A BALKAN SILVER-MOUNTED YATAGHAN, 19TH CENTURY, with slightly curved single-edged blade (areas of pitting), decorated in silver with stylized calligraphy and foliage on each side (small losses), silver hilt extending over the forte, applied with shaped silver studs, beadwork, nielloed panels, filigree and coral within raised settings, and eared pommel decorated en suite, in its wooden scabbard encased in silver repoussée with scrolling foliage and beadwork, and the locket decorated with beadwork and filigree divided by a pair of plaited bands, 51.7cm; 20 1/4in blade
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A Franco-Prussian Chassepot bayonet, typically inscribed to top edge of yataghan blade, curved quillon, stamped 94692, ribbed brass grip, in its steel scabbard; another similar, lacking scabbard; and a French Gras bayonet, typically inscribed to top edge of blade, curved quillon, split wooden grips, lacking scabbard, (3).
A Prussian Seitengewehr M 1871 Bayonet, single edged fullered sword blade 18.25(465mm), the steel guard stamped with unit marks 81R 7 120, with regulation brass grip in its steel scabbard. A Franco-Prussian Chassepot Bayonet, yataghan blade, curved quillon and ribbed brass grip in its steel scabbard. A French Gras Bayonet, typically inscribed to top edge of blade, curved quillon and two-piece wooden grip, in its steel scabbard, (3).
A group of 18th century and later swords comprising: an 18th century French cut steel hilted sword,the hilt with chain link guard, the grip of faceted steel with raised studs, the shell guard pierced and studded, plain triangular blade in its original black leather scabbard; a gilt brass hilted court sword with cast decoration of trophy of arms, the hardwood grip carved into spiral, with triangular double edge blade; another court sword with cast hilt and with a double edged blade with Islamic inscriptions; an 18th century small sword with a cast gilt brass hilt and slender double edged blade; an 18th century British light cavalry troopers sword circa 1796, the stirrup hilt with centre lobe, plain wooden grip, curved single edged blade signed 'Wooley'; a foot artillery private's hanger with cast brass hilt and curved single edged blade dated on the back '1834'; an 18th century light dragoon troopers hanger with cast brass two bar hilt with curved single edge blade with single narrow fuller on the back edge; and a 19th century silver mounted Turkish yataghan, the grip of traditional form with hardwood half round slabs and with silver band over the grip, the inward curving single edge blade with Islamic inscription in original embossed leather scabbard with silver ringed locket and silver chape (8)
An Enfield Yataghan Bayonet, the curved fullered steel blade stamped 2/85, the steel hilt with chequered leather two piece grip, with steel mounted leather scabbard-chape missing; two World War Two Period German Paperknives, each as a dagger with damascus blade, the ricasso with a red and blue enamelled shield enclosing an eye, with aluminium cruciform hilt-**Said to have been removed from the Messasmit aeroplane factory at the end of the war (3)
A TURKISH YATAGHAN, DATED AH (CIRCA 1806/7/) with single-edged blade formed with a slender ridge along the back-edge, decorated on each side in gold koftgari with scrolling foliage carrying a pair of calligraphic panels, white metal hilt, chiselled with foliage and beadwork and extending to a pair of shaped panels over the forte highlighted with silver and gold, and horn grip-scales rising to form an eared pommel (small chips), in its leather-covered wooden scabbard decorated with linear patterns in low relief on the outer face (later chape) 60.8cm; 24in blade The inscriptions include a Turkish couplet and "The work of Ibrahim, owner Hasan" ++The blade is in good condition, the gold decoration has small areas of very light wear. The hilt has small chips and the chape is later, as per the catalogue description.
**A TURKISH YATAGHAN, DATED ????, CIRCA 1850/1 with slightly curved single-edged blade cut with a very slender fuller along the back-edge, decorated with a gold-encrusted cartouche filled with a brief inscription on one side including the date, and scrollwork on the other, the forte enclosed with gilt silver beadwork and flowerheads extending to enclose the hilt, and fitted with a pair of horn grips rising to an eared pommel (chipped, incomplete), in its leather-covered wooden scabbard fitted with a loop fitting for a belt 58.5cm; 23in blade
FOURTEEN BAYONETS, 19TH CENTURY comprising a Wurtenburg model 1870 with its scabbard; a Belgium model 1868 Comblain rifle bayonet; a Prussian Jäeger Hirschfanger steel-hilted bayonet; two Prussian steel-hilted regimental sidearms; 19th and 20th Century bayonets comprising a Turkish Mauser bayonet model 1890; a Ross rifle bayonet; a German Mauser bayonet; a W.W. II German dress bayonet; a German W.W. I regimentally marked bayonet; an Austrian yataghan bayonet; a French Gras bayonet; a Swiss made bayonet for the Werndl rifle (14)
FIFTEEN CONTINENTAL BAYONETS, 19TH CENTURY comprising a German model 1898 Mauser rifle bayonet; another; another for the 1871 model; a bayonet for a Comblain rifle, with birds head pommel; a saw-back bayonet for a Swiss Pioneer Regiment; an Italian Vetterli bayonet; another two; a German Mauser bayonet; a French model, 1886 Lebel bayonet; a German model 1871/84 bayonet; two Enfield yataghan bayonets; and two W.W.I British bayonets (15)
TWO FRENCH BAYONETS WITH SCABBARDS, comprising a 'Model 1866' yataghan bayonet for a Chassepot rifle, the quillon marked with two distinct issue marks, '39.711' being French, and the German mark '65.L.I. 2.400.', brass hilt, the second a 'Model 1874' bayonet for a Gras rifle, serial no. 18201, scabbard serial no. 20181.
THE GILT-BRASS MOUNTED SHAMSHIR PRESENTED TO SIR CORNWALLIS RICKETTS BY THE IMAM OF MUSCAT AND SULTAN OF ZANZIBAR, CIRCA 1845 with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched and gilt with celestial motifs within a panel over the forte on each side (worn), gilt-brass hilt cast with scrollwork enclosing expanded flowerheads in low relief, comprising cross-piece with fluted terminals, a pair of langets, and integral grip rising to the pommel, in its original leather covered wooden scabbard, with large gilt-brass mounts comprising locket and chape chased with flowers and foliage and a pair of suspension mounts decorated with masks in the French taste; together with A TURKISH SILVER-GILT MOUNTED YATAGHAN, 19TH CENTURY, with curved single-edged blade cut with an inscription enclosed within a decorative panel on one side and a further panel on the other, the lower portion enclosed in repousée silver, silver-gilt grip of slender proportion, decorated with repousée foliage and with an eared pommel, in its wooden scabbard encased in repousée silver with gilt-brass chape formed as a monsterhead and gilt-brass locket, in its chamois leather lined baize cover, with a label inscribed 'Formerly the property of Ali Bey, The Turkish Admiral': the shamshir and yataghan contained together in a contemporary mahogany two-tier case lined in padded red velvet, the lid with brass escutcheon engraved with the initial 'R' and the crest of Ricketts Bart., of Beaumont Leyes, and sold together with related documentation, as outlined below the shamshir: 84.4cm; 33 1/4in blade the yataghan: 59.7cm; 23 1/2in blade The documentation includes an inscription in Arabic and a contemporary translation as follows: 'From the humble Fakeer Said the son of Sultan. To his worthy and beloved friend the trusty Captain Hopson(?) May God preserve him - I wish you to go to the Captain of the frigate /English/ and say unto him that Said sends him a salam, even a great salam, and that Said is delighted at his arrival and that the country is his and he can have whatever he requires - and peace be on him. True Translation. A. Hamerton' and 'This sword was presented by the Imam of Muscat and Sultan of Zanzibar to Sir Cornwallis Ricketts on his visiting Zanzibar in H.M.S.Helena in 1845, in acknowledgment of the moral support His Highness has derived from the presence of an English man of War, at a time he was resisting the pressure of a French Mission to obtain commercial advantages by Treaty, over and above what had been conceded to the "most favoured nations", England included. The sword presented by His Highness for Sir Cornwall Ricketts' son (now in his possession) in 1845, was on the occasion of Sir C. R. conveying a silver tea service of Plate, a present from Her Majesty the Queen to the Imam of Muscat, to Zanzibar from the Cape of Good Hope. Sayyid Sa'id bin Sultan (1797-1856) was joint ruler with his brother from 1804 and became sole ruler in 1806. In 1822 he signed the Moresby Treaty with the British in which slaves to Christian powers became illegal throughout his lands. He removed his residence to Zanzibar permanently in 1840 and was recognised as Sultan of Muscat, Oman and Zanzibar in 1845. He encouraged the clove plantations in Zanzibar which became the world's top producers of that crop in 1860.
A TURKISH YATAGHAN, 19TH CENTURY with curved reinforced single-edged blade, the lower portion enclosed in a shaped gilt-metal panel set with numerous small pieces of coral in raised mouldings, extending over the hilt to form the back-strap, and a pair of morse grip-scales rising up to an eared pommel (one small chip), in an contemporary Balkan silver-mounted leather-covered wooden scabbard with large repousée mounts 56.3cm; 22 1/4in blade
A TURKISH YATAGHAN, THE SCABBARD DATED ???? for 1835/6 with slightly curved single-edged blade, decorated in gold koftgari with two calligraphic panels and foliage on one side and designs of scrollwork on the other, the lower portion of the blade enclosed in a shaped chased white metal panel extending to form the back-strap (small chips), large ivory grip-scales rising to a characteristic eared pommel (small age cracks), in a contemporary leather-covered wooden scabbard decorated with a panel including the date in the centre, and with large gilt-brass locket decorated with scrolling foliage and flowers 71cm; 28in blade
A TURKISH YATAGHAN, 18TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade of watered steel, the forte encased with a brass panel engraved with foliage, steel hilt engraved with foliage, fitted with a pair of horn grip-scales rising to an eared pommel, each profusely studded with brass nails, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with brass mounts engraved en suite 55cm; 21 3/4in
A TURKISH YATAGHAN, 19TH CENTURY with slightly curved single-edged blade cut with a brief stylised inscription on one face and a decorative panel on the other, the lower portion encased in a chased shaped white metal panel extending to form the hilt, set with a greet paste on each side and coral over the back-strap, and fitted with a pair of large marine ivory grip scales rising to form an eared pommel 58.5cm; 23in blade
A FRENCH 11mm (NEEDLE-FIRE) 'MLE.1866' "CHASSEPOT" BOLT-ACTION SERVICE RIFLE, serial no. 27146, Dated '1867', with 31 3/4in. sighted barrel, unmarked receiver, blackened three-quarter stock with feint arsenal roundel on the right side of the butt, iron mounts and sling mounts, and leather sling (iron parts discoloured throughout); together with a French 'Mle. 1866' yataghan bayonet in steel scabbard (scabbard pitted). (2)
:A FINE PERSIAN YATAGHAN, late 18th / early 19th century, with 21 3/4in. single-edged blade profusely decorated on each side and along the back-edge with gold-damascened foliage and, on the left side, three panels containing inscriptions, the iron hilt decorated en suite (some minor wear to damascening on the grip-strap), characteristic walrus ivory grip-scales with worn Fenton & Sons label, in leather-covered scabbard (some wear to tip), probably original, with gilt locket decorated in relief with flowers and foliage (gilding worn).
A Turkish sword Yataghan dated AH 1247 (=AD 1831), blade 22" with gold and silver damascened dated inscription. Gilt ferrule and gripstrap with applied fluted corals, 2 piece walrus ivory grips. In its silver coloured metal scabbard embossed with foliage, stylised serpent chape, top with pierced filigree decoration. Good Condition (working life repair to scabbard) (Please see lot 92 for image)
An Arab saif, 19th Century with curved fullered blade, iron hilt of characteristic form, horn grip, in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard; a Turkish Yataghan, 19th Century, with horn grip-scales (chipped); a Japanese Kris, in its scabbard; a Japanese Tanto, the blade retaining traces of a wavey hamon, in its scabbard; a Japanese Katana, with pierced tsuba; an axe, probably African; an African dagger; five socket bayonets; and three futher bayonets the first: 89.5 cm ; 35.25in blade (15)
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