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A German Third Reich S84/98 bayonet, the blade stamped 42agv and having a matching serial to the scabbard

An early 19th Century Scottish white metal mounted dirk, the blade stamped Macleod, 2 College St, Edin**, the scabbard mounts including an armorial crest in the form of a griffin passant with legend Victory or Death, this suggesting an association with the Macdonald, McDonall, McDowall or McDowgal families, blade 31 cm, 44 cm overall

ASPREY; a novelty Victorian hallmarked silver letter opener in the form of a sword in scabbard with traces of silver gilt and propelling pencil to the hilt, Sampson Mordan, London 1874, retailed by Asprey and inscribed as such to the blade, length 11.5cm, two Sampson Mordan engine turned propelling pencils, a further propelling pencil, a cheroot holder and a bookmark (af), also an unusual cylindrical sewing case with central spool and concealed thimble to one of the cap ends, Levi & Salaman, Birmingham 1910, length 8cm. CONDITION REPORT: Asprey: rubbing to the blade; silver gilt missing throughout; surface scratches. General wear throughout.

[Militaria] A Spanish Mauser M1941 Bolo Bayonet of standard production specification stamped 6142-D at the ricasso, in its original steel scabbard with matching numbers, together with two Second World War British folding multi-bladed knifes, (3). £30 - 40

[Militaria] An Unusual Second World War German Dress Bayonet Shaped Paper Knife with a 14cm polished blade with steel cross guard, bird-head shaped pommel and chequered grip plates, in its steel scabbard, 24cm long

Governor Generals Foot Guards - 2nd Battalion Eastern Ontario Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force - A Rare Guards Great War Canadian Mark I Bayonet for the Ross Rifle of standard production specification, the pommel stamped ‘G.G.F.G. 278 - 7.14’ complete in its brown leather scabbard and canvas frog, bearing broad W.D. arrow and dated 1915, 2nd authorized on 10 August 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 26 September 1914. It disembarked in France on 11 February 1915, where it fought as part of the 1st Infantry Brigade,1st Canadian Division France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded on 15 September 1920

˜VARIOUS OWNERS A NAVAL LIEUTENANT'S SWORD, CIRCA 1812-15 with pipe-backed blade, brass stirrup hilt cast with a crowned fouled anchor on the langets, lionhead pommel, and chequered ebony grip (small cracks), in its brass-mounted leather scabbard, the mounts with traces of gilding 76.0 cm; 30 in blade

A FINE FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED FIRST EMPIRE OFFICER'S SABRE BY ST. ETIENNE, MAKER'S MARK OF ANTOINE-MODESTE FOURNERA, CIRCA 1806-11 with curved blade double-edged towards the tip, etched with stars and rondels on a gilt ground over its lower half, filled with celestial motifs, a trophy-of-arms carrying a Turkish warrior bust on one side and further trophies-of-arms on the other, rectangular ricasso formed with gilt recesses and with a raised semi-circular panel on each side, the back-edge decorated with a running pattern of leaves on a gilt ground, silver hilt formed in the neo-Turkish fashion, comprising cross-piece with pineapple-finials, chased with a pattern of scrollwork centring on an expanded flowerhead on one side, a further flowerhead on the reverse, and all on a finely punched ground, back-strap incised with a pair of lines, shaped horn grip-scales retained by a pair of rivets each covered by a drop-shaped washer, and the pommel pierced with a further pair of washers formed en suite, in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard, with shaped silver lower mount and large locket chased with neo-classical trophies in high relief on a punched ground on one side, including a visored helmet and a knightly shield in the upper panel and a glaive, baton, classical helmet and laurel wreath in the lower, engraved with an elaborate flower on the reverse and with an inscription, and fitted with a pair of mounts carrying suspension-rings each decorated en suite with the langets 82.0 cm; 32 in blade The inscription reads: 'De St. Etienne, Ceinturier de S. M. L'Empur Barre des Sergents' St. Etienne is recorded as a maker and retailer of deluxe accoutrements, including sabretaches and sword-fittings. A gold-hilted sword belonging to Napoleon by the celebrated maker Martin-Guillaume Biennais with a belt by St. Etienne is preserved in the Residenz, Munich. See Erichsen and Heinemann 2005, p. 220 no. 176. Antoine-Modeste Fournera is recorded as a maker of sword-hilts at 8 rue de Perpignan and 28 rue Neuve St Nicolas, Paris circa 1806-11.

TWO COURT SWORDS, 20TH CENTURY the first with hollow-ground triangular blade, burnished iron hilt including down-turned shell-guard, fluted pommel, integral grip, in its scabbard, the second with brass hilt including down-turned shell-guard cast with a crown in low relief the first: 78.0 cm; 30 3/4 in blade (2)

AN INDIAN DAGGER (PESH-KABZ); A MOROCCAN DAGGER (JAMBIYA) AND A NORTH AFRICAN KNIFE, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY the first with recurved blade of T-section, and green stone grip, in its scabbard; the second of characteristic type, in its silver-coloured metal scabbard; and the third with straight fullered blade silver ferrule retaining traces of enamel, and rhinoceros horn grip, in a leather-covered scabbard the first: 23.5 cm; 9 1/4 in blade (3)

A FINE FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED HUNTING SWORD COMMEMORATING THE PEACE OF HUBERTUSBURG, DECORATED WITH PORTRAITS OF MARIE THERESE, EMPRESS OF AUSTRIA AND FREDERICK, KING OF PRUSSIA, DATED 1763 with tapering double-edged blade etched and gilt with a portrait of Marie Therese, Empress of Austria dividing the inscriptions 'Le 15 Fevrier 1763 de nos' and 'deux Hubertsbourg a fait une' on one face and a portrait of Frederick, King of Prussia dividing the inscriptions 'depuis ce moment nous' and 'renoncons a' toute rancune' on the other, the forte signed on both faces 'de la manufacture de la marque a l'extra-fin a Solingen' above the mark (the tip with a very small chip), silver hilt comprising a pair of moulded quillons cast and chased with scrolls in low relief, cap pommel, ferrule, and faceted mother-of-pearl grip bound with silver wire and ribband, in its vellum-covered wooden scabbard with silver locket and chape (small cracks) 54.0 cm; 21 ¼ in blade Provenance Robin Wigington Collection (1932-2002) The Peace of Hubertusburg between Prussian and Austria and marked the end of the Seven Years' War. It was signed on 15 February 1763, five days after the Treaty of Paris, and guaranteed that Frederick II the Great maintained his possession of Silesia and confirmed Prussia's stature as a major European power. Schloss Hubertusburg was the hunting palace of August III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. Completed in 1752 it was sumptuously furnished and was the venue for court festivities until the outbreak of the Seven Years War. In 1761 its entire contents were destroyed by plundering Prussian troops. See Syndram and Brink (ed.) 2013.

AN AUSTRIAN MODEL 1768 LIGHT CAVALRY SABRE with regulation blade engraved with the crowned Imperial double eagle, inscribed 'Pottenstein' on the back-edge, iron stirrup hilt, leather-covered grip, in its scabbard 84.5 cm; 33¼ in blade

˜AN INDIAN SWORD, 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade chiselled with exotic beasts including elephants, antelope pursued by tigers and rams all enriched with gold over the greater part of its surface on each face, finely carved ivory hilt with horsehead pommel (cracks, one ear chipped), enriched with coloured pastes and turquoise on each side with small expanded flowerheads, the base encircled by a pierced gilt-brass band decorated with flowers and foliage, in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard with parcel gilt iron mounts 65.0 cm; 25 5/8 in blade

˜A BALKAN DAGGER (BICHAQ), A TURKISH DAGGER AND AN INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), 19TH/20TH CENTURIES the first with straight single-edged blade engraved along the back-edge, engraved back-strap, a pair of characteristic ivory grip-scales in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with white metal mounts; the second with slender blade double-edged over the upper two thirds, stone grip inlaid with gold and brass pommel set with a turquoise, in its scabbard; and the third with single-edged blade and silver-covered grip formed as an elephant's head, in its scabbard the first: 24.0 cm; 9 1/2 in blade (3)

THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN NOBLEMAN A FINE GERMAN HUNTING TROUSSE (WEIDBESTECK), SECOND QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY comprising cleaver with heavy single-edged chopping blade, iron hilt chiselled in low relief, comprising a pair of straight quillons decorated with large game, recurved terminals formed as monsterheads, ring-guard decorated on the lower face with a woodland scene involving a boar set upon by a pair of hounds and, on the upper face, a further woodland scene involving a stag set upon by three hounds, integral grip decorated on the inside with a stag hunting scene en suite with the ring and the outer with a hunter in contemporary dress at the base, a panel of engraved silver in the middle on each face, and pommel formed as a maned lionshead with brass tongue, in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard (light wear, shrinkage, now a poor fit) encased in pierced iron, the inner face with two loops for suspension, the outer decorated with a vertical arrangement of stag and boar hunting woodland scenes involving hunters in contemporary dress, plain iron locket (two rivets missing, loose), and complete with its accompanying pieces comprising bodkin with file, three knives of differing length and a fork, each with grip inlaid with an engraved silver panel front and back and chiselled iron lionshead pommel en suite with the cleaver, and remaining in good untouched condition throughout 35.0 cm; 13 3/4 in cleaver blade A related example formerly in the Meyrick Collection at Goodrich Court, Herefordshire is illustrated Skelton 1854, plate II, figs. 10 and 11. Another, formerly in the collection of Prince Carl of Prussia, is illustrated Hiltl 1876 cat. no. 516.

A WILLIAM IV 1822 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER'S SWORD BY SALTER, SWORD CUTLER TO THE DUKE OF SUSSEX, CORNER OF ADELPHI STREET, 73 STRAND, LONDON, CIRCA 1830 of regulation type, with etched blade including the Royal cypher and maker's details, regulation brass hilt with folding side-guard, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard 82.0 cm; 32 1/4 in blade

PROPERTY SOLD BY THE DESCENDANT FAMILY OF THE 8TH EARL OF AIRLIE THE SILVER-MOUNTED GEM-SET SWORD PRESENTED OF DAVID WILLIAM STANLEY, 8TH EARL OF AIRLIE, BREVET MAJOR 10TH ROYAL HUSSARS, BY JOHN FRANCIS LATHAM FOR WILKINSON SWORD COMPANY, LONDON SILVER HALLMARKS 1885, NO. 27050 FOR 1885 with polished regulation blade, etched on one face with the presentation inscription in a central panel enclosed by elaborate scrollwork and, on the other, with further scrollwork, Regimental details, the owner's full arms with crest, supporters and motto, maker's details including 'patent solid hilt', and battle honours for Peninsula, Waterloo, Sevastopol, Ali Masjid, Afghanistan (1878-9) and Egypt 1884, silver triple-bar hilt including chequered back-strap engraved with the owner's crest and motto beneath an earl's coronet, composition grips inlaid with a green and red gem set bouquet of rose-cut diamonds on one face and the Regimental device, the Prince of Wales's feathers in enamelled gold, gems and rose cut diamonds on the other, with a portion of its sword knot cord (knot missing), in its silver scabbard, with silver drag and two silver rings for suspension (small dents) 89.0 cm; 35 in blade The presentation inscription reads PRESENTED TO DAVID WILLIAM STANLEY, 8TH EARL OF AIRLIE, BREVET MAJOR 10TH ROYAL HUSSARS BY HIS TENANTS, NEIGHBOURS AND OTHER FRIENDS IN THE COUNTIES OF ANGUS AND PERTH IN TESTIMONY OF THEIR RESPECT AND ADMIRATION OF HIS GALLANT SERVICES IN AFGHANISTAN AND THE SOUDAN 1885 Lieutenant Colonel David Stanley William Ogilvy, 6th Earl of Airlie (titled 8th Earl during his life) was born on 20 January 1856 at Florence, Italy to David Graham Drummond Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Airlie and Hon. Henrietta Blanche Stanley. He was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford. He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1874 in the service of the 1st Regiment, joining the Scots Guards the following year and 10th Hussars in 1876. He fought in the Second Afghan War between 1878 and 1879. He succeeded to the title of Lord Ogilvie, 6th Earl of Airlie on 25 September 1881. He fought in the Sudan Expedition in 1884 and the Nile Expedition between 1884 and 1885, being slightly wounded at Abu Klea and again at El Gubat, where he was twice mentioned in despatches. He held the office of Representative Peer for Scotland between 10 December 1885 and 1900. He married Lady Mabell Frances Elizabeth Gore, daughter of Arthur Saunders William Charles Fox Gore, 5th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands and Lady Edith Elizabeth Henrietta Jocelyn, on 19 January 1886 at St. George's Church, Hanover Square, London. He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in December 1897 in the service of the 12th Lancers. He fought in the Boer War in 1900, and was mentioned in despatches for gallantry at Modder River, and was again wounded near Brandfort. He was killed in action on 11 June 1900 at Diamond Hill, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa, after leading his regiment in a charge which saved the guns. The following is an abbreviated account of the Battle of Diamond Hill, taken from Louis Creswicke's South Africa and the Transvaal War (1901): The Boer rifle-men approached with such audacity with a view to the annihilation of the gunners of Q Battery and the capture of their pieces, that for protection sake the 12th Lancers were ordered to charge. The Earl of Airlie, who already had had his horse shot under him, was seeking a new charger. He joined his regiment in time to lead to the attack, but he found himself exposed to a murderous tornado from the southern slopes of Diamond Hill. Nevertheless, the charge of the valiant band, small though it now was, had a glorious result. Away scudded the Boers to both sides, scattering over the distance towards Diamond Hill, while their oppressive propinquity to the British guns was brought to an abrupt close. This done, Lord Airlie decided, as the horses were too jaded and overworked to engage in effective pursuit, to become no further involved. He was about to withdraw his regiment when suddenly a bullet caught him, and, almost instantly, he fell dead. Thus the Empire lost one of its finest soldiers, one of its most honourable, well-beloved of men. The Wilkinson ledgers record this sword as a silver-hilted light Cavalry sword with patent tang, proofed 16 December 1881 and sold to Rt. Hon. The Earl of Airlie.

A GEORGIAN NAVAL DIRK, LATE 18TH CENTURY with tapering double-edged fullered blade etched and gilt with foliage on a blued panel, gilt-brass hilt comprising a pair of quillons formed as eagles displayed, one crowned (the other crown missing), turned hardwood grip, gilt-brass ferrule, associated brass pommel, in its gilt-brass scabbard engraved with foliage and a shield charged with the Union flag, with two writhen rings for suspension and a pair of belt clips 15.0 cm; 6 in blade

TWO INDIAN SWORDS (FIRANGI), LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY each with long double-edged blade, characteristic hilt with broad knuckle-guard, attenuated pommel and iron grip (the iron parts heavily cleaned), each in a fabric-covered scabbard, together with two further scabbards 83.0 cm; 32 3/4 in the longer blade (4)

A BURMESE SWORD (DHA), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade decorated with figures in traditional costume, inscriptions and foliage in silver over much of its surface, wooden grip encased in sheet silver decorated en suite (pommel missing), in its copper-mounted scabbard with suspension cords 62.5 cm; 24 5/8 in blade

AN IMPERIAL OTTOMAN DAGGER, TURKEY, W.W.I., CIRCA 1914-18 of regulation type, with double-edged blade engraved with the date and tughra on one face and with a brief inscription on the other, brass hilt, in its brass-encased scabbard (hilt and scabbard now silvered) 20.7 cm; 8 1/4 in blade

PROPERTY FROM THE DESCENDANT FAMILY OF ARTHUR RICHARD DUFTY CBE, (1911-1993), MASTER OF THE ROYAL ARMOURIES (1963-76) AND PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES (1978- 81) A FINE GERMAN SILVER-HILTED HUNTING SWORD, CIRCA 1730 with straight blade double-edged for its last quarter, formed with a long fuller on each face and engraved with scrolling foliage on a gilt panel at the base, chiselled with a pair of hounds pursuing a stag and a boar on the respective faces of the forte, silver hilt cast and chased in relief (lightly rubbed), comprising a pair of quillons issuant from grotesques with terminals en suite, the right quillon up-turned and slightly forward-canted, down-turned shell-guard decorated with a doe and a pair of stags in a framework of rococo scrolls, the quillon-block extending upwards to a panel filled with a bird-of-prey on the outer face, knuckle-guard, cap pommel formed as a bird-of-prey in the round, extending at the front over the grip with a panel incorporating a reclining hound, natural staghorn grip, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard (the base repaired) with large silver mounts comprising chape chased with a woodland stag hunting scene on the outer face and the inner lightly engraved with scrolls enclosing the initials 'CB', locket chased with Diana the huntress within a rococo frame on the inner face and the outer with provision for its accompanying pieces, together with its knife and fork (perhaps the original), each with horn grip faced with white metal chased with rococo scrolls 62.0 cm; 24 3/8 in blade A hunting sword with a near identical blade is preserved in the Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin. See Müller and Kölling 1990, p. 403, no. 365.

VARIOUS OWNERS A JAPANESE W.W.II SWORD (KATANA) with curved single-edged blade with wavy hamon, signed tang pierced with a single mekugi-ana, fabric-bound sharkskin-covered grip with regulation gilt-copper mounts including kabuto-gane with silver mon, in regulation scabbard with wooden tag inscribed with the owner's name 'Matsuzaka Shinataro' 70.7 cm; 27 7/8 in blade

A JAPANESE SPEAR (NAGINATA) with curved blade formed with two red lacquer filled fullers on each face (worn), tang signed Bushu Shimonara ju Hironobu and pierced with a single hole, on its partially lacquered haft with weighted shoe (now in two pieces, chipped), complete with its black lacquered scabbard painted with a red flowerhead mon (cracked) 42.5 cm; 16 3/4 in

A DUTCH MODEL 1898 NAVAL 'KLEWANG' CUTLASS of regulation type, the blade stamped 'Hembrug' at the forte, blued hilt, in its scabbard 62.5 cm; 24? in blade

A GEORGE V ROYAL ARTILLERY OFFICER'S SWORD BY DANIELS & COMPANY, ARTILLERY PLACE WOOLWICH of regulation type, with etched blade including crowned Royal cypher, the regimental name and device and maker's details, nickel-plated triple-bar hilt, in its leather field service scabbard 83.5 cm; 32 7/8 in blade

A LEFT HAND DAGGER IN 17TH CENTURY STYLE, MODERN with tapering blade, rectangular ricasso, iron hilt with drooping quillons, Saxon style faceted bun-shaped pommel, in a leather scabbard 38.7 cm; 15 1/4 in blade

AN INDIAN SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER, LATE 19TH CENTURY with tapering single-edged blade, tapering hardwood grip with a large embossed silver ferrule (cracked) and cap pommel, in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard with large silver locket and chape each pierced and engraved with flowers and foliage, the latter fitted with long plaited silver chain 20.5 cm; 8 in blade

AN ENGLISH SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1780 with two-stage blade of flattened-hexagonal section, etched with a gilt scrollwork panel filled with a bouquet and a gilt panel etched with strapwork and a trophy-of-arms on each side at the forte, steel hilt comprising petal-shaped oval shell-guard pierced with a series of radiating slots filled with foliage, the inner face studded with a running pattern of faceted beads, globular quillon, a pair of small arms, knuckle-guard interrupted by a faceted moulding, and faceted ovoid pommel, and retaining an early grip of plaited wire, ribband and Turk's heads, in its original vellum-covered wooden scabbard complete with steel suspension-chain and belt-clip 83.1 cm; 32¾ in blade Provenance E. Oser Collection, Basel, sold Dr Störi Kunstsalon, Zurich, 6th December 1929, lot 58.

PROPERTY FROM THE DESCENDANT FAMILY OF ARTHUR RICHARD DUFTY CBE, (1911-1993), MASTER OF THE ROYAL ARMOURIES (1963-76) AND PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES (1978- 81) A FINE ITALIAN LEFT-HAND DAGGER, CIRCA 1600 with tapering blade of stiff-diamond section, pierced with a series of circles and ovals within two long slender fullers framed by a further pair of fullers top and bottom on each face, rectangular ricasso pierced and fullered en suite on the outer face and hollowed for the thumb on the inner, iron hilt comprising a pair of down-curved quillons of flattened-rounded section, side-ring swelling slightly towards the centre, and flattened barrel-shaped pommel, decorated throughout with panels of punched and gilt pellets within matching diagonal frames (small losses), and retaining an early grip of plaited silver wire between 'Turk's heads', almost certainly the original, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with iron lockets and chape decorated en suite with the hilt, the former with a loop on the inner face for suspension and the latter with moulded terminal 26.5 cm; 10 1/2 in blade

EIGHT INDIAN DAGGERS (KATAR), 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY AND OTHER EDGED WEAPONS the first eight of characteristic form (worn, cleaned, areas of pitting); four gurkha kukri knives, 20th century, on in its scabbard; two African arm daggers, each in its scabbard; a powder-flask; an Indian talwar, with shortened blade, two further daggers, two African spears, each on its haft and two modern Indian ceremonial style maces the first approximately 44.0 cm; 17 3/8 in (22)

AN AFRICAN DAGGER AND A BURMESE DHA, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY the first with leaf-shaped blade, elliptical iron guard, faceted bone grip, in its carved wooden scabbard; the second with curved single-edged blade with traces of silver decoration, embossed white metal hilt, horn grip, in its red-painted white metal mounted scabbard the first: 23.0 cm; 9 in blade (2)

˜A SULAWESI DAGGER (KRIS), LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY with pattern-welded blade applied with gold over the aring, gilt selut set with colourless pastes, carved ivory grip decorated with traditional scrollwork and 'beaked' pommel, in its scabbard with carved wrangka 38.7 cm; 15 1/4 in blade

AN INDIAN DAGGER (PESH-KABZ), 19TH CENTURY with tapering reinforced blade of T-section, encrusted with silver flowers and scrolls at the forte and along the lower portion of the back-edge, engraved silvered hilt decorated en suite, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large silver locket decorated en suite with the hilt 23.0 cm; 9 1/8 in blade

˜A FINE NAVAL DIRK, LATE 18TH CENTURY, ALMOST CERTAINLY FOR A MEMBER OF THE EGYPTIAN CLUB with curved polished blade double-edged towards the point, gilt-brass hilt comprising small outer-guard pierced and chiselled with a crocodile, a pair of recurved quillons, faceted back-strap rising to form a maned lionhead pommel, banded ivory grip (age cracks), knuckle-chain (perhaps an early association), in its leather scabbard with brass mounts comprising locket and middle band and chape 31.5 cm; 12 1/2 in blade Two days after the battle of the Nile, on the night of 3rd August 1798, the Captains of the fleet met on board the Orion, and inaugurated the 'Egyptian Club'. A document was then drawn up, and signed by all present, inviting Sir Horatio Nelson to accept the gift of a sword and to have his portrait painted for the club. Nelson's gold sword was ordered through Rundell & Bridge. There was a rumour in London that the eyes of the crocodile were to be of diamonds and the scales of amethysts, emeralds and other precious jewels but this proved unfounded. Nelson's 'Egyptian Club' sword was sold at Christies on 12th July 1895 from the collection of Lord Bridport for £1,080. It was stolen from Greenwich Hospital in 1900 and never recovered. Little more is known of the 'Egyptian Club' who never seem to have met. The promised portrait was never completed although there was a story that a Neapolitan artist was invited to breakfast with the Captains but felt unworthy of the commission. Nelson's own sword was distinguished by an enamel plaque set into each side of the grip, one showing Lord Nelson's arms and that on the reverse allegorical figures representing Britannia and Africa. On the guard was an enamel plaque representing the Battle of the Nile and a list of the captains who served: Captain Sir F. Berry, Vanguard; Captain T. Trowbridge, Cullodon; Captain R.W. Miller, Theseus; Captain A.J. Ball, Alexander; Captain Thomas Lewis, Minotaur; Captain Sir T.B. Thompson; Leander; Captain B. Hallowel, Swiftsure; Captain David Gould, Audacious; Captain John Peyton, Defence; Captain S. Hood, Zealous; Captain James Saumarez, Orion; Captain Thomas Foley, Goliath; Captain G.B. Westcott; Majestic; Captain H.D.E. Darby, Bellerophon; Captain S.M. Hardy, Mutine. Captain Westcott had been killed at the action. The present dirk forms part of a very small group of dirks that were almost certainly made for members of the Egyptian club. Another, formerly in the collection of Nelson's prize agent, Alexander Davison, was sold Sotheby's, London, 21st October 2001, lot 14 and another was sold in these rooms, 4 December 2013, lot 73.

A RARE CONFEDERATE STATES, FOOT OFFICER'S SWORD, CIRCA 1863-65 with curved single-edged blade cut with a long broad fuller on each face, stamped 'C. Roby, W. Chelmsford., Mass.', brass hilt pierced and cast in low relief, including the letters 'CS' beneath a five-point star on the outside, leather-bound grip retaining a very small portion of plaited wire binding, in a contemporary steel scabbard 89.0 cm; 35 in blade Provenance John Woodman Higgins Armory, Worcester, Massachusetts, Inv. No. 3460 Christopher Roby is recorded 1814-99. It has been suggested that the sword was assembled by Boyle & Gamble or Boyle, Gamble & Mitchell, Virginia.

AN INDIAN DAGGER WITH CARVED JADE HILT, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY with curved single-edged watered steel blade, engraved silver-gilt ferrule, carved jade grip decorated with foliage in low relief, in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard with silver mounts decorated with flowers and scrolls 25.0 cm; 9 7/8 in blade

A U.S. MODEL 1840 LIGHT ARTILLERY SABRE, DATED 1865 of regulation type, with curved blade stamped 'US/ADK' with the date at the forte on one face and with Ames manufacturing inscription and the serial number '252' on the other, brass hilt, leather-covered wire-bound grip, in its steel scabbard 83.0 cm; 32 3/4 in blade Provenance Milton R. Macintosh, Rhode Island, acquired December 1970, no. 11 John Woodman Higgins Armory, Worcester, Massachusetts, Inv. No. 3574

A JAPANESE W.W.II KATANA AND AN INDIAN TALWAR the first with factory blade of regulation type, signed tang, regulation mounts, in its saya; the second with curved blade and iron hilt of characteristic type, in a later scabbard; and two Japanese katana in earlier style, modern the first: 64.0 cm; 25 1/4 in blade (4)

A GERMAN IRON SCABBARD FOR A DAGGER, MID-17TH CENTURY, A BRONZE CROSS-GUARD FOR A DAGGER, MID-17TH CENTURY AND TWO GRIPS FOR SMALL-SWORDS, LATE 18TH CENTURY the first russet, of tapering cylindrical form (incomplete) fitted with two loops for suspension; the second decorated with a pair of figures for the quillons, the third of beaded iron wire and ribband; the fourth of plaited copper wire and a 17th century fork (grip missing) the first: 17.3 cm; 6 7/8 in overall (5)

AN ARAB SILVER-MOUNTED JAMBIYA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY with curved double-edged blade formed with a medial ridge (rust, small chips), silver-mounted rhinoceros horn grip (one small chip), in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with silver locket, the front enriched with gold and silver thread and complete with its belt 17.2 cm; 6 ¾ in blade Provenance Basil Seager CMG OBE (1898-1977), British Political Officer of the Western Aden Protectorate from 1940.

AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR) AND ANOTHER SWORD, 19TH/20TH CENTURY the first with curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, iron hilt chiselled with flowers and foliage in low relief and enriched with gold; the second with yataghan blade engraved with a brief inscription on one face, white metal hilt with later bone grip, in a later North African white metal scabbard the first: 82.0 cm; 32 1/4 in (2)

A FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD SHORT SWORD, based on the École de Mars model, with broad straight double-edged blade, brass hilt with block-shaped quillons decorated with scrolls on each face, integral grip, and fluted pommel, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with embossed gilt-brass mounts decorated with sprays of scrolls and palmettes, the locket fitted with belt-clip (wear, the belt clip missing two screws) 48.0 cm; 18? in blade See Lhoste and Resek 2001, nos. 49 and 50.

˜AN AFRICAN SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, SIERRA LEONE with single-edged blade chiselled at the forte, carved bone grip with large silver ferrule at the base and brass pommel cap, in a crocodile skin scabbard 31.7 cm; 12 1/2 in blade A similar dagger is preserved in the British Museum, Af1993,02.170.

AN INFANTRY OFFICER'S SWORD, LATE 19TH CENTURY AND ANOTHER, EARLY 19TH CENTURY the first with etched regulation blade, gilt-brass regulation hilt with double shell-guard, wire-bound grip, in its regulation brass-mounted leather scabbard; the second with etched and gilt two-stage blade (incomplete), and burnished steel hilt with boatshell guard the first: 86.5 cm; 34 in blade (2)

AN OTTOMAN SWORD (SHAMSHIR), TURKEY, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY with curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, white metal hilt comprising border-engraved cross-piece with scrolling quillons, back-strap, and horn grip, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with white metal locket decorated en suite, with a Turkish star and crescent motif on the outer face, and iron chape with traces of gold koftgari; together with a contemporary military photograph the first: 79.0 cm; 31 1/8 in blade (2)

AN INDIAN SCABBARD FOR AN EXECUTIONER'S SWORD (TEGHA), 19TH CENTURY of fabric-covered wood 101.0 cm; 39 3/4 in

VARIOUS OWNERS A RARE CHISELLED IRON SCABBARD FOR A TROUSSE FROM THE SAXON ELECTORAL HUNT, OF JOHAN GEORG II (1613, ELECTOR 1656-80), THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY with leather-covered wooden body bound with iron strips, the inner face with a pair of loops for suspension, the outer face with middle band chiselled with foliage, locket and chape decorated with woodland stag hunting scenes (chape missing its ball finial), the locket drawn-out for accompanying pieces (core missing), and pierced with the abbreviated inscription 'IGDIIHZSGCVBC' for Johan Georg Herzog II zu Sachsen Gülich Cleve und Berg Chürfurst 51.5 cm; 20 ¼ in A hunting garniture, dated 1662, comprising sword and trousse with similar scabbard, formerly in the Saxon Collections, was sold American Art Association, New York, 23 November 1928, lot 279.

A SAXON INFANTRY OFFICER'S SWORD AND A GERMAN CAVALRY SWORD, LATE 19TH CENTURY the first with fullered regulation blade, regulation brass hilt with folding side-guard, in its scabbard; the second with curved regulation blade stamped 'F.A.H.' and 'Solingen' at the forte, brass triple bar hilt in the French style, in its scabbard the first 74.8 cm; 29½ in blade (2)

A PRUSSIAN MODEL 1889 INFANTRY OFFICER'S SWORD with regulation blade by W.K. & C, regulation brass hilt, wire-bound grip with enamelled star of the Order of the White Eagle, leather finger-loop, in its black iron scabbard with a single suspension-loop 72.0 cm; 28? in blade

A CAUCASIAN SILVER-MOUNTED SHORTSWORD (KINDJAL), LATE 19TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade formed with an off-set fuller over the greater part of its length on each face, the front decorated with scrolls of foliage at the tip and over the forte, the latter beneath a panel of script and struck with a star-shaped bladesmith's mark, iron hilt encased in silver beadwork, fitted with a pair of horn grip-scales retained by iron rivets over silver washers, probably coins, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large silver locket and chape each chased with flowers and foliage, the locket with a calligraphic panel top and bottom and fitted with an iron band for suspension beneath decorated with gold and silver flowers 60.4 cm; 23 3/4 in blade The inscriptions read 'az hush-e falatun damesh tiztar / az abru-ye deldar khun-riztar', in translation, "It's blade is sharper than the wit of Plato, And sheds more blood than the eyebrow of the beloved."

AN ITALIAN GUNNER'S STILETTO, MID-17TH CENTURY with tapering blade of triangular section, engraved on the inner face with calibrated graduations from 1 to 120, moulded baluster-shaped forte, brass hilt formed of a pair of spirally-moulded quillons and pommel en suite, and brass-bound horn grip, in a brass scabbard, perhaps the original, with spirally moulded terminal and a loop for suspension 28.5 cm; 11 1/4 in blade

A 19TH CENTURY STEEL DRESS SWORD, the blade and scabbard inscribed 'Firmin & Sons, 153 Strand & 13 Conduit St, London', 97cm overall; and two tribal artefacts (3)

AN 1831 PATTERN GENERAL OFFICER'S SWORD AND BRASS SCABBARD, THE ETCHED BLADE SIGNED FOR THE RETAILER MANTON & CO ENGLAND, SCABBARD LACKING CHAPE

An Italian Carcano model 1891 knife bayonet, in dated leather scabbard, stamped ARET 1933, with metal mounts, blade 29.7cm

A COLLECTION OF COLLECTABLES TO INCLUDE A NIFE I LEATHER SCABBARD

Early 20th Century Japanese short knife with steel single edged, watered blade and reeded bamboo handle and scabbard.

Bush knife or parang with wooden grips and leather scabbard.

A large ornamental kukri with inlaid bone handle and wooden scabbard.

A British 1913 pattern bayonet, the single edged fullered blade on muzzle ring and walnut grip with double groove, black leather mounted scabbard, 56cms (22in) long overall.