Lawrences Auctioneers of Crewkerne The Linen Yard Militaria, Arms, Armour, Coins & Medals South Street Crewkerne Somerset Militaria, Arms, Armour, Coins & Medals TA18 8AB United Kingdom Started 17 Nov 2016 10:00 GMT Lot Description A PERCUSSION MUSKET & POWDER FLASK. A percussion musket with trade lockplate converted from Flintlock. The date 1788 is 1 also present on the plate, the butt with flap pocket. An octagonal barrel of 31.3/4" has ALWAR - 1027 marked on it. 47.3/4" overall length, with a steel ramrod below the barrel. Al ...[more] A NAVAL TELESCOPE. A naval Watchkeepers Telescope with one drawer function. Bound in various designs of geometric forms. 2 24.1/4" fully extended length. A CARTRIDGE MAGAZINE. A 500 round Cartridge Magazine complete with dividers and inner straps, with a Harrods label in metal on 3 the inner lid. In good condition leather and brass bound, lacking only the outer straps. 19.1/4" x 11.1/2" x 6". AN 1897 PATTERN OFFICERS SWORD. A Weyersberg and Kirschbaum made 1897 pattern Infantry Officers swords, complete with 4 brown leather field scabbard. The makers marks of a Knights Helm and Kings head are on the 34.1/2" blade. Etched with foilage and Edward V11 cypher, the same cypher is in the guard. ...[more] A GENTLEMANS SWORDSTICK. With a Stags Horn hilt and silver band bearing Birmingham Mint marks. Button releasing the blade 5 from its cane scabbard, revealing a quality blade with three-quarter fullers. Marked with Defence and not Defiance in one scroll, Peace with honour on the other side also Howell ...[more] A BRACE OF 1888 PATTERN SWORD BAYONETS. Two 1888 pattern British Sword Bayonets, complete with steel and leather 6 scabbards. Mk 1V types with various markings to blades and hilts, including WD stamps on the very clean blades. A CASED MASONIC SWORD. A wooden cased Masonic sword marked Spencer & Co Gt Queens St London on the 28.3/4" blade, with 7 cross decoration. Leather scabbard with hilt and crossguard, in a screw capped case. A 1907 PATTERN BAYONET. A 1907 Sanderson made Bayonet with many stampings on the blade, with straight quillion. Complete 8 with scabbard and a brown leather frog with broad arrow mark in an inverted U. WARTIME MEMORABILIA. Including official military photographs of Dispatch Riders on their motorcycles, riding through rivers and off 9 duty, offroading etc. They would appear to be early single cylinder Triumphs, all bearing OHMS front plates. Numbers include B-6611, EC1188, AO1 878 (11). Also an origi ...[more] AN IMPERIAL GERMAN SWORD. An Infantry pattern Imperial German sword, with no visible makers marks. In the style of the M-54 10 pattern, with ornate pommel and initials D A. Plated straight blade of 33.3/4", with three-quarter fuller. A carved wooden grip with wire wrap, complete with a steel scabbard t ...[more] 11 A HAENEL AIR PISTOL. A .177 caliber Haenel Model 28 Air Pistol, not in working order, lacking its rearsight. 12 A WEBLEY AIR PISTOL. A Webley Junior .177 caliber Air Pistol, in working order. 13 A DIANA .177 AIR PISTOL. A Diana (Germany) .177 caliber break-action Air Pistol. A CROSSMAN 150 AIR PISTOL. A Crossman .22 Colt 45 auto form gas powered Air Pistol, in original box of purchase. The Pellgun 14 Model 150, needs the C02 canisters for it to fire. A CROSSMAN SINGLE ACTION AIR PISTOL. A .22 caliber Air Pistol in Revolver form, with single-action firing of six shots. In the 15 original box of purchase, lacking any CO2 canisters. 16 A HAMMERLI AIR RIFLE. A Model; 401 side-action .22 Air Rifle, with a square trigger-guard. AN EARLY GERMAN AIR RIFLE. A D R G M marked Made in Germany break-top lever, .177 Air Rifle. Cocked by pulling down the 17 octagonal barrel with the mainspring, behind the trigger-guard. A WEBLEY AIR RIFLE. A Webley Eclipse .22 Air Rifle with a fitted Bushmaster 3-9 x 40 Telescopic Sight. Cocked by a full under barrel 18 lever, number 827673. A GREENER 12B SHOTGUN. A W W Greener 68 Haymarket Street London, boxlock action with 28" double barrels. Hammerless non- 19 ejector with engraved action and top lever break arm, Number 20897. *Rfd/Sac rqd* 20 TWO AIR RIFLES. A .177 Edgar Brothers Model 30 , not in working order. Also an early Diana nickel plated .177, childs Air Rifle. (2) A PURDEY CARTRIDGE CASE. A damaged Cartridge Magazine in need of the outer leather being either repaired or replaced, due to 21 damp storage. The inner case also with damp damage has six dividers, with all straps present. Affixed inside the lid is the label James Purdey & Sons of Audley House, South A ...[more] A RAMPART GUN. A 19thC style matchlock action Indian Rampart gun of heavy construction, complete with underslung steel ramrod. 22 Round 68" flared muzzle barrel with approx 3/4" bore, overall length of 90.1/2" AN INDIAN ARSENAL RIFLE. A Indian matchlock rifle from a state or rulers arsenal, possibly Jaipoor. Numbered JPR/EXR/2/5173 on 23 the 51" long flared muzzle musket. 71" approx overall length with provision for a ramrod (missing) and damage to the match holder. A MANDAU SWORD & SCABBARD. A 19thC Mandau sword with classical form blade of 20" inlaid with silver decoration in swirl and dot 24 patterns. The hilt of wrapped fibre grip and carved wooden pommel, the scabbard of wood has some carved decoration in places. A MANDAU SWORD etc A Mandau sword complete with a decorative wooden scabbard, 19.1/4" blade, plain wooden hilt. A decorative 25 native dagger and painted scabbard also a US fighting knife & scabbard. A PERCUSSION CARBINE. A well made Percussion Carbine with E Bond on the lockplate, which has some decoration. Complete with 26 steel ramrod and 24" barrel with three-leaf rear sight, two band fixings. A 19thC MILITARY RIFLE. A falling block military rifle with French carved crudely into the stock. Of very large caliber, 35" barrel and 27 steel ramrod present. A SPORTING GUN. An old Sporting Gun converted from Flintlock to Percussion many years ago, by the barrel and nipple method. 39" 28 barrel with rust evident, lacking its ramrod. 54.3/4" overall length. 29 A BROADSWORD. A Scottish Broadsword with repaired brass hilt, 33.1/2" double-edged blade. A HUNTING HANGER. An 18th/19thC Continental Hunting Hanger with silvered mounts and leather wrapped grip. The spearpoint blade 30 of 11.1/4" is decorated with hunting scenes, foilage and trophies, etc A GEORGIAN NAVAL DIRK. A curved Midshipmans Dirk with gilt mounts, contained in a black leather and gilt mounted scabbard. The 31 10. 3/4" blade has traces of gilt and foilage decoration, the scabbard has Bennett, Sword Cutler to the Prince of Wales, Royal Exchange at the loop mount. A GEORGIAN NAVAL DIRK. A Georgian period Naval Dirk with a black leather and gilt mounted scabbard. The hilt with oval guard and 32 pommel, the blade double-edged with 10.1/2" blade. A GEORGIAN NAVAL DIRK. Gilt decorated pommel and guard with a straight 13.1/2" double edged stiletto style blade, lacking a 33 scabbard. A DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS DRESS HAT. A District Commissioner in India tin cased Fore & Aft Dress Hat, with feathers and gold 34 bullion decoration. 35 WITHDRAWN A GENERAL OFFICERS MAMELUKE. A General Officers Mameluke 1831 pattern sword by Wilkinsons, number 26624. Four rosettes 36 on the grips and crossed Baton & Sword on the crossguard. Complete with a brass scabbard and clean 31.1/4" blade. Etched with crisp designs of both General Officers Insignia and C ...[more] A 1796 LIGHT CAVALRY VARIANT SWORD. A 1796 Variant sword of the Light Cavalry pattern, with unusual 33.1/2" blade. The 37 addition of double three-quarter fullers and 'Scimitar' point, makes the weapon far more effective than the standard pattern. Contained in its steel scabbard, the blade spine is mar ...[more] LORD CHELMSFORD's SWORD. A Grenadier Guards sword by Henry Wilkinson of Pall Mall London, un-numbered with Lord 38 Chelmsford's family crest on the blade. Gothic hilt with extremely clean and crisp 32" slightly curved blade, contained in a black leather scabbard with brass mounts. the 1822 pattern swor ...[more] AN INDIAN MUTINY CASUALTY OFFICERS SWORD. The General Officers sword of Lieutenant Thomas Frankland Punjab Infantry, 39 who was twice wounded at Delhi (one severe) then Killed in Action at Lucknow in November 1857. An inscription on the blade reads: Bequeathed to Colville Frankland by his brother Lieut ...[more] A SCOTTISH RIFLES PRESENTATION SWORD. A high quality presentation sword by Edward Thurkle of 5 Denmark St. Soho. 40 London. Silver plated mounts with Victorian crown and underslung bugle, with silver bullion sword knot. Very clean 33" blade with foilage decoration and the following inscription. Present ...[more] AN 18th REGIMENT OFFICERS BANDSWORD. A Victorian Officers bandsword with curved 26,1/2" blade, having a three-quarter fuller. 41 Lions Head pommel and chequered grip, with Victorian Crowns in the quillions/guards. Brass scabbard with 18th Regiment (Royal Irish Regiment) inscribed at the throat. A CONTINENTAL HUNTING SIDEARM. An 18thC Hunting Hanger or sidearm with dogs heads on the quillions, which are swept 42 forward and reverse style. One a Hound the other a Mastiff type with brass fitting to the hilt and scabbard of black leather. A double- edged blade of 23" with centre-rib and partial de ...[more] A BLUE & GILT GERMAN PRESENTATION CAVALRY SWORD. A high quality Imperial German period sword with makers mark for W 43 K C.