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Three United States of America 2002 one ounce fine silver coins each with applied Elvis commemorative stickers, Queen Elizabeth II Bailiwick of Guernsey 2000 silver one pound coin and a Maria Theresa restrike thaler (5)

7 x 78S INCLUDING- ELVIS PRESLEY - I WANT YOU I NEED YOU I LOVE YOU - POP 235, JAILHOUSE ROCK - RCA 1028, BUDDY HOLLY - PEGGY SUE / EVERYDAY CORAL Q72293, CLIFF RICHARD - MOVE IT - DB4178, ETC.

Collection of diecast model cars by Corgi, High Speed and New-Ray to include limited edition Corgi box sets, Corgi Classics Elvis Thunderbird, limited and unlimited Corgi Vanguards etc. all contents mint-near mint, boxes mostly excellent,(qty)

ELVIS PRESLEY - 9 x SINGLES PURPLE HMV LABELS AND RCA TRI-CENTRES INCLUDING LADY MISS CLAWDY - POP 408, ALL SHOOK UP - POP 359, JAIL HOUSE ROCK RCS1028, ETC

ELVIS PRESLEY 26 x SINGLES 60's/70's INCLUDING "YOU'RE TIME HASN'T COME YET BABY" - RCS1714, IF YOU TALK IN YOUR SLEEP - SOLID CENTRE - APBO 0280, WOODEN HEART - RCA 1226. ETC

ELVIS PRESLEY 12 x SINGLES IN PICTURE SLEEVES FROM VARYING COUNTRIES, SPAIN, AUSTRALIA, US INLUDING "I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING" - SPANISH 3-10680 KENTUCKEY RAIN - AUSTRALINA - 47-9791, "IVE GOT A THING ABOUT YOU" - US - APBO-0196. ETC

ELVIS PRESLEY 16 x SINGLES/EPS AND PICTURE DISC, INCLUDING "THE ELVIS MEDLEY" PIC DISC RCAP. KING CREOLE VOL 1 - RCX-117, JAIL HOUSE ROCK RCX-106 1st AND 2nd PRESSING, PEACE IN THE VALLEY RCX-101. ETC.

ELVIS PRESLEY - THERE'S ALWAYS ME/JUDY PROMO RCA 1628

PUNK/NEW WAVE SINGLES INCLUDING- SEX PISTOLS - GOD SAVE THE QUEEN VS181, THE JAM - ALL AROUND THE WORLD, THE STRANGLERS, SQUEEZE, ELVIS COSTELLO ETC. APPROX 30

ROCK 'N' ROLL/RHYTHM & BLUES, 7 x 78'S AND 2 x LPS INCLUDING - 4 x ELVIS PRESLEY 78'S, THE EDDIE COCHRAN MEMORIAL ALBUM - HAG 2267 & MOCKINGBIRD - INEZ AND CHARLIE FOXX - SUE ILP 911 ETC.

A SMALL COLLECTION OF 78s INCLUDING WHITE LABELS AND FACTORY SAMPLES - JAZZ/ROCK AND ROLL - DORIS DAY, ELVIS PRESLEY, RAY ELLINGTON QUARTET, ERIC JUPP, RON GOODWIN ETC.

ROCK/POP; 72 ALBUMS INCLUDING - ABBA, ELVIS,MICHAEL JACKSON, THE POLICE ETC.

POP/ROCK/CLASSICAL; APPROX. 43 ALBUMS + 3 BOX SETS & 25 SINGLES INCLUDING - BOB DYLAN, DONOVAN, OTIS REDDING ETC. 3X ELVIS BOX SETS; 2 X 5 CD SETS - ESSENTIAL 50'S MASTERS & ESSENTIAL 60'S MASTERS & GREATEST HITS, SIGNED PROMO SINGLE - THE TWINS ETC.

ELVIS INTEREST; SOUVENIR PROGRAMME FROM 'THE OFFICIAL ELVIS FESTIVAL '93' SIGNED BY SCOTTY MOORE & D.J. FONTANA + SCOTTY MOORE PLECTRUMS.

A large 20th century framed and glazed wall hanging of Elvis Presley. Produced in 1985 by the Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc.. Measures approx. 138cm x 72cm. 

AN INDIAN SWORD (FIRANGI), 16TH/17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY SRIRANGAM, THANJAVAR, TAMIL NADU with slender blade curved and double-edged towards the tip, formed with three long fullers on each face, silver-plated iron hilt comprising a pair of langets with cusped terminals, slender quillons, oval guard of low V-section, broad knuckle-guard and conical pommel fitted with later conical top and fluted button, and the grip with an early fabric covering (the silver with losses), 93.0 cm blade Roy Elvis catalogue number C72. A sword of this form is shown on a 16th century mounted warrior, Srirangam. See Elgood 2004, p. 93, fig. 8.47.

AN INDIAN SWORD (PATA), PROBABLY 18TH/19TH CENTURY THANJAVUR, TAMIL NADU with broad double-edged blade formed with a central fuller, iron gauntlet hilt extending over the forte with a pair of shaped panels, embossed over the greater part of its surface in the form of a scaly Yali head, low flange at the top, the inside with a slender grip bar and a flanged arm-guard with recurved terminals, 97.0 cm blade Roy Elvis catalogue number C97

A FINE SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (PATA), LATE 16TH/17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY THANJAVUR, TAMIL NADU with broad straight double-edged European blade formed with a short slender central fuller on each face, robust iron gauntlet hilt extending over the forte with a pair of shaped langets chiselled over their surface with a symmetrical design of flowers and foliage and with lotus flower terminals, a pair of low domed moulded panels over the hand finely pierced with a trellis design of small flowerheads, a panel of Chrysanthemum flowers and foliage inhabited by a fish on each side beneath, flaring over the fore-arm and pierced and chiselled en suite with an elliptical beadwork moulding in the middle, strongly moulded border, the interior with a single grip-bar and arm bar chiselled with foliage and with recurved bud-shaped finials, 87.2 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C16.

A RARE SOUTH INDIAN MEDIEVAL SWORD (KOPIS), PROBABLY 15TH CENTURY in patinated condition, with curved single-edged blade formed with a short projection half way along the back-edge, iron hilt extending over the lower portion of the blade with a pair of finely pierced shaped plates, one retaining a portion of a silver inlaid cross, angular figure-of-eight shaped guard chased as a pair of addorsed elephant's heads (small holes and chips), retaining some silver-encrusted details including plaited 'eyes', carved wooden cushion-shaped pommel with finely pierced tall conical stepped iron button, 75.7 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C92. Three related examples, formerly in the collection of Anthony North, were sold in this room 30th June 2010, lot 83. A fourth example, also from the Elvis collection, was sold in this room 7th December 2022, lot 3. Dating on this group varies, ranging from the 12th to 16th centuries. See Elgood 2004, pp. 83-5 and Rawson 1968, plate 12.

A SOUTH INDIAN GAUNTLET SWORD (PATA), 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MADRAS, TAMIL NADU with tapering double-edged blade of flattened-diamond section, heavy iron gauntlet hilt formed as a stylised elephant's head, its trunk extending over the forte on the outer langet, shaped over the fore-arm and the hand, the latter with a large pair of 'eyes', strongly moulded roped border at the top with a bud-shaped central finial, reinforced lower edges, retaining some early silver-plated finish, and the inside with a robust moulded grip-bar (arm bar missing), with its leather scabbard (chape missing) 71.5 cm blade Roy Elvis catalogue number C74. A sword with a hilt of related form, formerly in the collection of George Cameron Stone, is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (acc. no. 36.25.1564).

AN SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (SHAMSHIR), 16TH/17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH with curved 18th century blade double-edged towards the point, formed with two long fullers and etched with scrolling foliage over the forte on each face, rectangular ricasso etched with a brief inscription, iron hilt comprising a pair of langets with pierced bud-shaped finials, quillons with pierced lobated terminals, recurved knuckle-guard with bird's head finial, and integral faceted grip rising to a curved pommel (small areas of light pitting), in a leather-covered wooden scabbard, 75.8 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C12. The inscription reads Sardar Abdul Rahim Khan, inspector. A sword with a closely related hilt is preserved in the Furusiyya Art Foundation, see Mohamed 2007, p. 92, fig 56.

A SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY with curved blade double-edged towards the point, formed with a long slender fuller on each face and struck with a mark at the forte, iron hilt chiselled with beadwork borders and panels of pierced floral trellis, comprising a pair of langets, quillons with swollen terminals, D-shaped guard and broad knuckle-guard with recurved terminal, dish pommel with up-turned brim, angular button with bud-shaped finial, and integral gip decorated en suite, 76.5 cm Roy Elvis catalogue number C47.

AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY with curved blade double-edged towards the point, formed with a long fuller and with traces of an eyelash mark on each face at the forte, iron hilt chiselled with beadwork borders and panels of pierced floral trellis, comprising a pair of langets, quillons with swollen terminals, D-shaped guard and broad knuckle-guard with recurved terminal, dish pommel with up-turned brim (button incomplete), and integral gip decorated en suite, 76.5 cm Roy Elvis catalogue number C102.

A SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MYSORE, KARNATAKA with curved blade formed with a spear point and two long slender fullers, blunted rectangular ricasso, copper alloy hilt with traces of silver plating, comprising a pair of langets with trishula-shaped terminals, a pair of short quillons with rounded tips each engraved with an expanded flowerhead, a further engraved flowerhead in the centre on each face, recurved knuckle-guard with cusped border and recurved terminal with faceted bud-shaped finial, disc pommel with up-turned brim and angular button (restorations), and engraved integral grip decorated with linear patterns and a flowerhead, 82.0 cm blade Roy Elvis catalogue number C10. The form of the langets and quillons is frequently encountered on 18th century weapons from Karnataka.

AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), 18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN with curved broad polished blade formed with a reinforced spear point and blunted at the ricasso, iron hilt (originally blued) comprising a pair of langets with slender attenuated terminals, short quillons with rounded terminals, knuckle-guard with makara head terminal, disc pommel fitted with a large foliate washer, and moulded integral grip, 73.5 cm blade Roy Elvis catalogue number C06.

A RARE SOUTH INDIAN COPPER ALLOY SWORD (KOPIS), PROBABLY 18TH/19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade with pronounced angular tip, medial ridge over its upper portion, and sixteen pierced projections along the back at the base each fitted with a drop-shaped rattle, hilt retained by an iron rivet, extending over the lower portion of the blade with a pair of engraved shaped panels with moulded terminals, angular figure-of-eight shaped guard cast and chased with a chakra in each quarter, carved wooden cushion-shaped pommel with copper alloy corners, moulded button and copper alloy grip (grip and button restored), 71.0 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number L10.

A SOUTH INDIAN SWORD, 18TH/19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MADRAS, TAMIL NADU with curved blade of wootz steel, double-edged towards the point and formed with a pair of slender grooves along the back-edge on each face (small areas of pitting), brass hilt cast in low relief (small repairs, langets restored), including a pair of vestigial bud-shaped quillons, oval guard with beadwork border, knuckle-guard engraved with foliage and with recurved bud-shaped finial, and integral grip formed as a dragon rising to a Yali head pommel, in leather-covered wooden scabbard, perhaps the original, 70.0 cm blade Roy Elvis catalogue number C84.

A NORTH INDIAN SILVER-HILTED SWORD (TALWAR), DATED 1834, POSSIBLY SHARPURA with curved single-edged blade formed with a long shallow fuller on each face, silver hilt cast pierced and chased in low relief, comprising a pair of langets, disc pommel decorated on the top with foliage and cut with a Devenagari inscription including the date on the underside, fluted button, integral grip decorated with a chevron pattern and a collar of foliage on a punched ground around the top, European style guard pierced with a mounted maharajah amidst foliage on the underside, folding rear guard, and knuckle-guard with Yali head finial, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard (small losses) with large silver mounts cast, pierced and chased with foiage en suite with the hilt, 76.5 cm blade Roy Elvis catalogue number C49.

AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN with curved broad polished blade of watered steel double-edged towards the point and blunted at the ricasso, silver-plated iron hilt comprising a pair of langets, short quillons with rounded terminals, disc pommel with up-turned brim, integral grip and much silver-plating throughout, 67.3 cm Roy Elvis catalogue number C05.

A SOUTH INDIAN SWORD, POSSIBLY MALABAR 18TH/19TH CENTURY with associated straight double-edged blade of flattened-diamond section, copper hilt engraved with beadwork borders and foliate panels, including a pair of langets, quillons with conical terminals, integral grip and moulded disc pommel fitted with an associated silver ring, 81.5 cm blade Royal Elvis catalogue number C58.

A NORTH INDIAN DAGGER (JAMADHAR KATAR), POSSIBLY 14TH/15TH CENTURY with straight double-edged blade slightly recessed at the forte, iron hilt comprising a pair of small langets, slightly curved guard, integral moulded grip and angular horn-shaped pommel of T-section (pitted), 37.5 cm overall Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D71.

A RARE SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER, LATE 15TH/16TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MADURAI, TAMIL NADU with broad double-edged wavy blade (laminated at the forte on one face), iron hilt comprising a pair of tongue-shaped langets, globular quillons formed as stylised parrot heads, swelling integral grip (small rust holes), pommel en suite with the guard and rising in the centre to a compressed spherical button (pitted throughout), 32.3 cm overall Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D109. A sword with a hilt of this type, also from the Elvis collection, was sold in this room, 7th December 2022, lot 8. The pommel symbolises the trimurti (Brama, Vishnu and Maheswara). A sword of this type is illustrated on a sculpture in the Rama Temple, Kumbakonam, built circa 1610. See Elgood 2004, p. 122, figs 11.18 and 11.19.

A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (CHILANUM), 15TH/16TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MADRAS with curved double-edged stout blade formed with a series of long deep fullers divided by a medial ridge, widening at the forte and pierced on each side to form a pair of stylised bird's heads, iron hilt comprising curved guard, bifurcated pommel, bud-shaped button, integral grip formed with a globular central moulding and some early silver plated finish, 38.0 cm overall Roy Elvis catalogue number D129 A chilanum of this type, formerly in the Oldman collection, is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, (acc. no. 36.25.751).

A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (CHILANUM), 16TH/17TH CENTURY with curved double-edged blade of flattened-diamond section, iron hilt including a pair of slender foliate langets enclosing the centre of the forte, a pair of inverted V-shaped quillons, bifurcated horn-shaped pommel (fluted button restored), integral grip formed with a central moulding and retaining some silver-plated finish throughout, 34.2 cm overall Royal Elvis catalogue number D132.

A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (CHILANUM), 16TH/17TH CENTURY with recurved double-edged blade formed with a reinforced point and a pair of long fullers divided by a central rib, iron hilt comprising slightly concave oval guard with pierced scalloped border, a pair of short bud-shaped quillons with a pierced panel in the centre on each face, knuckle-guard with recurved bud-shaped finial, bifurcated pommel with globular button and a panel on each side en suite, and faceted grip interrupted by a central moulding (chemically cleaned), in a later scabbard, 39.8 cm overall Royal Elvis catalogue number D131.

A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (CHILANUM), EARLY 17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY BIJAPUR, KARNATAKA with recurved double-edged blade formed with a reinforced point and a series of slender converging fullers on each face, iron hilt comprising flat oval guard with pierced border, a pair of short bud-shaped quillons, pierced quillon-block, knuckle-guard, bifurcated pommel with globular button, and faceted grip with a central moulding en suite, 39.0 cm overall Royal Elvis catalogue number D105.

AN INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), 16TH CENTURY, PROBABLY TAMIL NADU with recurved double-edged blade formed with a reinforced point, copper alloy hilt comprising waisted grip decorated with beadwork bands in the middle, twisted designs at the base, a pair of short beak-like quillons and short moulded button, 37.3 cm overall Roy Elvis catalogue number D54. A similar dagger is illustrated on Jalakanteshwara temple, Mandapam Vellore, built in the 16th century.

A RARE SOUTH INDIAN SWORD, 15TH/16TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY BIKANER, RAJASTHAN with long single-edged blade curved towards the double-edged tip (repairs), iron hilt comprising broad recurved knuckle-guard with wolf's head terminal, tall pommel formed en suite with a bird's head behind, and the grip inset with a pair of small horn panels (the iron parts pitted), 81.3 cm blade Roy Elvis catalogue number C101. The wolf's head is perhaps a reference to Bhima, from the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The owner's notes state that this is one of four known examples, one of which is preserved in the Junagarh Fort Museum, Bikaner, Rajasthan.

A RARE SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), 15TH/16TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY SRIRANGAM, TAMIL NADU with recurved blade formed with a reinforced point, a pair of long fullers divided by a rib on each face and widening at the ricasso, the latter chiselled with a bouquet on each face and retaining some early gilt finish, iron hilt comprising a pair of langets enclosing the forte and chiselled and gilt en suite, conical guard chiselled with a band of foliage and with pierced beadwork border, knuckle-guard and pommel decorated en suite, the former with Yali head terminals and the latter with chiselled and gilt moulded button, and integral grip formed with a central moulding framed by band of beadwork, 39.0 cm overall Royal Elvis catalogue number D43.

A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY BIJAPUR, KARNATAKA with sharply tapering blade formed with a reinforced point and a series of converging fullers, iron hilt extending over the forte with a large pierced, shaped panel on each face, strongly recurved outer-guard with recurved Yali finial, reinforced at the borders and in the centre with foliate panels and with a cusped moulding at the base, a pair of tapering side-bars, and a pair of grip-bars each with a central globose moulding (areas of pitting), 49.8 cm overall Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D74. The cusped moulding is reminiscent of Muslim architecture that was employed at the Hindu Royal Court in the second half of the 16th century, such as the inward projecting balconies of the Queens' Bath at Hampi. A dagger of this form, previously in the collection of George Cameron Stone, is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York (acc. no.36.25.905). See Elgood 2004, pp. 146-14736.25.905.

A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY BIJAPUR, KARNATAKA with sharply tapering blade formed with a reinforced point and a series of converging fullers, iron hilt extending over the forte with a large shaped panel engraved with a flower on each face, strongly recurved outer-guard engraved en suite and with recurved Yali finial and with a cusped moulding at the base, a pair of tapering side-bars, and a pair of grip-bars each with a central globose moulding (areas of pitting), 54.0 cm overall Royal Elvis catalogue number D75.

A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY ARCOT, TAMIL NADU with tapering blade formed with a reinforced point and a pair of converging fullers on each face, iron hilt finely pierced with friezes of expanded flowerheads within beadwork frames, comprising a pair of shaped langets with lotus head terminals enclosing the forte, arched guard, a pair of tapering side-bars and a pair of moulded grip bars chiselled with foliage at the terminals, 43.4 cm overall Royal Elvis catalogue number D65.

A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY BIJAPUR, KARNATAKA with flat double-edged fullered, probably European blade, iron hilt finely pierced with trellis panels carrying symmetrical designs of lotus flowers, comprising a pair of shaped langets enclosing the forte, arched guard, a pair of tapering side-bars and a pair of moulded grip bars joined by writhen mouldings and decorated with conventional foliage, 42.5 cm overall Roy Elvis catalogue number D09.

A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR) WITH FINE SILVER CHISELLED HILT, 18TH/19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH with associated earlier tapering blade formed with a reinforced point, a pair of converging fullers and a recessed slender central panel on each face, the forte chiselled and decorated with gilt foliage, silver hilt comprising architectural scalloped guard, a pair of side bars with pierced shaped terminals, a pair of baluster shaped grip-bars each on an openwork base formed of addorsed birds, and decorated throughout with a running pattern of garlands within foliate borders, 35.3 cm overall Roy Elvis catalogue number D108.

A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), 18TH/19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MADURAI, TAMIL NADU 18TH CENTURY, with recurved double-edged blade of flattened-diamond section, brass hilt including a pair of short bud-shaped quillons, engraved guard decorated with addorsed birds, and integral grip rising to a Yali head, 26.5 cm blade Roy Elvis catalogue number D77.

AN INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), 18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MADRAS, TAMIL NADU with recurved blade formed with a rectangular ricasso. brass hilt cast and chased in relief, comprising rounded langets (one restored), up-turned bud-shaped quillon, integral grip rising to a Yali head pommel, the latter issuant with ears of wheat within a ropework frame forming the knuckle-guard, 24.5 cm overall Roy Elvis catalogue number D42.

A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), POSSIBLY 19TH CENTURY THANJAVUR, TAMIL NADU with recurved blade of flattened-diamond section, brass hilt cast with bud-shaped quillon, knuckle-guard, and scaly pommel rising to a Yali head, 25.0 cm blade Roy Elvis catalogue number D44.

A SOUTH INDIAN RAPIER, LATE 16TH/17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY SRIRANGAM with broad tapering blade of hollow-diamond section, iron hilt comprising a pair of long pierced tapering langets, broad curved rectangular guard with some soft metal inlay on the outside, pommel en suite with the guard and fitted with a pierced triangular panel front and back, segmental button, and two-stage iron grip (the sides of the pommel and the button restored, pitted), 78.0 cm blade Swords of this form are preserved at Junagarh Fort, Bikaner and in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. no. 36.25.1582). See Elgood 2004, p. 88, figs. 8.29, 8.30 and 8.31. Roy Elvis collection number C40.

AN INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MADRAS, TAMIL NADU with near flat double-edged recurved blade formed with a reinforced tip, copper alloy hilt including faceted bud-shaped quillon, recurved knuckle-guard issuant from a Yali head and with a matching recurved finial, and integral grip formed as a heron rising to a large Yali head, 27.0 cm overall Roy Elvis catalogue number D133.

A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), POSSIBLY MADRAS OR MALABAR COAST, KARNATAKA with recurved double-edged blade (repaired at the forte), brass hilt cast as a heron rising to a Yali head, and recurved knuckle-guard with foliate terminal, 11.7 cm Royal Elvis catalogue number D33.

A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (BICHWA), 18TH/19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MYSORE OR BANAGALORE, KARNATAKA with recurved double-edged blade struck with a mark on one face, rectangular ricasso, copper alloy hilt including a pair of short down-curved quillons, outer guard with pierced cusped border, inner guard of a moulded faceted bar and button-shaped pommel, 29.0 cm overall Roy Elvis catalogue number D51.

A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (BICHWA), 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MADRAS, TAMIL NADU formed entirely of iron, with recurved double-edged blade formed with a pair of long fullers on each face, iron hilt comprising a pair of pierced langets enclosing the forte, outer guard of low triangular section with a pair of delicate scrolls the base, inner guard of a faceted bar interrupted by a moulding, and fluted bud-shaped pommel, 36.0 cm overall Roy Elvis catalogue number D15.

AN INDIAN DAGGER (BIDCHIR), 17TH/18TH CENTURY POSSIBLY MYSORE OR BANGALORE, KANATAKA with recurved double-edged blade formed with a pair of notches at the forte and fitted with a decorative shaped copper alloy washer on each face, integral oval grip, and pronged rear spikes with decorative mouldings en suite, 33.4 cm overall Roy Elvis catalogue number D05.

A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (BICHWA), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY BIDAR, NORTH KARNATAKA with associated recurved double-edged blade of flattened-diamond section, brass hilt cast and chased in high relief, comprising a pair of langets (restored), outer guard decorated with the avatars of Vishnu, pommel with Nandi bull beneath a cobra canopy, and inner guard of an integral triangular section bar, 33.5 cm overall Roy Elvis catalogue number D101.

A SOUTH INDIAN KNUCKLE PUNCH (VAJRA MUSHTI), 18TH/19TH CENTURY formed of a single piece of iron, with five short spikes, four holes for the fingers and a pair of short rounded prongs at the rear, 10.4 cm Roy Elvis catalogue number K08.

A NEPALESE DAGGER (KUKRI), 19TH CENTURY with broad curved blade decorated with a series of incised panels along the back-edge on each face and with characteristic notch at the forte, silver-mounted polished horn hilt, including an engraved band around the middle of the grip and engraved cap pommel, in its velvet-covered wooden scabbard with engraved small chape, 44.7 cm overall Roy Elvis catalogue number D34.

˜ A NORTH INDIAN DAGGER (PESH KABZ), 18TH/19TH CENTURY with tapering reinforced blade of wootz steel, gilt forte, the back-edge decorated with a slender rib along its length and a scrolling moulding at the base, marine ivory grip (small age cracks) and gilt iron pommel loop, in its wooden scabbard with large silver chape with bud-shaped finial and later leather covering, 41.5 cm overall Roy Elvis catalogue number D22.

TWO INDIAN FOLDING KNIVES, 19TH CENTURY each with folding single-edged blade and spike, two with pointed faceted bud-shaped brass finial, one with blackened scales and one with hardwood scales, the largest 10.7 cm closed (2) Roy Elvis catalogue number K3.

A RARE SOUTH INDIAN BROADSWORD, 16TH/17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MADRAS OR GINGEE with tapering blade of flattened-diamond section (perhaps associated), widening to the width of the hilt at the forte, iron hilt extending over the lower portion of the blade with a pair of long shaped langets, upward-curved guard, pommel en suite with the guard and fitted with an additional shaped bar (restorations, the iron parts pitted), and integral banded grip with central moulded collar, 77.7 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C66. Similar swords are preserved in the British Museum, London (nos. 096145 and 293376) and the Victoria and Albert Museum. See Elgood 2004, p. 89, figs 8.34 and 8.35 and Rawson 1968 plates 18-20. Another example from this collection was sold in this room 7th December 2022, lot 7.

AN INDIAN CLUB FORMED AS A SWORD, 19TH/20TH CENTURY of curved blackened wood, decorated with cross-hatched designs in place of hilt langets, bulbous pommel, and with further decorated panels in place of a chape and locket, 99.0 cm Roy Elvis catalogue number K22.