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A fine Naval Officer's 1827 Pattern sword with an 80cm pointed fullered, unsharpened blade with elaborate etched decoration of oak leaves amongst scrolling rope, with Royal Coat of Arms and crowned anchor detail. Marked to the ricasso Gieves Ltd London, Portsmouth, Devonport, and Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall, London, numbered to the back 58190 and 'London Made', With a gilt brass half basket hilt with fouled anchor and crown decoration to the guard, bound sharkskin grip and lion's head pommel. With sword knot and brass mounted leather scabbard with twin ring mounts. The scabbard with latch fitting. 96cm overall length. 58190 suggesting a date of 1919 *Condition: Slight surface rust to blade, sword knot broken inside handle.

With a 73cm broad, curved blade with pointed tip. With a steel guard and grip, with a black leather scabbard with metal tip and frog hook. 88cm overall *Condition: scuffing to surfaces, black finish distressed, with previus owners accession mark.

With a broad 90cm long slightly curved single edged spear pointed blade with broad fuller, marked to the back 'Reeves' and to the ricasso with inspection marks. With a three bar steel hilt and two part leather grip with five rivets, and domed pommel, the scabbard with twin suspension points and marked with previous owners initials R.W.Y.C. 107cm overall *Condition: Light pitting to surfaces, wear to grip. previous owners accession number.

With a 90cm tapering pointed blade of oval section with central fuller, the blade not sharpened, the ricasso marked in French script, possibly dating the sword to 1924. With a three bar guard and oval pommel. With leather sword knot and strap hanger, in scabbard with single ring suspension. 106cm overall. And a reproduction 17th century sword with decorated blade and sculptural grip, 103cm overall *Condition: Light marking to surface throughout on the first, blade clean, the second with light rust.

With an 83cm tapering and pointed blade with partial double fuller, with inset gilt 'Proved' disc to the ricasso. The basket hilt pierced heart decoration, the grip with bound fish-skin cover, with a removable hilt lining, with domed pommel. The scabbard with twin ring suspension and ball terminal. 100cm overall *Condition: Surface corrosion and light rust throughut.

With an 87cm spear pointed blade with flat back and broad fuller, etched with VR monogramme and Crown within scrolling foliate decoration. With three bar hilt and short forward facing quillon, wire bound grip and stepped oval pommel. The steel scabbard with twin ring suspension. 105cm *Condition: Light corrosion to scabbard and slight dents. General wear and marking. Previous owners acquisition number.

With a slightly curved 88cm single edged pointed blade with broad fuller. The blade etched 'Straits Settlement Police' beneath a Crown, also marked for the maker possibly… Stewart, the back numbered 39553. With three bar hilt and short forward facing quillon, wire bound grip and domed pommel. In steel scabbard with twin ring suspension. 109cm overall *Condition: rubbing to blade and general light surface wear.

With a narrow tapering and pointed 89cm blade with fuller, marked to the back P'08, Government issue broad arrow to the ricasso and marked for 'Mole 'and with various inspection marks. With a broad steel guard and moulded grip. In steel scabbard with twin ring suspension and stamped marks including a Government arrow. 110cm overall *Condition: Tight in scabbard, surface marks, light scuffs and signs of age.

With a 74.5cm slightly curved blade with fuller and spear point, the blade sharpened for active service and etched with a battleship, Imperial Reichs Crown over a fouled anchor, all amongst scrolling foliage. The guard with double folding inner and outer sections, the larger with fouled anchor, all with further scrolling foliage, with an ivory grip with wire binding, the pommel with lion's head set with red and greed eyes. Mounted with a second World War Kriegsmarine sword knot. The leather scabbard with engraved brass mounts, with twin ring suspension loops. With a black leather sword belt and twin hangers with Reichsmarine buckle marked for A.W. & S. Berlin. The grip engraved internally 'M. Tikrem C.L.' (?) and 'Dohnka'. 89cm overall. With copied research and images of some of Dohnka's ships. Research accompanying the sword suggests that Dohnka relates to Emil Dohnke who was born on the 22nd May 1879, he joined the Imperial Navy in 1896 as an artillery mechanic being promoted to the officer's rank of Lieutenant Ordnance Specialist (Feuerwerks-Leutnenat) on the 19th July 1911. He served in the artillery department of the Imperial Shipyard (Kaiserliche Werft) in Kiel and on the 22nd March 1914 he was promoted to Feuerwerks-Oberleutnant (Lieutenant Senior Grade). Following the beginning of the First World War he was posted to the ammunition depot of the German Navy Corps in Flanders. He appears to have retired from active service on the 30th October 1915 retiring from the Navy in 1918. By July 1st 1934 he had rejoined the Reichsmarine as a Lieutenant Commander and Erganzungs-Offizer (Supplement Officer), a branch of the Navy created for specialists in Artillery, Mine Sweeping or Torpedo operation. He remained at the Naval Arsenal in Kiel rising to the rank of Fregattenkapitan (Commander Senior Grade). He seems to have left the Navy at this time and celebrated his 100th birthday in Hamburg in 1979. A photocopied report of his 100th birthday celebrations is included with copied research relating to this combatant from the First and Second World Wars . A Cites License has been applied for MUVZ2SVW *Condition: Repair to split in scabbard, part of wire grip binding lacking, some light marking to blade.

With an 82cm tri-form blade with traces of original engraved decoration, with an oval guard with fold down side, the wire wound ebonised grip with a gilt bow, with ball pommel. With the upper mount from the scabbard engraved for Adams of Fore Street, Devonport. 99cm overall. Presumably for Maurice or Richard Adams of Devonport between 1824 and 1873. And a further gilt metal mount, probably unrelated *Condition: Nicks to blade, surface degradation to blade and gilt finish on guard.

With a 71cm straight pointed blade with flat back and shallow fuller, engraved with a crown above a fouled anchor, marked to the ricasso 'J Salter Sword Cutler 73 Strand London', and on the other side 'J. Salter Sword Cutler to R.H.R. the Duke of Sussex', With gilt knuckle bow and twin langets engraved with fouled anchors, short forward facing quillon, wire bound shagreen grip and domed pommel. With apparently original sword knot. In a gilt mounted leather scabbard, the top mount marked 'Salter sword cutler to H.R.H. the Duke of Sussex Coroner of the Adelphi 73 Strand, London, Lacking centre mount. 82.5cm overall. Salter and Co are recorded as operating between 1801-1835 *Condition: Sword knot in fragile aged state, lacking central scabbard mount and in two sections.

With an unmarked 81cm pipe-backed pointed blade, the brass guard with gothic type decoration, with a Lion rampant within an oak wreath, with wire hound grip, variant to the usual 'S' shaped folding guard and stepped oval pommel, in a brass scabbard with twin ring suspension. 97cm overall. . Perhaps an East India Company issue *Condition: Dent to scabbard, dent to guard , light scuffing throughout and wear to grip. Previous owners accession mark.

With an 82cm blade with pointed tip and partial fuller, With etched decoration and marked to the Ricasso for 'Hamburger Rogers & Co, King St, Covnt Gardn, W.C.' Numbered 5059 to the back of the blade. The three quarter hilt with pierced decoration and VR monogramme amongst scrolling foliage, wire bound grip and domed pommel. In a steel scabbard with twin ring suspension. 100cm overall *Condition: Patches of surface rust to blade, ware to grip and general wear to surface.

With a 76cm tapering blade with pointed end, decorated with a Crown amongst conjoined initials and 'IV' marked for Firmin & Sons 153 Strand London. The gilt guard with similar crown above crossed branches, the wire bound grip with slender bow and crown pommel. With bullion wire sword knot. In a mounted leather scabbard, the top mount marked Firmin & Son Sword Cutler to his Majesty 153 Strand London'. 103cm overall *Condition: light surface rust to blade, break to centre of scabbard.

With a 91cm curved blade with pointed tip and sharpened edge, with a broad fuller and narrow fuller above, engraved to the back of the blade and dated 1899 (?). The heavy brass three bar guard stamped '406', with wire bound grip and oval pommel. With steel scabbard with single ring suspension. 110cm overall *Condition: Light scuffs and marks to surfaces, the scabbard with light dents, engraving to the back rubbed. With previous owners accession number.

With an 82cm pipe backed spear pointed blade, etched to either side with VR beneath a Crown and amongst foliage, marked to the ricasso 'Hamburger Rogers & Co. 30 King St. Covent Garden, London, with a pierced half basket hilt with gothic pointed arches and oval hilt cartouche with Royal Cypher, folding internal guard section, wire bound shagreen grip and stepped pommel. In a brass scabbard for Field Rank Officers, with twin ring suspension. 99cm overall *Condition: Blade in very nice condition with an old layer of grease that has been protecting it for many years. Light dents to the scabbard. A fine example.

A King's Regiment scarlet and blue dress peaked cap with cap badge, by Herbert Johnson of 38 New Bond Street, in a Herbert Johnson Hat Box. A grey top hat, size 67?8 by Lincoln Bennett & Co. of Piccadilly. And a masonic sword and scabbard, the 73cm blade with shagreen type grip lacking wire, in leather and brass scabbard (3) *Condition: A few marks and slight dirt to the top hat, the sword with areas of rust to the blade, scabbard a poor fit and all-over signs of surface damage.

With a 99.5cm straight single edged pointed blade with full length double fullers. With issue stamps to the top of the blade and indistinctly marked and dated 1819 to the back. With a heavy four bar brass hilt, wire bound grip and pommel cap with oval pommel, marked with issue marks and numbers to the bow '419'. In heavy steel scabbard with twin ring suspension. 120cm overall. This pattern was introduced in 1812 with scabbard fragments found on the battlefield at Waterloo *Condition: Slight pitting to scabbard, light marking to blade which is generally good, previous owners accession number.

With an 89cm curved blade with spear point and fuller, the decorated blade with VR Monogramme and crown and presentation inscription 'Presented by Lt Colonel Pollard and the Officers of the 2nd West Yorkshire Yeoy Cavly to John Ellam for being the Best Shot in C Troop at Ball Firing Practice Augst 9th 1852'. Marked to the ricasso for Reeves Creaves & Co. sword manufacturer to Her Majestys Honble Board of Ordnance and the Honble East India Compy Charlotte Birm.'. With a three bar hilt, short forward facing quillon, wire bound grip and stepped oval pommel. With steel scabbard with twin ring suspension. 108cm overall *Condition: Light dents and scuffs to scabbard, light rubbing and surfacxe degradation to blade, generally a good early sword.

With a 90cm curved blade with pointed end and broad fuller, marked to the ricasso '… eckmann Solingen', with broad steel guard, wire bound grip and brown leather sword knot. With steel scabbard with twin ring suspension. 108cm overall *Condition: Light surface marks and scuffing,with previous owners inventory mark.

With a slender pointed single edged, fullered 90cm blade marked with a broad government arrow and various issue and test marks including '15 and '18, indistinctly marked B&Nld. with a plastic pistol type grip and broad guard, stamped internally Q.O.H. for the Queen's Own Hussars. In polished steel scabbard with twin ring suspension, with various stamped marks to the side and top including a government arrow, EFD and '14. 112cm overall *Condition: Repair to plastic grip, surfaces polished.

With an 86cm single edged pointed and fullered blade by E&F Horster, Solingen, Germany, with etched decoration of Royal Cypher and shield, with presentation inscription 'Presented to QRIH by Corporal's Mess. With a wire bound shagreen pistol type grip within a broad guard with 'Honeysuckle' type decoration. The polished steel scabbard with twin rig suspension. 108cm overall *Condition: Polished surfaces, light signs of wear to surfaces.

An 1897 Pattern sword with an 82cm tapering pointed blade with George V cypher and etched decoration, the blade marked for Rob Mole and Sons, Birmingham, maker to the War and India Offices. Marked M904 to the back of the blade, the full guard with pierced scrolling decoration and George V cypher, with wire bound shagreen grip and domed pommel. In leather covered service scabbard with frog and hangers. 102cm overall. This sword belonged to Noel Hubert Fortt from Bath who served with the 2/4th Somerset Light Infantry as a Second Lieutenant attached to the Royal Sussex Regiment. Rising to the rank of Lieutenant he was injured whilst serving in India and eligible for a Silver War Badge. During the Second World War he served with the Home Guard. With a photograph of Fortt in Home Guard uniform, Somerset Light Infantry wall plaques, button and blazer badge *Condition: Slight degradation to small areas of blade, scuffing to scabbard.

A George V Naval Officer's Sword named to D.I. Aldrich R.N. With a 79.5cm pointed and partially fullered blade etched with George V monogram and fouled anchor amongst foliage with shagreen wire-wound grip, Lion's head pommel and guard with crowned anchor. The folding catch engraved D.I. Aldrich R.N. With bullion sword knot. In leather and brass mounted scabbard with twin ring suspension, 93cm overall with brown leather travelling cover and lining with a pair of medals for the Coronation of Elizabeth II 1953, and Silver Jubilee 1977, both unnamed as issued and mounted as worn with pin to the reverse. With a miniature for the first and medal ribbons. Also with a collection of buttons, badges and other items. Commander David Ivan Aldrich served with the Royal Navy for forty years joining Dartmoouth at the age of 14. During his long and successful career he was Resident Naval Officer in Bermuda between 1976-78 and Queen's Harbourmaster in Gibraltar from 1980-82. On completing his career he claimed that if he had the opportunity 'he would do it all again' *Condition: Sword recommissioned with signs of degradation to surface and rubbing to decoration. Leather cover with splits to stitching.

With a 77cm pipe backed nickel-plated blade with spear point, makers mark of a Knight's Head to the ricasso, also marked W. Clauberg, Solingen. With wire bound fish skin grip, decorative pierced guard with scrolling 'acanthus' type pattern, stepped oval pommel and unusual Baden/Hessen sword knot in silver bullion with red base and red chevrons. The steel scabbard with twin ring suspension. 95cm overall *Condition: Blade in good condition, scabbard with some scuffing and one small dent.

With an 81.5cm pointed blade with three-quarter length fuller, etched with 'Devon Rifle Volunteers' and a slung bugle, the other side with VR monogramme, marked for J. Beer High Street, Exeter. The pierced steel guard with a strung bugle to the cartouche, with a wire wound shagreen grip, and stepped domed pommel. In a steel scabbard with twin ring suspension, 98cm overall *Condition: rubbing to sword blade, light pitting to scabbard especially towards the toe.

Samurai swordJapanese, 2nd World Warwith a shagreen handle, signed, and a green enamel metal scabbard, overall length 100cm, blade length 63.25cm Wear and losses to the handle and scabbard. Some slight marks and scratches to the blade.

19th/early 20th century court sword/ military dress sabre, having engraved hilt with wire bound grip and curved fullered single edge blade, blade marked Solingen, possibly Imperial German. Lacks scabbard. (B.P. 21% + VAT) The blade is rusted, pitted and heavily marked overall. The hilt lacks any original gilding and finish, some wear to the grip.

A VINTAGE MILITARY MACHETE AND SCABBARD

A VINTAGE LEATHER SCABBARD AND DAGGER AND BRASS LETTER OPENERS

A British Pattern 1888 bayonet with steel mounted leather scabbard and leather frog. Blade marked VR, WD etc. Frog marked 1909. Blade length 30cm.

A British Pattern 1888 bayonet with steel mounted leather scabbard and leather frog. Blade marked Sanderson Sheffield, WD etc. Frog marked Hobson & Sons, Haymarket, London. Blade length 30cm.

German Luftwaffe Dagger M1935 by Carl Eickhorn Solingen, 1st Model, some condition issues to scabbard and grip, complete with chain and clip. (D).

An Early Hugo Linder SA Dagger, The acid etched "Alles fur Deutschland" motto and Hugo Linder Deltawerk Solingen to blade, hilt stamped Ns, Scabbard and grip in porcelain condition.

A German Army Officer Dagger with Amber style grip, stamped Clemen & Jung, Solingen, complete with strap, the scabbard and metal mounts in poor condition. (D)

German made by Weyenberg for the Chassepot rifle, with scabbard. Kings head stamped approximately 69cm long.

A WW2 German K98 Bayonet By E. & F. Horster, Serial number 8025, dated 1939 to scabbard. (D)

An old genuine Kukri knife the polished horn handle with brass and green dot inlay leather scabbard with two smaller knifes attached.

A French stick bayonet with steel scabbard impressed marks and numbered 13149.

EDWARDIAN SWORD & SCABBARD

An Ottoman walrus ivory-hilted gold-damascened steel sword (yataghan) by Usta Ahmed Turkey, dated AH 1218/ AD 1803-4the single-edged steel blade of slightly curved form, engraved and decorated in gold silver overlay to both sides with cartouches containing inscriptions surrounded by geometric designs, the forte with silver-gilt panels of granular and floral decoration, the walrus-ivory grips of typical form with prominent ears forming the pommel, the wood scabbard clad in red velvet and silver decorated in repoussé with floral designs 77 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate UK collection.Inscriptions: to one cartouche, an Arabic phrase al-khatt baqi wa al-'umr fani wa al-'abd 'asi wa al-rabb 'afi, 'Writing is enduring, life is transitory, the servant (of God) is rebellious and the Lord is forgiving'; to another cartouche, a Turkish couplet, ilahi senden dilerim tebarek biçak sahibine olsun mübarek, 'O God, may you bless [us], from you I wish that the knife should be blessed for its owner'; a third cartouche with a Turkish/Arabic couplet, bu biçagin shiddetinden ola düshman tar-u mar la fata illa 'ali la sayfa illa dhu'l-faqar, 'From the strength of this knife may the enemy be scattered, There is no hero but 'Ali, no sword but Dhu'l-Faqar'; in the roundel to the left of the cartouche, the names of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus and their dog; in the roundel to the right of the cartouche, an Arabic phrase and the name of the owner, tawakkuli 'ala khaliqi 'abduhu sa'id, 'My trust is in my Creator. His (i.e. God's) servant Sa'id'; to a further cartouche, a Turkish couplet, bashi taci olmadansa cahilin hakpayi yegdur kamilin, 'Since he cannot be his crown, It is better that the ignorant one be the dust at the feet of the Perfect (i.e. Muhammad)'; A date, the maker's signature and the owner's name within a tughra design, sene 1218 'amel-i usta ahmed sahib ... sa'id agha, 'Year 1218 (1803-4). Work of Usta Ahmed. The owner ... Sa'id Agha.'This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

The Bedchamber Sword of Tipu Sultan (reg. 1782-1799), a fine gold-koftgari-hilted steel sword (sukhela) India, 18th Centurythe single-edged steel blade with flattened spine becoming double-edged towards the point, gold-overlaid inscription to spine, gold overlaid orb and parasol mark to one side, engraved inscription in English within a rectangular cartouche to the other, the steel hilt of typical tulwar form with dished disc pommel, convex pommel cap with hinged gold loop for sword knot, bellied grip and short waisted quillons curving slightly towards the tip of the blade, the hilt itself canted slightly forward, inlaid in gold with inscriptions in thuluth, bubri motifs to the edge, pierced hole to blade; the wood scabbard clad entirely in green corded silk velvet, with three silver-gilt mounts engraved overall with bubri stripes and floral motifs, the upper two with gilded iron suspension loops, the chape with impressed inscription-filled bubri motif (Haider control mark) to each side 105.9 cm. long; blade 92.9 cm. long; 109 cm. long (in scabbard)Footnotes:ProvenanceTipu Sultan (reg. 1782-1799), found in his private apartments following his death.Major General David Baird (1757-1829), presented by the Army of the East India Company in May 1799, thence by descent. Dix Noonan Webb, The Baird Jewels and Archive, Including Tipu Sultan's Sword, 19 September 2003, lot 3.Private UK collection.The inscriptions are as follows:THE SWORD OF TIPPOO SULTAUNFound in his Bed Chamber after SERINGAPATAM was taken by Storm 4th May 1799and Presented by the ARMY to MAJOR GENERAL BAIRD through their CommanderLIEUT. GENERAL HARRIS, as a token of their high opinion of his Courage and Conductin the Assault which he Commanded, and in which TIPPOO SULTAUN was slain.To the spine, shamshir-e malik, 'The sword of the king';To the hilt, ya allah! ya nasir! ya fattah! ya nasir! ya mu'in! ya zahir!, 'O Allah!, O the Helper! O the Ever-opener! O the Aider! O The Helper! O The Evident!.Impressed mark to chape, hayderThe Bedchamber SwordAs the cannons fired their last shots, and the waves of battle receded at Seringapatam, Tipu Sultan lay dead amid a heap of wounded, killed fighting hand to hand in the heat of the action. Major General David Baird, commander of the East India Company forces that day, who had previously spent almost four years in Tipu's dungeons, was led to the body by one of the sultan's courtiers. An eyewitness recorded that 'His eyes were open and the body was so warm that for a few moments Colonel Wellesley and myself were doubtful whether he was still alive' - Baird was able to look his adversary in the eye one last time (see Denys Forrest, Tiger of Mysore. The Life and Death of Tipu Sultan, London 1970, p. 293). Later, a sword was recovered from the defeated ruler's private apartments which was subsequently presented to Baird by the Army as a Trophy of his victory. In this way 'The Bedchamber Sword' became the symbol of the late sultan himself – his power and authority yielded to the British General in defeat. It was recorded by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton that 'The Sultan, lest any person should fire upon him while in bed, slept in a hammock, which was suspended from the roof by chains, in such a situation as to be invisible through the windows. In the hammock were found a sword and a pair of pistols.' (Francis Buchanan, A Journey From Madras Through The Countries of Mysore, Canara and Malabar..., London, East India Company, 1807, Vol. 1, p. 72). One can only conjecture that this was the same sword, but considering that it was presented as the Trophy to Baird signifies that it must have been one of his most prized possessions, and its importance would presumably have been known by Tipu's family and retainers at the time the prize was selected. Of all the arms and armour removed from Seringapatam after its fall which have subsequently been sold at auction, the present lot is undoubtedly the most important, with an unbroken provenance taking it back to the final day of the battle itself; moreover, to the bedchamber of the Tiger of Mysore himself. It is almost certainly the most important relic of Seringapatam still in private hands. The sword itself is a masterpiece of Indian art leaving aside its legendary history. With its wide straight blade and tulwar style hilt, it is of a type known in south-eastern India as a sukhela and typically associated with the sword of state. Furthermore, the fact that the blade is of Mughal manufacture, and perhaps of an earlier date, renders the weapon all the more worthy of its kingly ownership and this symbolic status. The gold-inlaid orb, a motif found on 16th Century German blades of the same design, is surmounted by the Mughal Imperial Parasol which was reserved only for the highest quality blades; the gold-inlaid Persian inscription to the spine reads shamshir-e malik, 'The sword of the king'. Topping off the regal blade is an exquisite calligraphic hilt, amongst the rarest types from the Indian sub-continent, decorated in the very finest gold-inlaid Arabic, listing invocations to God. For despite ruling a predominantly Hindu state, Tipu Sultan was a Muslim and a pious and doughty defender of the faith, his sword befitting the extremely high ranking Muslim he was. The sword was originally presented to Baird by Colonel Arthur Wellesley (later the 1st Duke of Wellington) who was convinced that the Major General had the best right to it. It is likely that this was a gesture of reconciliation from the Colonel, who had been made Commandant of Seringapatam the day after the storming, an appointment that had mortified Baird. When word of this gift reached the Prize Committee, however, they insisted that the sword be returned to them as it was not Welleseley's to give. This was, in part, due to the fact that General Harris wished to make it an official gift from the Army to Baird. Subsequently, an order was issued from head-quarters for the general and field-officers to assemble in Harris's tent where the sword was officially presented to Baird as a token of the Army's gratitude to him for his courage in leading the final assault on Seringapatam. After all, it had been Baird who had led the storming party into the deadly breach just hours before the city was conquered. 'P' indicates that this is a Premium Lot. If you wish to bid on this lot, please refer to (page 2/Auction Information) for bidding information.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A rare set of three Ottoman silver-damascened steel Jarids Turkey, 18th/ 19th Centuryeach with shaped spear-head decorated with silver-damascening, and turned and moulded sockets, on wooden hafts each with silver grip engraved with designs of wrigglework, in original black leather-covered wooden scabbard with deep silver locket and chape each engraved with designs of wrigglework, the former with silver suspension ring 34 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceBonhams, Fine Antique Guns, 24 November 1999, lot 53. Private UK collection.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Ottoman parcel-gilt silver-mounted sword (yataghan) signed al-Hajj Muhammad Husayn Balkans, dated AH 1237/ AD 1821-22the single-edged slightly curved blade with two fullers to each side running along the top edge, both sides decorated in gold-inlay with a series of linked geometric motifs and stars to one side, to the other an inscription-filled cartouche and further star motifs, the forte with silver-gilt mounts, the parcel-gilt silver hilt of typical form, engraved and decorated with floral motifs and applied rosettes, the wood scabbard clad in silver and decorated in repoussé with floral and foliate vines within arched niches, the top with bands of silver-gilt filigree, suspension loop to one side 67.5 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceChristie's, Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds Including a Private Collection Donated to Benefit the University of Oxford, Part IV, 10 October 2013, lot 162.Private UK collection.Inscriptions: ya khafi al-altaf najjina mimma nakhaf, 'O Thou whose acts of kindness remain hidden! Protect us from what we fear', tawakkaltu 'ala allah, 'I put my trust in God', sanah 1237, 'The year 1237 (AD 1821-2)', 'izzat bad 'amal al-hajj muhammad husayn, sahibuhu hamzah agha, 'May there be glory. The work of al-Hajj Muhammad Husayn, its owner Hamzah Agha.'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Qajar enamelled gilt-copper steel dagger (jambiyya) Persia, 19th Centurythe double-edged watered-steel blade of slightly curved form, the waisted gilt-copper hilt decorated in polychrome enamel with floral decoration, the pommel set with a glass bead, the wood scabbard clad in gilt-copper and decorated en suite 44.5 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceChristie's, Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds Including a Private Collection Donated to Benefit the University of Oxford, Part IV, 10 October 2013, lot 101.Private UK collection.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: RR This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Ottoman coral-set silver-mounted sword (yataghan) Turkey, dated AH 1222/ AD 1807the single-edged steel blade of slightly curved form, decorated in silver overlay with inscriptions and vegetal decoration, the hilt of typical form and decorated in silver filigree and set with coral (corallium rubrum), the scabbard clad in silver decorated in repoussé with floral decoration, the chape in the form of a dragon head 67.5 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceBonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 5 December 2002, lot 229. Private UK collection.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A pearl-set silver-gilt mounted dress sword in the Ottoman taste Eastern Europe, 19th Centurywith broad curved fullered single-edged blade, the hilt with silver-gilt cross-guard and quillons finely engraved with foliage, the former set on one side with a pearl on an enamelled ground in imitation of turquoises, and the latter with bud-shaped terminals, flattened scrolled silver-gilt grip engraved with scrolling foliage on one side and applied with a filigree panel set with three pearls en suite with the cross-guard, in original black velvet-covered wooden scabbard with locket, chape and suspension mounts all en suite with the hilt, the last each with a ring for suspension 82 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceBonhams, Antique Arms, Armour and Militaria, 28 April 1999, lot 161.Private UK collection.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An early 20th Indian fighting knife, the brass hilt in the form of a lion, brass mounted leather scabbard, blade - 35cms long

Japanese short sword, 23cm blade, carved bone handle and scabbard, overall length 45cm.Condition report:The hilt end of the sword has the cross-section of the cut bone exposed - presumably once it would have had an end cap to finish it off better than just being the bone. Generally the handle and scabbard are good, no significant splits, some of the staining has worn off. The blade is equally in ok condition, no series notches or dents. Some spot tarnishing.

British 1899 Cavalry Trooper's sabre, slightly curved blade 84cm, lacking tip, stamped EFD, crown over 30E, '99, pierced stell basket with reinforced rim, rivited leather grip, steel scabbard.

THREE JAPANESE NAGINATA (HALBERDS) AND A YARI (SPEAR)MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURYAll four decorated with square mother of pearl inlays; two naginata with black lacquered poles, one with a blade signed Bizen kuni ju Sukemune, another with a black lacquer scabbard embellished with a paulownia mon; the spear with a cylindrical lacquered scabbard; 231cm max. (6)

A JAPANESE CEREMONIAL KATANA WITH PHOENIX HANDLE PROBABLY MEIJI, 19TH CENTURYThe lacquered saya (scabbard) richly decorated with parcel-gilt and copper mounts embellished with ho-o birds or phoenix, the tachi (handle) shaped as another mythical bird, the gilded copper contrasting with the white shagreen, the blade signed Muneaki, 82cm. (2)

TWO JAPANESE TANTO (SHORT EDGED SWORDS)PROBABLY MEIJI, 19TH/20TH CENTURYBoth with a black lacquer saya (scabbard), one decorated with different mon (family crests) rendered in gold lacquer on the black ground; the fuchi, kachira and menuki variously shaped as a fisherman on a boat, a constellation above crashing waves, and flowerheads, the tsuba decorated to one side with a mask of Hannya and to the other with flowers; the kozuka with two fish in a meandering stream, both signed on the handle and on the blade; the blade of the tanto 36cm; the other tanto with mon shaped as two crossed feathers, the blade signed, 40.2cm. (5)

TWO JAPANESE EDGED SWORDS: A KATANA AND A TANTOEDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURYThe katana with a lacquer saya (scabbard) decorated with a large writhing dragon with glass eyes, the menuki shaped as shishi and with a horn kachira, the tsuba of octagonal shape with another large dragon emerging from scrolling clouds, the kozuka with paulownia mon, the blade 58cm; the saya of the tanto embellished with a gold lacquer dragon, the tsuba with a ho-o bird in flight over peony, the fuchi with Fukurokuju's deer and fan; the menuki both shaped as dragons and the kachira modelled as a bear emerging from a cave; with a kozuka decorated with a farmer ploughing his field with a horse, the handle signed Yanagawa Naomasa with kao; the blade of the tanto decorated with a dragon and with Sanskrit characters to the reverse, 29.5cm. (6)

THREE JAPANESE EDGED SWORDS: ONE KATANA AND TWO WAKIZASHIMEIJI OR LATER, 19TH/20TH CENTURYAll three with white shagreen handles, the saya (scabbard) of the katana rendered in black lacquer with designs of waves, the fuchi-kashira decorated with flowering branches of prunus, one menuki shaped as a dragon coiling around a bell, the other modelled as sacred objects, the tsuba in openwork with two confronting dragons and a pearl of wisdom, mumei, the blade 82.5cm; the saya (scabbard) of the first wakizashi with kojiri embellished with geometric patterns in nunome zogan, the tsuba decorated to one side with a fox by a trap and to the other with hay bales, signed; both menuki modelled as bouquets of flowers, the fuchi with another fox and the kashira with an elderly man standing against his staff; the kozuka decorated with a stilted pavilion on a lake, the wakizashi blade signed and measuring 65.5cm; the saya of the other wakizashi decorated with gilt roundels of dragons, phoenix and flowers; the tsuba embellished to both sides with shishi prancing amongst large blooms; the menuki shaped as tigers; the signed copper fuchi with crashing waves, and with a simple lacquer kashira; the handle of the kozuka with a large peacock, the blade of the wakizashi 59cm, mumei. (8)

FOUR JAPANESE EDGED SWORDS: TWO KATANA, A WAKIZASHI, AND A TANTO MEIJI OR LATER, 19TH/20TH CENTURYThe katana with a leather and rattan saya (scabbard) decorated with a pagoda, a simple quatre-lobed iron tsuba and copper fuchi, the gilt menuki shaped as writhing dragons, the blade signed, 88cm; the other katana with a leather saya, the tsuba, fuchi-kashira, and menuki all decorated with prunus flowers, the blade signed, 90cm; the wakizashi with a lacquer saya decorated with carp and oni, the menuki shaped as flowerheads and the kashira as a large tiger, the kozuka with a laughing man by a prunus tree and the kogai with bamboo, the wakizashi blade approx. 39cm; the tanto with bamboo and rattan saya and tsuka (handle), the blade embellished with a dragon to one side and a Sanskrit character to the other, 26cm. (10)

French 19th century 1866 pattern chassepot bayonet by Weyersburg (Germany), with metal scabbard. P&P Group 2 (£18+VAT for the first lot and £3+VAT for subsequent lots)

WWI British 1907 pattern bayonet, maker Wilkinson, with metal bound leather scabbard. P&P Group 2 (£18+VAT for the first lot and £3+VAT for subsequent lots)

1st century B.C. Accompanied by a scabbard with fragments of the slider; the sword with lentoid-section two-edged iron blade, tapering gently to a broad point; slightly bent square-section tang; the fragments of the scabbard show a broad, slender sheath with stepped lower end, the obverse face rolled over the edges to clasp the reverse plate; the suspension elements comprising a fragment of the transverse bars clasping the front and back plates connected to vertical flared straps with a stepped slider-loop to the centre, once framed by two more similar bars with vertical straps forming a hollow square in which the slider-loop sits; mounted on a wall display mount. Cf. similar specimens in Tasic, N., Scordisci, and the native population in the Middle Danube Region, Belgrade, 1992, nos.56-59, and especially no.59.1.5 kg total, 87 cm (34 1/4 in.). Private collection, Munich, Germany, 1970s. Private collection, London, UK, 2014, acquired from the above. Celtic swords of this period were longer, reaching one meter in length, with the tip having the tendency to be rounded, while the scabbards were less decorated or more simply ornamented than the swords of the previous period.

19th century A.D. 1821 Pattern, composed of a slightly curved blade marked with crown over GRIV monograms and 'The Iniskilling Dragoons'; fitted with wire-bound ray skin hilt and openwork basket guard, lion's head pommel; complete with original steel scabbard. See Withers, Harvey J. S., Swords and Sabres, 2011, p.194, for the type.907 grams, 1.06 m (41 3/4 in.). Acquired from MDL Historic Military Antiques, UK. The Kusmirek Collection, UK.Accompanied by a copy of the purchase invoice and regiment details. This pattern sword would have been in use during the Crimean War period and the regiment served at Balaclava as part of the Heavy Brigade.