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World, 1856 Pattern Lee Enfield bayonet type, unidentified marking on blade of two reverse facing lunate epsilon symbols. Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
World, 1856 Pattern Lee Enfield bayonet type, unidentified marking on blade of four petal flower symbol. Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
World, large sawback bayonet/dagger (blade approx 52.5cm long, 3.8cm wide), no markings, wooden handle with brass guard, leather scabbard with brass fittings. Tip of blade pitted, rest of blade heavily cleaned, small piece missing from handle, otherwise fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
World, various socket bayonets (5), includes flat face (2, different length sockets) and scooped face (3, two of these with Nepalese numerals on blade), no scabbards. Fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $250
Passed in
World, Borneo, Dayak Mandau sword from Iban tribe of west Borneo, forged iron blade, back shaped with motif, plain wooden handle, no scabbard; a dagger, probably Javanese, crudely made blade and guard, carved wooden handle and scabbard; Indonesia, traditional Javanese kris (2), one small and one large, both with traditional wavy blades and both elaborately decorated, both with decoratively carved wooden handle, one has a scabbard but it is damaged; also a damaged part of a sword scabbard. Poor - very fine. (5)
Estimate $120
SOLD $160
World swords, the first is unmarked but appears to be a Chinese liuyedao sabre, plain blade with scabbard of black shagreen with plain metal attachments; the second is of Middle Eastern origin with Arabic text on guard, scabbard with metal top piece, the main body wrapped and bottom metal piece missing. Both scabbards damaged, and metal fittings on first heavily rusted, good. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $220
World, possible French short cutlass, blade engraved with floral design and head of possibly Marianne, the national symbol of the French Republic, wooden pineapple patterned handle and brass guard, in leather scabbard. Small piece missing from pommel, scabbard cracked and worn, otherwise fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $120
World, Indo Persian curved blade decorated with script, bone handle, no scabbard; Spain (?), all metal bowie blade and metal chain links handle, no scabbard; Nepal, Ghurka kukri, leather scabbard with provision for two small daggers (these missing); Philippines, bolo knife with wooden handle and wooden scabbard; another larger with wooden handle and leather scabbard, this split down one side. Fine. (5)
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
World, country uncertain, sabre with double sword catcher guard on one side and a single on the other side, all with down turned quillons, blade marked with stars and rising sun, engraved silver bolster between handle and D shaped hand guard, wooden handle inset on one side with a Spanish Charles III silver two reales of 1775, with scabbard. Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
World, antique fencing sword, handle with enclosed leather guard. Slight bend near tip, rusting on blade, blade loose, good.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Cut & Thrust Weapons, by Eduard Wagner, the history of European swords throughout the ages, 1969 second edition, 491pp with hundreds of colour and b&w illustrations, hard cover with dust jacket, a large book weighing nearly 3.5kg. Foxing to the cover and to extreme edges of pages, dust jacket with wear and some small tears to edges, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $60