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A P1856/58 Volunteer Enfield sword bayonet of the Norfolk Artillery Volunteers, blade 22½” with king’s head maker’s mark, crown over “S” over “18” inspector’s mark and engraved “V/ Nf.A1/38”, in its steel scabbard bearing similar inspector’s mark and engraving. GC (slightly worn overall, scabbard lightly pitted and lacking its internal liner). £100-150.
A modified P1856/58 Enfield sword bayonet, blade reduced to 13” and bearing Enfield inspector’s stamps and dates “2/85” and “7’98”, the hilt adapted for the Martini Henry rifle with cut away pommel and reduced muzzle ring, in its steel mounted leather scabbard. QGC (grips worn, scabbard mounts pitted) £30-40.
A French M1874 Gras bayonet, dated St Etienne 1876, in its scabbard. QGC (externally pitted overall); also an antique walking stick, the haft and spherical handle carved with bands of geometric decoration in the Polynesian fashion, the handle also inset with a silver coin of Wilhelm II of Germany, and containing a concealed 15” short sword or dagger blade of triangular section. GC (hole in the side of the haft, blade fails to fully enter). (2) £40-60.
A scarce Volunteer saw back bayonet for the Snider Carbine, similar to the P1868 issued to the Irish Constabulary, straight blade 18” totally devoid of any markings apart from a German maker’s knight’s head mark, with 6½” saw back section, the hilt with straight crosspiece and spatulate quillon, in its steel mounted leather scabbard. Basically GC (surface rust to the hilt, scabbard mounts pitted, the leather worn) £150-175.
A WWI German Ersatz bayonet, fullered blade 12¼”, steel hilt with plain grip and three quarter muzzle ring, in its steel scabbard with what appears to be original black paint. GC, the blade clean (externally some wear and patchy rust overall); also a Third Reich K98 bayonet, with wooden grips, in its steel scabbard with leather frog bearing RB number. Basically GC (rusted overall, frog loop stud missing). £80-100.
An ornamental Indian style sword, curved plated blade 29” etched with panels of scrolls and Wilkinson Sword logo, all brass hilt with lion’s head pommel; and a small Spanish bullfighter’s sword (for a boy?), blade 20" of triangular section and etched “Toledo”, with red cloth bound hilt and leather scabbard with plated mounts. GC (scabbard leather split and worn) (2) £30-50.
A German Army officer’s sword, c 1900, blade 33” by “P D Baus-Frafrath” (Bavaria), etched with panels of scrolling foliage and uncrowned monogram (?); plain steel triple bar hilt with fish skin covered grip; in its black painted steel scabbard. Basically GC (some light surface rust to blade, dark patina to hilt, grip worn, scabbard with some rust and minor dents) £60-120.
A Victorian CB group of five to Major-General Charles Vyvyan Cox, CB. (1819-1903): Most Honourable Order of the Bath Companion's neck badge, 18ct gold and enamel, London 1870, Gwalior Star, Punnair 29th Dec, 1843, 'Lt C V Cox 3rd Bde. Bengal Artillery', Sutlej Medal with Sobraon and Ferozeshuhr clasps 'Lt. C V Cox Horse Artillery', Punjab Medal with Chilianwala and Goojert clasps,'Lieut C V Cox Adt 2nd Bde H Arty' and India Service Medal, 'Lt -Major C V Cox 4th Tp 2nd Bde Bengal Arty', in a red leather case, together with a cased set of three miniatures, Punjab, Gwalior and India Service Medals, Victorian officer's dress sword in scabbard, Victorian ivory handled mameluke in scabbard, tin trunk containing No.1 Dress tunic and trousers with gold sash, sword belt, Ostrich plume in tin case, spurs and accessories, also two Carte de Visite Photographs of Major -General Cox in full No.1 uniform with full medal group and mameluke sword, together with a large pastel portrait of Charles Vyvyan Cox by Robert Faulkner circa 1853, half-length standing with brown wavy hair, blue eyes and mutton-chop sideburns and moustache, wearing Captain's uniform with India Campaign medals and dress sword, 99 x 81cm, and a portrait of his wife Charlotte Elizabeth Cox (daughter of J L Farr of North Cove Hall , Suffolk), three-quarter length standing, wearing pearl and jeweled necklace, a long ivory coloured gown with blue fringe and holding a pet dog, signed and dated 'Dickinson 1871', on porcelain, oval 44 x 30cm, in a mahogany and glazed case.*Notes Charles Vyvyan Cox was born in 1819 in Stockland, Devonshire, the second son of the late Rev. John Cox, rector of Cheddington and Vicar of Stockland-cum-Dalwood and of Martha Rowe. He was educated at King's School, Sherborne and Addiscombe Academy before entering the Bengal Artillery in 1838. Serving as a Subaltern he fought in both the Gwalior Campaign 1843-44 and the Sutlej campaign 1845-46 where he was wounded at the battle of Moodkee. During the Punjab Campaign 1848-49 he served as a Brigade Major of Horse Artillery and was mentioned in dispatches. He became Captain in 1853 and took part in operations in Rawalpindi and Peshawar during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1860 and then Colonel in 1863, he married his wife Charlotte Elizabeth Cox (nee Farr) in 1864, before becoming a Companion of the Bath in 1874. He died in 1903, St George, Hanover Square , London and is buried in Kensal Green Cemetery.
Good Quality copy of a French 1896 Pattern Cavalry officers sword with wire bound grip, in steel scabbardCondition report: The blade is in good order overall with some minor corrosion spots only. The scabbard is in good order too with just some light corrosion overall. Hilt in good order. Additional images of makers mark are now available to view online. Blade 89cm in length, scabbard 91.5cm in length
Chinese Jian sword with brass mounts, reeded wood grip, straight double-edged blade in wood scabbard with brass mounts, 58.5cm overallCondition report: The blade has some scratching visible, possibly indicative of it having been cleaned at some stage. The tip of the blade is rounded and possibly altered. Some light corrosion marks.
Japanese Tanto dagger in ornately carved bone scabbard with figure decoration, together with a Japanese miniature Katana letter knife and a Tibetan travelling knife and chopsticks set (3)Condition report: Tanto has some spots of corrosion to the blade and possible signs it may have been previously cleaned. There is overall wear and a couple of minor splits to the bone covering. The Katana letter knife is in good order. The knife from the travelling chopstick set has some corrosion to the blade.
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