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Lot 5343
THREE SMALL WOODEN HANDLED SCREWDRIVERS, a steel pistol ramrod with stirrup, a small pair of pistol grips, a 7/16 diameter wad punch, a small brass oil can, two brass shot flask tops (one without lever), a Hawksley charger top and an Irish shovel type shot flask top, together with a silver scabbard tip from a Middle Eastern sword and a brass casting of the Royal Warrant.
Lot 6049
TWO FRENCH BAYONETS WITH SCABBARDS, comprising a 'Model 1866' yataghan bayonet for a Chassepot rifle, the quillon marked with two distinct issue marks, '39.711' being French, and the German mark '65.L.I. 2.400.', brass hilt, the second a 'Model 1874' bayonet for a Gras rifle, serial no. 18201, scabbard serial no. 20181.
Lot 6062
A BRITISH PATTERN 1845 INFANTRY OFFICER'S SWORD BY WILKINSON, LONDON, serial no. 7970 for circa 1856, with 31 3/4in. single-edged spear-point fullered blade etched with foliage, the Royal cypher and named 'R.C.PARRY / MADRAS INF.Y', brass gothic hilt with folding-flap, wire-bound shagreen-covered grip, and brass scabbard.
Lot 6
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)
Lot 7
A JAVANESE KRIS with the pattern welded wavy blade, figurative hardwood grip carved with characteristic scrollwork, silver mendak and selut the former decorated with beadwork and filigree, in its original scabbard with larger wrangka (small chips) and the lower portion almost entirely encased in sheet brass enclosing a panel of tortoiseshell at the front 40.5cm; 16in
Lot 9
A PAIR OF CHINESE SHORTSWORDS, 19TH CENTURY with straight double-edged blades, brass hilt of characteristic form cast with a monstrous head forming the guard and with lotus-shaped pommel, carved hardwood grip, in its original wooden double scabbard with brass mounts cast en suite 49cm; 19 1/4in blades
Lot 12
THE GILT-BRASS MOUNTED SHAMSHIR PRESENTED TO SIR CORNWALLIS RICKETTS BY THE IMAM OF MUSCAT AND SULTAN OF ZANZIBAR, CIRCA 1845 with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched and gilt with celestial motifs within a panel over the forte on each side (worn), gilt-brass hilt cast with scrollwork enclosing expanded flowerheads in low relief, comprising cross-piece with fluted terminals, a pair of langets, and integral grip rising to the pommel, in its original leather covered wooden scabbard, with large gilt-brass mounts comprising locket and chape chased with flowers and foliage and a pair of suspension mounts decorated with masks in the French taste; together with A TURKISH SILVER-GILT MOUNTED YATAGHAN, 19TH CENTURY, with curved single-edged blade cut with an inscription enclosed within a decorative panel on one side and a further panel on the other, the lower portion enclosed in repousée silver, silver-gilt grip of slender proportion, decorated with repousée foliage and with an eared pommel, in its wooden scabbard encased in repousée silver with gilt-brass chape formed as a monsterhead and gilt-brass locket, in its chamois leather lined baize cover, with a label inscribed 'Formerly the property of Ali Bey, The Turkish Admiral': the shamshir and yataghan contained together in a contemporary mahogany two-tier case lined in padded red velvet, the lid with brass escutcheon engraved with the initial 'R' and the crest of Ricketts Bart., of Beaumont Leyes, and sold together with related documentation, as outlined below the shamshir: 84.4cm; 33 1/4in blade the yataghan: 59.7cm; 23 1/2in blade The documentation includes an inscription in Arabic and a contemporary translation as follows: 'From the humble Fakeer Said the son of Sultan. To his worthy and beloved friend the trusty Captain Hopson(?) May God preserve him - I wish you to go to the Captain of the frigate /English/ and say unto him that Said sends him a salam, even a great salam, and that Said is delighted at his arrival and that the country is his and he can have whatever he requires - and peace be on him. True Translation. A. Hamerton' and 'This sword was presented by the Imam of Muscat and Sultan of Zanzibar to Sir Cornwallis Ricketts on his visiting Zanzibar in H.M.S.Helena in 1845, in acknowledgment of the moral support His Highness has derived from the presence of an English man of War, at a time he was resisting the pressure of a French Mission to obtain commercial advantages by Treaty, over and above what had been conceded to the "most favoured nations", England included. The sword presented by His Highness for Sir Cornwall Ricketts' son (now in his possession) in 1845, was on the occasion of Sir C. R. conveying a silver tea service of Plate, a present from Her Majesty the Queen to the Imam of Muscat, to Zanzibar from the Cape of Good Hope. Sayyid Sa'id bin Sultan (1797-1856) was joint ruler with his brother from 1804 and became sole ruler in 1806. In 1822 he signed the Moresby Treaty with the British in which slaves to Christian powers became illegal throughout his lands. He removed his residence to Zanzibar permanently in 1840 and was recognised as Sultan of Muscat, Oman and Zanzibar in 1845. He encouraged the clove plantations in Zanzibar which became the world's top producers of that crop in 1860.
Lot 14
A FINE INDIAN KHANDA, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with broad flat blade swelling towards the tip, inlaid with a pair of brass pellets, the lower portion enclosed by a shaped steel plate extending to a flower-shaped terminal an decorated with gold koftgari foliage, steel hilt of characteristic form, including a pair of pierced foliate langets extending over the forte, a pair of short quillons formed en suite with the langets, figure-of-eight shaped plates extending to form the knuckle-guard, attenuated cup-shaped pommel, decorated throughout with gold koftgari foliate borders, and original grip bound with cord and silver wire, in its original felt covered wooden scabbard with pierced steel chape decorated en suite with the hilt 81.2cm; 32in blade
Lot 15
AN UNUSUAL INDIAN SHORTSWORD WITH CARVED JADE GRIP, 19TH CENTURY with straight blade double-edged towards the tip, cut with a slender fuller along the back-edge on each side and decorated with a gold koftgari calligraphic cartouche and a stylised tiger on one side (rubbed), the hilt formed of a steel ferrule decorated with gold koftgari flowers and foliage, and carved green soapstone grip including a lotus flower on each side of the pommel, in its original wooden scabbard covered with green parchment (loose), and steel mounts decorated en suite with the ferrule 54.2cm; 21 3/8in blade
Lot 16
AN INDIAN ENAMELLED SILVER CHAPE FOR A SWORD SCABBARD, FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY LUCKNOW decorated in blue and green enamel with foliage inhabited by a vertical arrangement of exotic animals within a chequered border (losses), and the top pierced with scrolling foliage; and AN INDIAN GILT COPPER CHAPE FOR A SWORD SCABBARD, 19TH CENTURY, decorated over its surface with scrolling flowers and foliage on a punched ground the first: 13.5cm; 5 3/8in (2) For a sword hilt decorated in a closely related manner to the first see H.Ricketts and P.Missillier 1988, p.134, no. 223.
Lot 25
AN ARGENTINIAN SILVER-MOUNTED SHORTSWORD, EARLY 20TH CENTURY with bayonet blade stamped with the maker's details 'José Spinelli, Puan', silver hilt comprising swelling faceted grip decorated with short scrolled mouldings and a floral panel, in its leather scabbard with silver mounts decorated en suite, including locket with signed belt hook 52cm; 20 1/2in
Lot 26
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
Lot 28
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
Lot 29
AN ARAB SILVER-HILTED SAIF, 19TH CENTURY with curved fullered blade double-edged towards the tip, silver hilt of characteristic form including a pair of short fluted conical quillons, decorated with a flowerhead on the langets, and retaining its knuckle chain, in its wooden scabbard covered with tooled leather and with silver mounts en suite with the hilt 70cm; 27 5/8in blade
Lot 32
A LARGE CAUCASIAN KINDJAL, 19TH CENTURY with broad blade cut with an off-set fuller on each side, horn hilt of characteristic form retained bya pair of steel rivets with cartouche shaped washers, in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard with silver mounts decorated with a flower top and bottom; TWO FURTHER KINDJALS, 19TH CENTURY, the blades decorated with silver koftgari, and the hilts and scabbards each decorated en suite; and a small knife the first: 55cm;21 5/8in (4)
Lot 33
A TURKISH SHAMSHIR, 19TH CENTURY with heavy curved single-edged blade decorated with a gold calligraphic cartouche on each side, russet iron cross-piece and cap pommel each decorated with gold koftgari flowers and foliage, and a pair of mother-of-pearl grip-scales (one chipped) set with a pair of red pastes on each side (one missing), in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard (worn), with large russet iron mounts decorated with gold koftgari en suite with the hilt 78cm; 30 3/4in blade
Lot 35
A TURKISH KILIG, 19TH CENTURY with curved blade double-edged over its upper third and formed with characteristic reinforced back-edge, decorated with a silver koftgari calligraphic cartouche on one side and a shaped panel filled at the forte (light surface rust and wear), brass cross-piece with bud-shaped terminals, moulded brass back-strap, a pair of horn grip-scales (light worm damage), in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large brass mounts (the scabbard now shrunk) 73.6cm; 29in blade
Lot 37
A TURKISH SILVER-MOUNTED KILIG, with curved single-edged blade decorated in gold koftgari with a panel of scrolling foliage on each side of the forte and a gold calligraphic cartouche on one side (gold rubbed), engraved silver cross-piece with bud-shaped terminals, engraved silver back-strap, a pair of horn grip-scales rising to an eared pommel, the grip bound with silk banding woven with silver, in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard with large silver mounts engraved en suite with the cross-piece, and stamped with a tughra and a further mark (hilt locking catch missing) 75cm; 29 5/8in blade
Lot 38
A RARE TURKISH TROUSSE, LATE 17TH CENTURY comprising knife with slightly curved single-edged blade, the back-edge cut with a wavy pattern and each side inlaid with a series of brass-lined dots (losses), stamped with an indistinct mark on one side at the forte, iron hilt formed with a moulded collar and a plain back-strap, a pair of green horn grip-scales retained by three pairs of rivets and studded with large iron nails, the fork with a pair of long slender prongs each moulded at the base and formed with a spirally fluted neck, and a pair of horn grip-scales en suite with the knife: in their original wooden scabbard entirely sheathed in engraved brass, decorated with geometric flowers, the chape and locket decorated with horizontal bands of tulip flowers, the former with globular turban-shaped finial, and the latter with a pierced mount for suspension the knife: 40cm; 15 3/4in
Lot 39
A TURKISH YATAGHAN, 19TH CENTURY with curved reinforced single-edged blade, the lower portion enclosed in a shaped gilt-metal panel set with numerous small pieces of coral in raised mouldings, extending over the hilt to form the back-strap, and a pair of morse grip-scales rising up to an eared pommel (one small chip), in an contemporary Balkan silver-mounted leather-covered wooden scabbard with large repousée mounts 56.3cm; 22 1/4in blade
Lot 40
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
Lot 41
A TURKISH YATAGHAN, 18TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade of watered steel, the forte encased with a brass panel engraved with foliage, steel hilt engraved with foliage, fitted with a pair of horn grip-scales rising to an eared pommel, each profusely studded with brass nails, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with brass mounts engraved en suite 55cm; 21 3/4in
Lot 55
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)
Lot 57
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
Lot 58
A BLUE AND GILT SWORD BY PROSSER, CUTLER TO THE KING AND THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE DUKE OF YORK, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with curved blade of T-section formed with a clipped-back point, etched and gilt with trophies, dragon's, celestial masks and a trophy-of-arms on a blued panel on each side over the lower half (small areas of light wear), gilt-brass stirrup hilt including a pair of langets engraved with foliage faceted knuckle-guard and back-strap, the latter rising to formed a maned lionshead pommel, original ebony grip bound with copper wire, in its original leather scabbard with engraved shaped brass mounts including locket inscribed with the maker's details on the reverse 61.8cm; 24 3/8in blade
Lot 59
A GEORGIAN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with curved blade double-edged towards the tip, etched and gilt on a blued panel covering three-quarters of its length, decorated with the crowned Royal Arms, the crowned Royal cypher and differing designs of foliage on the respective faces conventional foliage, steel stirrup hilt including a pair of langets with faceted borders, knuckle-guard and back-strap each decorated with a pair of vertical notched bands, original fishkin-covered grip bound with twisted silver wire, and the hilt retaining traces of an early silvered finish, in its original leather scabbard (the stitching loose) with shaped steel mounts engraved with linear ornament, and the locket engraved with the owner's initial 'JWW' on the reverse 73cm; 28 3/4in blade
Lot 61
A GEORGIAN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade formed with a near full-length fuller on each side, polished steel stirrup hilt including faceted knuckle-guard and back-strap, the latter rising to a near beaked pommel, original fishkskin-covered grip bound with twisted silver wire, in its original leather scabbard with large shaped steel mounts incised with pairs of lines at the borders 82cm; 32 1/4in blade
Lot 65
A ROYAL HORSE GUARDS OFFICER'S SWORD BY PROSSER, CHARING CROSS, LONDON, CIRCA 1832 of regulation type, with fullered blade double-edged towards the tip, stamped 'Prosser' on the back-edge at the forte and etched with the maker's details on each side of the forte within a foliate panel, regulation brass hilt cast in low relief, original fishskin-covered grip bound with brass wire, in its regulation scabbard engraved with the owner's crest at the mouth, and retaining its buff leather sword knot 100cm; 39 3/8in blade
Lot 67
A GEORGE IV 1822 PATTERN GRENADIER OFFICER'S SWORD the blade etched with a crowned flaming grenade, the Royal cypher and retaining much polish, the hilt retaining some gilt finish, in its brass scabbard, and retaining its Victorian sword knot (worn) applied with a flaming grenade and the Royal cypher 82.5cm; 32 1/2in blade
Lot 68
A MILITARY HANGER, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, ENGLISH OR AMERICAN with slightly curved blade cut with a long fuller along the back-edge on each side (shortened), brass slotted hilt (bent, two bars broken), spirally fluted pommel, and banded wooden grip, in its leather scabbard with engraved brass chape 56cm; 22in blade
Lot 70
A VICTORIAN 1845 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER'S SWORD OF THE KING'S 60TH ROYAL RIFLE CORPS, BY HENRY WILKINSON, PALL MALL, LONDON, NO.14188 FOR 1866 the blade etched with regimental details, crowned Royal cypher, the owner's crest and initials 'F.G.D.', in its steel scabbard 83.2cm; 32 3/4in blade The Wilkinson Sword Ltd records state that this sword was completed on 30th January 1866 for F. G. Doyle Esq (per Col. North).
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