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Click here to subscribeTwo Post War Combat Knivesconsisting 7 inch, single edged, clipped point blade. Steel crossguard. Black composite, square form grip. Contained in its black composite scabbard with webbing belt loop ... 7 inch, single edged, clipped point blade with short fuller. Steel crossguard and nut pommel. Green composite ribbed grip. Contained in its leather scabbard. 2 items.
Three Various Knivesconsisting 7 inch, single edged, clipped point blade. Forte stamped "Japan". Steel crossguard and pommel. Leather washer grip. Contained in its black scabbard ... German hunting knife. 4 1/2 inch, single edged, clipped point blade. Brass crossguard. Alloy pommel. Leather washer grip. Contained in leather scabbard ... Hunting knife, 5 inch, double edged blade. Green composite crossguard and grip. Contained in its leather scabbard. 3 items.
WW2 American M3 Combat Knife In M6 Scabbard6 3/4 inch, single edged blade with back edge sharpened point. Steel crossguard with turn down side. Lower flat maker "US. M3. K1" (Kinfolks). Oval steel pommel with flaming grenade stamp. Leather washer ribbed grip. Contained in its M6 leather scabbard. The lower end with protective steel plates. Khaki, woven leg tie. Throat stamped "US.M6.Milsco. 1943". Top belt strap adapted.
WW2 Third Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Fighting Knife7 inch, double edged, blued blade. Blackened oval crossguard. Blackened copper finish, ribbed grip with blackened brass pommel nut. Top of grip cast with "I". Contained in its leather scabbard with darkened brass chape. Scabbard retains leather tabs.
WW2 Third Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Fighting Knife6 3/4 inch, double edged, blued blade. Blackened oval crossguard stamped "England" and "I" over broad arrow. Blackened copper finish, ribbed grip with steel pommel nut. Top of grip cast with "I". Contained in its leather scabbard with darkened brass chape. Scabbard retains leather tabs.
WW2 Third Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Fighting Knife6 1/2 inch, double edged, blued blade. Tip bent. Blackened oval crossguard. Blackened copper finish, ribbed grip with blackened brass pommel nut. Top of grip cast with "4". Contained in its leather commercial scabbard with stitched and riveted seams.
American M3 Combat Trench Knife6 3/4 inch, single edged blade with back edge sharpened point. Blade flat stamped "US. M3. 1943". Grey steel crossguard and oval pommel. Leather washer ribbed grip (cleaned). Contained in its green fibre scabbard with steel throat stamped "US.M8A1.VP.Co". Green webbing belt loop.
WW2 3rd Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Knife6 1/2 inch, double edged, blued blade. Tip resharpened. Blued steel oval crossguard. Blackened copper finish, ribbed grip with brass pommel nut. Top of grip cast with "3". Contained in its leather scabbard with blued steel chape. Scabbard retains leather tabs.
American M3 Combat Knife By Case6 1/2 inch, single edged blade with back edge sharpened point. Blade flat marked "US.M3. Case". Steel crossguard and oval pommel stamped with a flaming grenade. Leather washer ribbed grip. Contained in its green fibre scabbard with steel throat stamped "US M8". Green webbing belt loop.
WW1 American M1917 Trench Knife9 inch, triangular form blade. Steel crossguard and D shape knuckle bow, this with press out pyramid points. Underside of crossguard stamped "US LF & C 1917". Polished wooden grip. Contained in its green painted leather scabbard with steel mounts and brass belt hook.
Epée Ottomane en acier à poignée en laiton (yataghan), Turquie XIXe siècle An Ottoman brass-hilted steel sword (yataghan), Turkey, 19th Centurythe single-edged steel blade of slightly curved form, the blade decorated in silver inlay with foliate cartouches and roundels interspersed by stars, the forte decorated with brass in repoussé with foliate motifs, the brass hilt with prominent ears forming the pommel, decorated in repoussé with floral and geometric designs, the wood scabbard clad in purple velvet with brass mounts decorated in repoussé, the chape possibly later 72.5 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.For a 19th Century silver-hilted yataghan sold at Bonhams, London, see Antique Arms and Armour Including Items from the E. A. Christensen Collection, 28 November 2012, lot 18.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Dague en acier à manche damasquiné or (kard), Turquie XIXe siècle A gold-damascened-steel-hilted dagger (kard), Turkey, 19th Centurythe single-edged steel blade with gold overlaid inscription to forte, the steel hilt decorated in gold overlay with inscription-filled cartouches and floral motifs, the wood scabbard clad in red velvet with gilt copper mounts 52.5 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.Inscriptions: 'the work of Hasan', 'the owner Isma'il Pasha'.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Dague en acier et manche en cristal de roche (khanjar), Inde XVIIIe siècle A rock-crystal-hilted steel dagger (khanjar), India, 18th Centurythe double-edged steel blade of curved form with two fullers and inscription in nagari to one side, the rock crystal hilt of pistol form with upwards scrolling quillons, the pommel set with paste, the wood scabbard clad in metal-thread-embroidered silk with gilt-copper mounts 35.5 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.Inscriptions: including the number '6', otherwise undeciphered.An example of a gem set rock crystal hilt dated to the late 17th/ early 18th Century is in R. Hales, Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour, London, 2013, p. 24, cat. 61.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Dague en acier à manche en corne (khyber), Afghanistan XIXe siècle A horn-hilted steel dagger (khyber), Afghanistan, 19th Centurythe single-edged blade with flattened spine, overlaid to the forte and spine with silver and gold with floral and vegetal motifs, the grips of horn, the wood scabbard clad in leather with brass chape 58 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.An example of an ivory hilted 18th/19th Century khyber is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Accession Number 36.25.814a, b).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
Epée Ottomane en acier et argent repoussé (yataghan), Turquie XIXe siècle An Ottoman repoussé silver mounted steel sword (yataghan), Turkey, 19th Centurythe single-edged steel blade of slightly curved form with makers stamp to one side, the silver hilt of typical form, decorated in repoussé with floral designs, the wood scabbard clad in silver and decorated en suite with floral designs, with dolphin terminus 74 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.A comparable yataghan is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (Accession Number 892&A-1874).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Dague Ottomane en acier à manche en jadéite (kard), Turquie XIXe siècle An Ottoman jade-hilted steel dagger (kard), Turkey, 19th Centurythe single-edged watered steel blade of tapering form, decorated in gold inlay with inscriptions and foliate cartouche, the faceted jade hilt with turquoise bead to pommel, the wood scabbard clad in black velvet with silver mounts decorated in repoussé with floral motifs 20 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.Inscriptions: undeciphered.For an Ottoman jade-hilted kard sold at Bonhams, London, see Antique Arms and Armour, 25 July 2012, Lot 88.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Deux épées Ottomanes en acier damasquiné argent (yataghans), Turquie XIXe siècle Two Ottoman silver-damascened steel swords (yataghans), Turkey, 19th Centurythe first with single-edged blade of curved form decorated in silver overlay with vegetal motifs, makers stamp to one side, the steel hilt decorated in silver overlay with vegetal motifs; the second with single-edged steel blade of slightly curved form with flattened spine, decorated in silver inlay to the forte with foliate motifs, the horn hilt of typical form, the wood scabbard clad in brown leather with silver damascened steel mounts the larger 80 cm. long(2)Footnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.For an example of a horn-hilted yataghan sold at Bonhams, London, see Antique Arms and Armour, 30 November 2017, lot 68.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Epée en acier à poignée à décor koftgari or (shamshir), Inde du Nord XIXe siècle A gold koftgari-steel hilted sword (shamshir), North India, 19th Centurythe single-edged watered-steel blade of curved tapering form, the palmette quillons and faceted pommel decorated in gold overlay with floral motifs and vegetal scrollwork, the wood scabbard clad in red velvet with silver mounts, engraved and decorated with foliate cartouches and openwork addorsing birds 90.5 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Katar en acier à décor koftgari or, Inde XVIII-XIXe siècle A gold koftgari steel push-dagger (katar), India, 18th/19th Centurythe double-edged steel blade chiselled with central foliate spine flanked by recesses, the hilt with gold damascened sidebars and grips with floral motifs and foliate vines, the wood scabbard clad in metal-thread-embroidered silk with steel chape and leather hanging strap, steel tool decorated in gold overlay with inscriptions in nagari inserted into scabbard 42 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.For a katar with scabbard and accompanying tools sold at Bonhams, London, see Islamic and Indian Art, 25 October 2022, lot 97.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Dague en acier à manche en lapis-lazuli damasquiné or (peshkabz), Perse XIXe siècle A lapis-lazuli-hilted gold-damascened steel dagger (peshkabz), Persia, 19th Centurythe single-edged steel blade with flattened spine, decorated to the forte and backstrap in gold overlay with undulating vines, with lapis lazuli grips, the wood scabbard clad in silk 37 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.Important Notice to BuyersSome countries e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of Iranian-origin works. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.Avis important aux acheteursCertains pays, notamment les Etats-Unis, interdisent ou restreignent l'achat par ses ressortissants (peu important leur localisation) et/ou l'importation de certains types d'objets d'origine iranienne. Afin de renseigner ses acheteurs, Bonhams indique par le symbole R tous les lots iraniens ou perses. Il incombe à chaque acheteur de s'assurer qu'il n'enchérit pas ou n'importe pas un lot en violation des sanctions ou des embargos commerciaux qui lui sont applicables.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
Epée en acier à poignée à décor koftgari argent (tulwar), Inde XIXe siècle A silver koftgari-hilted steel sword (tulwar), India, 19th Centurythe single-edged steel blade of curved form with three fullers, the hilt of typical form with knuckle guard, decorated in silver overlay with floral interlace, the wood scabbard clad in brown leather with steel mounts and painted decoration 85.5 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Epée Ottomane en acier à poignée en argent (shamshir), Turquie XIXe siècle An Ottoman silver-mounted steel sword (shamshir), Turkey, 19th Centurythe single-edged watered-steel blade with central fuller and yelman, decorated in gold overlay with inscriptions to the fuller, the silver-clad hilt with upwards scrolling quillons, engraved and decorated with floral motifs, the wood scabbard clad in leather with silver mounts decorated en suite, with metal thread embroidered tassel from suspension loop, the silver parts to sword and scabbard with tughra stamps 89.4 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.Inscriptions: undeciphered with two tughras of Abulhamid II (r. 1876-1909) and a sahh ('authentic') mark. Indistinct probable owner's mark.An example of an Ottoman Balkan silver-mounted shamshir is in R. Hales, Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime's Passion, London, 2013, p. 214, cat. 524.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Trois épées en acier à poignées à décor koftgari or et argent, Inde XXe siècle Three silver and gold koftgari-steel swords, India, 20th Centurythe first a shamshir with single-edged, slightly curving watered-steel blade, engraved and decorated in silver inlay with inscriptions to both sides, the silver-damascened hilt of typical form with repeated stellar design and inscriptions to the crossguard, the wood scabbard clad in steel decorated in silver inlay with inscriptions and foliate motifs, with marquetry bone and wood box; the second a tulwar with curving watered steel blade, gilt steel hilt, the wood scabbard clad in silk; the third a shamshir with curving watered-steel blade, gold-damascened steel hilt, silver-overlaid inscription filled cartouche to each side, the wood scabbard clad in velvet the largest 105.4 cm long(3)Footnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.Inscriptions: including the basmalah, the shjahada, Qur'an, chapter II (al-baqarah), a part of verse 153 and invocations to God.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Dague en acier à manche en corne (kindjal), Caucase XIXe siècle A horn-hilted steel dagger (kindjal), Caucasus, 19th Centurythe tapering double-edged steel blade with offset fuller, decorated in silver overlay with foliate scrollwork, the waisted horn hilt of typical form, the wood scabbard clad in black leather with silver-damascened steel mounts 79 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Grande dague Ottomane en acier et argent (jambiyya), Turquie XVIII-XIXe siècle A large Ottoman silver mounted steel dagger (jambiyya), Turkey, 18th/19th Centurythe tapering double-edged blade curving upward, each face with central ridge, the forte decorated in gold overlay with inscription filled cartouche to one side, the silver hilt decorated in repoussé with architectural details on vegetal interlace, the wood scabbard clad in silver and decorated en suite in repoussé 50.5 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.Inscriptions: including Qur'an, sura 48, verse 1, part of Qur'an, sura 61, verse 13; and a date, sana 1055[?], 'Year 1055[?] (1645-46).'For a similar example sold at Bonhams, see Islamic & Indian Art, 8 October 2013, lot 70.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Deux dagues Birmanes en acier à manches en argent (dhas), Birmanie XVIII-XIXe siècle Two Burmese silver-hilted steel daggers (dhas), Burma, 18th/19th Centurythe first with tapering single-edged steel blade, the silver hilt with bud pommel, engraved and decorated in repoussé with bands of foliate motifs, with cylindrical wood scabbard clad in silver; the second with tapering single-edged blade, the silver hilt with gadrooned bulbous pommel, engraved and decorated with bands of foliate motifs, with cylindrical wood scabbard clad in silver, decorated in filigree with scrollwork the larger 36.5 cm. long(2)Footnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Deux épées en acier à poignée en argent (dhas), Birmanie XIXe siècle Two silver-hilted steel swords (dhas), Burma, 19th Centuryboth with slightly curved single-edged blade, one with engraved decoration, the first with silver hilt and flat pommel, decorated in repoussé with repeated intertwining cable design and foliate interlace, the wood scabbard clad in silver with three delineated sections; the second with straight cylindrical silver hilt surmounted by a gadrooned pommel, the wood scabbard clad in silver with three delineated sections the largest 94 cm. long(2)Footnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.For an example of a 19th Century Burmese dha, see R. Hales, Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime's Passion, London, 2013, p. 200, cat. 484.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Epée Ottomane en acier à poignée en ivoire marin serti de corail (yataghan), Turquie XIXe siècle An Ottoman walrus ivory-hilted coral-set steel sword (yataghan), Turkey, 19th Centurythe single-edged steel blade of slightly curved form, engraved and decorated with inscription-filled cartouche and makers stamp to one side, the walrus-ivory grips with prominent ears forming the pommel, the front and back strap and forte set with coral (corallium rubrum), the wood scabbard clad in silver decorated in repoussé with foliate designs, the upper part with bands of filigree 76 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.Inscriptions: to the blade, sahib wa malik khalili(?), 'The owner and possessor Khalil(?)' In the maker's mark, amal-i 'uthman(?), 'Work of 'Uthman(?)'For a coral-set walrus-ivory hilted yataghan sold at Christie's, see Islamic & Indian Works of Art & Textiles, 27 April 2012, lot 786.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
Epée en acier à poignée à décor koftgari argent (tulwar), Inde XIXe siècle A silver koftgari-hilted steel sword (tulwar), India, 19th Centurythe curved blade becoming double-edged at the yelman, engraved with inscriptions and brass inlaid decoration to each side, the hilt with silver overlaid floral decoration, the wood scabbard clad in brown leather with steel mounts decorated en suite 97 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.Inscriptions: A prayer and an invocation to God, 'O the Judge of Needs!'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Epée Ottomane en acier à poignée en laiton (shamshir), Turquie XIXe siècle An Ottoman brass-hilted steel sword (shamshir), Turkey, 19th Centurythe single-edged curved steel blade of tapering form with inscription to the spine near the forte, the brass hilt engraved and decorated in repoussé with foliate interlace, the wood scabbard clad in silver, decorated in repoussé with cartouches filled with geometric designs all on a ground of vegetal interlace with dolphin terminus, maker's stamps to scabbard 102 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.Inscriptions: tersane-i amire ma'mulatindandur, 'Manufacture of the Imperial Arsenal.'For further examples of Ottoman shamshirs, see R. Hales, Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime's Passion, London, 2013, pp. 213-214, cats. 519, 521, 523, 524 & 525.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Epée ottomane en acier à poignée en ivoire marin serti de corail (yataghan), Turquie circa 1800 An Ottoman walrus ivory-hilted coral-set steel sword (yataghan), Turkey, circa 1800the single-edged steel blade of tapering form, with walrus-ivory grips, the forte and backstrap of gilt silver set with coral (corallium rubrum), the wood scabbard clad in red velvet with silver mounts worked in repoussé with scrolling foliate motifs 44 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.For a comparable example sold at Bonhams, San Francisco, see Antique Arms and Armour and Modern Sporting Guns, 9 November 2015, Lot 4031.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
Deux épées d'enfant en acier dasmasquiné or et argent (tulwars), Inde XIXe siècle Two gold and silver-damascened steel children's swords (tulwars), India, 19th Centuryeach with curved single-edged blade of tapering form, one with silver hilt and leather clad scabbard, the other with gold and silver overlaid hilt the larger 53.5 cm. long(2)Footnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Un kukri serti de pierres et deux kris, Népal et Indonésie XIXe siècle A gem-set kukri and two kris, Nepal and Indonesia, 19th Centurythe kukri with curved blade, widening towards the point, the horn hilt with flaring pommel, the wood scabbard clad in brown leather, the gilt-copper mounts decorated in filigree and set with coral (corallium rubrum) and turquoise; the first kris with double-edged watered-steel blade, the carved wood hilt decorated in gold overlay to the base; the second kris with waved double-edged watered-steel blade, the hooked silver hilt decorated in repoussé with foliate interlace and set with an agate, the wood scabbard clad in silver and decorated in repoussé the largest 44 cm. long(3)Footnotes:Provenance Gallerie Temoin, Geneva, 6 July 1998 (the two kris).Property from a Royal Collection.For a gold-mounted example of a horn-hilted kukri sold at Bonhams, San Fracisco, see Antique Arms and Armour and Modern Sporting Guns, 17 November 2008, lot 4038.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Une koummya en métal et une dague ottomane à poignée en pierre, Maroc et Turquie XIX-XXe siècle. On joint un couteau argentin en métal inscrit 'Thomas Drysdale & Co' A white metal koummya and an Ottoman stone-hilted dagger, Morocco and Turkey, 19th/20th Centurythe koummya with curved, single-edged blade with sharpened false edge, the white metal and wood hilt of typical form, engraved and decorated with vegetal scrollwork, the wood scabbard clad in white metal, engraved and decorated with floral and geometric motifs and vegetal scrollwork; the Ottoman dagger with grip and pommel of gold-inlaid stone (formerly a cane handle), with single-edged steel blade and steel scabbard decorated in gold overlay with inscriptions and vegetal motifs; and an Argentinian white metal-hilted knife inscribed 'Thomas Drysdale & Co.' the largest 43 cm. long(3)Footnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.Inscriptions: undeciphered.For five examples of koummya daggers sold at Bonhams, Los Angeles, see Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible, 8 June 2022, lot 61.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Victorian officer's sword, the straight blade with etched decoration of a crowned VR cypher, and 'Presented to Captain A. J. Sykes by the N. C. officers & Men of F (Cheadle) Company 3rd V. B. C. R. as a token of esteem Oct. 1897', the forte marked for Mappin & Webb, 158 Oxford Street, pierced metal hilt, shagreen and wire work grip, in steel scabbard, length of blade approx. 82cmProvenance: Sykes Family, Dorset
A Victorian officer's sword, the straight blade with etched decoration of a crowned VR cypher, the forte marked for Louis Holbeck, New Bond St, London, with wire work grip and crown pommel, in leather and brass scabbard (af), length of blade approx. 78.5cmProvenance: the Peto Family, formerly of Chedington Court, Dorset
An officer's sword, circa 1905-1918, the straight blade with etched decoration of a coat of arms and anchor, and 'H.F.M.P.', [SIR HENRY PETO]the forte marked for J. R. Gaunt & Son Limited ... Edward Thurkle, 53 Conduit Street, London, W., and marked 12582 to edge of blade, shagreen and wire work grip with lionhead pommel, in leather and brass scabbard, length of blade approx. 79cmProvenance: the Peto Family, formerly of Chedington Court, Dorset
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