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Lot 1305
A Rare And Impressive Dragoon Guards Officers Mameluke Sword And Dress Scabbard Probably By Prosser, Swordmaker To The King The curved, flat, pipe back blade as favoured by The Duke Of Wellington. Features a double point, panelled copper gilt crossguard with langets and bud terminals with toothed chevron border and six pointed star to centre contained within circular, reeded border to one side. Lined backstrap to ivory hilt, inset with twin gilt rosettes to front and back. Blade length, 31 inches, sword length 36 inches. Complete with black leather covered scabbard with long panelled locket and chape, bulbous middle bud and matching mount complete with suspension rings. Good condition, some minor hairline cracks to ivory hilt. For further reference, please refer to B. Robson, 'Swords of the British Army...', , London 1975, p. 31, 33-35, 179, 191. Please see accompanying image.
Lot 1300
WWII Interest A Rare German SS Officers Sword With Scabbard And Original SS Portepee And Felt Sword Case. Officers sword in wonderful condition comprising ebony grip wrapped with single strand wire, forming 13 bands; The grip fitted with circular silver Runic disc to centre. Hilt underside bears the SS Rune acceptance stamp in chamfered octagon; the pommel being the special SS style which screws into the hilt of the sword and not the blade tang. Blade in polished steel is unmarked/without maker and is in very good condition, the white leather blade buffer pad is still intact, the scabbard is in good condition and retains 99% of the black paint finish, the lower scabbard mount is decorated with the standard line pattern, the upper mount is in the traditional Wotan's Knot pattern, the sword is complete with the correct and original SS officers silver brocade and silver-wire portepee with woven black runic insignia to top knot. Along with original fawn wool felt sword case with woven cotton rope drawstring. Overall size: 99cm, blade size, 83cm. Please see accompanying image
Lot 377
Mid-20th century presentation Kris of typical form with wavy double edged blade and brass mounts to a carved wooden handle and fitted wooden scabbard with an applied electroplated presentation plaque "Presented to Commodore E D Norman, DSO, DSC, by the CPOs and POs, HMMS Malaya, Feb 1960", overall length 41cms, NB: Lt-Cdr Norman DSO, DSC (1910-1998) commanded six British submarines during the Second World War, his first being HMS H44 involving patrols in the North Sea and off the Norwegian coast, followed by HMS Upright as part of the Malta based flotilla, "The Fighting Tenth" at which time he received the DSO
Lot 435
6th-7th century AD. An iron sousser long-sword in its scabbard (wooden and silver traces visible to the blade's surface); the blade slender and long (87cm tip to grip), two-edged and parallel-sided, lentoid in section with small rounded tip; two sheet-silver rectangular sleeves at the mouth and mid-point, each with rolled edges and a separate P-shaped lateral panel with suspension fitting for attachment to the sword belt (goti) and raised 'feather' pattern to the outer face; gusseted lower guard with rolled edges; tubular grip in two sections with similar feather pattern, one scooped edge with finger-grip recess; chevron pommel with attached upper panel. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, item 65. 951 grams, 101cm (39 3/4"). From the collection of a North London gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. Accompanied by a positive metallurgic analytical report, written by Metallurgist Dr. Brian Gilmour of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford. The use of feather pattern panels is associated by Khorasani (citing Overlaet and others) with the 6th-7th century. Fine condition, some restoration. Rare.
Lot 530
5th century AD. A parcel-gilt u-section silver scabbard chape with running scrolls to the body, attachment holes, profile bird-head finials with inset garnet cabochons. See Menghin, W. Das Schwert im Frühen Mittelalter, Stuttgart, 1983, p.140. 22 grams, 54mm (2"). From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980. Very fine condition.
Lot 501
3rd-1st century BC. A substantial bronze discoid weight with chamfered edge, high-relief image of a warrior in profile on horseback to the obverse; the horse with ropework crupper and bridle, pellet eye, segmented mane; the warrior mounted on the horse's back without a saddle, wearing tight-fitting garments, bearded with braided hair flowing from the back of the head towards the horse's rump; sword in scabbard suspended behind the warrior's right leg. See Megaw, R.& V. Celtic Art. From its Beginnings to the Book of Kells, London, 1989 for discussion. 430 grams, 86mm (3 1/4"). Property of a London collector; acquired on the London market, 1990s-2000s. The warrior's attitude and tight-fitting garment resemble those shown on the inner panel of the Gundestrup cauldron in the scene where a procession of advancing footsoldiers with shields supports a leaf-nearing branch above their heads, heading towards a cauldron in which a superhuman figure immerses one of their number head-first, beneath a quartet of horsemen heading away from the scene. Fine condition.
Lot 449
8th-9th century AD. A silver-gilt sword-belt appliqué set with niello detailing comprising: D-shaped buckle loop and tongue; three belt keepers with roundels to the upper face; attachment ring with inlay to accept the scabbard straps; eleven plaques each formed as opposed birds around a central ribbed dome; second attachment ring; sixteen heater-shaped panels each with an advancing lion, four with a separate ring to the lower edge; five panels with lateral point and matching recess, geometric design; similar finial with heater-shaped leading edge; all assembled and mounted in a glazed wooden presentation case. 3.6 kg total, case 132.5cm long (52"). From an old English collection, pre 1965. Fine condition.
Lot 450
4th-3rd century BC. An iron dagger and associated scabbard; the dagger with carp's tongue blade, flared lower guard, rounded grip, hollow T-shaped pommel with four large rivets, silver inlay to the hollow lower guard; the scabbard with median projections to connect with the lower guard and two T-shaped cotton-reel attachment points for the belt or baldric, four discoid lateral buttons to the finial; the lower guard with panels of inlaid silver wire in lattice patterns with guilloche border, similar ropework and guilloche patterns to the waist, and lower body, cross-in-circle designs to the lateral buttons; the blade lentoid in section with midrib; Iberian workmanship. See Capwell, Dr. T. Knives, Daggers and Bayonets, London, 2009 for discussion. 344 grams total, 29.5cm (11 1/2"). Property of a Suffolk gentleman; acquired before 2000. Accompanied by a report of metallurgic analytical results, written by Metallurgist Dr. Brian Gilmour of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford. The dagger and its elaborate sheath bear distinctive decoration in the technique later known as Tauschierarbeit when it reappeared in the early medieval period. The process involves laying out a design on the metal surface, then carefully incising a narrow (typically 0.5mm or less) slot into the surface. The slot is then further worked with a graving tool to enlarge the hollow inner faces, creating a wedge-shaped profile to the cut with the narrow edge at the top. The silver wire is then made slightly over-width for the slot's dimensions, placed over the slot and slowly worked down with a flat-faced hammer so that the displaced metal expands into the lower part of the slot and fills the void. The process is repeated for every separate line in the design. The four discoid buttons at the lower end of the scabbard are an unusual feature of this type with parallels in many Iron Age cultures of Europe. The two attachment studs would have passed through corresponding slits in a leather or woven textile belt or baldric. The designs chosen for the inlay are all geometrical, mostly based around concentric rectangles and lattice or guilloche patterns. The reverse of the scabbard and hilt are both undecorated because expensive and labour-intensive ornament was reserved for the surfaces which could be displayed. The ornament may have held some symbolic meaning which is no longer recoverable. The organic grip would have been carved to accommodate the fingers and to facilitate a firm hold on the hilt. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] [2] Very fine condition. Rare.
Lot 434
3rd-7th century AD. An iron sousser long-sword in its scabbard (wooden traces visible to the blade's surface); the blade slender and long (64cm tip to grip), two-edged and parallel-sided, lentoid in section with small rounded tip; two sheet-silver rectangular sleeves at the mouth and mid-point, each with rolled edges and a P-shaped lateral panel with suspension fitting for attachment to the sword belt (goti); similarly formed lower guard formed to slide behind the bow of the P-shaped panel, with rolled edges; tubular grip in two sections with bosses to the outer face; conical pommel with incised rosette detailing. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, p.84-95. 906 grams, 77.5cm overall (30 1/2"). From the collection of a North London gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. Accompanied by a positive metallurgic analytical report, written by Metallurgist Dr. Brian Gilmour of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford. The sword is of standard early Sassanian type depicted on rock carvings at e.g. Ardeshir, Shapur and Bahram but not well represented in the archaeological record. Influences on sword design include local Parthian traditions, earlier Assyrian weaponry, Scythian akenakes swords and even contact with Han Dynasty China (206 BC-220 AD) or cultures influenced by them. Fine condition, some restoration. Rare.
Lot 295
German Luftwaffe 1937 Pattern Dagger with hanger, early hilt fittings white cast aluminium, white plastic grip, cross Eagle, plain blade with bust of knight WKC Solingen, granulated scabbard, double strap hanger with blue & grey weave, aluminium thread edge stripes, velvet back, hanger buckles & fittings zinc alloy
Lot 76
A British Mark I Lee Metford Bayonet and Scabbard, double edged and blade with a medial ridge running the full length of the blade, the ricasso is marked with a crown over 'VR' and '97.On the opposite side it is marked with a broad arrow and further armory marks. The pommel is also marked 436. - Est £100 -150
Lot 156
WW2 Nazi Kriegsmarine Dagger With Etched Blade By Alexander Coppel GmbH (Alcoso), Solingen - A Kriegsmarine Dagger & Scabbard, the blade is etched on both sides and the ricasso is marked with a weigh scales and makers mark 'alcoso', it has the Kriegsmarine Eagle Pommel and Swastika and its original brass patterned scabbard also the two hanging ring mounts come with the original hanger chain Est 100 - 150
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