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Lawrences Auctioneers of Crewkerne The Linen Yard South Street Two Day Fine Art Sale - Militaria, Coins and Medals and Crewkerne Collectors' and Sporting Items Somerset TA18 8AB United Kingdom Started 01 May 2014 10:00 BST Lot Description A RIFLE CASE. A canvas and leather rifle case with inset label, F Beesley Gun & Rifle Manufacturer, 2 St Lames Street, London 1 SW1..Pall Mall Corner. With some cleaning tools inside, also some loss of red beize. 45.3/4" overall length. 2 A MILITARY COMPASS. A leather cased brass with blackened finish American military compass . A BOER WAR DESK SET. A Boer War scene Desk Set, consisting of an officer with binoculars and a soldier at ready. Inkwell consists 3 of a crouching soldier behind a rock, hat off and spying out the land. W T & S also regd marks to the bases T2430. See Illustration TWO AFRICAN SPEARS. An Assegai style spear with carved and wire bound shaft58.5" overall length. A second hunting or throwing 4 spear, 50" overall length. TWO FRENCH BAYONETS. A plated (Parade) model 1874 pattern Epee bayonet, complete with matching scabbard. An 1866 Sabre 5 Bayonet, lacking a scabbard. 6 A FRENCH BAYONET. A model 1892 french bayonet, complete with steel scabbard. 7 A PINFIRE REVOLVER. A plated Pinfire Continental revolver, with Liege proofmarks and six shot cylinder. 7.1/4" overall length. A GT WAR BAYONET. A 1907 Pattern bayonet and leather scabbard, with swept forward quillion and various markings. 4 HLI and proof 8 stamps etc. 9 AN ARMY JACK KNIFE A Gt War period Army Jack Knife with numbers stamped on handle, WD markings. A19thC IVORY HANDLED KRIS A carved ivory Garuda bird hilt, with ornate circular mount. Wavy edged watered steel blade of good 10 quality, 15.1/4" in length. Wooden scabbard with growth and biwood marlings. A GUN CASE. A leather Leg of Mutton guncase with provision for a double barrelled shotgun of 30" barrel length. Brass oil bottle under 11 the flap. A SWORDSTICK. A European Swordstick with blue and gilt decorated 27" blade. Single-edged with 3/4 length fuller, foilage patterns 12 etc. Silver bans to the hilt and wooden scabbard. A CONCEALED KATAR DAGGER. An 18th/19thC Katar dagger of classical form, concealed inside an outer case in the form of a larger 13 Katar dagger. Silver decoration to the guards and blade throat, 7.1/4" blade and 15.1/4" overall length. The outer case is similarly decorated, 16.1/2" overal ...[more] A CAVALRY RIFLE CASE Brown leather rifle Bucket or case for the bolt action carbines or short rifles, used by GB Cavalry 1900- 14 1920`s. Saddle strap and tie-down strap affixed, only marking appears to be 1. 36" overall length, endcap is loose but present. A GUNNERY OFFICERS TRENCH SET. A leather cased Gunnery Officers Clinometer by Short & Mason Ltd 1901. Also a cased Torch 15 in leather, The Orilux by J H Steward. A CASED MILITARY COMPASS etc. A cased 1939 dated Compass by R Watts & Son Mk 111, with strap. A stopwatch with military 16 markings to the case. (2) 17 TRENCH MAPS etc. Trench Map 62C NW France and Sheet 51C France, plus other maps as found. A 1796 VARIANT LIGHT CAVALRY SWORD. Blue and Gilt 30" blade with clipped tip, Crown and GR cypher also foilage decoration. 18 Steel stirrup hilt with rounded pommel backstrap and steel furniture to the leather scabbard. Marked on the plate as S Brunn. Sword Cutler to his Royal Highness the Prince ...[more] 19 A KATANA. An unsigned Japanese Katana in Shin Gunto mounts. 21" blade with some staining evident, in a steel saya. A 12B SHOTGUN & CASE. A 12b boxlock non-ejector shotgun, with E M Reilly. London on the top rib. 28" barrels with traces of case 20 hardening on the action, numbered 144939. In a webbing case with removable leather shoulder pad, cleaning equipment etc. *Rfd/sac rqd*. A FRAMED R W FUSILIERS PRINT. A large framed RWF Centenary Parade print, 98 of 100 issue by Peter Archer. At Powis Castle 21 21st april 1989, 36.1/2" x 29.1/4 " approx overall size A FIREMANS HELMET. A 19thC leather Fire Mans helmet in need of repair/renovation, contained in a Jappaned tin. The peak has 22 detached from the crested skull, due to age. 23 A CEREMONIAL WOODEN SPEAR. A hardwood spear carved with face and fluted decoration, 34" overall length. CASED BINOCULARS CARRIED BY Sir J C E SHELLEY. Leather cased CP Goerz Berlin 12 X Army Trieder D.R.P. on the body, Sir J 24 C E Shelley engraved on the front. The damaged leather case also has his initials and Guards Club on it. (base needs re-stitching on). Sir John Courtown Edward Shelley was born in ...[more] A KATANA. A Shin Gunto Katana with blue and brown sword knot, leather covered steel saya. The blade of 26.1/2" has been chrome 25 plated, two mekugi ana in the tang. 26 MILITARY ITEMS. Ammunition boxes, water bottles, machine gun magazines , belts and used cartridges etc. A JEZAIL RIFLE. An Arab Jezail rifle with a round 40" barrel, matchlock action and brass furniture. A crack is in the stock and some 27 renovation is required. A 19thC SIDEARM. A brass stirrup hilted Constabulary sidearm, C1850 complete with brass mounted leather scabbard. 22.5" clean 28 curved spearpoint blade, with no visible markings. A HEAVY MACHINE GUN ON STAND. A Vickers .303 Pattern smooth water jacket contained barrel, with heavy metal tripod and 29 various fixings. De-Activated some years ago, the original Certificate is not yet located. 35" high by 60" long from muzzle to stand feet. Chinese character marked plate ...[more] TWO FRAMED GT WAR POSTERS. A Lord Kitchener Poster saying, Men Materials & Money are the immediate necessities. Does the 30 call of duty find no response in you etc Enlist Today! 30.1/4" by 21.3/4". The second , Your King & Country Need You...To maintain the honour and glory of The Br ...[more] A KATANA. A Katana in civilian mounts with iron tsuba and wooden saya. Signed with a Showa stamp then, Aso-Shu/no-Ju/Fuku- 31 Moto/Kane-Mune. The translation roughly is Made by-Kane-Mune-living at Seki-in Mino province. The smith does not appear to be recorded. Faded blue bindings with plain Fuchi and ...[more] A KATANA. A Japanese Katana with polished or plated blade of 67.5cm. In Showa mounts with blue/brown sword knot, the tang 32 unsigned with two mekugi-ana. Steel scabbard with leather outer cover. CASED BINOCULARS ( Sir J C E SHELLEY) Sir John Courtown Edward Shelley-Rolls 6th Bt was a Baronet of the famous Shelley 33 family and assumed the additional -Rolls to his surname later in life (1917). Educated at Wellington College, born 5th August 1871. Commissioned into the Scots Guards he saw action ...[more] A JAMBIYA DAGGER. A Jambiya Dagger with silver mounts and horn hilt, leather and silver decoration to scabbard. Curved double- 34 edged 5.3/4" blade with central ridge spine. See Illustration. A JAMBIYA DAGGER. A Jambiya dagger with horn hilt and silver covering, complete with scabbard of leather and silver decoration. 35 Double-edged 6.1/4" curved blade with central spine. See Illustration A JAMBIYA DAGGER. A Jambiya Dagger complete with scabbard, horn hilt with silver decoration, scabbard of leather with silver 36 adornments. Double-edged curved 6.1/4" blade with central spine, red belt with silver bullion in places. A JAMBIYA DAGGER. A Jambiya Dagger with silver decorated hilt and complet with its scabbard. 5.1/2" double-edged curved blade 37 with central spine, wooden scabbard with leather and silver covering. Also a silver covered Kandjah daggers scabbard, to take a 7" approx blade. A PARADE BAYONET. A German Parade Bayonet with E Pack & Sohn Solingen on the very clean plated blade. Complete with green 38 beige slot filler and steel scabbard. 39 A POWDER HORN. A Powder Horn with steel trigger release and wooden endcap. WL and other markings, 13.5" overall length. CAVALRY THIGH BOOTS AND TREES. Thigh length dark brown leather boots, large size 10-11 approx both with fitted trees. 26.5" 40 sole to top 41 A CHAIN MAIL GAUNTLET. An open chain mail gauntlet, with leather cuff attached. A FRENCH SHORTSWORD. An Ecole Du Mars French Shortsword, complete with voided scabbard. Brass fittings, double-edged 42 18.1/2" blade. A CARVED HARDWOOD CLUB. Flattened design with plain grip and intricate patterns to one face only. Large tip of cylindrical form, 31" 43 overall length. A FUNEREAL CLOSE HELMET. Of heavy construction with flat back mount, for wall fixings. In the 16thC style with fixed visor and 44 central comb, painted some time past with red, gold and blue finish. See Illustration A TARGONE SHIELD. A wodden Targone shield, used during the Pisan Bridge Tournament. 32.1/2" overall length, finished with moon 45 and swirls patterns. Label reads Targone Shield, Gioco Del Ponte, Venise, Bridge. (Ex Col Harvey) Collection. A LANTAKA CANNON. A bronze eastern Lantaka cannon with swivel mount. Some decoration to cannon at breech and flared muzzle 46 etc. 48.1/4" overall length, with modern wooden mount. See Illustration CASED FLINTLOCK PISTOLS. A pair of cased gentleman`s pistols with flintlock actions, by Smith of London. Octagonal 7" barrels, with 47 gold bands also chequered grips and fullstocks with underslung ramrods. Steel furniture with Smith on the actions with roller frizzens, London on the barrel tops.
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