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Lot 2372
An early 20th century cavalry sword, with green painted steel scabbard, guard and grip. No number on scabbard, paint has came off scabbard in places but no dents there are a few light scratches, press stud does function well, no dents to blade, blade is 78 cm, scabbard is 83 cm. P&P Group 3 (£25+VAT for the first lot and £5+VAT for subsequent lots)
Lot 1190
An African, possibly Gabonese, axe handle bearing cross hatched carving and two associated axe heads. Handle 56cm, blades 17.5cm and 16.5cm. Also a scabbard. (4). Provenance: Part of a collection of items belonging to Albert Davison of North Walsham, who worked in Gabon 1917-1921 and returned with the collection
Lot 508
TWO 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BAYONETS,with scabbardsSome small dents present to one of the scabbards. Scabbard 24804 & blade J 3116, scabbard A 84857 & Blade A 84857, Photos of the numbers added. Press studs present but rather stiff. Blades and scabbards both appear to be straight. Photo of inscription added.
Lot 73
A KATANA, SHŌWA PERIOD (1926-1945), SIGNED CHOUNSAI EMURA SAKU, CIRCA 1940-44sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridgeline) with shallow tori-zori (even curve); hamon (tempering pattern): gunome midare (~horse-tooth~ undulating); nakago (tang): ubu (unaltered) with a single mekugi-ana (peg hole), signed on the omote (front side) Chounsai Emura saku; koshirae (mounting): tsuka (hilt of wood covered with white same (rayskin) with leather binding; plain iron mokko tsuba (quatrefoil sword guard), plain iron fittings on a mottled black and dull gold lacquered saya (scabbard); leather sageo (retaining cord); 65.5 cm; 25 3/4 in blade; ; Chounsai Emura (Emura Shigetato), was the director of Okayama prison where he supervised a sword making facility in the grounds of the prison. He made sword blades himself but also trained prisoners in the production of swords in support of the Japanese war effort. The style of Emura signatures on blades produced at this facility vary considerably and it is unusual to find swords of this period in non-military mounts.
Lot 74
‡ A JAPANESE KATANA (LONG SWORD) MOUNTED IN AN UNASSOCIATED METAL SCABBARD, CIRCA 1660the blade heavily rubbed, with no tempering or ground patterns visible. The nakago (tang) with three mekugi-ana (peg holes) signed on the omote (outer facing side of the blade) Yamato Daijô Fujiwara Sadayuki; 65 cm; 25 1/2 in bladeSadayuki worked in Bungo Province in the second half of the seventeenth century
Lot 76
A JAPANESE SHIN-GUNTŌ: SHŌWA PERIOD (1926-1945)sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridgeline) with shallow tori-zori (even curve), details of the blade are mostly obscured by rubbing but faint masame hada (parallel longitudinal grain) is visible; hamon (tempering pattern): possibly suguha, but details obscured by rubbing; Koshirae (mounting): saya (scabbard) of metal covered wood with standard brass military fittings decorated with sakura (cherry blossom), wooden tsuka (hilt) covered with same (rayskin) and heavily rubbed brown silk braiding over gilt copper alloy menuki (hilt fittings) in the form of chrysanthemums, kabuto-gane (hilt pommel) with a long khaki silk tassel of the type found on swords carried by more senior officers67 cm; 26 3/8 in blade
Lot 81
A WAKIZASHI (SHORT SWORD) MOUNTED IN A BLACK LACQUERED SAYA (SCABBARD), KIKU ICHI KAWACHI (NO) KAMI SUKESADA, CIRCA 1650-1700the blade shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridge line); forging and tempering details obscured by rubbing; fitted with an iron tsuba (sword guard) decorated with a temple and geese in gold and copper relief, a two-piece copper habaki (collar). Tsuka (hilt) covered with same (rayskin) and wrapped in black silk braid; menuki (hilt fittings) in copper alloy, fuchi (collar) decorated with cherry bloom and birds, nakago (tang) with one mekugi-ana (peg hole) and signed on the omote (outer facing side when worn) Kiku Ichi Kawachi (no) kami Sukesada, on the ura (inner facing side of the blade) Bizen Kuni Osafune ju44 cm; 17 1/4 in blade
Lot 82
AN AIGUCHI TANTŌ IN THE FORM OF A FOLDED FANthe blade with indistinct forging details and securely fitted into the tsuka (hilt) with a gilt copper habaki (collar), scabbard and hilt of lacquered wood in the form of a closed folding fan, together with a Japanese fan, 19th Century, with paper leaf, stained bamboo ribs and metal guards15 cm; 6 in bladeIt has been suggested that this form of dagger mounting was perhaps used by women and retired samurai as well as by doctors, monks and others who were not permitted to carry a sword. Daggers in the form of folded fans were also widely produced in the late nineteenth century as tourist items.
Lot 84
‡ Ⓜ A JAPANESE NAGINATA BY MIZUTA KUNIMITSU, MID-17TH CENTURYin new shirasaya (resting scabbard); with a black lacquered handle and scabbard decorated with finely sprinkled aogai (mother of pearl); nakago (tang) signed 備中國水田住大月安左衛門尉國光作 Bitchû Kuni (Bitchû Province) Mizuta jû (resident of Mizuta) Ôtsuki Yasuzaemon (no) Jô Kunimitsu saku (made by Kunimitsu, Honorary Guardian of Ôtsuki); the blade deeply curved with shinogi (longitudinal ridge line) and a broad notare (undulating) hamon (tempering pattern); one broad and one narrow hi (groove) filled with red lacquer; fitted with a copper habaki (collar); ; Kunimitsu was the third son of the fourth generation Bitchu-Mizuta Kunishige. He worked in Osaka around 1645 but later moved to Edo where he was employed as a swordsmith by the Abe clan.; ; Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.;
Lot 86
A JAPANESE SHIKOMIZUE (SWORD STICK); BLADE CIRCA 1750-1800, MOUNTED 19TH CENTURYthe straight shinogi zukuri blade mounted in a heavy bark covered wooden saya (scabbard), forging and tempering details mostly obscured by rubbing, but a faint notare (wavy) tempering pattern is just visible; nakago (tang) firmly attached in the tsuka (hilt) so any dating or signature cannot be identified61 cm; 24 in bladeBlades from the Kanbun period (1661-1673) and later tended to have very little curvature as can be found on this sword.; ; The sword stick was a popular item for Victorian or Edwardian gentleman to carry, and after 1876 when the samurai as a class were abolished and the carrying of swords was prohibited many older blades were remounted. New poorer quality blades were also made specifically for sword sticks but this example shows details of true forging and was probably remounted as a sword stick for a western visitor to Japan in the late nineteenth century.
Lot 87
‡ AN UNUSUAL AND RARE JAPANESE DRESS SWORD IN MIXED WESTERN AND JAPANESE STYLE MOUNTS, LATER MEIJI PERIOD, 1875-1912the Japanese blade mounted in tachi (slung) style in a black lacquered wooden saya (scabbard) with copper gilt western style fittings decorated with raised sakura (cherry blossom) on a wood-grain effect ground. Sword guard in the form of a leaf with an inner folding plate for easier wear. The hilt wrapped with same (rayskin). The Japanese blade in shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridge line) with broad suguha hamon (straight tempering pattern); long copper-gilt habaki (collar) unsigned short nakago (tang) with two holes, one filled41.5 cm; 16 3/8 in blade
Lot 88
‡ A JAPANESE ARMY OFFICER~S COURT SWORD IN BLACK LEATHER SCABBARD, LATER MEIJI PERIOD, 1875-1912with copper gilt fittings with decoration of sakura (cherry blossom) and scrolling leaves on a nanako ground (~fish roe~ pattern of small dots beaten out with an indented chisel); pommel decorated with raised dragonflies; sword guard with Rising Sun motif on a nanako ground and with an inner folding plate for easier wear; ribbed black wood grip; gilt wire wrapped cord and tassel. Western blade with central longitudinal ridge52.5 cm; 20 5/8 in blade
Lot 89
‡ A JAPANESE ARMY OFFICER~S COURT SWORD IN BLACK LACQUERED SAYA (SCABBARD), LATER MEIJI PERIOD, 1875-1912with copper gilt fittings with decoration of karakusa (Chinese grasses) on a nanako ground (~fish roe~ pattern of small dots beaten out with an indented chisel); hilt wrapped in gilded copper alloy wire; guard of pieced clam-shell form decorated with a kiri (paulownia) crest, a motif used in various forms by the imperial court and by important samurai families, and with an inner folding plate for easier wear; the knucklebow has a ho-o head (phoenix) quillon - the ho-o is an imperial symbol; the hilt wrapped in gilded copper wire (hilt pommel present but detached, chape missing)56 cm; 22 in bladeThe blade is possibly western which has then been decorated in Japan with etched details of stylised flowers and the kiri (paulownia) crest.
Lot 1
A JAPANESE SWORD IN PLAIN WOODEN SAYA (SCABBARD), CIRCA 1890-1910the blade mounted in a plain wooden saya (scabbard) with an unusual shaped tsuka (hilt) with two mekugi-ana (holes for wooden pegs) in the nakago (tang), perhaps indicating that the blade has been remounted for martial arts practice. The nakago with coarse file marks and the blade with a gilt copper-alloy habaki (collar) and plain polished steel tsuba (sword guard). Forging and tempering details of the blade are obscured by rubbing64 cm; 25 1/4 in blade
Lot 102
A CHINESE SWORD (DAO), QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURYwith curved broad blade double-edged towards the point, brass hilt comprising circular guard with four kidney-shaped apertures and with moulded brim, lower ferrule and flattened ovoid pommel each decorated with a band of beadwork and with luck motifs front and back, fabric-bound grip with a brass lined aperture for a tassel, in its exotic two-piece hardwood scabbard with large brass mounts of characteristic type comprising locket, chape and two bands joined by a brass panel, all decorated with good luck motifs en suite with the hilt 55.0 cm; 21 5/8 in blade
Lot 103
‡ Ⓜ TWO CHINESE SHORTSWORDS (DUANJIAN), QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH CENTURY, A CHINESE SHORTSWORD (HUDIEDAO), QING DYNASTY ANOTHER CHINESE SHORTSWORD; A CHINESE MILITARY KNIFE, EARLY 20TH CENTURY AND TWO CHINESE FLAILSthe first with broad blade, brass hilt engraved with traditional ornament, reeded hardwood grip, in its wooden scabbard with brass mounts decorated en suite including a central band decorated with a dragon; the second similar, with up-turned brass guard decorated with a dragon mask, in its scabbard (later covering), with brass mounts decorated with traditional ornament; the third of the type used in conjunction with a wicker shield, with heavy single-edged blade, brass hilt including short guard, and cap pommel, the latter pierced with a flowerhead, and fabric-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its brass mounted lacquered scabbard (chape missing); the fourth with tapering blade of flattened-triangular section (pitted), brass stirrup hilt, and chequered wooden grip (cracked); the fifth with single-edged blade, integral tang with ring pommel, and cord-bound grip, in its hide scabbard~; and the sixth and seventh each formed of two batons joined by a robust iron chainthe first: 39.5 cm; 15 5/8 in(7)Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Lot 117
‡ Ⓜ A SOUTHEAST ASIAN SWORD (DHA), LATE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY LAOSwith curved single-edged blade broadening towards the tip and decorated with three grooves and dots, scalloped oval copper guard, and the grip encased with silver chased with bands of foliage between plaited borders (pommel missing), in its rattan-bound wooden scabbard with silver locket (chape missing)43.6 cm; 17 1/4 in bladePart proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Lot 118
A MALAYSIAN SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER (BADE BADE), 19TH CENTURYwith pattern-welded slightly curved single-edged blade (the tip with a small chip), segmental grip formed of an alternating arrangement of dark and white bone fillets, shaped horn pommel (chipped), in its wooden scabbard with large silver locket and chape chased with scrolling foliage, the former with a carved horn finial en suite26.5 cm; 10 ½ in blade
Lot 122
A NORTH INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURYwith broad single-edged blade of circle pattern wootz steel, struck with a bladesmith~s mark on one face at the forte, iron hilt of characteristic form, comprising a pair of short langets, mushroom-shaped quillons, knuckle-guard with recurved bud-shaped finial, and large dish-shaped pommel with up-turned brim, and integral grip, decorated over its entire surface in gold with a dense pattern of flowers and foliage, in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard with copper chape (now in two pieces, worn)82.0 cm; 32 3/8 in bladeProvenance; On loan to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (1936-2022), inv. no. 54-267
Lot 123
A FINE INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURYwith curved single-edged heavy blade of wootz steel, russet iron hilt of characteristic form, including a pair of langets with shape terminals, short quillons, disc pommel and integral grip, decorated in gold over its entire surface with elaborate patterns of differing flowers and foliage within linear frames (small losses on one side), and the pommel button pierced for a tassel, in leather-covered wooden scabbard (chape missing)85.0 cm; 33 1/2 in blade; ;
Lot 126
A NORTH INDIAN SWORD (SOSAN PATTAH), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURYwith curved single-edged blade of wootz steel formed with a reinforced back-edge, iron hilt of characteristic form, comprising a pair of pierced langets, mushroom-shaped quillons, knuckle-guard with recurved bud-shaped finial, and pommel with up-turned brim, decorated over its surface with gold koftgari flowers and foliage within a linear frame, in its velvet-covered wooden scabbard with openwork silver chape68.3 cm; 26 7/8 in bladeProvenance; On loan to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (1936-2022), inv. no. 54-272
Lot 129
AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), LATE 19TH CENTURYwith curved single-edged blade formed of an alternating chevron arrangement of finely watered wootz steel and plain panels, wootz steel hilt of characteristic form, comprising a pair of quillons with large swollen terminals, disc pommel with pierced hinged finial, and integral grip, in its purple velvet covered wooden scabbard, and wootz steel chape78.7 cm; 31 in bladeProvenance; On loan to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (1936-2022), inv. no. 54-270
Lot 132
˜AN OTTOMAN SWORD (KILIG), TURKEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURYwith curved slender blade of wootz steel, formed with a long fuller on each face and a pair of slender grooves along the back-edge at the point, chiselled with a scrollwork panel against a matted gilt ground at the latter and the base of the fuller on each face, the forte inlaid in gold with a calligraphic panel framed by gold scrollwork on one face and with a brief inscription enclosed by a pair of fronds on the other, wootz steel hilt including quillons with flowerhead terminals chiselled in the round, chiselled with foliage against a matted gilt ground, the front with a tughra and a spray of foliage, fitted with a pair of rhinoceros horn grip scales (insect damage), in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with chape, locket and two middle-bands all of wootz steel, the latter two each with a loop for suspension, and all decorated en suite with the hilt82.5 cm; 32 1/2 in bladeProvenance; On loan to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (1936-2022), inv. no. 54-264; ; The inscriptions on the blade read, in the large cartouche: ~la fata illa ~ali la sayf illa dhu~l-faqar~ (There is no hero but ~Ali, no sword but Dhu~l-Faqar); between the fronds ~ma sha~a allah~ (Whatsover God wills). The Tughra on the guard does not read properly.; ;
Lot 133
˜A PERSIAN SWORD (SHAMSHIR), THE BLADE DATED 1127 (CIRCA 1715-16)with curved single-edged blade of wootz steel, decorated with two gold-inlaid cartouches on one face (small losses), russet iron hilt comprising cross-piece with pointed faceted bud-shaped terminals, decorated with a further gold calligraphic cartouche on each face and enriched with gold flowers, and walrus ivory grip-scales (chipped, pommel missing), in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with russet iron mounts decorated with further gold cartouches (chape missing)81.5 cm; 32 in bladeProvenance; On loan to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (1936-2022), inv. no. 54-261; ; The inscriptions read, in the cartouches on the blade, ~banda-yi shah-i vilayat safi~ (Slave of the King of Trusteeship, Safi) and ~amal-i kalb~ali isafahani 1127(?) (Work of Kalb ~Ali Isfahani 1127(?) (1715-16)) and on the scabbard mounts part of the Nadi ~Ali quatrain. ; ; The date makes it unlikely that the blade is by Kalb ~Ali Isfahani, the son of the celebrated smith Assadalah Isfahani. See Allan and Gilmour, 2000,pp. 102-105.;
Lot 135
˜AN OTTOMAN SWORD, TURKEY, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURYwith earlier style curved single-edged blade of wootz steel, formed with a series of recessed grooves and cross-shaped marks along the back-edge on each face, decorated on each face at the forte with three gold koftgari calligraphic cartouche, brass hilt comprising cross-piece with moulded terminals (cracked), a pair of ivory grip-scales retained by brass rivets, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with two iron mounts each decorated with calligraphy in gold koftagri81.4 cm; 32 1/8 in bladeProvenance; On loan to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (1936-2022), inv. no. 54-257; ; The inscriptions read, in the uppermost cartouche: ~al-sultan nadir shah 981~ (The Sultan Nadir Shah, 981 (1573-4)); in the lower two cartouches: ~[za] hush-i falatun/damash tiztar~ (Its tip is sharper than Plato~s wit). The latter is part of a poem frequently encountered on the carved bone handles of Qajar daggers.
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