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African tribal knife, hand made steel blade (length 15cm), small brass and bone guard, with bone handle with brass ring pattern, brass pommel and this with X across the top, no sheath. Blade pitted and dark toned, a few chips in bone sections, otherwise good.
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
Indo-Persian kard dagger, c1880 modern copy, with watered steel blade (length 18.5cm), with armour piercing tip, with gold decoration at guard area and the decoration along the metal handle features two lions, with loop at top of pommel, with material covered scabbard. The scabbard well worn, the dagger very fine.
Estimate $380
SOLD $230
Indo-Persian pesh kabz dagger, c1900-1920, probably from Afghanistan/Pakistan region, with thin curved steel blade with fuller (blade length ignoring curve 10.5cm), this etched to simulate Damascus steel, with jade and mother-of-pearl covered handle and with brass ring on pommel, in a plain leather scabbard. A few small chips in jade at handle end, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Indo-Persian khanjar dagger, curved steel blade (length ignoring curve 11.5cm), with wooden handle with star decorations on one side, with handcrafted steel scabbard with hammered decoration on one side and with two suspension loops soldered near the top. The handle with insect infestation mainly on the back and the blade with some black spotting, otherwise good.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Persian dagger, with curved steel blade (length 16cm), engraved down centre of blade on both sides, with steel guard and wood and bone decorated handle in the form of a bird, no scabbard. A few small marks or cracks on handle, otherwise fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $110
Middle Eastern (Egyptian) dagger, c1800s, straight blade (14cm), with dual centre fuller and decorated guard with coloured bone infills, handle carved in shape of an ibis with coloured infills, in a brass scabbard with carved decoration on one side and an Arabic inscription on the opposite side, with two suspension loops fitted. Solder marks where loops fitted to scabbard, a few flaws in carved handle, otherwise fine.
Estimate $280
Passed in
Middle Eastern dagger, with curved blade (length ignoring curve 24cm), with chequered pattern, this mostly worn off, no guard, with wooden handle, with wooden sheath and brass chape, with brass fitting at top and this with attached securing clip for attaching to belt. Some dark spotting and grease remnants on blade and a few small chips to the handle, otherwise very good.
Estimate $60
Passed in
Arabian dagger, hand made with steel blade (length 17cm), with engraved pattern on both sides, no guard, with leather wrapped wooden handle with large pommel, with snakeskin sheath with twisted steel decoration on one side where the skin meets and the tip is wrapped in leather. Very good.
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Indonesia, keris with hand cast steel blade, the blade attached to the handle by a small patterned metal fitting, the wooden handle with two different carved patterns on underside, with wooden scabbard with large, shaped traditional guard, the wooden scabbard damaged at tip and with the whole scabbard fitted inside a brass cover. Some loss of coating on the wooden guard and the brass scabbard needs polishing, otherwise very good.
Estimate $70
Passed in
Bhutan/Tibet, dagger with steel blade (length 19cm), no guard, elaborately decorated metal handle and scabbard, the scabbard with green lanyard attached. Black spotting on blade and toning to other metal, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
India katar, c19th century, tapered steel blade (length 28.5cm), the blade with six sunken panels on each side ornately decorated with animals with each scene separated by a gap in the blade, with two reinforcement bars in steel grip and the sides of the handle with voided decoration, no scabbard. The blade with some dark spotting and toning, otherwise fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $220
Italy, dagger with silvered steel blade (length 16cm) hand decorated all over, on one side in the middle of the blade is marked, 'Made/in Italy', the guard forms part of the shaped metal handle and with a steel scabbard, the handle and scabbard are decorated with monsters and dragons as well as two sitting cherubs on both sides of the scabbard. The blade has been oiled but the lower half is toned black, otherwise fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Germany, a baroque revival Di Medici dagger with stainless steel (rostfrei) double edged blade (length 21cm), made by Solingen, with gilt pattern on one side of the blade and a brass guard, the stainless steel scabbard ornately decorated with devil monsters and the belt attachment in the form of a goddess, the handle also ornately decorated. Very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $110
Germany, vintage dagger with steel blade (length 13.5cm), one side marked, 'Franz Wenk/Solingen' and symbol, no guard, ornately decorated handle in silvered and gilt, the scabbard also ornately decorated in silvered and gilt, with belt bracket fitted. Very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Germany, dagger with steel blade (length 15.5cm), made by Carl Schlieper, Solingen, with metal guard and patterned handle, with a leather scabbard with metal tip, the securing leather at the top of the scabbard is damaged and needs replacing. The blade oiled and with some pitting, otherwise fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Germany, hunting knife with steel blade (length 12cm), by Jowika, Solingen, with brass guard and moulded copy of a deer foot for the handle, no sheath. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Philippines, hand made knife with steel blade (length 9.5cm), with wooden handle wrapped in wire at top, bottom and middle, no guard, the scabbard is wood with a turned tip, and is also wire wrapped at top, bottom and middle, the belt fitting is carved in wood. Pitting to the crudely made blade, otherwise fine.
Estimate $60
Passed in
Scottish Sgian Dubh, c1880, a straight fluted steel knife (blade length 9.3cm), with scalloped filework on the top edge, worn by the Seaforth Highlanders, features brass fittings on the hilt and leather scabbard, the hilt with St Andrew standing in front of a cross and this overlays a carved star shaped badge stamped on the black bog oak hilt, at the pommel is a cairngorm stone, scabbard stamped by maker, 'Scott. Adele Ltd./London'. Very fine.
Estimate $280
SOLD $170
Small belt knife, steel blade (length 11cm), with bone handle, possibly from an antler, the handle with silvered fitting at each end, in a leather scabbard also with silvered fittings at top and the tip. Some pit marking on top of silvered handle fitting, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $70
Bowie knife, with steel blade (length 14cm), no maker details, with steel guard and wooden handle, at the end of the handle is decorated with a steel eagle with orange gemstone eyes, no scabbard. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Dagger, modern casting in silvered metal, double sided blade (length 16cm), with guard and silvered metal handle in the shape of a standing medieval knight, no scabbard. With pitting from casting, otherwise fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Unidentified knife, a short steel blade (length 11cm), with a long, thin, round wooden handle, this held to the blade by wrapped copper wire, fitted into a handmade bark sheath sewn at the side with leather stitching and with two pierced holes at the top for carrying. Toned, fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Russian Caucasian powder flask, c1800s, in horn with silver dark blue niello decoration, with silver dark blue niello spring loaded charging lever and silver dark blue niello covered refill end section. A few small dents on niello decorative sections, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $800
Passed in
Colts powder flask, in copper with brass spring loaded top spout fitting, with American eagle design on both sides and the words above, 'Colts/Patent', used with the Colt pocket model 1849 pistol. Good very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
Powder flask, in copper with brass spring loaded top and with size of measure gauge on spout, the gauge not working, by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, with repousse decoration on both sides of the body. Fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Powder flask, copper body with striped pattern, the top marked by maker, 'G. & J.W. Hawksley/Sheffield', with a brass spout marked, 'Grams/ 3/2 ? /2 ? /2 ? '. Body separating at side and bottom join line, a few dents, spring on cut-off trigger not working, otherwise age toned, fine.
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
Percussion firearms' parts, includes hammers - very large (1), large (5, includes 1 left hander), medium (2), small (5, includes 1 left hander); gunflint holder - large (6, includes 1 left hander), medium (2), small (3, includes one left and one right but both missing top plate and one right with top plate); lock plate with hammer but the hammer broken; sling swivel for 1851 Enfield rifle; other minor items (4). Apart from the defects mentioned, very good - fine. (30)
Estimate $280
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Firearm's tools, vintage shotgun cartridge reloading tools in metal (3), two with bench clamps fitted, all different; also brass cylinder (approx 9cm long x 1.5cm diameter), sealed all around and marked on top 'OA'. Very good - fine. (4)
Estimate $150
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Firearm's tools, gun reloading tool, an upright metal tool for filling, ramming, capping, decapping and roll turning; tool to prepare machine gun belt for reloading. With oxidation, otherwise very good; some oxidation otherwise good fine. (2)
Estimate $130
Passed in
Firearm's tools, mostly brass bodied 12 gauge vintage shotgun cartridge roll over tool with cartridge extractor and brass capping/decapping tool, with a bench clamp fitted. Good fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60