November 2018

A Colt type bag shaped copper powder flask, 7” overall, with patent top, by G & J W Hawksley, Sheffield, the stepped charger graduated for 3/4, 7/...

A copper powder flask, embossed with 2 birds in ornate panel with escutcheon, patent top (spring broken) 9”; 2 embossed leather shot flasks (sprin...

A 20th century copper “Gunstock” powder flask, brass top, 2¾-2¼ (drams), marked “Dixon & Sons” and “Made in England”, 8¼” overall. GC ...

An early plain black leather gun size powder flask, broad body, sprung brass top (old repair to catch), 4 position zig zag charger, 7½” x 4¼” (max...

A leather covered gun size powder flask, WM top marked “Extra Quality Snider” graduated charger 4½-5¼ Dram, 8½” overall (leather worn and torn); a...

A plain copper gun size powder flask, brass top marked “James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield”, graduated charger 2½-3½ “Drams” (spring broken), 8” overal...

A copper gun size powder flask “Medallion” (Riling 686 without rings), “Patent” brass top, graduated 3 position charger, 7½” overall. GC (a few s...

A late 18th century leather powder flask, brass edge band, with rounded outer, and flat inner, sides, spring brass top with shaped charger, 8½” ov...

An embossed copper gun sized powder flask, “Foliage” (Riling 667), with common top. GO & C (one small dent, requires cleaning). Plate 6 ...

A copper gun size powder flask “Medallion” (not in Riling), patent brass top marked “G & J W Hawksley, Sheffield”, graduated charger, 8” overall (...

A copper gun size powder flask “Shell & Bush” (Riling 388 without rings), brass top marked “G & JW Hawksley, Sheffield”, graduated charger 2¼”-3 “...

A copper gun size powder flask “Shell & Bush” (Riling 388 without rings), common brass top, 3 position charger, 7½” overall, and another small sim...

A copper gun size powder flask, with embossed rope and chain link panels, brass top, 3 position graduated charger marked “Dixon & Sons”, 7½” overa...

A copper gun size powder flask “Panel” (Riling 537), common brass tip, 3 position charger marked “Dixon & Son” (style used 1830-35), 7¾” overall. ...

A late 18th century horn powder flask, brass edge bound with rounded outer, and flat inner, sides, plain brass top with wrap around spring cut off...

A plain pistol size copper powder flask, 4¾”, with patent top. GO & C, retaining some original lacquer (2 small dents). Plate 6 ...

A late 18th century 2 way pistol flask, with unusual horn body, brass edge bound, with plain nozzle, wrap around spring cut off (thumb piece repla...

A copper gun size powder flask “Dead Game” (Riling 600 without rings), common brass top, 3 position graduated charger (top split), 7” overall. GC...

A contemporary Indian made copy of a 10 bore Brown Bess type EIC flintlock musket, 53” overall, barrel 37” with spurious proof marks, the origina...

A good cased .295” semi smooth bore top lever hammerless boxlock ejector Rook Rifle by Holland & Holland, number 21308, 42” overall, octagonal bar...

A .451” Whitworth 3 band percussion target rifle, 52” overall, barrel 36” with Whitworth hexagonal rifling, the breech bearing B’ham 52 bore proof...

“Legend in Japanese Art” by Henri L Joly, a description of folklore etc with over 700 illustrations of tsubas, netsuke, inro, etc, with DW and ou...

4 Japanese medals in original cases: Order of the Sacred Treasure, 8th class; China incident 1937-45, Order of the Rising Sun, 8th class and a nav...

A collection of 13 Japanese menuki, mounted for display on a round wooden frame, GC (2 loose).

2 modern Japanese tsuba, one large with trellis and gilt floral design, the other very heavy with man and fish design. Both cased. GC ...

4 modern Japanese tsuba, depicting Samurai warriors, birds, fans. GC

2 Japanese tsubas, oval in shape and pierced, the other hexagonal with floral gilt lines. Both in cases. GC

7 Japanese tsubas some with decoration, floral, birds etc. GC

11 Japanese tsubas, many interesting designs and shapes. GC

A Japanese tsuba, of unusual dished form, impressed with floral design, in a case. GC

A Japanese tsuba, chiselled with fisherman inlaid with shakudo silver and copper gilt. GC in a case.

A Japanese tsuba, nambam, nicely pierced with garooned edge, in a case GC

A Japanese tsuba, in the form of a dragon. GC

A Japanese tsuba, signed Bushu Zu Masayoshi, waves in design. In a case, GC

A Japanese tsuba, signed Bushu Zu Kinai Soku, gold wire inlay. GC

A Japanese tsuba, shoami, mid to late Edo period, silver overlaid GC (some wear,) in a case. GC

A Japanese tsuba, signed Kanefusa. Design of a rat, GC, in a case

A Japanese tsuba, engraved Kofu Ju Masayoshi (18th C), carved with 3 minogami (turtles), in a case. GC

A set of wakizashi mounts (no blade) red lacquer saya, waist cord binding. GC

A set of Japanese katana mounts, repaired same saya, brass tusba and collar. Otherwise GC

2 miniature Chinese swords, a miniature Japanese sword on its metal stand and an unsigned Yuri blade and 3 fuchi. (8) ...

A WWII Japanese police or army parade sword, slightly curved, plated blade 28½”, with narrow back fuller, brass hilt, pierced floral panel to guar...

A WWII Japanese police or army parade sword, slightly curved, plated blade 28½”, with back fuller, brass hilt retaining traces of gilt, pierced f...

A WWII Japanese naval officers sword, Kaiginto, slightly curved, plated blade 26”, with back fuller and wavy yakiba, (heavy rust patches at tip), ...

A WWII Japanese army NCOs sword, slightly curved blade 30”, with back fuller for whole length, slightly concave section steel knucklebow with spr...

A Japanese boy’s tachi, blade 20¾” mounted in tourist style showing tokigowa mon, rosettes and metal stringing, GC (bottom mount a replacement)

A Japanese knife kodsuka, signed blade 4½”, housed in a hinged case with translation in lid and dated 1624. Hilt impressed with man in boat. ...

A Japanese gardener’s knife kurikibi with half brass and half steel blade 10”, in wood and bone mounting, signed kodsuka, tsuba made from antler f...

A reproduction Japanese tanto, with simulated same hilt and saya, wavy yakeba to blade 7” GC; also a Japanese bone dagger AF. (2) ...

A Japanese tanto, untempered blade 9½”, mounts in the form of a dragon lacquered with ivory details, GC (some chipping to lacquer) ...

A Japanese sword tanto, unsigned blade 13” c 1680, ribbed habaki, modern hilt mounts, signed tsuba. GC

A small Japanese sword wakizashi, unsigned blade 11” c 1800, modern menuki and kodsuka. Ribbed black saya. GC ...

A Japanese sword wakizashi, unsigned blade 12½” c 1800, iron mounts, floral engraved tsuba, copper finial to saya. GC ...

A Japanese sword wakizashi, unsigned blade 19” c 1800, slender straight blade, cat scratch habaki, man in boat menuki, black lacquered saya. GC ...

A Japanese wakizashi, blade 18””signed Tadamitsu c 1680, mounted in tachi style, QGC (top and bottom mounts missing) ...

A Japanese showa military katana, signed blade 24½”, Sukekuni and dated 1942, bird menuki, GC (blade chipped and tip missing) ...

WWII Japanese NCO’s katana, fullered blade 26½”, spring catch fastener. Regulation mounts. GC Plate 8

WWII Japanese NCO’s katana, fullered blade 26½”, spring catch fastener, GC (some hand wear to hilt) Plate 8 ...

A Japanese WWII katana, signed blade 26¼” with stamp and signed Kanetoshi in military mounts with foul weather cover to hilt and with tassel. GC ...

A near pair of late 19th century German 70 bore percussion boxlock pocket pistols, 8” overall, octagonal barrels 3”, with plain frames and bag sha...