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Lot 208
A Naval Officer`s dress sword, the 80cm single-fullered blade with GVR cipher, numbered 04271, the brass semi-basket guard with lion`s head pommel and wire-bound fish-skin grip, in brass-mounted leather scabbard, 98cm overall, with sword knot and outer case, named to scabbard `H W Brammall RNR`.
Lot 298
Victorian 1845 pattern infantry officers sword, the slightly curving blade etched with VR cipher and floral design, the ricasso marked for Pillin of London, gothic hilt with VR cipher and scroll quillion and wire bound fish skin grip complete with scabbard, blade length 88cm, sword length 101cm
Lot 548
A Borneo head hunters sword 19th century, horn handle with animal hair finish to end holding a steel blade with hand hammered decoration, the segmented wooden scabbard finished with fish scale and scroll paint work augmented with patches of animal hair, strung from the scabbard are twenty eight animal teeth, a smaller dagger to one end of scabbard, 23½in. (59.7cm.) long. * It is reputed that the number of teeth on a headhunter`s sword represents the number of heads collected with the weapon. See Illustration.
Lot 553
A Borneo head hunters sword 19th / early 20th century, horn handle with animal hair finish to end, holding a steel blade with hand hammered decoration, the segmented wooden scabbard finished with fish scale and scroll paint work augmented with patches of animal hair, strung from the scabbard are twenty seven teeth, missing smaller dagger, 23½in. (59.7cm.) long. * It is reputed that the number of teeth on a headhunter`s sword represents the number of heads collected with the weapon.
Lot 580
A large Kukri knife horn handle with pique work decoration, leather scabbard with hatchwork and geometric etched design, with karda and chakmak knives, two similar knives on wooden stand, four other kukris, Turkish Jambiya dagger in leather scabbard, assorted knives and assorted single stirrups. (qty)
Lot 51
A good Prussian presentation sword, the blade etched in imitation of watered steel, decorated with scrolling foliage and inscribed In Treue Fest, signed Eisenhauer Damast-Stahl, gilt brass stirrup hilt, cast in relief with foliage, with down turned quillon, a pair of langets decorated with a rampant lion with sword and shield to outer side and vacant shield to inner, the pommel as a maned lion with red stone eyes, wired style and black resin grip (cracks) black steel scabbard with one suspension ring, 90cm long without scabbard, 77.5cm blade length
Lot 1
A JAPANESE W.W.II OFFICER`S SWORD (KATANA) the first with curved single-edged blade with traces of a wavy hamon (the grip shrunk tightly over the tang), regulation brass mounts including tsuba, in its lacquered saya; the second of characteristic form, with slightly curved fullered blade, embossed copper ferrule and pommel each decorated with flowers, and bone grip, in its brass-mounted wooden scabbard the first: 65.7 cm; 25 7/8 in blade (2)
Lot 24
A BURMESE IVORY AND SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD (DHA), LATE 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade, the hilt comprising a broad silver ferrule chased with beadwork, and long ivory grip, in its silver scabbard chased with traditional motifs, with wooden core and green suspension cord 49.5 cm; 19 1/2 in blade
Lot 28
A FINE INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), KUTCH, LATE 18TH CENTURY with broad curved German blade double-edged towards the point, formed with two long fullers of differing width, etched with serpents, strapwork panels, a sword clasped by an arm issuant from a cloud and celestial motifs on each face (areas of light pitting), brass hilt cast and chiselled in low relief, comprising a pair of langets with serpent head finials, quillons with terminals chiselled as stylised tiger heads in the round, recurved knuckle-guard with finial en suite with the quillons, large disc-shaped pommel, attenuated button, and solid grip chiselled and engraved with a scaly fish, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard tooled at the throat and with shaped thin leather chape embossed with a criss-cross pattern 83.5 cm; 32 7/8 in blade Kutch (Kachh or Cutch), a town in Gujarat, was famous for the manufacture of weapons and continues to make brass handled pen knives to this day. See Elgood 2004, p. 254. The armoury of the Maharajah of Kutch included a number of swords with blades of this type.
Lot 37
**AN OTTOMAN SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD (SHAMSHIR), TURKEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade of watered steel, inlaid with two later silver calligraphic panels on one face (small areas of deep pitting), silver hilt comprising border-engraved cross-piece with a pair of quillons with bulbous finials and back-strap, and a pair of horn grip-scales rising to a pronounced bulbous pommel (age cracks), in its wire-covered wooden scabbard with large cast, chased and engraved silver mounts comprising locket and chape (the former missing its locking-catch), and a pair of middle mounts for suspension, struck throughout with silver marks 83.5 cm; 32 7/8 in blade
Lot 38
AN EGYPTIAN COURT SWORD, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY with tapering polished blade, gilt-brass hilt in the Mooresque taste, including a pair of vertically recurved scrollwork quillons, down-turned shell-guard cast with the crowned Royal arms, fluted ovoid pommel, and grip in imitation mother-of-pearl, in its leather scabbard with brass mounts 79 cm; 31 1/8 in blade
Lot 43
TWO DAGGERS (JAMBIYA), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY the first Moroccan, with curved blade double-edged towards the point, silvered copper ferrule and pommel cap, hardwood grip, in its scabbard; the second with etched curved double-edged blade, and characteristic hilt formed of bone, horn and brass segments, in its brass scabbard the first: 20.5 cm; 8 in blade (2)
Lot 46
**AN OTTOMAN SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER (JAMBIYA), 19TH CENTURY with curved flat double-edged blade, shaped hilt almost entirely encased in silver, including bands of elaborate beadwork, filigree and rows of rattles, the grip with a central moulding set with a red paste, in its wooden scabbard encased in silver (top collar missing), the outer face chased en suite with the hilt and the inner with a loop for suspension 22.5 cm; 8 7/8 in blade
Lot 47
**A DECORATED OTTOMAN DAGGER (JAMBIYA), MOROCCO, LATE 19TH CENTURY with double-edged flat blade decorated with silver scrollwork on each face of the forte, the hilt entirely encased in gilt copper on the outer face and applied with red and blue coloured pastes in raised settings (losses), the inner face of sheet copper, embossed with flowers and conventional foliage on a punched ground, in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard with large mounts decorated en suite with the hilt, including chape with pronounced up-turned finial (losses) 25.5 cm; 10 in blade
Lot 48
**AN OTTOMAN DAGGER (JAMBIYA), 19TH CENTURY with recurved medially ridged double-edged blade, decorated with gold on each face of the forte, iron hilt chiselled with an elephant and a tiger on each side, highlighted in silver (rubbed), in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard 20.5 cm; 8 in blade
Lot 49
AN OTTOMAN SHORTSWORD (YATAGHAN), BALKANS, 19TH CENTURY with slightly curved single-edged blade formed with a central rib and a further moulding on each face, inlaid with silver rondels, flowerheads and with a brief inscription (illegible), silver hilt decorated with filigree, beadwork and corals in raised settings, large eared pommel decorated en suite and with a small square nielloed panel top and bottom, in fabric-covered wooden scabbard with silver mounts including large locket with loop for suspension and finely chiselled chape 50.5 cm; 19 7/8 in blade
Lot 50
**AN OTTOMAN BALKAN SILVER-MOUNTED SHORTSWORD (YATAGHAN), 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade cut with a brief inscription on one face and decorated with gold, the hilt extending in a pair of shaped silver panels over the forte, fitted with a pair of horn grip-scales (one chipped) retained by four pairs of rivets with silver foliate heads, and each grip profusely studded with minute silver nails, in its wooden scabbard encased in chased silver, decorated with scrollwork and flowers 62 cm; 24 3/8 in blade
Lot 53
**A CEYLONESE SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER (PIHA KAETTA), 18TH CENTURY with robust iron blade of flattened-triangular section formed with a fuller along the back-edge, the lower portion of the blade encased in silver chased with traditional foliage and flowers, hilt of characteristic form including brass ferrule chiselled with scrolls enriched with inlaid silver, carved horn grip retained by three pairs of brass rivets, two pairs with decorative silver washers, and pommel cap decorated en suite; in its wooden scabbard (repaired) with large silver locket decorated with a band of scrollwork top and bottom 19.5 cm; 7 3/4 in blade
Lot 54
**A CEYLONESE SWORD (KASTANE), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade, the back-edge and each face of the forte inset with a panel of brass engraved with scrolls of foliage on a punched ground, iron hilt of characteristic form, comprising tall triangular langets, a pair of down-curved arms, quillon and knuckle-guard all finely chiselled with traditional scrollwork, the terminals with serpent`s heads and enriched with brass, and carved hardwood grip rising to a monsterhead pommel with copper and silver details, with associated tooled leather scabbard 52 cm; 20 1/2 in blade
Lot 59
AN OTTOMAN BALKAN SMALL DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY of yataghan form, with tapering single-edged blade decorated in gold with a brief inscription on one face, silver hilt cast with scrollwork and incorporating a loop at the top, in its scabbard decorated en suite, with a loop for suspension 16 cm; 6 3/8 in blade
Lot 60
A CAUCASIAN DAGGER (KINDJAL), LAST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade formed with an off-set fuller on each face, the outer face decorated with gold scrolls, flowers and a brief inscription, ivory grip of characteristic form (small age cracks), retained by a pair of iron rivets each with pronounced conical head on a shaped washer and decorated with gold koftgari, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard, the inner face applied with coloured fabric retained by silver nails, with silver locket and chape each engraved with flowers and foliage, iron suspension band decorated in gold koftgari with flowers, complete with its leather suspension with chased and nielloed silver mounts 38.2 cm; 15 in blade
Lot 71
**AN OTTOMAN SILVER-MOUNTED SCABBARD FOR A SWORD (SHAMSHIR), TURKEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY of leather-covered wood, the outer face with a broad panel of silver stitching, cast, chased and engraved silver mounts comprising locket and chape, the latter retaining its catch for engaging the cross-guard, and a pair of middle mounts for suspension, each decorated with a pair of monsterhead masks and fitted with a ring for suspension 85.5 cm; 33 3/4 in overall
Lot 124
AN UNUSUAL HUNTING DAGGER, PROBABLY ITALIAN MID-18TH CENTURY with tapering blade double-edged toward the point, recessed over the forte to accommodate a threaded bodkin integral with hilt, the latter involving an engraved silver ferrule top and bottom, the grip veneered with tortoiseshell on each side and enriched with patterns of nails (chips and small losses), in its white metal-mounted horn scabbard inset with pellets en suite with the grip 18 cm; 7 1/8 in blade
Lot 131
A VICTORIAN NAVAL OFFICER`S SWORD BY HENRY WILKINSON PALL MALL, NO. 22938 FOR 1879 with etched regulation blade including the crowned Royal Arms, fouled anchor and the maker`s details, gilt-brass hilt with sprung folding side-guard, sharkskin-covered grip and sword knot, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard 81.2 cm; 32 in blade
Lot 132
A VICTORIAN NAVAL OFFICER`S SWORD BY KENNING, LITTLE BRITAIN, LONDON with etched regulation blade including the crowned Royal Arms, fouled anchor and the maker`s details, gilt-brass hilt with folding side-guard, sharkskin-covered grip and sword knot, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard (mounts loose) 80 cm; 31 1/2 in blade
Lot 133
**A FINE PRESENTATION SWORD TO ALEXANDER WEST HAMILTON ESQ, MAJOR COMMANDANT OF THE AYR AND KILMARNOCK VOLUNTEER RIFLEMEN, DATED 1804, BY TATHAM, SWORD CUTLER TO THE KING with curved blade double-edged for its last third, formed with a long broad shallow fuller on each face, etched on one face with the crest and motto of the Hamilton family, a tree, saw and the word `Through`, presentation inscription, full Royal arms and motto and foliage, the other face etched with foliage, the figure of Victory, a Rifleman, strung bugle, a trophy-of-arms, the figure of Britannia and the maker`s details, Tatham, sword Cutler to the King, No 37 Charing Cross, the back-edge etched `Warranted` at the forte, gilt-brass stirrup hilt in the French taste, cast and chased in low relief, comprising slender down-curved quillon, ropework quillon-block, knuckle-guard decorated with oak foliage at the top, and lion mask cap pommel, and the grip retaining its original binding of plaited and twisted silver wire, in its iron scabbard with large brass mounts comprising finely chiselled locket with the mask of Mercury on each side in high relief, a pair of bands for suspension decorated with lilies and scale pattern, and openwork chape decorated with acanthus 80 cm; 31 ½ in blade The presentation inscription reads: This sabre is presented to Alexander West Hamilton Esqr. Major Commandant of the Ayr and Kilmarnock Volunteer Riflemen, by the Non Commissioned Officer`s and Privates of that Corps, in testimony of their attachment, respect and gratitude to him, for his unremitting assiduity in promoting the interest of the regiment. October 1804 Alexander West Hamilton (c. 1765-1837) was the second son of John Hamilton of Sundrum, Ayrshire, (1739-1821) and Lilias Montgomerie (1743-1827), sister of the 12th Earl of Eglinton, who married in Edinburgh in April 1762. As well as being substantial and well-connected merchants and landed proprietors in Ayrshire, that branch of the Hamilton family owned sugar plantations in Jamaica and it is known that Alexander West Hamilton spent some of his early years in that island, perhaps gaining his first military experience there. He is recorded as being a lieutenant in the artillery company of the 1st (or St Mary`s) battalion of the St Mary`s and St George`s Regiment of Jamaica Militia in 1790 and was appointed aide-de-camp to the Governor of Jamaica, the Earl of Balcarres, in the rank of lieutenant-colonel in December 1800. Following the collapse of the Peace of Amiens and the outbreak of the war with Napoleonic France in 1803, troops of yeomanry and companies of volunteer infantry were raised throughout Britain for home defence. In Ayrshire, the Ayr Volunteer Riflemen and the Kilmarnock Volunteer Riflemen were both raised in August 1803, the Ayr Riflemen 100 men strong and the Kilmarnock Riflemen with a strength of 60 men. Hamilton was given command of the Ayr Riflemen in the rank of captain. In February 1804, the two units amalgamated to form the Ayr and Kilmarnock Volunteer Riflemen and Hamilton was promoted major commandant. Throughout 1804 and 1805, as the threat of invasion from France increased, the unit grew in size; by October 1805, when Hamilton was promoted lieutenant-colonel commandant, it comprised six companies, containing nearly 400 men of all ranks, and had changed its title to the Ayrshire Volunteer Rifle Battalion (sometimes referred to as the Ayrshire Rifle Battalion). By 1806, the battalion was dressed in green jackets with green facings, green breeches and black lace. In September 1808, the battalion was subsumed into the Ayrshire Local Militia but retained its separate identity and title; it may have continued in existence until 1816, although Hamilton is recorded as having been in Jamaica in 1814. While the ending of the war with France in 1815 removed the threat of invasion, periods of domestic unrest (at a time when Britain lacked a police force) continued to necessitate the existence of units of volunteer soldiers whose role was to maintain law and order and the status quo for the governing classes. One of these was the Loyal Ayr Volunteers, also known as the Ayr Infantry; it was raised in an initial four companies in November 1819 under the command of Hamilton as its lieutenant-colonel; its officers were all commissioned in April 1820 but Hamilton relinquished command on 12th August 1822. Hamilton`s two wives were found from the landed gentry of Ayrshire. His first wife was Mary, daughter of James Ritchie of Coylton, whom he married in March 1805; she died in January 1806, probably in childbirth. His second wife was his cousin, Hamilla (d. 1852), daughter of Alexander Montgomerie of Annick Lodge (1744-1802), whom he married in January 1816; the couple had eight children, seven daughters and a son. In 1829, Hamilton inherited the Ayrshire estates of Belleisle and Pinmore from his uncle, Hugh Hamilton. Following the ending of slavery in the British Empire in 1833, Hamilton received more than £2,000 (more than £100,000 today) in compensation for the freeing of the 102 slaves that until their emancipation were retained on his two estates in Jamaica. Henry Tatham, a prominent Royal sword cutler, worked at this address from 1798 until his death in 1835 after which the firm continued until 1860. See Southwick 2001, p. 237. An identical sword, though unsigned, to Lieutenant Colonel the Honourable William Monson and dated 1802 was sold in these rooms 25 June 2008, lot 195.
Lot 135
A 1908 PATTERN CAVALRY OFFICER`S SWORD BY WILKINSON, NO. 65181, DATED 1935 with etched regulation blade incorporating the date and the owner`s name (feint, areas of pitting), regulation hilt, fishskin-covered grip, in its field service scabbard 89.2 cm; 35 1/8 in blade The Wilkinson archives state that sword no. 65181 was sold on 16/12/1935, described as ""Cavalry"", to W. Chassels.
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