Firearms and Edged Weapons

An early 19th century short percussion musket with front and rear-sighted steel barrel, barrel length 64cm, full-stocked with brass furniture and pull-out steel ramrod (overall later restoration and evidence of heavy cleaning).

A George III flintlock pistol by Gillet, with sighted octagonal steel barrel, barrel length 16.5cm, and shaped and engraved locks and trigger guard, full-stocked in walnut with shaped angular grip and pull-out wood ramrod with horn tip (disassembled, parts unchecked).

A rare and unusual 18th century Continental dress dagger with double-edged blade, blade length 16cm, both faces with engraved trailing foliate decoration, the bowl guard with white metal mounts and part-covered with the cranium of a catfish with applied white metal stud decoration, the grip produced from a catfish spine, with turtle shell scabbard with engraved white metal mounts (some repairs to bowl guard, some damage/cracking to turtle shell scabbard, some impact marks/bruises to lower scabbard chape).

A fine Second World War period Japanese katana with curved single-edged blade, blade length 65cm, showing fine even hamon, cast bronze openwork tsuba and tape bound fishskin grip with part-hidden flowerhead menuki and partially gilt openwork kabuto-gane with colonel's sword knot in red and brown, with blackened metal scabbard with partially gilt bronze fittings.

A George III 1801 pattern long sea service flintlock pistol with steel barrel, barrel length 31cm, full-stocked with line border engraved lock, detailed 'Tower' and with crowned 'GR' cypher, brass furniture and later pull-out ramrod with brass tip (full and half-lock mechanism works but needs attention, overall environmental damage).

A George III 1801 pattern long sea service flintlock pistol with steel barrel, barrel length 30.5cm, full-stocked with line border engraved lock, detailed 'Tower' and with crowned 'GR' cypher, brass furniture and pull-out ramrod with brass tip (full and half-lock mechanism works but needs attention, losses to brass trigger guard, overall environmental damage, overall old worm damage).

A 19th century hunting dagger with straight double-edged part-fullered blade, blade length 20.5cm, marked 'Toledo 1864' to the ricasso and etched with foliate designs, yoke-form steel crossguard and finely carved ribbed horn grip.

A scarce SOE pattern service pocket knife with single-edged fold-out blade, blade length 6cm, indistinctly marked '?.?. Holland, Sheffield, 1945' to the ricasso, chequered black composite plate grips and steel ring suspension.

A fine early 19th century gilt metal mounted Malacca swordstick with single-edged fullered blade, blade length 67cm, part foliate engraved, gilt metal mounts and faceted pommel with foliate decoration, and Malacca grip and scabbard with brass ferrule.

A 19th century Afghan flintlock jezail or long rifle with front and rear sighted octagonal welded steel barrel, barrel length 114cm, shaped line border engraved lock with East India Company mark and indistinctly dated '1815', full-stocked with profuse all-over inlaid mother-of-pearl and shell geometric decoration, brass furniture and pull-out steel ramrod.

An early 19th century percussion pocket pistol by Wilson & Co, Liverpool, with turn-off steel barrel, barrel length 4.2cm, engraved locks, decorated with trophies of arms, spring-loaded drop-down trigger and plain wood grip (full and half-lock mechanism works).

An early 19th century percussion pocket pistol by Smith, London, with turn-off steel barrel, barrel length 4.8cm, foliate decorated locks and plain wood grip (full and half-lock mechanism works).

A mid-19th century muzzle-loading double-barrelled percussion sporting gun by Trulock & Son, 9 Dawson St, Dublin, with nipple-sighted steel barrels, barrel length 76cm, foliate engraved locks, hammers and trigger guard, full-stocked with brass-tipped wood ramrod (full and half-lock mechanisms work, some damage to mouths of hammers).

A George III period 1796 pattern officer's dress sword with straight single-edge blade, blade length 82cm, with engraved and gilt decoration and detailed with Royal arms and crest with military trophies, gilt cast brass clamshell guard and wire bound fishskin grip with faceted pommel (guard lacking knop finial).

An 18th century European smallsword with triangular-section deep-fullered blade, blade length 72cm, cast brass clamshell guard and rococo style handle (formerly gilded).

Two mid-20th century kukri style knives, comprising a small example with curved blade, blade length 21cm, the grip with white metal inlaid decoration, with leather covered wood scabbard retaining one utility tool, and another similar larger example with curved blade, blade length 32cm, and wood grip, with leather covered scabbard retaining one utility tool.

A Second World War period Japanese NCO's katana with earlier curved single-edged blade, blade length 63cm, the tang signed, copper tsuba with engraved decoration of a beetle and bamboo branch, and tape bound fishskin grip with partially hidden crayfish menuki (lacking kashira/pommel), with leather covered wood scabbard with ring suspension.