Firearms and Edged Weapons

A 20th century European hunting hanger, in the 19th century style, with etched blade, blade length 33.5cm, and cast brass shell and reversed leg and hoof 'S' shaped guard with faux staghorn grip, with brass mounted stitched leather scabbard.

A late 19th century stiletto dagger with straight double-edged blade, blade length 23.5cm, cut steel crossguard and facet cut steel grip and pommel, with a leather scabbard, probably associated.

A 20th century Siebe Gorman & Co diver's knife with straight double-edged blade, blade length 19.5cm, oval brass guard and collar fitting, and turned moulded composite handle (some wear overall, spilt to collar, blade scratched and evidence of poor sharpening).

An early 19th century percussion pocket pistol by T. Fletcher, Gloucester, with turn-off barrel, barrel length 6.8cm, foliate engraved locks and plain wood grip (action works at half and full cock, barrel seized tight). Note: almost a matching pistol to Lot 3525.

An early 19th century percussion pocket pistol by T. Fletcher, Gloucester, with turn-off barrel, barrel length 6.2cm, foliate engraved lock and plain wood grip (action works at half and full cock, barrel seized tight). Note: almost a matching pistol to Lot 3524.

A fine and unusual George III cavalry officer's sabre by Prosser, London, with curved single-edged blade with ground false-edge point and one wide and one narrow spine fuller, blade length 74cm, with lightly etched foliate decoration, trophies of arms and 'GR' cypher, gilt cast brass cage-form guard, square-form chequered ivory grip and shaped cushion-form pommel, with gilt brass mounted stitched leather scabbard with twin ring suspension, the upper mounted engraved 'Prosser late Cullum, Sword Cutler & Belt Maker to the King, Charing Cross, London' (some old stable environmental damage throughout). Note: a non-transferrable ivory exemption certificate has been granted for the sale of this item.

A Second World War period Japanese NCO's katana with curved single-edged blade, blade length 65.5cm, the tang signed, oval cast bronze tsuba with chased radiating linear decoration, tape bound fishskin grip with hidden floral decorated menuki and openwork decorated kabuto-gane, with gilt metal mounted and decorated black lacquer scabbard with double ring suspension (some patchy discolouration to blade, evidence of poor resharpening in places, some losses to black lacquer on scabbard, bruising and scuffs).

A scarce 19th century Indian tulwar-hilted kilij-type all-steel shortsword with curved single-edged blade with false-edge tip and grooved and fullered spine, blade length 57cm, typical steel grip, knuckle guard and disc shaped pommel, with the remnants of a wood scabbard (fatigued throughout, losses, some active rust in places).

A 19th century Turkish or Romanian socket bayonet for an 1874 Peabody-Martini rifle, with straight cruciform-section blade, blade length 51cm, with brass mounted stitched leather scabbard.

Two First World War period M1917 Remington bayonets, each with single-edged fullered blade, blade length 43cm, dated '1913' to the ricasso, steel crossguard and wood plate grips, one with steel mounted stitched leather scabbard.

A Swedish M1896 Mauser bayonet with single-edged fullered blade, blade length 20.5cm, the ricasso stamped '778', steel crossguard and tubular cross-hatched grip, with steel scabbard with leather suspension frog.

A French Lebel M1886-15 bayonet with cruciform blade, blade length 52cm, modified steel crossguard with spring-clip mechanism and brass grip, with steel scabbard and leather suspension frog.

A French model 1831 artillery gladius shortsword or sidearm by Talabot, Paris, with typical straight leaf-shaped blade, blade length 48.5cm, and cast brass hilt.

A French 1866 model Chassepot bayonet with recurved single-edged blade, blade length 57.5cm, inscribed and dated '1874' to the spine, steel hooked quillon, stamped 'AC 21195', and moulded banded brass grip, with steel scabbard, also stamped 'AC 21195' (some overall light active rust to scabbard), together with another French 1866 model Chassepot bayonet with recurved single-edged blade, blade length 57.5cm, inscribed and dated '1874' to the spine, steel hooked quillon, stamped 'EH 43819', and moulded banded brass grip, with steel scabbard, also stamped 'EH 43819' (overall heavy active rust to scabbard).

A mid-20th century South-east Asian presentation kukri knife with typical curved blade, blade length 23cm, and shaped horn handle, with finely cast and chased white metal mounted scabbard, decorated in high relief with a spirited dragon and highlighted behind with red foil and bands of foliate decoration forming a lozenge shaped chape, together with two further kukri knives and a 1985 edition of 'The Journal of the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Goorkhas (The Sirmoor Rifles)'.

An early 20th century African Congo knife, probably Konda tribe, with expanding-section leaf-shaped blade, blade length 29cm, and brass wire bound wood grip with stud decorated pommel.

A George VI 1897 pattern officer's dress sword by Wilkinson Sword & Co Ltd, London, with straight dumbbell-section blade, blade length 83cm, finely etched with foliate scroll decoration and 'GRVI' cypher, numbered '67897' to spine, typical pierced bowl guard with 'GRVI' cypher and wire bound fishskin grip, with stitched leather covered scabbard (overall in good clean condition, some small patches of rust to blade, lacking leather knot).

A Spanish M1941 bolo bayonet with swollen-section fullered blade, blade length 25cm, the ricasso marked 'Toledo' and numbered '6873', steel crossguard and composite plate grips, with an associated steel scabbard, together with a small group of other knives and daggers, a Second World War period Japanese cast metal tsuba and a mid-20th century Puma hunting knife.

A late 19th century Japanese wakizashi with curved single-edged blade, blade length 46.5cm, the tang unsigned, and fabric tape bound fishskin grip with hidden gilt menuki, with composite formed shagreen/fishskin covered wood scabbard (lacking tsuba, blade with some active rust, overall environmental damage and losses).