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1369 Bowie Knives: Good 20Th Century Bowie Knives: 1) Large Bowie Knife 1369 Bowie Knives: good 20th century Bowie knives: 1) large 1386 German Prussian Infantry Officers NCOs sword by W.K. Bowie knife by F.W. James of Sheffield. Broad clipped & C. Pipe back blade 30.5" with Kirschbaum logo to back blade of 9.5". Carved wooden grip with silver ? ricasso. Folding guard with Prussian Eagle. Composite pommel. Blade inscribed 'Death & Abolition' & 'The real hilt (40% loss to lower part of grip). In its black steel 1 x L Knife' Nice knife. No scabbard. 2) good quality scabbard. Worn overall with some rust. a/f £90 - £100 Bowie knife with 8" d/edged blade. Ricasso marked 'G.R.' 'J Rodgers' & Sons'. No 6 Norfolk Street Sheffield England'. Ivory or bone grip. Silver (?) acanthus design cross guard. Above average piece. Circa WW1. (2) £50 - £60 1370 Carbine: A rare and interesting Model 1852 Sharps 'Slanting Breech' Percussion Carbine .52 Calibre. Barrel 20" (21.5" breech). Has been smooth bored for use as shotgun. Original 3 leaf rear sight, barley corn front sight. Walnut stock brass butt plate stamped 'WW' or 'MM', lock marked 'C. SHARPS PATENT 1862' Action tang marked SHARPS PATENT 1848 SN: 5999 (Tang bolt missing). Sling swivel mounted on butt. Made c1853-55 1387 German SA Dagger with scabbard, blade maker marked (5,000 made). Butt has no patchbox which the shotguns 'ASSO Solingen'. The blade tip has been blunted when it normally didn't. GWO £600 - £650 was lent to a theatre company by the vendor many years ago ! otherwise a nice piece £100 - £150 1371 Carbine: a .303 Martini Enfield MKII Artillery Carbine. Left of Action marked 'V.R. Enfield 1881 1CL'. Right of 1388 German WW2 Army Dagger, with metal scabbard. Blade Action marked 'V.R.' & 'HRB Co. 1899. ME .303 AC II'. maker marked 'F W Holler Solingen'. Cross guard Butt marker disc marked 'BER:A' (Bermuda Artillery) & engraved 'M.S.'. Sadley the blade tip is missing, and rusty £100 - £110 dated 1899. Walnut stock (chip to toe of butt). Two hooks on left hand side to hang rifle from wall. Barrel 20" with 1389 German WW2 Hitler youth knife with German pattern lacquer swivels. A decent example of this popular carbine. boot knife £120 - £130 With new EU Deactivation cert. £180 - £200 1390 German WW2 long dress bayonet with metal scabbard, 1372 Cased Wilkinson Presentation Dagger, blade dedication maker marked 'Carl Eickhorn Solingen'. £40 - £45 'Presented to Albert Stone by Wilkinson Sword Ltd'. 1391 German WW2 long dress bayonet with metal scabbard, (39cm) £30 - £35 maker marked 'Paul Seilheimer Solingen'. £35 - £40 1373 Court Sword of the Knights Templar, Twist Maltese 1392 German WW2 long dress bayonet with metal scabbard, Cross cross guard in polished brass with brass pommel & no makers mark £25 - £30 wooden grip. Blade 30" with Knights Templar logos. In its brass mounted leather scabbard with belt frog. £40 - £50 1393 German WW2 long dress bayonet with metal scabbard, no makers mark £25 - £30 1374 Dirk: a scarce Georgian naval officer's Dirk in its associated brass mounted leather scabbard. Curved 27.5 1394 German WW2 long dress bayonet with metal scabbard, cm blade with traces of blue and gilt etching. Chequered no makers mark £30 - £35 bone grip and brass guard. Scabbard locket marked 1395 German WW2 Naval Dagger with early hammered 'Bennet, Sword Cutler to the Prince of Wales, 67 Royal scabbard. Blade maker marked 'E.u.F.Horster Solingen'. Exchange'. Probably John Bennet Jr. 1773-1802. £200 - £250 Handle grip badly cracked (held together with selotape) £150 - £200 1375 Early European flintlock pistol, attractive engraved 1396 German WW2 Naval dagger with scabbard, pommel and frame, with unusual skull crusher handle, and heavily hangers. Blade maker marked 'Original Eickhorn engraved brass work. Action not working. (approx 44cm Solingen'. £200 - £250 long) £120 - £140 1397 Gun case original 19th century case for pistol but has 1376 Flintlock pistol similar to the French 1810 Pattern AN been relined, comes with selection of powder flasks and IX/XIII type. Barrel 8" half- stock. Brass furniture. Stock gun cases £100 - £110 fractured & repaired (no losses) Ring neck cock. Action crisp. Clean bore. Mismatched ramrod. Lock with 1398 Japanese Police Sword Blade 18" (a few edge nicks) Brass circular makers (?) stamp. Inspector stamps to brass hilt with simple line decoration. Distressed red lanyard. furniture. Nice looking gun. Viewing recommended. £200 - £250 In its polished steel scabbard. Wirebound black SAME grip (screw absent from throat) * Sword looks much older 1377 German 3rd Reich Model 1884/98 Knife Bayonet. Blade than the scabbard? The whole probably of WW2 vintage. £150 - £160 numbered '552' in its matching numbered scabbard. Makers name '42 ASW'. Blued blade 10". Light rusting to 1399 Knife: 2x WW1 Period German hunting/trench knives scabbard. A decent example. £30 - £35 in leather scabbards. Blades 5". In decent condition for age. One ebony, one staghorn grip. £30 - £40 1378 German 3rd Reich WW2 Infantry Officers sword in near relic condition. In its steel scabbard. Blade in poor 1400 Knife: a British Army 1950's survival knife. Heavy blade condition. Generally A/F. £20 - £25 6.25" marked '61519'. One piece wooden grip. In its leather scabbard (2" tear to leather ). Generally good 1379 German 3rd Reich WW2 Infantry Officers Sword. Lions condition with some wear. £20 - £25 head pommel with red glass eyes. Gilt Eagle & Swastika & stirrup guard. Mint blade 29.5" by Kirschbaum? In its steel scabbard (surface rusting will clean well). Sword in excellent condition, scabbard will restore well. £120 - £140 1380 German Diplomats dagger, pearl grips, Eickhorn marked blade, knot, engraved to scabbard Von Altern, in very fine condition. £1500 - £1700 1381 German Kriegsmarine Officers Administration Dept Dagger, identical to normal but in white metal throughout, Eickhorn marked blade with scarce original 1401 Knife: rare and interesting 'Viking Family' knife designed white metal hangers, GVF £550 - £600 by Carl Alfred Norrstrom circa 1870-1880. Blade 5.5 with fold etched panels. Ricasso marked 'J.A. 1382 German Luftwaffe 2nd pattern Officers dagger,this LAPOVIST ESKILSTUNA' who made the knife. The example with unusual Loyalty blade inscription £240 - £250 black wooden grip beautifully carved with a Vikings head 1383 German Nazi Hitler Youth dagger with metal scabbard (carvings of the wife & daughter are also known on the and leather frog. Blade maker marked 'RZM M7/2 knives). Curved 'S' quillons with ball finials. Contained in 1937'. £200 - £250 a pierced white metal scabbard with Viking designs. (Scabbard has been abrasively cleaned) A lovely example of this Nordic Side knife. £200 - £250 1384 German Nazi Red Cross Dagger, grip broken, with scabbard, blade maker marked 'Ges Geschutz'. Sold a/f £70 - £75 1402 Knives: 1) A Sheffield Stiletto by W.H. Fagan & Son. Slim 1385 German N.P.E.A Officials dagger on chains, blade blade 5.5" in a modified 'F.S.' type leather scabbard with etched with N.P.E.A logo to blade and Karl Burgsmuller brass chape. 2) A Continental double edged dagger. Blade maker mark, slight service wear, but GVF £1350 - £1450 7". Staghorn hilt with silver mounts. No scabbard. £30 - £40 46.
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