Catalogue
Tribal money, various types, mostly from New Guinea and Pacific Islands, all in clip-seal plastic bags (17), with Collector's typed descriptions. Fine - extremely fine. (approx 60)
Estimate $200
Tribal money, various odd types, includes a Cassowary bone limestick from New Guinea and a trade obsidian from the Pacific region amongst other items, each with Collector's typed descriptions. Fair - very fine. (approx 16)
Estimate $150
Trading items, Brunei, miniature canon, cast in bronze; Hausa - Faulani, hinged manilla; Nigeria and Cameroon, brass trade bells; Africa, Kasai region, katanga cross, all with Collector's typed descriptions. Fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $150
De facto trade currencies, various odd items from different regions that were used in commerce, notables are: African plains - porcupine quills; cowrie cords; Togo stone money; African cloth money, each item in a clip-seal plastic bag with Collector's typed description. Good - extremely fine. (approx 50)
Estimate $150
Siam, opium money weights, various types and sizes, elephant, bird, lion, c14th-18th centuries, with Collector's detailed typed description. Fine - very fine. (7)
Estimate $300
Wooden club, origin unknown, carved club (length approx. 40cm), purposely holed at bottom and tapering upwards to a carved, patterned top. Very fine.
Estimate $50
Japan, Edo-Meiji period, aikuchi tanto dagger, in brass sheath adorned with floral, bird, koi and religious motifs, (26.5 cm long). Very fine.
Estimate $750
Diver’s knife, with timber handle and screwed into a holder made from a round brass casing, with a belt fitting on one side and this marked Siebe & Gorman, length including handle and casing (approx. 31.50cm). The blade heavily oxidized , the handle with some cuts and the casing with several bumps, good.
Estimate $100
Kris blade dagger, country of origin unknown, blade (approx. 30cm), with two snakes pattern in the guard area on both sides, no handle fitted to metal spike at top. Heavily toned, otherwise fine.
Estimate $50
Percussion pistol, smooth .45 calibre bore, mid-late 19th century, curved plain timber grip, some inscribed decorations on side plates, trigger guard, and top plate, plain 73mm barrel, 'Z 021 V' behind trigger guard; brass adjustable gun powder measure, 19th century. Hammer moves, trigger stuck, rust inside barrel, nearly very fine. (2)
Estimate $320
Antique flintlock pistol accessories, includes small brass trigger action powder dispenser with suspension ring at base; small brass pistol ball holder; small engraved metal pistol ball holder; patterned powder filler with suspension ring at base, the first three have worn leather straps fitted. Very good - fine. (4)
Estimate $50
Antique handcuffs and ball and chain set, missing ball because of weight, cuffs with a key. All with oxidation, the ring for attachment to ball has been solder repaired, good.
Estimate $50
Gun powder horn, 18th century, the type used by Officers of the East India Company, with Collector's typed description. Extremely fine.
Estimate $60
India, 18th century steel dhal shield, circular convex form, diameter: 27 cm, covered in brass with floral and native animal motif, with Collector's typed description. Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
British, Queen Victoria 1897 pattern infantry officer's sword with fullered decorated blade (approx. 74cm), marked in ricasso area "E.Thurkle/Maker/Soho/London" and on the other side in the ricasso is a proved mark, brass voided decorated guard with a Queen's crown above VR, sharkskin grip on patterned brass backed handle with wire wrapping, with metal scabbard with strap fittings, also another strap attached to the handle featuring a red, white and red shield, the strap with gilt fittings. The blade with chips and the scabbard with dents and the handle with some damage, overall good.
Estimate $50
Ethiopia sword, a long straight blade (approx. 81cm), fullered on both sides, features a crowned lion holding a flag in the ricasso area, also a cast inscription too difficult to read as well as other decorations, features a wooden handle and in the pommel area is a silver filigree cap fitting, no scabbard. Some damage to the wooden handle and the blade is dark toned, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
Imperial Germany sword, blade (approx. 81cm), marked in the ricasso by maker, “Alex. Coppel/Solingen”, with voided metal guard bearing the Imperial German symbol, stamped, “16. H. 2. 38”, with leather grip, no scabbard. Some oxidation on pommel, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
Antique Indian Tulwar sword, with curved blade (approx. 75cm), back top of blade stamped JT and inscribed 464, otherwise unmarked, with patterned metal handle with circular patterned top and with small knobby guard, with khaki webbed cloth covered scabbard. With some oxidation on metal handle, otherwise fine.
Estimate $150
Antique Indian Tulwar sword, long curved unmarked blade (approx. 69cm), with metal handle with circular patterned top, with small knobby guard and a leather scabbard. All metal parts affected by oxidation, tight fit to scabbard otherwise good.
Estimate $50
Antique Indian Tulwar sword, long curved unmarked blade (approx. 77cm), with patterned metal handle with circular patterned top, with small knobby guard and a leather scabbard. All metal parts affected by oxidation, scabbard with some damage, otherwise good.
Estimate $50
Philippines, kris with wavy blade (approx. 48cm), with wrapped handle with carved wooden pommel, no scabbard. The blade with oxidation and the wrapping on the handle damaged, otherwise good.
Estimate $50
Sword, straight flat blade (approx. 84cm), stamped “Wilkinson/Pall Mall/London”, the blade marked “Handkerchief Cutter”, brass guard with fish skin grip, with leather scabbard; a separate leather scabbard with attachments, not matching the previous blade, possibly Ethiopian . The fish skin grip damaged, the blade with oxidation and some edge chips, the scabbard damaged; the second leather scabbard poor. otherwise good. (2)
Estimate $50
Unidentified sword, features a plain fullered blade (approx. 84cm), the ricasso with the impressed number 1/85, with a voided metal guard and a patterned wooden handle, the scabbard is metal with two belt fittings at the top. With a small amount of oxidation on the blade and considerable oxidation on the guard and scabbard, otherwise very good.
Estimate $100
Unidentified sword, with a long, thin blade (approx. 72cm), with a decorated white metal guard, black painted metal handle and king’s (?) head white metal pommel, in a brass scabbard featuring a decorated white metal cast top and bottom decoration. Fine.
Estimate $100
Unidentified sword, blade (approx. 83cm) stamped on one side of the ricasso with a knight’s head, one third of the blade on both sides with decoration, the brass guard features a fold-over section on one side, with a wire wrapped brass handle and a decorated brass pommel, the handle impressed with the number 11, with leather scabbard with brass top and bottom sections and with a belt clip at the top. The wire wrapping on the handle is loose and there is a small broken section and there is a dent in the scabbard, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
Fencing sword, thin straight blade (approx. 90cm), with small knob at tip, decorated at the top 18cm, with a circular guard patterned on both sides, circular patterned leather handle with patterned metal top. Heavily oxidised, good.
Estimate $50
Unidentified sword, long straight unmarked blade (approx. 92cm), with fuller both sides, with carved wooden handle, with no guard and no scabbard. The handle cracked and oxidation on the blade, otherwise good.
Estimate $50
Unidentified sword, curved blade (approx. 61cm), with no guard, bone handle with patterned carved section at the top and this has a series of dyed hair fitted to the ends of both sides, the timber scabbard is engraved and with five evenly spaced patterned brass fittings along its length and at the end is a carved and engraved bone fitting. The blade with pitting and some fittings loose, otherwise good.
Estimate $50
Unidentified sword, possibly Indonesian, features a curved blade (approx. 90cm), with patterned metal fitting leading to the patterned metal backing of the carved and shaped bone handle, no scabbard. The blade heavily dark toned and the handle with a crack, otherwise good.
Estimate $50
Unidentified sword, blade (approx. 74cm), double edged and wide at the guard and tapering to the tip which is rounded not pointed, with a patterned metal guard and a metal handle with a large round patterned pommel, the blade is crudely stamped on both sides with an illegible letter/number in a circle, no scabbard. Heavily oxidized blade, otherwise good.
Estimate $50