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Japanese Tsuba sword guard, ornately decorated sword hilt, gold and silver detailing on both sides, on one side it has two men in a garden under a cherry blossom tree playing the drums and the flute, on the other side it has a river running by a mountain next to a flower, also with a leaflet Tsuba the Art of the Japanese Sword', inside a very nice wooden box with cushioned internal lining. In very good condition.
Estimate $800
SOLD $700
Javanese Keris blade, with straight 34cm blade, forged from iron and nickel to show a pattern when forged, the ganja at the top of the blade is a similar pattern, wooden hilt is done in Javanese style; depicts a young shoot in a tree trunk, the wooden sheath 'wrangka gajaman' is in informal style and has a brass cover called a 'pendoq'. Both are in very good condition.
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
English short sabre, c1775-1785, 25 1/2 inch curved blade, leather wrapped handle with copper wire twist and leather scabbard with brass fittings. Very good.
Estimate $800
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Lloyds Patriotic Fund Sword, and other items awarded to Sir Maurice Charles O'Connell. First: Lloyds Patriotic Fund Sword, 31 1/2 inch hollow-ground blued and gilt blade etched design of flowers, foliage, trophies, figures of Britannia and of Victory, arms and cypher of George III and the presentation inscription, 'From The Patriotic Fund At Lloyds To Captain Maurice Chas. O'Connell Of/The 1st West India Regt For His Gallant Conduct Opposing The Landing Of The French/Forces At Dominica On 22nd Feby. 1805.', recorded in The London Gazette Of 7th May', stirrup hilt of ormolu, the quillons formed as fasces, the ancient Roman symbol of justice, and set on it is a rectangular panel bearing a gallery of flags, the knuckle-guard as a Hercules club entwined by a snake, the langets cast with acanthus foliage and naval trophies, the back-strap of the chequered ivory grip cast as the skin of the Nemean lion, in original scabbard of ormolu decorated with medallions cast with the Hydra, and with the Nemean lion, the top edge of the locket engraved, 'R.Teed/Dress Sword Maker/to the Patriotic Fund/Lancaster Court,/Strand. London'. Second: Patriotic Fund bestowal document (36x26.5cm), dated 14th May 1805, to 'Capt M. C. O'Connell, 1st West India Regt, Dominica', this graphic and calligraphic document has at the bottom, 'Engraved by E.Scriven, Historical Engraver to H.R.H. the Princess of Wales, from a Drawing by R.K.Porter' and below the text it has, 'Written by G.Robinson, late of Christ's Hospital, London. Aged 16 Years.' It is of interest to note that this document records that O'Connell was presented with a £50 sword and a piece of plate of the value of one hundred pounds for 'Opposing the Landing of the French Forces at Dominica on 22nd Feby 1805'. The normal award was a sword or a piece of plate, NOT BOTH. Third: A William IV mameluke hilt General Officer's Sword, Pattern 1831, 31 inch flat back blade etched with crowned cypher of William IV above crossed sword and baton, the cross piece of the gilt hilt also bearing crossed sword and baton in wreath, ivory grip, with expert contemporary repair plate and small piece missing from back edge, with plated scabbard. (This is the actual sword in the portrait of O'Connell.) Fourth: Pair of Officers Pistols by Prosser, 1770-1820, 8 inch octagonal sighted smooth bore barrels marked with 'Prosser Charing Cross London' on top of the barrels, spur trigger guards with pineapple finials, trigger guards, barrel tangs and locks all engraved with stand of flags, pikes and Britannia's shield, signed lock plates with bolted hammers, ebony ram rods, saw handled checkered grips with flat engraved steel butt plates and silver escutcheons marked with O' Connell stag heads, original fitted Cedar Case, case contents: brass oil bottles, Dixon & sons Sheffield 3 compartment powder flask, ivory jar with spare nipple inside, cap tin, 2 bullet moulds, screw driver with ebony handle, O' Connell stag head crest on the lid the of case. The guns are in excellent condition, the case is in excellent condition. Fifth: A pair of Officer's Epaulettes with flat straps with corded edge, sword and baton crossed and surmounted by a crown embroidered on the strap, in shaped metal container. Sixth: The Royal Guelphic Order, Knight Commander Star (Military) in silver; another in bullion for sewing to jacket; and the neck badge; the three styles of the award are housed in a custom made case bearing the following details on the lid lining, 'George Knaver/Konigl.Hof.Gold u Silberarbeiter/Und Juwelier/Marktstrasse 492/in/Hannover'. Seventh: A pair of colour photos (290x240mm) being copies of the portraits by William Nicholas (English 1807-1854) of Sir Maurice Charles Philip O'Connell and Lady O'Connell which now reside in the National Library. Eighth: Three framed documents (290x240mm), outlining a brief history of Sir Maurice O'Connell and another in matching size being a colour photo of the original citation for the Lloyd's Patriotic Fund Sword. These items are of the greatest significance in Australia's colonial history, very fine - extremely fine, extremely rare and unique.
Estimate $175,000
SOLD $160,000
Early Australian Highland officer's sword, 1828 pattern, embossed design on blade, ricasso marked for maker, 'P.G.Dodd./& Son/146/Leadenhall St/London.', fish skin grip bound with woven copper wire, scabbard and guard with silver hallmark for London 1869, front of guard with name, 'Captn/J.Campbell'. Fine and scarce NSW Colonial item.
Estimate $10,000
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British presentation sword, 1827 pattern Rifle Regt sword, 32 1/2 inch straight blade by Firmin, etched with acanthus leaves, VR Royal cipher, obverse side with presentation inscription, 'Presented To C.Sergt. J.R.Deacon. By The Officers N.C.O. & Privates Of E. Company Central London/Rangers On His Being Appointed Assistant Drill Instructor To The Battalion' and at the end. 'May/1895', ricasso marked, 'A.Firmin & Co/Henriette Street/Covent Garden/London', 95 percent original polish with very minor spotting to blade, good steel half basket hilt insert with Royal cipher and strung bugle, very good fish skin grips bound with woven copper wire, complete with very good steel mounted black leather scabbard. Good fine.
Estimate $800
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British three bar hilt presentation sword, 1822 pattern, 36 inch slightly curved, single fullered blade etched with acanthus leaves, VR Royal cipher, trophies and flags, obverse side with acanthus leaves, Royal cipher and inscription, 'First Prize Sword Exercise/Won By/Q.M.Sergt T.H.Hey/Yorkshire Dragoons Y.C.1899.', ricasso marked, 'Robt Mole & Sons/Birmingham/Makers To The/War & India/Offices', good hilt with traces of plating finish, very good fish skin grips bound with woven copper wire, complete with steel scabbard. Very good.
Estimate $900
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Presentation sword and scabbard to Captain William Radcliffe, a unique and extremely important sabre with silver hilt and handle, 79cm blade by Wilkinson, London, HW stamped and recessed with a six-pointed star, etched with scrolls and Queen Victoria crown, initials VR outside hilt, inside hilt design features the Southern Cross in blue enamel with PRO.ARIS.ET.FOCIS in red enamel around, emus and kangaroos in high relief to side, the figure of Britannia standing, holding a shield forms the handle; silver scabbard with elaborate scroll overlays and suspension rings, base impressed 'W.Edwards/Manufacturer/Melbourne/1862', emu to left, kangaroo to right, engraved, 'Presented to/Captain William Radcliffe/by the/Officers, Non Commissioned Officers and Privates/of the/Carlton Rifles/Melbourne, Victoria/September 1864' (Radcliffe's original sword blade was used); together with Victorian Rifle Association, gold medal (32mm, 13.8g) with loop mount, suspender bars and ribbon, obverse inscribed, 'Victorian Rifle Association 1st Jany.1861' and on reverse, 'Grand Match/between the thirty best/Victorian Volunteers/shooting at the match/10 rounds each 600 yards/Prize won by/Captain Radcliffe/Carlton Rifles/7 points', in Walsh & Sons, Melbourne case of issue, outside of case gold blocked, 'Gold Medal/of the/Victorian Rifle Association First Meeting'; also included is Radcliffe's Whitworth target rifle, 1864, straight bore barrel (83cm), 57cal bore, iron sights mounted on front with screw adjuster, rear iron sights adjustable for 500-1000 yards, checked pattern around trigger and under barrel, ram rod with hole to take cleaning patches, brass cap under muzzle end of fore grip, checked pattern impressed in trigger guard rear, metal butt plate, cap receptacle inside stock on right hand side, Whitworth maker's mark on lock plate under and behind percussion hammer, hallmarks on left hand side on base of barrel, Birmingham proof and view marks (in very good condition). Fine - very fine and of great historical colonial Australian significance. (4)
Estimate $60,000
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Tasmanian Police sword, a commemorative issue etched on blade, obverse, 'Tasmania Police' and on the opposite side, '1804 Commemorative Sword of Honour 1986', ricasso marked by maker, 'Bermejo/Toledo/Spain', with leather and brass scabbard made in Spain, leather grip wound with brass wire and with brass knuckle guard. Extremely fine.
Estimate $750
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Letter openers, very nice blades, one with brass handle, black grip, felt scabbard guard, scabbard with weighted tassel, one with a basket hilt with maroon linen liner, made of sterling silver, ornate metal work on the hilt guard, one with a Prussian eagle with the cross of Saint Lorraine across its breast, black checkered grip made of plastic, blade made by Toledo Spain, nice chromed hilt guard and chromed scabbard. In very good condition. (3)
Estimate $420
SOLD $460
British Bowie knife, by J.Wostenholm & Son, Washington Works, Sheffield, England, 14.5cm long bowie blade with a bone hilt grips locked in with brass pins and a brass hand guard, blade impressed with 'J.Wostenholm & Son Washington Works Sheffield England' and the base near the guard impressed with I*XL (I Excel), original leather scabbard with belt loop. Very good condition.
Estimate $300
SOLD $280
British Bowie knife, by R.Bunting & Son, Boston Works, Sheffield, England, 16.50cm long Bowie blade with wooden grips locked in with German silver pins, German silver hand guard and an unmarked German silver escutcheon, the hilt just below the guard and pommel have very ornate detailing, impressed on the blade on both sides near the hilt is ' R.Bunting & Son Boston Works Sheffield', leather scabbard imprinted with symbols, scabbard capped with German silver on both ends. Some pitting on the blade, otherwise a very nice knife.
Estimate $2,000
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German pocket knife, 2 blades, brass casing, one blade marked with a swastika, Adolf Hitler's signature and Drittes Reich (Third Reich) at the base of the blade, embossed brass plates one side with the name Adolf Hitler and standing above is an image of Hitler in relief, the other with the iron eagle sitting above the swastika and Deutschland Erwacht, Deutschland Erwacht deriving from a 1933 German film starring Adolf Hitler, Joseph Goebbels and Hermann Goring. In very good condition.
Estimate $40
SOLD $400
British Bowie blade, by James Rodgers, Royal Cutlery, Sheffield, England, 1941, 18.8cm Bowie blade, blade has been stabilised, leather scabbard with ornate design around the edges and in the middle, made of steel, blued metal, newspaper clipping from the auction where the knife was bought,treatment photo slides before and after, negative photo slides. In good condition.
Estimate $100
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No 7 Enfield Jungle carbine bayonet, 1948, 8" blade length, fluting down each side of the blade, large muzzle ring, toggle slide for placement on barrel or under fore-grip, original wooden handle grips held in by screws, original metal scabbard. In very good condition and rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $280
Magnificent wheellock carbine from Brescia, 1645, 24" faceted barrel, smooth bore, read and muzzle iron sights, stock made of ivory, engraved 15 carat gold plates on muzzle, fore grip, trigger guard, trigger, butt plate and cheek rest, ram rod made of bone with screw tip, engraved pommel made of 15 carat gold and engraved support loop made of 15 carat gold, ornately engraved firing mechanism, hammer, lock plate and frizen spring. In very good condition.
Estimate $50,000
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Flintlock Carbine Augustine Scheffl in Wienn, 1720-1750, 57cm (22.5") octagonal barrel, 14 bore, 7 groove straight bore, butt has brass end with a sliding wood compartment, full wooden stock with a brass tip at the muzzle end of fore grip, brass front sight with rear iron sight, brass side plate to lock plate, brass ram rod sleeve on mid length of barrel and brass detailing running down the trigger guard, original horn tipped ram rod, original strap loop and strap screw on the muzzle and base of the stock, embossed and engraved stock with beautiful detailing, engraving on top of barrel and lock plate 'Augustine Scheffl in Wienn'. A few chips missing from the stock around the brass plate opposite firing mechanism and replaced 1.25" piece of wood on the barrel (left hand side) just after halfway towards muzzle, still in very good condition considering its age.
Estimate $4,500
SOLD $3,800
Pair of English flintlock pistols, Queen Anne, box lock tap action pocket pistols, by William Archer London, 1770-90, with iron frame engraved "LONDON" on one side and "ARCHER" on the other, with a sterling silver grotesque faced butt plate. In good condition. (2)
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $4,000
H and I Whately travelling-duelling flintlock pistol, circa 1775, 9" octagonal barrel, front blade sight, 15 bore .69 cal smooth bore, Birmingham proof and view marks, engraving on barrel and lock plate, trigger guard also with a pineapple finial, original ram rod with cleaning screw tip. Some blemishes and indentations, in very good condition.
Estimate $4,000
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Robert Wogdon duelling pistol, 14.5mm bore, circa 1780, 10" (25.4cm) octagonal barrel smooth bore with mounted iron sights at the muzzle and the base of the barrel, original ram rod, engraved trigger guard, barrel mount and barrel mount screw, engraved 'Wogdon London' at the base of the barrels topside, engraved 'Wogdon' on lock plate, butt cap is made of steel, single set trigger. A crack at the muzzle end of the fore grip (right hand side), otherwise in very good condition.
Estimate $4,500
SOLD $3,400
French flintlock pistol (made for the Eastern Market), octagonal base to smooth 20 bore (15.60mm) barrel, bone or ivory ram rod under barrel, engraving on firing mechanism, lock plate, silver trigger guard with 'Stand of Arms' and ram rod sleeves, engraving on the lock plate 'Marseille', beautiful silver wire detailing all over the grip and barrel guard, 'Stand of Arms' opposite lock plate, 'Stand of Arms' on the silver butt plate of the pistol, flower barrel pins made of silver. A few pieces of silver wiring out of place, cracked piece of wood before the end of the muzzle on (right hand side), in good condition.
Estimate $4,500
SOLD $3,000
Miquelet flintlock pistol, fruitwood stock, brass decoration around the pistol and trigger guard, with gold and black detailing on octagonal half of barrel, horn tip at the end of fore-wood, with original ram rod, smooth bore. In excellent condition.
Estimate $4,100
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Flintlock Queen Anne box lock pistol, by Ketland & Co, 50 bore screw off barrel, circa 1790, silver wire in both sides of the grip and top side, engraving on the trigger guard and lock plate on both sides, view and proof hallmarks on the underside of the trigger guard near the base of the barrel. Few blemishes, piece of silver wire missing from left hand side of grip, otherwise in good condition.
Estimate $1,600
SOLD $1,400
Rare four barrelled dual action flintlock pistol, dual tap action, twin hammer action .50cal with sliding safety underneath hammers, nice checkered grip with silver pins embedded in the grip, possibly Scottish, steel butt plate with engraving, engraved trigger guard and engraved lock plate (both sides), alternate fire adjustment chamber from 4 shot to 2 shot. In very good condition.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $5,000
Flintlock box lock pistol, by William Archer, 50 bore 2" screw off Queen Anne style barrel, trigger guard sliding safety, smooth bore, silver wire inlay on both sides and top of grip. Missing a few pieces of silver on the right hand side and top of grip, otherwise in very good to good condition.
Estimate $1,500
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Flintlock box lock pocket pistol, Birmingham proof hallmarks in front of folding trigger and under barrel, .50cal screw off barrel, smooth bore, brass round body, top sliding safety under hammer, fine checkered grip with unused silver escutcheon to the back of the grip, engraved sun burst on butt plate, concealable folding trigger, waterproof pan, stand of arms engraved on both sides of the firing mechanism. In excellent condition.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $2,800
Cased brace of duelling flintlock pistols, by L.Richards, Strand, London, the smaller bore pistol, has been proofed and viewed by London Proof House, 10.6" octagonal barrel with iron sights mounted rear and muzzle of the barrel, 32 bore (13.36mm), original ram rod, engraved lock plate, base of barrel is engraved, pistol serial no. 0021115, unmarked escutcheon top of the grip, barrel marked 'Richards London', engraved trigger guard, engraved plate on the butt of grip, engraved lock plate 'Richards', indentations on the barrel guard, blemishes on the metal of the barrel, bits of wood missing from rear of lock plate, the larger bore pistol, has been proofed and viewed by London Proof House, 12" barrel with octagonal base, iron sights mounted rear and muzzle on the barrel, 18 bore (16.19mm), barrel engraved with 'L Richards Strand London' and numbered with CL968, engraved lock plate base of the barrel, lock plate engraved with 'Richards', engraved trigger guard, metal escutcheon on grip, original ram rod, indentations and blemishes on the barrel guard and grip also on the barrel; includes the main spring clamp, wad punch, wooden cleaning rod with pommel, pewter oil bottle, original 3 compartment powder flask, 2 bullet moulds. Pistols and case in very good condition, case with all its original accessories.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $7,500
Magnificent unfired cased pair flintlock travelling pistols, by William Bond [Gun Maker & Sword Cutler], London, 1830, both pistols have Damascus steel barrels, both are impressed with 'W. Bond 45 Lombard St London', 7" smooth 18 bore (16.19mm) barrels, barrels are polished on the inside, lock plate engraved with 'W.Bond', blue metal butt plates, trigger guard and frizen springs also blue metal, engraving on trigger guards, butt plates, lock plate and firing mechanism hammer arm, pineapple finial on trigger guards, roller frizens, sliding safety for when half cocked, captive ram rods, unused silver escutcheons, William Bond label on the inside of the case, original case and contents; powder flask by G & J.Hawskley of Sheffield, near mint powder flask also contains flint stone (2 flint stones inside) compartments, main spring remover clamp, flint stones in flint pouch, screw driver, bullet mould, ebony patch jar, cleaning brush, cleaning rod and cleaning tools. The pistols are in excellent condition, the case is in very good condition, the contents of the case are in excellent condition.
Estimate $25,000
SOLD $20,000
Model miniature percussion Rifle, 3 band tower rifle with ram rod, brass trigger guard, strap loops and iron sights. In very good condition.
Estimate $125
SOLD $160
Curiosa percussion pistol, hammer underneath the barrel, 80 bore 1.5" barrel, folding trigger acting as locking mechanism for hammer, attractive checkered pistol grip, top is engraved, very well done and very ornate, smooth bore. A very unusual piece, in very good condition.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,600