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AVERY; a set of balance scales, collection of modern boxed dolls, and a set of Drakes Pride bowls.

PARNALL & SONS; a set of balance scales with ceramic and brass plate on marble plinth terminating on ebonised base, length 49cm.

A collection of scientific instruments including drawing equipment, an electric home therapy machine, microscope, barograph, base for scales, and a thermometer.

Cased Georgian Sovereign scales in metal case

A set of brass Victorian Letter scales with brass weights

Ernest Stephen Lumsden (1883 - 1948), The Scales [Jodhpur Bazaar, India], etching, signed, numbered A30860, 39cm x 29cm

Allen & Butler advertising box (28cm x 11cm x 11cm deep) t/w brass & steel balance scales

S Mordan & Co antique letter balance scales with multiple weights - 12cm high x 27cm x 14cm

3 x boxed drawing instrument sets inc Stanley, Sike's pocket hydrometer (cased) & boxed set of apothecary balance scales (with weights) - some slight a/f

dating: late 17th Century provenance: Poland, Curved, single-and short false-edged blade, with double fuller and various pitting, featuring the mark 'N N' and a toothed semicircle at the forte. Iron quillon with webbed quillons, with langets. Grip of typical style, with brown horn grip scales engraved with fishbone pattern and fastened with iron and copper rivets. Wooden scabbard with missing parts and remains of leather covering. Two lugs with iron band. length 91 cm.

dating: 1881 provenance: USA, A 6-1/2' rifled cylindrical barrel, with high rib featuring company marking in two lines with patents. 44 cal. Winchester. Six shot cylinder 1-9/16'. Working mechanism in single action, the double action needs revision. Trigger guard with traces of browning. 25 per cent nickel-plated finishing. Serial number '14xxx'. The cock pin needs to be fixed. Mother-of-pearl grip scales with Smith & Wesson monogram Mass produced and numbered separately from the standard model, the .44 Double Action Frontier was produced in a run of approximately 15,000. The initial production had the address and patents in two lines. See 'Standard Catalogue of Smith & Wesson' 3rd edition, by Supica/Nahals, pp. 109-110 and 'Flayderman's Guide' 9th edition, pp. 238 5G-145. length 29 cm.

dating: about 1870 provenance: Belgium, Round, rifled, 11 mm cal. barrel, engraved and octagonal base, provided with rear sight and marked 'MARIETTE BREVETE', foresight. Smooth, six-shot cylinder engraved with racemes, mark of the Liege test bench. Frame engraved en suite. Screw placed in front of the trigger to make the barrel slide forward on the cylindrical axis. Checkered, wooden grip scales. Engraved butt-plate provided with a suspension ring. length 31 cm.

dating: about 1870 provenance: Belgium, Rifled, octagonal, 7 mm cal. barrel, provided with foresight. Six-shot cylinder totally engraved with geometric and floral motifs; same design also at the frame. Extractor and loading gate. Folding trigger with Lefaucheux mark. Wooden grip scales. length 20 cm.

dating: Late 19th Century provenance: Austria, Straight, single-and-false-edged blade, flat at the tip then with fuller, featuring acid-etched trophies and floral motifs. Brass hilt (very few remains of gilding), pierced and engraved shell-guard with a crowned double eagle, quillon with quillons ending in a curl, guard decorated with oak branches, pommel with lion's head. Grip with mother-of-pearl grip scales. Leather scabbard with brass mounts. length 87 cm.

dating: 1860 - 1865 provenance: USA, Rifled, octagonal, 36 cal. barrel (visible rifling, signs of pitting inside), with brass, cusped foresight. Mark 'H'. Smooth, six-shot cylinder. Working mechanism. Frame marked on the upper part with factory mark and patents of 1856, 1859 and 1860. Grip with smooth walnut grip scales featuring traces of marks on the bottom and remains of a military inspection stamp. Stamp 'C' on the base of the cartridge rammer and on the frame. A few faint traces of finishing in some places, pitting. Wide trigger guard with trigger and ring loading lever. length 36 cm.

dating: 17th Century provenance: Spain, Long, straight, double-edged blade of lozenge section, short tang engraved with small curls. The ricasso marked with a simple cross. Iron hilt richly carved and pierced, on one side a horseman fighting a dragon, on the other side a horseman on horseback and one on foot. The space between them with floral motifs. Quillons of the quillon carved with scales with enlarged ends, the loop-guard carved with scales, coils and with two sprouts. Carved pommel, antique but probably replaced. Wooden grip covered with wire binding and wire Moor's heads. length 131 cm.

dating: 1863 - 1875 provenance: USA, Octagonal, 8', rifled, 44 cal. barrel (clean bore, visible rifling), with foresight, featuring the standard three-line mark at the back “NEW MODEL” (not clearly visible), with “L” and “S” marks. Six-shot cylinder with mark 'R' and 'S'. Frame marked like the cylinder. Well working mechanism. Brass trigger guard. Serial number '73xxx'. Preserving most of its antique nickel-plated finishing (later?). Wooden grip scales, the left one with military inspection stamp. length 35,5 cm.

dating: 1564 provenance: Saxony, Smoothbore, two-stage, 13 mm cal. barrel, octagonal at the first part and then round, with rings and small engravings at the girdle, slightly engraved at the base with deep mark and date '1564' (!), slightly bell-mouthed nozzle; lock with flat lock plate with external wheel, engraved springs, provided with safety lock and sliding pan cover. Blackened wooden full stock engraved with scales and bone inlays; spherical pommel featuring a bone medallion at the centre, with the Saxon royal coat of arms. Bone-tipped wooden ramrod with iron cartridge extractors. This is one of the earliest firearms of this legendary type used by the guard troops during the reign of Christian I (Elector from 1560). Its design, slimmer, longer, and with a smaller caliber than later models, makes it significantly more intriguing and rarer than those usually found on the international market. length 64 cm.

dating: about 1870 provenance: Paris, Rifled, octagonal, 7 mm cal. barrel, the base carved with floral motifs, on the right side serial number 'LF 91xx', on the back the mark 'Lefaucheux in Paris'; floral decoration also on the foresight. Six-shot cylinder totally engraved and carved with floral motifs, same decoration also on the entire frame. Extractor and loading gate. Folding trigger marked 'LEFAUCHEUX'. Wooden grip scales. length 20 cm.

dating: about 1910 provenance: Austria, Blackened metal skull, crest (small defects on top) worked with an embossed lion and snake. Large front frieze with imperial eagle. Leather chin straps reinforced with brass scales engraved with laurels, cheek-pieces with a lion's head. With light leather sweat-band and a blue-red silk cap inside. height 28 cm.

dating: About 1940 provenance: Kingdom of Italy, A very rare Mod. 1937 general officer's dagger that belonged to Giuseppe Moscone. Well-preserved single-and-false-edged blade, with typical aluminium grip shaped as an eagle's head, faux ivory grip scales with gilded brass fasces. Complete with black lacquered scabbard with gilt mounts. Provided with gilded brass mounts, with 'M' hook under eagle on a black enameled background and a 'Roman-style' cartouche with the inscription 'S.P.Q.R.'. Complete with its case covered with brown Moroccan leather featuring gilded elements, the interior (partially) lined with silk and featuring small raised wooden elements. See lot 137 for the complete biography of General Giuseppe Moscone. length 31 cm.

dating: Late 19th Century provenance: India, Made of iron, grip provided with horn grip scales, the edge of the grip featuring two, counter-curved, double edged blades with ribbed and reinforced tip. Also featuring a third, straight, central, double-edge blade (shorter than the others) set at a ninety-degree angle to the others and mounted on the guard arch. Rare. length 57.5 cm.

dating: 19th Century provenance: Turkey, Curved, double-edged blade made of damask, gold inlaid koftgari at the base with racemes, featuring at the forte a floral decoration in relief, then provided with a double central fuller on a raised base that runs almost to the tip. Grip with a central band of ruby-coloured semiprecious stones set on a silver frame. Smooth, bone grip scales. Silver foil scabbard, finely decorated with rocaille and flowers in relief. The tip (slight bend) ends with a floral decoration. length 39,2 cm.

dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: Belgium, Eight, smoothbore, cylindrical, turn-off barrels of damask, 7,7 mm cal. at the nozzle. Mounted on a large rolling block, provided with longitudinally arranged nipples; mark of the Liege test bench and inspector's stamp. Steel frame of almost cylindrical shape, with engraved racemes, provided with a ring trigger and firing pin on the lower side. Working mechanism and rotation. Grip with central band marked 'MARIETTE BREVETE' and engraved with racemes. Smooth, ebony grip scales. Some pitting, signs of use and time. Uncommon model with so many barrels. length 20,2 cm.

dating: Second quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Sardinian Kingdom, Rigid body made of thick black felt with black leather visor and nape-guard, front frieze shaped as a grenade with flame and with pierced '6', original blue cotton cockade, large red wool tassel with embroidered number, cheek-pieces and brass chin straps with scales (one scale missing). The interior is missing. Extremely rare and in very good conditions. height 20 cm.

dating: 1868 - 1881 provenance: USA, Cylindrical, 22 rimfire short cal barrel with high rib provided with foresight and company markings with patents, swiveling upwards. Seven-shot cylinder. Working mechanism. The front piece of the pivot, under the barrel, is missing. Smooth, wooden grip scales. length 17 cm.

dating: Third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Kingdom of Italy, Single-and-false-edged blade (probably 18th century) with lozenge section, with fuller at the forte, featuring the mark 'ANTONIO PICHINIO' between crosses. Brass hilt. Shell-guard decorated in bas-relief with Savoy shield surmounted by crown and placed between laurel and oak fronds. Quillon and guard with lion heads. Pommel with anthropomorphic face. Grip with mother-of-pearl grip scales. Iron scabbard (repainted) with two lugs and brass mounts. Restorations. length 90.5 cm.

dating: 1861 - 1862 provenance: USA, Octagonal, 7-1/2', rifled, 36 cal. barrel (bore with some signs of use, visible rifling), with round foresight, featuring at the back the standard two-line mark. Six-shot cylinder. Working mechanism. Brass trigger guard with remains of a stamp (W?). Some signs of use and time and pitting. Serial number '13xxx' at the grip, the barrel with remains of numbers probably matching but barely legible. Walnut grip scales. length 34 cm.

dating: First half of the 19th Century provenance: Turkey, Slightly curved, single-edged blade with groove on the back, decorated on the entire length with seven cartouches featuring Arabic inscriptions framed between two spirals; all decorations are in gold (missing parts). Iron grip with typical grip scales shaped as a walrus tooth. Leather-covered wooden scabbard with metal mounts (earlier but not pertinent) decorated with geometric and floral motifs. length 72 cm.

dating: about 1870 provenance: Belgium, Round, rifled, 11 mm cal. barrel, octagonal at the base marked 'MEYERS BREVETE', high foresight. Smooth, six-shot cylinder slightly engraved with racemes and mark of the Liege test bench. Frame engraved en suite. Frame with sight, loading gate. Checkered wooden grip scales carved with floral motifs. Suspension ring. length 31 cm.

dating: 1858 - 1861 provenance: USA, Octagonal, 3.9’, 31 cal. barrel, with brass foresight. Six-shot cylinder with remains of engraving. Working mechanism, but it needs revision. Cartridge rammer lever at the trigger guard. Serial number '381' inside the grip, wooden grip scales with matching numbering. Some pitting, signs of use and time. length 22 cm.

dating: Late 19th Century provenance: Spain, Single-edged blade marked 'NAVAJA / DE TOLEDO' on one side. Beautiful iron grip with horn grip scales decorated with floral motifs, brass mounts. On the back iron spring with ring. length 57.5 cm.

dating: 1877 - circa 1880 provenance: USA, Rifled, 38 S&W cal barrel (visible rifling), provided with high rib with company address and patents in two lines. Grooved, five-shot cylinder. Well working mechanism. Spur trigger in the frame. Fine, 90% nickel plating, probably antique. Serial number ‘59xxx’ under the grip. Checkered, hard rubber grip scales with embossed ‘S&W’. Nearly 110000 units made. length 21.5 cm.

dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: France, Straight, double-edged blade, ribbed in the middle and at the tip, with fuller on both sides for the rest of the length, marked 'DUMONTHIER / BREVET DYn'. Two smoothbore, cylindrical, 9 mm cal. barrels. Iron quillon with four quillons, two on the guard side, two on the parry side, the latter also constituting the cocks of the pistol and completely covering the nipples when closed. Single trigger working mechanism that fires the two cocks in sequence when both are cocked. Foldaway trigger in the centre band of the grip. White metal grip scales with fluted decoration. Slight signs of time on the iron parts. Leather scabbard with white metal mounts. length 32,3 cm.

dating: about 1870 provenance: Belgium, Round, rifled, 7 mm cal. barrel, octagonal base marked on one side with the patent 'E. LEFAUCHEUX INV. BREVETE' and symmetrically with the manufacturer “V. COLLETTE / LIEGE”; with foresight. Six-shot cylinder engraved with floral motifs, with the mark of the Liege test bench, 'L' and 'Z' under crown. The frame finely engraved with floral motifs on a background micro-carved with bands; serial number '27xxx'. Loading gate and extractor. Folding trigger. Wooden grip scales sculpted en suite with the frame. length 19 cm.

dating: 19th Century provenance: Japan, Heavy, round, 14 mm cal. barrel, flat on the back; the surface finely engraved with fish-skin-like micro-scales, above this pattern beautiful engraved racemes and leaves; provided with rear sight and foresight with small silver button; large nozzle with moulded muzzle engraved with gold geometric and floral motifs (missing parts). Match-lock, flat lock plate with brass bordering, movable brass pan cover engraved with leaves. Wooden full stock (small signs of use and time). Folding trigger. Missing ramrod. length 100.5 cm.

dating: 14th Century provenance: France, Straight, double-edged blade, ribbed in the middle, long, rectangular tang, quillon with straight quillons of round section, slightly increasing towards the ends. Barely tipped center of crossguard. Octagonal pommel softly concave on the front side and decorated with a small circle in the centre. Remains of wooden grip scales. Minor missing parts but in good condition. Provenance: Mario Troso Collection length 116.5 cm.

dating: 1878 - 1898 provenance: USA, Round, 44 S&W Russian cal. barrel, with high rib, featuring the mark 'SMITH & WESSON SPRINGFIELD MASS. U.S.A.'. Visible rifling inside, several areas with pitting. Six-shot cylinder. Working mechanism. Trigger guard with finger support. Checkered, hard-rubber grip scales with the manufacturer's monogram. Serial number '33xxx' matching the grip, hook and cylinder, not legible on the barrel. Various pitting on the surface, reblued. length 31,2 cm.

dating: 1880 - 1889 circa provenance: England, Round, rifled, 350 cal center fire barrel, provided with foresight. Clean bore, visible rifling. Six-shot cylinder, mechanism working in single and double action. On the left side the Webley marking, serial number '81xxx', the calibre marking and 'W&S' surmounted by drawing depicting a winged bullet. On the back the dealer's mark 'P. WEBLEY & SON / LONDON & BIRMINGHAM'. Checkered, wooden grip scales. Marks of the test bench on the barrel and on the cylinder. Earlier browning.. length 16 cm.

dating: 1858 - 1867 provenance: USA, Cylindrical, 4’, rifled, 31 cal. barrel (pitting inside, remains of rifling), with brass foresight, marked on the back 'BACON MFG CO. NORWIC. CONN'. Fluted, five-shot cylinder. Iron frame. Some pitting. Serial number '7xx' under the barrel and on the cartridge rammer. Walnut grip scales. Second Model. In this version directly produced by Bacon, in about 3000 specimens. See Flayderman's Guide, 9th Edition, pp. 353-354. 7A-008. length 23,5 cm.

dating: about 1880 provenance: Austria, Rifled, cylindrical, 11 mm cal. barrel (visible rifling), provided with foresight and fore-end, with mark 'T' at the base and mark 'L.GASSER / WIEN'. Six-shot cylinder with crowned 'JG 71' mark (for the year?). Working mechanism. Frame with deleted mark '13. HR. 84.' (probably department numbers) and '2 TD 924'. Cylinder, frame and extractor with matching serial number '23xxx'. Grip with checkered wooden grip scales. Ring for the strap. length 35.5 cm.

dating: 1865 - 1873 provenance: USA, Octagonal, 5-1/2', rifled, 36 cal. barrel (bore with light pitting, visible rifling), with semi-circular foresight (a repair at the base?), featuring remains of mark at the back. Five-shot cylinder. Working mechanism. Brass trigger guard, marked 'B', with remains of antique finishing. Some signs of use and time and slight pitting. Remains of antique browning at the cartridge rammer. Serial number '10xxx' on the barrel and the grip. Walnut grip scales. length 26 cm.

dating: about 1880 provenance: USA, Round, rifled, 44 russian cal. barrel (pitting inside), with high rib and US commercial mark ending in '... RUSSIAN MODEL'. Six-shot cylinder. The mechanism is working, but the rest of the cylinder when the hammer is cocked does not hook well and strongly rotates. Frame with trigger guard and finger support. Smooth, wooden grip scales. Grip with ring for the strap. Serial number '48732' on the grip, on the other elements not legible. Pitting, signs of use and time. On the surface of the barrel, cylinder and frame antique raceme engravings in the style of Louis D. Nimschke. Silver-plated finishing probably refreshed later. length 30,2 cm.

dating: 1865 - 1873 provenance: USA, Octagonal, 3', rifled, 31 cal. barrel (bore with some fouling, visible rifling), with semi-circular foresight, featuring a three-line mark with patents of 1858 and 1863, and inscription “NEW-MODEL” at the back. Five-shot cylinder. Working mechanism. Frame with spur trigger. Smooth, walnut grip scales. Serial number '71xx' on the barrel and the grip. Remains of antique bluing. length 19,2 cm.

dating: Second quarter of the 20th Century provenance: Italy, Straight, single-edged blade. Aluminium grip with typical pommel shaped as an eagle's head. The grip scales of cream-white material (probably Bakelite or a similar material), featuring a circular mark inside with a rhombus symbol and the numbers '3713' and '3714', the front one provided with brass fasces. Black painted iron scabbard with black leather loop. Black fabric sword knot. length 28 cm.

dating: Late 19th Century provenance: Spain, Long, single-edged blade (small missing parts), remains of marking on one side ‘NAVAJA ....’; tang. Iron grip with coloured horn grip scales, brass linking elements. On the back iron spring with large ring. length 76 cm.

dating: 1865 - 1873 provenance: USA, Octagonal, 3-1/2', rifled, 36 cal. barrel (heavy pitting inside), with a small foresight, featuring a three-line mark, patent of 1858 and 1863, and inscription “NEW MODEL” at the back. Five-shot cylinder. Working mechanism. Brass trigger guard. Signs of use and time and some pitting, in patina, needs cleaning. Frame with crack at the cartridge rammer pin. Serial number '11xxx' on the barrel (the last digit not clearly legible, probably matching) and on the grip. Walnut grip scales. length 22 cm.

dating: about 1880 provenance: Kingdom of Italy, Octagonal, rifled barrel, the base marked 'CL', with foresight, 10 mm. cal. at the nozzle. Grooved, six-shot cylinder, frame on one side marked 'GLISENTI BRESCIA' with mark, on the other side mark 'G..' under crown and 'CL', with serial number 'S xx'. Checkered, wooden grip scales. Ring for the strap. Working mechanism in single and double action. length 31 cm.

dating: 1862 provenance: USA, Octagonal, 7-3/8', rifled, 36 cal. barrel (bore with some signs of use, visible rifling), with conical foresight, featuring at the back the standard two-line mark, with “B” mark. Six-shot cylinder with mark 'BS'. Working mechanism. Brass trigger guard. Frame marked 'B'. Some signs of use and time and pitting. Serial number '20xxx' on the barrel and the grip. Walnut grip scales. length 34 cm.

dating: about 1880 provenance: Belgium, Round, rifled, 11 mm cal. barrel with high foresight, square base marked 'ADLERS PATENT GUSS-STAHL' and with marks 'J' under star and 'R' under crown. Smooth, six-shot cylinder engraved with floral motifs. Frame marked 'S. MARKE' with marks and with serial number '94xxx', engraved en suite. Loading gate and extractor. Cow-horn grip scales (missing parts). Suspension ring. Working mechanism but which needs revision. length 39 cm.

dating: 1861 - 1862 provenance: USA, Octagonal, 7-1/2', rifled, 36 cal. barrel (bore with some signs of use, heavy pitting inside), with low elongated foresight, featuring at the back the standard two-line mark. Six-shot cylinder. Working mechanism. Brass trigger guard. Various signs of use and time and pitting. Serial number '50xx' on the barrel and the grip. The back of the frame with modification to raise the sight. Walnut grip scales, one cracked and with small missing part. length 34 cm.

dating: Second quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Belgium, Round, rifled, 8,8 mm cal. barrel (clean bore, visible rifling), with foresight. Smooth, six-shot cylinder. Frame with remains of patent marking, two cross-shaped marks and serial number '3xx;' at the front part of the frame there is a small lever, which opens the barrel-cylinder block if turned to the left; this same lever, while rotating, activates the extractor. Grip with checkered, wooden grip scales. Ring for the strap. length 28.5 cm.

dating: 1862 - 1863 provenance: USA, Octagonal, 4', rifled, 31 cal. barrel (inside needs cleaning), with brass, cusped foresight, slight traces of the back mark. The lever stop of the cartridge rammer is missing. Six-shot cylinder with remains of a 1861 patent mark. Working mechanism. Frame with spur trigger. Pitting. Walnut grip scales, one with cracks. Approximately 300 specimens of this rare Alsop revolver were produced. See Flayderman's Guide, 9th Edition, pp. 352-353. 7A-002. length 23,5 cm.

dating: 1858 - 1861 provenance: USA, Octagonal, approximately 3-1/3’, rifled, 31 cal. barrel (pitting inside, partially visible rifling) with round foresight, marked 'WESTERN ARMS CO. N.Y.'. Six-shot, smooth cylinder. Serial number '11xxx' on the frame, inside the grip different numbers (possibly assembly). Working mechanism. Slight porosity on surfaces. Walnut grip scales. Model with grooved back, Western Arms mark and flat cylinder. Due to these characteristics, it is classified as the seventh type, with approximately 3,000 units produced. Refer to Flayderman's Guide, 9th Edition, pages 360-361. 7A-047. length 21 cm.

dating: 1863 - 1875 provenance: USA, Rifled, octagonal, 44 cal. barrel, with foresight. Smooth, six-shot cylinder. Working mechanism. Brass-lined iron trigger guard (remains). Serial number '61xxx' under the barrel. Wooden grip scales, the left one carved to effigy a ox's head. With a leather holster stamped 'US' within an ellipse to the lid, large loop on the back. length 36 cm.

dating: Period (1603-1867) provenance: Japan, A 32-plate suji kabuto made of brown-lacquered iron with gilded copper tehen kanamono consisting of sectos, mabezashi with rippled lacquer, small round maedate featuring a Mon in the centre (more recent maedate); 5-plate shikoro (small missing parts to the lacquer) with kebiki-style lacing, missing fukigaeshi. Messei menpo made of brown-lacquered iron with removable nosepiece and long moustache of light horsehair, 5-plate yodarekake, the last one is partly gilded; brown-lacquered Do with scales and complete with 5-plate leather kusazuri (damaged silk laces), pertinent 7-plate sode, the last plate is gold lacquered; kote with damaged silk cloth, the haidate of iron mail and brown-lacquered plates. Original wooden stock with iron and brass mounts featuring Mon painted on all sides. Provenance: Collection Norbert Michaud, Paris. height 137 cm.

dating: 1940 - 1945 circa provenance: Italy, Well-preserved blade with small signs of use. Aluminium grip also in good condition. Black-coloured grip scales with brass fasces. Metal scabbard with well-preserved black paintwork, gilt mounts, slightly faded that of the chape. Complete with the rare metal clutches with partially enameled black-coloured eagle hook on 'SPQR' cartouche and large 'M' frieze. The owner stated that it was a family heirloom handed down directly to the heirs by the original holder. length 30,7 cm.

dating: First half of the 19th Century provenance: Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Curved, single-and short false-edged blade, with fuller for most of its length. Some pitting especially at the tip. White metal quillon with langets, straight quillons ending in cusps, the surface engraved with floral motifs in dashes. grip with brown horn grip scales with gilt metal studs. The pommel with white metal cap provided with open-work. An antique (detached) sword knot with gilded threads. White metal scabbard (bumps) with iron drag. Brass mounts. Two bands with lugs decorated with floral motifs like the frieze on the quillon. length 95 cm.

dating: Third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Kingdom of Italy, Single-and-false-edged blade of hexagonal section becoming smaller towards the weak. Brass hilt. Shell-guard decorated in bas-relief with a Savoy silver shield surmounted by a crown and placed between laurel and oak fronds. Straight quillon, parry quillon shaped as a flat epaulette; guard decorated with intertwined laurel fronds. Pommel with anthropomorphic face. Grip with mother-of-pearl grip scales. Leather scabbard with two lugs and brass mounts. length 87.8 cm.

dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: Belgium, Octagonal, rifled, 10 mm cal barrel (hardly visible rifling), with pressure foresight. Five-shot cylinder with mark of the Liege test bench. Smooth frame marked 'LORON BREVETE 229' and with mark 'U' under crown. Lever cartridge rammer and key for opening. Angled wooden grip scales, iron mounts. Working mechanism. length 31 cm.