narrow back fuller to centre section, 35", marked "US 1864 AGM" on one ...

A 6 shot .36" British Military issue Colt Model 1851 Navy percussion revolver, number 15497 (1855), with London address, the left side of the bre...

A good Sudanese Hadendoa knife, double edged blade 9½" with broad down turned end, the x shaped hilt of ribbed dark hardwood, in its crocodile ski...

A Sudanese arm dagger, tapering blade 9" with simple incised panels, leather covered hilt and sheath with arm loop, incised with lined and crossh...

A Moroccan jambiya, blade 8½" pierced with dumb bell shape at the forte, the hilt of dark wood with engraved silver mounts, in its typical brass ...

A tourist quality Moroccan jambiya, with WM mounted hilt and WM sheath; a reproduction Persian (?) archaic bronze dagger; and a 1907 pattern SMLE...

A small Syrian jambiya, blade 4½", with WM mounted horn hilt, in its WM sheath; a Mediterranean knife, blade 5½", the hilt of coloured compositio...

A 20th century Arab jambiya, blade 7", horn hilt with broad engraved WM band, in its sheath partly covered with engraved WM. GC ...

An Indian Arab jambiya, blade 8" with central ridge, the horn hilt partly covered with sheet brass and with pierced and punched rosettes, in its ...

A Khyber knife, choora, blade 9½" lightly etched with geometric patterns, the brass mounted hilt of bone and horn decorated with brass and grey me...

A Tibetan knife, forge welded blade 10½", the hilt of WM with octagonal pommel and wire bound grip, in its plain WM sheath. GC Plate 6 ...

A small Indian dagger jambiya, c 1900 from Kutch, broad curved DE blade 10cms, gilt copper sheath and hilt embossed with flowering foliage, hilt ...

A Sinhalese knife Piha Kaetta, blade 5" with long silver mount finely deeply engraved and pierced with scrolling foliage, the dark horn hilt carve...

A small Sumatran knife, Korambi, the short curved blade 4½" with pamor design of concentric circles, the hilt and sheath of pale wood with plain b...

A North Sumatran dagger rencong, Aceh 19th century, curved SE blade 20cms (refinished), one piece curved and swollen hulu meucangge horn hilt, in...

A Balinese polychrome painted wooden kris stand, 41cms, carved from a single piece of wood in the form of a frog with up turned open mouth, the fr...

A 14 bore percussion trade quality pistol, 14" overall, round barrel 9" with London proofs, the breech engraved "London" (faint) and numbered 42,...

A 20 bore brass barrelled flintlock holster pistol by Ryan & Watson, c 1800, converted to percussion with breech drum; 14" overall, barrel 8½" wi...

A .56" Tower percussion Sea Service or Coast Guard pistol, the 6" barrel bearing Tower proofs and a series of barrel viewers marks; the lock engr...

A 14 bore Swiss Model 1842 military percussion holster pistol by Beuret Freres, Liege, 14" overall, barrel 8"; the flat lock stamped "Beuret Frer...

A .577" 1856 pattern Yeomanry rifled percussion cavalry pistol, B'ham proved 10" barrel with no sign of ever having had a rearsight; the lock sta...

A pair of fencing foils, with deep copper plated bowls, nickel plated pommels, and triangular blades. QGC (hilts require cleaning, surface rust t...

A late 19th century courtsword, slender hollow triangular section blade 32", by "Anderson & Sheppard, 13. Savile Row. W.", etched for half length...

A Belgian 6 shot 7mm open frame DA pinfire revolver, 7" overall, round barrel 3½" with tall pyramid rear sight and stamped "W4026" on the right s...

A scarce Belgian 6 shot 5.5mm CF Velo Dog hammerless self cocking pocket revolver, 5" overall, barrel 1½", Liege proved, with folding trigger, sw...

A 5 shot 54 bore British Military issue Beaumont Adams DA percussion revolver, 12" overall, barrel 5¾", London proved, the top strap engraved "Lo...

An Imperial Japanese "rising sun" flag, 34" x 62". GC .

A brass tsuba from a WWII Japanese officer's sword; another of similar pattern but larger; and another tsuba. GC (3) ...

A 19th century Japanese wakizashi blade, 25½", with unsigned tang and single mekugi ana, mounted in modern hilt and scabbard with kodzuka. GC (th...

A Japanese sword, katana, blade 24", the hilt with plain brass fuchi and kashira, the menuki in the form of raw copper nuggets, the plain circula...

A 140 bore flintlock boxlock muff pistol, by Jones, London, c 1800, 4¾" overall, turn off barrel 1½", London proved, with signed frame, hidden tri...

A Turkish 20 bore flintlock "bazaar" pistol, assembled using late 18th or early 19th century lock and barrel, 14" overall, 9" etched twist barrel...

A 14 bore Belgian military flintlock holster pistol, c 1830, 15½" overall, barrel 9" with Liege proof (faint); plain rounded lock with swan neck ...

A late 18th century 18 bore brass barrelled flintlock holster pistol, 14" overall, barrel 8" with London and "IH" maker's proofs, and engraved Lo...

An East India Company 14 bore c 1813-1819 pattern flintlock cavalry pistol, 15" overall, barrel 9" with London proofs and EIC viewer's mark; the ...

A scarce .75" Tower modified 1796 pattern flintlock holster pistol to the Royal Dragoons, the barrel bearing Ordnance proofs; the slightly rounde...

A .75 modified 1796 pattern flintlock holster pistol to the 2nd Dragoon Guards, the barrel bearing ordnance proofs; earlier replacement lock with...

A .75" Volunteer modified 1796 pattern flintlock holster pistol, the barrel bearing Tower private proofs; the flat stepped lock having swan neck ...

A .65" Dublin Castle Light Dragoon flintlock holster pistol, barrel 8¾" with traces of ordnance proofs, the flat single line engraved lock marked ...

A late 18th century .65" Volunteer Light Dragoon flintlock holster pistol, the barrel with Tower private proofs; the rounded double line engraved ...

A .65" Tower New Land pattern flintlock holster pistol, the barrel with ordnance proofs; the line engraved lock stamped with crowned GR and "Tower...

A .65? Tower New Land pattern flintlock holster pistol to the 12th Royal Lancers, the barrel bearing Ordnance proofs; the plain lock engraved wit...

30x N gauge model railway items. Including 2x Wrenn BR locomotives; a Class 55 Co-Co diesel loco, D5518 (209), and a Class 27 0-4-0 diesel loco, D...

6x Graham Farish N gauge items. A BR Coronation Class 4-6-2 locomotive, City of Leicester 46252, in lined Brunswick Green (372-177). Together with...

2x N gauge BR locomotives. A Graham Farish Class 3F 0-6-0T locomotive (372-205), 47332, in unlined black livery (weathered). A Dapol Class 2MT 2-6...

2x Graham Farish N gauge BR locomotives. A Class 4F 0-6-0 locomotive (372-053), 44422, in unlined black livery. A Class 4MT 2-6-4T loco, 80048, in...

Graham Farish N gauge Jubilee Class 4-6-0 locomotive (372-475). Galatea 45699, in lined Brunswick Green livery. Boxed. Loco VGC-Mint. £30-50

30+ OO/HO gauge model railway and railway related items. Including; 3x OO gauge locomotives; a Jouef SNCF 241 P7, 4-8-2 tender loco in lined dark ...

23x items of OO gauge railway by Mainline, Airfix, GMR, etc. Including 3x locomotives; a BR Rebuilt Royal Scot Class 4-6-0 loco, 46100 (37-057). A...

11x OO gauge railway items by Hornby Hobbies, Bachmann, etc. 3x BR locomotives; a Class N15 4-6-0 loco, Elaine 30747, a Patriot Class 4-6-0 loco, ...

9x OO gauge BR Midland Region items by various makes. 2x Hornby Railways BR Coronation Class locomotives; City of Lichfield 46250, in lined Brunsw...

3x OO gauge BR locomotives. A Hornby Railways Class A4 4-6-2 loco, Mallard 60022, in lined Brunswick Green livery (R350). A Hornby Railways Class ...

A quantity of Bachmann OO Railway buildings and rolling stock. Buildings - The Jackdaw Inn, Rural Workers Cottages, 2x Narrow Gauge Station, Farmh...

Bachmann OO Freight Set. Comprising London Transport (Ex GWR/BR) 0-6-0 pannier tank RN L91. Together with 2 freight wagons and a brake van, plus a...