Vickers & Hoad Auctioneers Phone 02 96997887 http://www.vickhoad.com 224 Young St Waterloo NSW 2017 Catalogue Militaria & Weapons Sunday 15 March 2015 Starting at:02:00 PM Starting at: To be held at our Auction Rooms: 224 Young st , Waterloo NSW 2017 Terms: Eftpos & Credit cards accepted & pre approved cheque - Credit Cards incur a 1.5 % surcharge Lot Selling Price Lot Selling Price 1 A fine British navel officers dirk $900 6 A superb German hand and a $9,000 of the 18th century date. Curved half sword of early date, approx blade, Gilt mounted Ivory grip. 120cm overall with 97cm Brass mounted black leather straight blade. Leather bound scabbard. grip, steel guard with wide 2 A fine British naval officers dirk $1,700 swept quillons and finger loops of early 19th century date. etc. The pommel and quillons of Curved blade engraved with octagonal section. The double naval motifs. Gilt mounted Ivory edged blade with double fullers grip with lovely patina. Brass is struck with a maker's stamp mounted black leather scabbard at the ricasso and engraved in engraved "Goldneys late Neilds the fullers (on both faces) "NO St James Str. Sword Cutlers to ME SAQUES SIN RASON NO H.R.H the Prince of Wales. ME EN RAINES SIN HONOR" (Do not draw me without 3 A choice British / Australian $850 reason, do not replace me midshipman's dirk with without honour...) scabbard by Williamson. Blade with cipher of G VI R. Complete 7 A superb swept-hilt rapier of $3,400 with it's correct and scarce early 17th century date. Approx sword ( ---t)?? 120cm overall length with straight blade approx 103cm in 4 A military rapier of large and - length. Finely wire bound grip, heavy form of late 18th century steel guard with slightly side date. Approx 113cm overall swept quillons, large finger length with approx 92cm long loops and bulbous pommel. The straight blade. Wire bound grip, double edged blade struck with steel guard with long straight maker's marks at the ricasso quillons and pommel of has very well pierced single classical form, with steel bowl. fullers Guard stamped "R" The double edged blade with a crowned "R" 8 A superb rapier of $7,000 mark and the cipher of Carlos "Pappenheimer" type and of IV and the date 1790. early 17th century date. Approx 118cm overall in length with 5 Scottish basket hilt sword of $2,700 approx 101cm straight blade. mid 18th century date. Approx Wire bound grip with helically 104cm overall length with twisted overlay wire, the steel approx 86cm straight blade. guard with wide swept quillons, Wire bound fish skin grip, steel bulbous pommel of octagonal guard (See "Scottish Swords section, side shells pierced with and Dirks" by J. Wallace [plate stars. The double edged blade 28] for a similar guard) The of diamond section engraved board double edged blade with "WEHM ROD ANNO 1616" and short triple fuller bears the "ME FECIT SALINGEN ANNO" running motif, mark of passion See "European Swords" by A. on both faces. North (plate 20) for a similar hilt. Saturday, 21 March 2015 Page 1 of 19 Lot Selling Price Lot Selling Price 9 A very fine rapier of $3,200 13 A German light cavalry trooper's - "Pappenheimer" type and of sword, almost identical to the early 17th century date, approx British pattern of 1796. Leather 131cm overall with approx covered grip, steel stirrup 112cm straight blade. Wire guard, wide and curved single bound grip, the steel guard with edged blade, steel scabbard. wide swept quillons, bulbous 14 A choice and rare British heavy $2,600 pommel, side shells, pierced cavalry trooper's sword of with circles and stars and with pattern 1796, leather covered traces of gilt. The single fullered grip, steel guard, white leather blade of diamond section struck sword knot. Steel scabbard. with orb and cross marks and Both blade and scabbard with engraved "ME FECIT TOLEDO" matching issue stamps to "23 and "ANTONIO PICININO" R.B. No. 10" Blade by Dawes of 10 A choice British infantry officer's $2,200 Birmingham sword pattern 1803. Wire bound 15 British infantry officer's sword of $1,700 navy fish skin grip, gilt brass the 1780s era. Ivory grip with "5 guard with G.R. Cipher. Wide ball" guard in gilt brass. Curved curved fullered blade with the fullered blade. Brass mounted blue and gilt decoration black leather scabbard incorporating the crowned GR cipher, Royal Arms etc. Gilt 16 Scottish military officer's basket $1,100 brass mounted black leather hilt sword of late 18th, early scabbard, engraved "Golding 19th century date. Simple nickel late Neild St. James Street, basket hilt with wire bound fish sword cutler to his Royal skin grip and red felt and wash Highness Prince of Wales" leather liner. Approx 97cm overall with 82cm straight 11 A superb cup-hilt rapier in the - double edged blade with short Spanish or Italian taste of mid single fuller. See "Scottish 17th century date. Approx Swords and Dirks" by J. 112cm overall length with Wallace (Plate 47) for a similar approx 91cm straight blade, hilt and plate 48 for a similar high quality silver wire bound blade. grip with vertical silver bars. Steel guard with long straight 17 Austrian sword of Falchion type, $1,800 quillons, the quillons, knuckle approx 98cm overall length. bow and pommel all very well Brass hilt with well executed cut with helical fluting. The lion head pommel and recurved street cup with finely cut turned cross guard terminating in lion over edge and a pierced panel heads. The broad carved at the termination of the finger double fullered blade with loops. The tapered double extensive engraved decorations edged blade with short single including man in moon, sun in fullers is struck with maker's splendour, sword emerging stamp at the ricasso and cross from a cloud, snake, etc. stamps just ahead of the fullers. Possibly a palace guard's sword from Vienna, mid 17th century 12 A superb example of a British $4,600 light cavalry officer's sword of pattern 1796 by Osborne. Silver wire bound leather grip, steel stirrup guard, curved fullered blade with single edge, very finely blued and gilt on both faces for half it's length and etched for the remainder. The decoration includes Britannica, stands of arms, Royal cipher of G.R, mounted officer, maker's particulars etc. Complete with it's steel scabbard. About as fine an example as could be found Saturday, 21 March 2015 Page 2 of 19 Lot Selling Price Lot Selling Price 18 A very rare & Fine example of - 21 A naval officers Hangar circa $2,600 British light cavalry officer's 1782-90 with a slightly curved sword of pattern 1796. Made for blade formed with a clipped- an officer in the early United back point, cut with a pair of States cavalry. Wire bound long fullers on each face, leather grip, steel stirrup guard. etched and gilt with trophies, Curved fullered blade with foliage, naval motifs and the single edge, very finely etched inscriptions 'le ville de Paris le for most of it's length on both 12 avril 1782ánd 'sandwich le faces with stand of arms, 1782'on a blued panel over the foliage, figure of liberty, angel greater part of its surface on blowing trumpet, maker's both faces (areas of oxidation) particulars and eagle and shield gilt-brass slotted hilt, lion head of the United States with rib pommel, and the grip bound band "E Pluribus Ilumni" with copper wire and rib band complete with it's steel 62cm; 24 3/8 blade. The blade scabbard. Possibly unique and of this hangar is probably of a most desirable item for any German origin. The date 'le 12 collector of the late 18th, early Avril 1782' refers to the 19th century American edged conclusion of the four-day naval weapons of the finest quality battle between the Caribbean 19 Scottish basket hilt sword of - islands of Dominica and mid 18th century date. Approx Guadeloupe. The victorious 103cm overall length with fleet being the British, approx 86cm single edged commanded by Admiral Sir blade. Wire bound fish skin George Rodney KB, who grip, steel basket guard of the removed the threat of the Stirling style by Walter Allan French to Jamaica, the latter (stamped "W.A.") See "Scottish fleet being commanded by Swords and Dirks" by J. Admiral le Comte de Grasse. Wallace (plates 36-39) for The extensive Irish iconography examples by this maker and on the blade suggests a plate 39 for a most similar commission from an Irish officer blade. The straight blade with of the Royal Navy. An officer one very short fuller at the who had a connection with both ricasso and another towards the ships and with the battle was back (The latter engraved William Charles Fahie, later "Andria Ferrara") and with a Vice Admiral Sir William series of half moons along the Charles Fahie KCB (1763-1833) back who served on HMS SANDWICH 1779-80 was a 20 A very fine late 17th century - lieutenant aboard HMS hunting hanger of the type RUSSELL at the Battle of the favoured by British naval Saintes and who served briefly officers of the time. Slightly aboard the captured VILLE DE curved fullered blade faintly PARIS from April to August etched with foliage etc, brass 1782. HMS SANDWICH had mounted stag horn grip, been Rodney's flagship 1779-81 embossed shell guard. but was not present at the Together with book "The Saintes and VILLE DE PARIS Admiral Benbow, The Life and was De Grasse's flagship at the Times of a Naval Legend" battle.