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Click here to subscribeAn Engineer's Collins 1005 machete dating: first quarter of the 20th Century provenance: USA Strong, curved, single-edged blade, featuring remains of the mark "COLLINS & Co. HARTFO..." "No 1005"; grip with coconut wooden grip scales. Complete with leather scabbard decorated with imprinted frames, the mark "COLLINS & Co. / LEGITIMUS" and emblem; brass chape and cap featuring remains of gilding, loop decorated en suite. dimensions: length 50,5 cm.
A fine kukri dating: first quarter of the 20th Century provenance: India Typical, curved, single-edged blade with double rear groove; brown horn grip; wooden scabbard with leather covering, beautiful smooth silver mounts, engraved pierced and partly gilt, under the cap a small, red stone. Complete with small knives. dimensions: length 37 cm.
A guradè dating: second quarter of the 20th Century provenance: Abissinia Interesting, curved, single -edged blade (probably more antique), with fuller, engraved on both faces with a long decoration depicting grotesque masks and racemes, on one face the lion of Judah, on the other the signature "S. TERZIAN"; horn grip with double "T"; the cap consisting in an Italian coin of Victor Emmanuel III. Wooden scabbard with leather covering, featuring remains of straps. dimensions: length 85,7 cm.
A mandau dating: late 19th Century provenance: Borneo Curved, single-edged blade tapering toward the base; bone grip partially bound with iron wire, provided with a large, chiselled pommel featuring remains of dyed fur. Wooden scabbard with rattan fiber binding and a suspension string. dimensions: length 54 cm.
A fine dha dating: late 19th Century provenance: Burma Single-edged iron blade; long, wooden grip entirely covered with embossed and engraved silver decorated with copper bands; wooden scabbard with silver plating decorated en suite, at the base a large, pierced rosette. dimensions: length 80.5 cm.
A silver mounted dagger dating: 19th Century provenance: Indonesia Simple, straight, single-edged blade; silver-plated hilt engraved with floral motifs, grip scales of dark stone chiselled with yatagan-like ears; wooden scabbard similar to a kris one, entirely silver plated and decorated with embossed floral motifs. dimensions: length 34 cm.
A knife dating: 19th Century provenance: Indonesia Straight, single-edged, pamor blade; black wooden grip sculpted with two figures: a female one seated on a man's shoulders; silver ring-nut. Wooden scabbard with silver covering, richly engraved with floral motifs. dimensions: length 40.5 cm.
A beautiful piha kaetta dating: 19th Century provenance: Ceylon Typical, single-edged blade richly decorated with silver, partially gilt and engraved, at the base a silver mount finely engraved with dragon head and floral decorations featuring gold inlays; sculpted, horn grip with silver mounts. Sculpted, wooden scabbard with mounts of silver sheet featuring filigree decorations (damages and small parts missing). dimensions: length 30 cm.
A fine kukri dating: circa 1900 provenance: India Typical, curved, single-edged blade engraved near the back; wooden grip with engraved, iron ring-nut. Fine, wooden scabbard with brown fabric covering; richly embossed, engraved and pieced, silver mounts, partially gilt. One of the two knives is missing. dimensions: length 37.5 cm.
A gold mounted kukri dating: late 19th Century provenance: Nepal Strong, curved, single-edged blade, wider at the tip, with a slight fuller, ribbed at the back, engraved at the forte with a band of floral motifs on checkered ground, edged by a recessed and gold-inlaid frame ending in the shape of a bird head; at the base of the blade, on a side is the effigy of a Hindu deity and a man standing, on the other a lion; gold ring-nut; ebony grip chiselled and pierced as a monster head. Wooden scabbard with stitched, leather covering (small defects and restoration at the back); gold-plated chape decorated with bas-relieved floral motifs, the cap gold-plated at the front, and decorated with a dragon (with remains of a mark), and silver-plated at the back. dimensions: length 42,5 cm.
A trousse with a piha kaetta dating: 19th Century provenance: Ceylon Straight, single-edged blade with rear groove, featuring a silver decoration at the base; sculpted, horn grip with long ring-nut of engraved and gilt silver; together with a brass pin featuring remains of silver plating and iron tip; together in one wooden scabbard with long silver cap and copper chape. dimensions: length 23.5 cm.
A jian (sword) dating: 19th Century provenance: China Straight, double-edged blade of lozenge section, decorated with brass dots; engraved, brass hilt; grip covered with fabric straps. Wooden scabbard with fish skin covering; brass mounts, engraved and pierced. Small defects and parts missing. dimensions: length 63.5 cm.
A 19th century Portuguese Marmaluke sword, ivory grip, cross piece depicting sword and cannon, engraved 80cm blade inscribed Portugal, metal scabbard with two rings - overall length 96cm CONDITION REPORT: Shrinkage crack to ivory, slight pitting to blade, discolouration to scabbard. 82cm scabbard is not dented or bent. Blade is straight.
A late 19th Century dress Dirk dagger, the blade having a thistle and foliage design to both sides of the blade with the blade also marked, Robt Mole & Sons, Makers Birmingham, together with other makers stamps to the blade, the carved bog oak handle having inset spaced cabochon with handle terminal having toned metal end with relief cast Queens crown to the centre, the wooden constructed scabbard having three metal bands and metal tip each decorated with a thistle design, blade length 30cm.
An antique Japanese Katana (long sword) the iron tsuba decorated with a Samurai gazing from a window under a prunus tree, the hilt with one menuki of a tachi and kabuto helmet and one of prunus blossom, both in gold and copper bronze. The polished blade (71.5cm long) with signed Tang in lacquered scabbard 1.02m long overall
Japanese sword, the hilt and scabbard of carved bone decorated with deities, warriors and other figures, curved single edge blade of 60cm in length, overall length 90cm Condition: There is a section approximately 7cm x 0.5cm missing running from the rim of the top of the scabbard, there are several smaller sections missing and the usual minor stress faults - **General condition consistent with age
A Norwegian silver mounted marine ivory handled skinning knife, the blade marked "Blikstad Trondheim", with leather scabbard with plated mounts. Overall length 9 ins (see illustration). CONDITION REPORT: The scabbard is in extremely good condition. The leather is not scuffed or worn and of very good colour. The metal mounts are also in good condition. The blade of the knife is a little scratched in places but generally in good condition and it is solid in the shaft. The handle of the piece is in generally very good condition also as is the top mount.
A Japanese carved bone eating set (Trousse), with short knife, pair of chopsticks and toothpick. CONDITION REPORT: All of the four eating implements are in very good condition with no damage, no repairs and no restoration. The outer case is also in very good condition generally. The only minor issue is a small crack to the green band around the top of the scabbard.
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