A malacca walking cane, the ivory rounded knop with blackened engraved initials “R*S” and a date “1721”, with a later white metal band with script initials “WP”, 92.5cm (36.5in) long. Reputedly once owned by Richard Steele. Sir Richard Steele (bap. March 12, 1672 - September 1, 1729) was an Irish writer and politician, remembered, along with his friend, Joseph Addison, as co-founder of The Spectator magazine. Steele was born in Dublin, Ireland, and educated at Charterhouse School, where he first met Addison. He went on to Merton College, Oxford, then with joined the Life Guards of the Household Cavalry. He disliked British Army life, and his first published work, The Christian Hero (1701), attempted to point out the differences between perceived and actual masculinity. He afterwards became a dramatist, and his comedies, such as The Tender Husband (1703) met with some success. In 1706 he was appointed to a position in the household of Prince George of Denmark, consort of Anne of Great Britain. . A member of the Whig Kit-Kat Club, Steele became a Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1713, but was soon suspended for issuing a pamphlet in favour of the Hanoverian succession. When George I of Great Britain came to the throne in the following year, Steele was knighted and given responsibility for the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. However, he fell out with Addison and with the administration over the Peerage Bill (1719), and retired to his wife’s homeland of Wales, where he spent the remainder of his life.
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An Art Deco 9 carat gold compendium by Alfred Dunhill, hallmarks for London 1931, the canted rectangular case decorated with engine turned bands and plain bevelled edges engraved one side with a centimeter rule (12) the other with inches (4 1/2), with two central hinged covers revealing a cigarette case and an ivory aide memoire, the top right corner with a hinged compartment with a propelling pencil (by S. Mordan & Co., London 1931) and a gold mounted steel folding pen-knife; the top left hand side with a watch, the silvered dial with raised gilt Arabic numerals and a Swiss 17 jewel canted-rectangular movement (the watch housing only with import hallmarks for London 1931 and numbered 22648), the watch within a hinged compartment enclosing a spring loaded twin section stamp holder; the bottom left with a hinged compartment housing a lighter, 12cm x 8cm x 1cm overall. Balfour, Michael, Alfred Dunhill One Hundred Years and More, page 199, for an example of this compendium.
A MALAYSIAN KLEWANG, 19TH CENTURY the blade inlaid with a brass inscription at the forte, horn hilt carved as a monstrous mask set with ivory for the eyes (small chips and losses), in its figured hardwood scabbard with silver mounts and horn locket; A MOROCCAN JAMBIYA, in its scabbard; AN AFRICAN AXE, with gold-painted head; and AN AFRICAN DAGGER, with copper-bound grip the first: 40.5cm; 16in blade (4)
A FINE INDIAN KNIFE, SIND, CIRCA 1860 with stout blade formed with a double-edged point, recessed block-shaped forte engraved with scrolling foliage on each side, and inlaid with a lengthy gold presentation inscription on the back-edge, engraved steel hilt comprising recurved cross-piece, cylindrical ferrule, and octagonal cap pommel, decorated throughout with scrolling flowers and foliage enriched with an alternating pattern of gold and silver flowerheads, and pellets, tapering octagonal grip formed of contrasting pieces of figured horn and ivory, and remaining in fine condition throughout 37.8cm; 14 7/8in LITERATURE Howard Ricketts and Philippe Missillier, Splendeur des Armes Orientales, Paris 1988, p.130 no.217. The inscription reads, in translation: '...His Highness Mir Ali Khan Sahib Bahadur, The Governor of Khairpur...(?) made by Hayat Haddad.' His Highness Mir Ali Murad Khan Talpur (born 1815) was the ruler of Khairpur State, a large tract of land in upper Sind that remained independent when the country on both sides of the Indus fell under the control of the British Government following Sir Charles Napier's victory at the Battle of Meeanee in 1843. Khaipur was one of the three ruling Houses of Sind that had been set up in a division of the realm between the three sons of Mir Sohrab Khan in the 1780's when he established his own dynasty there having driven out the last Kalhora sovereign. Another knife from this workshop was presented to the Prince of Wales on his visit to India in 1875-6. See P. Missillier and H. Ricketts, op.cit., p. 196.
A PERSIAN KINDJAL, 19TH CENTURY with curved double-edged blade of watered steel, ivory hilt with shaped pommel retained by two iron rivets with silver foliate washers, in its original fish skin covered wooden scabbard with large nielloed silver mounts decorated with a symmetrical arrangement of foliage on a punched ground 25.5cm; 10in
A BICHAQ, 19TH CENTURY, BALKAN OR GREEK with single-edged blade engraved with a panel of foliage on one side and along the back-edge, engraved silver hilt formed of a scalloped ferrule enclosing the blade and broad back-strap, ivory grip-scales retained by six silver rivets (the pommel finial missing), in its silver scabbard decorated with foliage and central architectural cartouche on each face, the terminal formed as a monsterhead, engraved with the letter 'M' at the front and fitted with a single loop for suspension 34cm; 13 3/8in
A PERSIAN SHAMSHIR, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade of watered steel, incised with a calligraphic cartouche and a gold koftgari calligraphic panel on one side at the forte, steel hilt comprising cross-piece decorated in the centre with a panel of calligraphy on each side, short trumpet-shaped quillons, plain steel cap pommel, and a pair of Ivory grip-scales retained by pair of brass rivets (small cracks) 76.5cm; 30 1/8in blade
A TURKISH YATAGHAN, THE SCABBARD DATED ???? for 1835/6 with slightly curved single-edged blade, decorated in gold koftgari with two calligraphic panels and foliage on one side and designs of scrollwork on the other, the lower portion of the blade enclosed in a shaped chased white metal panel extending to form the back-strap (small chips), large ivory grip-scales rising to a characteristic eared pommel (small age cracks), in a contemporary leather-covered wooden scabbard decorated with a panel including the date in the centre, and with large gilt-brass locket decorated with scrolling foliage and flowers 71cm; 28in blade
A TURKISH YATAGHAN, 19TH CENTURY with slightly curved single-edged blade cut with a brief stylised inscription on one face and a decorative panel on the other, the lower portion encased in a chased shaped white metal panel extending to form the hilt, set with a greet paste on each side and coral over the back-strap, and fitted with a pair of large marine ivory grip scales rising to form an eared pommel 58.5cm; 23in blade
A TURKISH FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, 19TH CENTURY with tapering barrel chiselled with foliage over the breech, bevelled lock, hardwood full stock carved with rudimentary scrollwork and inlaid with white metal wire, brass mounts including solid side-plate and spurred faceted pommel decorated with pattern of ropework, and ivory-tipped wooden ramrod; and ANOTHER, 19TH CENTURY, with tapering barrel retained by a steel band at the muzzle, and hardwood full stock carved in a similar manner to the preceding, and imitation ramrod the first: 49cm; 19 1/4in (2)
A TURKISH FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL IN THE ENGLISH TASTE, 19TH CENTURY with two-stage swamped sighted barrel stamped with spurious proof marks at the breech, engraved stepped lock with a pseudo maker's signature, figured walnut full stock, and brass mounts including spurred pommel and trigger-guard each engraved with naïve trophies-of-arms (cleaned, later ramrod); ANOTHER, 19TH CENTURY, with two-stage swamped barrel in the Spanish taste, engraved stepped lock, figured walnut full stock, and engraved steel mounts (worn, ramrod missing); and A TURKISH DAGGER, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, with earlier single-edged blade stamped with a shamshir mark on one side, ivory grip studded with numerous brass studs (cracked, losses), and eared pommel, in its brass-covered wooden scabbard (worn, losses) the first: 42cm; 16 1/2in (3)
A FINE GEORGIAN OFFICER'S SWORD BY OSBORN, LONDON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with curved blade formed with a near full-length shallow fuller on each face, etched and gilt on a blued panel over half of its length with foliage, the crowned Royal Arms, and the maker's signature on a scrolling panel on one side and with further designs of foliage, the crowned Royal cypher and a trophy-of-arms on the other, gilt-brass stirrup hilt cast, comprising a pair of langets cast with lion masks in low relief, scrolling quillon, faceted knuckle-guard, faceted back-strap rising to a lion's head pommel, and original banded ivory grip bound (small cracks) with twisted copper wire, in its original tooled leather scabbard (areas of wear, cracked in the middle), with gilt-brass mounts, and retaining some original gilding throughout 81.5cm; 32 1/8in
A WAIDBLÄTT, PARTLY 16TH CENTURY with very thin flat blade formed with an obtuse point, stamped with a copper-lined cutler's mark, the letter 'M', one one side, etched with foliage on one side at the forte, with the Crowned English Royal arms on the other and retaining very small traces of early gilding (worn), and later moulded ivory grip with shaped pommel (small cracks), in a later scabbard 49.7cm; 19 1/2in
AN ITALIAN GUNNERS STILETTO, MID-17TH CENTURY with tapering blade of triangular section engraved with calibrated graduations (worn), moulded baluster-shaped forte, steel hilt formed of a pair of spirally moulded quillons and pommel en suite, spirally carved horn grip inset with ivory rondels, brass pellets and bound with twisted brass wire (small losses) 34.2cm; 13 1/4in For a discussion of Fuestto di Bombardiere see J.G.Mann 1931, pp.46-50.
A RARE GERMAN COMBINED HUNTING SWORD AND FLINTLOCK PISTOL, CIRCA 1750 with fullered blade double-edged towards the point, the outer face fitted with a two-stage barrel at the forte, engraved brass action with flash-guard on the right, steel trigger, the grip formed of a pair of bone plaques retained by two engraved brass foliate plates, and brass monsterhead pommel, in an associated brass-mounted leather scabbard, and the hilt retaining traces of gilding (worn, the ivory grips with small chips) 50cm; 19 3/4in blade
A BOWIE KNIFE with polished steel blade formed with a clipped-back point and etched with the maker's details 'Paul Seilheimer, Solingen' on one side, German silver cross-piece, a pair of natural staghorn grip-scales, in its leather scabbard with German silver chape; ANOTHER, with recurved German silver cross-piece, and chequered ivory grip, in its scabbard; ANOTHER, similar to the preceding, with German silver cross-piece formed with a pair of knop-shape terminals, stained horn grip, in its scabbard; and A GAUCHO KNIFE, with single-edged blade, silver hilt cast with foliage, in its leather scabbard with mounts en suite the first: 36.2cm; 14 1/4in (4)
A Victorian Officer's Mameluke Levee Sword of the York Hussars, the curved steel blade etched with royal cypher, York Hussars with crossed standards, and scrolling foliage, by Hill Brothers, 3 Old Bond St., London, the steel hilt with two piece ivory grip, silver bullion sword knot and steel scabbard (hilt and scabbard in rusted condition)
A George III Silver Mounted Hunting Sword, the single edge double fullered steel blade engraved with scrolling foliage and strapwork, the shell fluted silver crossguard with recurving quillons, with wrythen fluted green stained ivory grip and fluted silver pommel (lacks chain Knuckle guard), hallmarks for London 1776, with leather scabbard (tip missing)
A Senufo Rhythm Pounder Figure, Ivory Coast, the female figure with high comb coiffure, narrow face with coffee bean eyes, carved upper lashes, long nose, protruding lips, long neck and arms, slender curved body with pert breasts, and upturned bottom, long slightly bent legs issuing from a shallow solid circular base, 110.5cm high. (some damage and repair)
A .32 (RIMFIRE) SIX-SHOT SINGLE-ACTION 'TERROR' REVOLVER BY FOREHAND & WADSWORTH, WORCESTER, MASS., 6 1/2in. overall, with nickel-plated signed octagonal sighted barrel, plain cylinder, nickel-plated frame with spur trigger, and ivory grips, in original brown leather holster with tooled border; together with A .41 (RIMFIRE) SMITH'S PATENT FIVE-SHOT SINGLE-ACTION REVOLVER, serial no. 2812, 6 3/4in. overall, with nickel-plated round sighted barrel, fluted cylinder, and frame, the last with spur trigger and marked 'SMITH'S PATENT / APR. 15. 1873. NO.41' on the top-strap, case-hardened hammer, trigger and under-barrel cartridge extractor, and walnut grips, Birmingham proof marks. (2)
A FINE WILLIG-ENGRAVED RUGER .44 'OLD ARMY' PERCUSSION REVOLVER, serial no. 148-00905, 7 1/2in. nitro barrel, blade foresight with fixed rear sight, old silver and straw finish, polished ivory grips, the barrel, frame and cylinder ornately chased and relief engraved with bold stylised acanthus scrollwork on a matt background, surrounding and invading scenes of early native American Indians engaging in their daily rituals, with references to hunting and fishing, the preparation of food and the preparation and utilisation of animal skins, with backdrops involving the various types of settlements and wildlife of the time, the pistolgrip-cap engraved en-suite with a scene of mammoth hunting, the backstrap depicting an Indian warrior observing Nordic longboats arriving in New Foundland in the year 1004, barrel and action signed 'C. Willig'
A FINE WILLIG-ENGRAVED COLT .45 REVOLVER, serial no. 01787FN, 7 1/2in. nitro barrel, blade foresight with adjustable rear sights, blued and silver finish overall, polished ivory grips, the barrel, frame and cylinder ornately chased and relief engraved with bold stylised acanthus scrollwork with gold highlights, the barrel and ejector housing gold-inlaid with the signatures of Thomas Jefferson, William Penn and Franz Daniel Pastorious, the names of the 16th century explorers Giovanni Caboto, Hernando De Soto and Jacques Cartier engraved in an elaborate cartouche, with a set of Spanish armour relief-engraved and silver and gold-inlaid towards the frame, the frame relief engraved with portraits of John Hanson, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and Benjamin Franklin, and with vignettes depicting the subjugation of the native population and French invasion, the cylinder profusely relief engraved with scenes of the Spanish conquistadors and the Anglo-French colonial wars, with gold-inlaid shields representing the nations involved, the pistolgrip-cap gold-inlaid with the coat of arms of Christopher Columbus, the backstrap relief-engraved with the Liberty Bell, the barrel signed 'C. Willig'
A FINE WILLIG-ENGRAVED COLT .44-40 WIN SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER, serial no. SA71919, 7 3/8in. nitro barrel, blade foresight with fixed rear sight, blued and silver finish overall, polished ivory grips relief engraved with the busts of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, the barrel, frame and cylinder deeply carved and relief engraved with stylised bold acanthus scrollwork on a matt background with gold-inlaid scroll highlights, gold-washed hammer, trigger and pins, the barrel gold-inlaid with a portrait of Tatanka Jyotke (Chief Sitting Bull) atop a crossed calumet and ball-headed war club inlaid in gold, the frame with carved scenes of gold-mining and the portrait of Eliphalet Remington, the cylinder carved with scenes of settlers wagon trains and scenes of battle from the civil war, with portraits of General Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant, the pistolgrip-cap with a native American Indian and a train, the backstrap carved with the bust of Apache chief Geronimo, the barrel signed 'C. Willig'
A FINE WILLIG-ENGRAVED FREEDOM ARMS .454 CASULL REVOLVER, serial no. DF310, 7 1/2in. nitro barrel with ramp-mounted blade foresight and adjustable rear sights, silver finish overall, polished mammoth ivory grips, the barrel, frame and cylinder profusely chased and relief engraved with bold stylised acanthus with gold highlights and gold washed trigger, the barrel carved with scenes of prohibition and an early flying machine, the top with the Statue of Liberty and gold-inlaid with the Great Seal, the frame with American iconographies including Mickey Mouse, Coca Cola, the Ford Model T and a Texan oilfield, with portraits of Al Capone, Martin Luther King and Louis Armstrong, the triggerguard gold-inlaid with the suits from a deck of cards, the cylinder with bold acanthus scrollwork on a chequered background surrounding portraits of Henry Ford, Gustav Weisskopf, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and Hermann Hollerith, the pistolgrip-cap relief-engraved and gold-inlaid with Neil Armstrong's moon walk, the backstrap with a portrait of John F. Kennedy and gold-inlaid with a shield of the National Indian Police, the barrel signed 'C. Willig' Other Notes: Until the introduction of the .460 Smith and Wesson Magnum, and the .500 S&W Magnum, the .454 Casull was the most powerful commercially produced handgun round on the market. Developed in 1957 by Dick Casull and Jack Fulmer, the round was an improvement on the .45 Colt. Such is the chamber pressure created, the Casull round uses a small rifle primer rather than a pistol primer. It can deliver a 250 grain bullet with a muzzle velocity of over 1900 feet per second, developing more than 2000 ft. lb. of energy.
A LARGE AMERICAN BOWIE KNIFE WITH IMPERIAL RUSSIAN PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION, dated 1872, with 12in. spear-point double-edged blade signed 'J. ENGLISH / PHILA / .2' at the forte, hilt comprising iron quillons with turned finials, shaped German silver grip with foliate pommel and ivory grip-scales, one with inlaid shaped silver panel, in original silver-mounted white metal scabbard with applied silver double-headed Imperial Russian eagle and engraved 'A SIGNAL OF HIS HIGHEST REGARD / TO / HIS IMPERIAL HIGHNESS GRAND DUKE ALEXIS / FROM / W.F. CODY / 1872'.
* A BOWIE KNIFE, with 11in. clip-point blade decorated on each side with gold-and silver-damascened classical decoration involving gold scrollwork with silver bunches of grapes inhabited by dogs, rabbits and a bird, the forte with a figure of Diana, gilt-brass cross-guard and collar, and faceted ivory hilt carved with a bust of Minerva wearing a classical Greek helmet.
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