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dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: Italy, Triangular, double-edged blade with fuller at the centre, partially engraved, the pierced part with engraved, brass inlays, carved, engraved and pierced with a double eagle at the base. Bronze ring nut engraved with a trophy. Leather scabbard with engraved, bronze mounts on the border. length 32 cm.
dating: circa 1600 provenance: Eastern Europe, Made of iron with small, flattened, sphere-shaped head with sixteen flanges, button with connection shaped as a truncated cone, decorated with segments. Two-stage, round and polygonal shaft, octagonal grip engraved with floral motifs, a stylised dragon and the inscription 'MATIO LISICIH'. Base with ring and small, fastening hole, with thread inside. Rare. length 38 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Europe, Folding, single-edged blade, strongly-angled and hollow at the back; remains of marking 'HAUDEVILLE EN A...' on one side. Iron grip and backstrap. Brass mounts. Light-coloured, horn grips painted in red at the bottom and decorated with brass small nails and rosettes. Iron suspension ring provided with rare release button. Complete chape provided with small loop. French manufacture for the Spanish market? length 58 cm.
dating: Late 19th Century provenance: Afghanistan, The bigger one featuring a single-edge blade with pitting at the tip, iron ring nut and brass handle. The other one worked en suite. Kept in their ebony-colored, wooden scabbard with solver-colored, metal ring nut and cap. length 21 - 32,5 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Germany, Straight, double-edged blade with central cannelure and two grooves starting from the tang. Iron hilt with quillons curved towards the blade and button-shaped edges. Parry ring. Fine pommel with oblique grooves. Grip with remains of metal wire binding. length 36.5 cm.
dating: first quarter of the 17th Century provenance: Italy, Long, double-edged blade of lozenge section, the first part grooved in the centre, the tang engraved with floral motifs. Iron hilt with two hooks and arches, the quillon and large parry ring with small grooves. Faceted pommel with carved, grooved and engraved equator. Grip with wire binding and Moor's heads of later date. length 139 cm.
dating: circa 1880 - 1890 provenance: Ireland, Round, rifled, 450 center fire cal. barrel, with foresight. Clean bore, visible rifling, slight pitting inside. Six-shot cylinder, mechanism working in single and double action.The left side with Webley's marking and 'R.I.C.' inscription, serial number '10xxx', calibre inscription and 'W&S' surmounted by a depiction of a winged bullet. On the back the dealer 'J. BRADDELL & SON / BELFAST'. Checkered wooden grip with ring for the strap. Various marks. Remains of earlier browning. length 20,5 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Indopersia, Single-edged blade made of fine damask, with base carved in floral motifs. Grip with grips shaped as Hippopotamus tusk (the bone marrow layer is clearly visible), with ring nut and iron band decorated with floral motifs in gold. Wooden scabbard with brass mounts covered in burgundy velvet (completely lined) with brocade bands. length 36.5 cm.
dating: Late 19th Century provenance: Greece, Slightly curved, single-edged blade, the base covered with silver foil engraved with floral motifs. Grip with carved horn grips (small missing parts), with central band of engraved silver. Wooden scabbard completely covered with silver foil richly embossed with cornucopias and floral motifs, the chape with monster's head, the cap with bands. Small suspension ring. length 74 cm.
dating: circa 1875 - 1890 provenance: Uruguay, Rifled, octagonal, remington Navy 50. cal barrel (visible rifling, some pitting inside), provided with foresight, featuring the markings 'VERNEK Y DESTEVES / MONTEVIDEO', and 'CAST STEEL SCREWEL BARREL'. Five-shot cylinder. Mechanism working in double and single action. Engraved with racemes. Remains of marks including 'Z' under star and 'DL'. Later finishing. Checkered ebony grip scales (one cracked). Ring for the strap. length 26,3 cm.
dating: 18th Century provenance: Central Italy, Smoothbore, two-stage, 14.6 mm cal. barrel, octagonal at the first part, with breech featuring a molded frame and with longitudinal outlines on the surface, then with rings at the girdle and round at the second part. Nozzle covered with a brass ring nut decorated with shaped and engraved leaves on the back . Lock decorated with masks, with a well-relieved face at the tang and other relieved faces on the screw heads, the rest engraved and carved with leaves. The rear part of the batterie with a relieved face. Marked 'CELALBA' inside the lock plate. Working mechanism but the cock tends to snap. Full, wooden stock with brass mounts. Back escutcheon engraved and pierced depicting a bird of prey. A small restoration on the wood near the butt-plate , the butt-plate itself with leaf engravings. Counterplate and hilt in front of the muzzle ring engraved and pierced with leaves. Antique, brass-tipped ramrod and iron cartridge extractor. Iron belt hook. For the 'CELALBA' marking, see 'Marchi e Firme di Archibugiari Italiani' by B. Barbiroli, page 343. It's a hamlet in the municipality of San Giustino near Perugia, part of the small and flourishing Republic of Cospaia. See also 'Repertorio Storico degli Archibugiari Italiani' by the same author, pages 583-584. length 46,5 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Europe, Long, straight blade of lozenge section, grooved at the first part, the tang with scissor-shaped mark and outlined border. Hilt with lower ring-guard with two hooks joined by an arch, large parry ring and S-shaped hilt. Oval pommel with vertical grooves. Spool and metal wire Moor's heads. length 133 cm.
dating: about 1855 provenance: Belgium, Long, round, smoothbore, turn-off, 9 mm cal. barrels, numbered and made of damask; oval, iron frame engraved with floral motifs. The space between the pistons is engraved and with mark of the Liege test bench. Ring trigger. Grooved ebony grip scales, the central frame of the grip marked 'MARIETTE BREVETE 118'. length 30.5
dating: 1880 provenance: Belgium, Rifled, faceted, 9 mm cal barrel with high front sight and remains of marking. Six-shot cylinder, working mechanism. Serial number '97xx'. Marks of the Liege test bench. Working, automatic extractor. Wooden grips. Ring for the strap. Old rebrowning. length 25 cm.
dating: third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: USA, Rifled, two-stage, round and octagonal, 52 cal. barrel (clean bore, still visible rifling), with foresight and adjustable rear sight; frame with breechloading percussion system, with falling block bolt with lever, the right side marked 'UNION RIFLE'; backward spring lock marked 'GWYN & CAMPBELL PATENT 1862 HAMILTON O.'; walnut butt (signs of use and small missing parts), iron mounts. Coeval serial number '2249' on the various parts. A bar with ring on the left side. Surface with rust damage. Together with the book 'Cosmopolitan and Gwyn & Campbell Carbines in the Civil War', by Thomas B. Rentschler. Several cavalry regiments of the Confederate Army were equipped with these carbines, produced in 1863-1864. See Flayderman's Guide, Eighth Edition, p. 511. length 99 cm.
dating: about 1810 provenance: Lancusi, Smoothbore, two-stage, 18 mm cal barrel with ring and acanthus leaves at the girdle, swallow-tailed front sight, keeping most of the original browning; tang engraved with floral motifs; flintlock signed 'CARMI. PAPA', slightly engraved and carved. Wooden full stock (a very small restoration) carved at the fore-end cap, checkered hand rest and grooved butt. Filigree inlays with floral motifs up to the center of the butt, checkering with stylized lilies. Beautiful bronze mounts partly pierced or in bas relief with floral motifs, the pierced parts with granulated background. Browned butt-plate. Iron ramrod with carved tip. For Carmine Papa see Barbiroli 'Repertorio Storico Degli Archibugieri Italiani dal XIV al XX Secolo'; Clueb, Bologna, 2012, page 407. length 118.5 cm.
dating: Third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: USA, Round, rifled (visible rifling, light pitting), 44 centerfire cal barrel marked with address and patent, provided with rear sight and front sight. Brass frame, serial number '101xxx', mark 'BP' and another one (barely legible) behind the lever. Wooden butt (some pitting) with brass mounts. Trigger guard with unstable lever. Provided with a very rare, three-piece, iron ramrod in the butt. Saddle ring. Working mechanism. Rare. length 99.5 cm.
dating: 1864 - 1870 provenance: Belgium, Two over-and-under, 9 mm cal. barrels. Bore with visible rifling but with pitting and signs of use inside. Eighteen-shot cylinder, double-action working mechanism. Frame marked 'E. LEFAUCHEUX INV. BREVETE. Engraved with rocaille, webs and spirals. Folding trigger. Smooth, ebony grip scales. Ring for the strap. Various areas with evident pitting. Various numbering and remains of marks. Complete with an old holster (restored on the bottom). In 1864, Lefaucheux patented a large-capacity revolver to compete with Chaineux's, in the same year he bought the buildings to start the production in Liegi. See 'Les Revolvers a Broche' by J.P. Bastié (ed. E.T.A.I. 2016), p. 37 and 97. Similar (but less elaborate) models are photographed on pages 37 and 97. length 28,5 cm.
dating: 17th Century provenance: Venice, Imposing straight double-edged blade of lenticular section, mark at the base on both sides; iron, basket-hilted partially engraved, with lower ring-guard and thumb ring; typical brass pommel shaped as a cat's head; wooden grip covered with leather without wire binding. length 114 cm.
dating: about 1810 provenance: Naples, Long, smoothbore, two-stage, 16 mm cal barrel with ring at the girdle, the base with Neapolitan mark (not completely legible) under two lilies, refreshed browning, road rear sight and white, metal, swallow-tailed front sight; engraved tang; slightly carved and engraved miquelet lock. Half wooden stock carved with floral motifs and grooved butt. Fine, bronze hilts with floral motifs and masks. Interesting ramrod with iron base, the external part made of wood, missing tip. length 155.5 cm.
dating: Period (1603-1867) provenance: Japan, Brown-rust lacquered do. Six-ken kusazuri with four plates lacquered en suite and with original Kebiki-odoshi in Kon-ito (complete with blue silk lacing). Complete with original, horn Kasa-kohaze. Sahai-no-kan with base shaped as a chrysanthemum (the ring holds the Sahai, the commander's stick). Collar with neck protection. With gold-plated and engraved brass Kurijime-no-kan (ring to tighten the do) on the right side. The lining with signs of use, partly detached. Kept in its wooden Yoroi/Gusoku-bitsu. Mannequin not included. height circa 76 cm.
dating: circa 1850 provenance: USA, Five-shot, swiveling, 31 cal. barrel/cylinder group provided with five ribs, signed 'Robbins & Lawrence Co', 'Windsor VT' and 'LEONARDS PATENT 1849', engraved with floral motifs at the base. Octagonal iron frame, with button to open the barrel/cylinder group at the top and insert the primers on the pistons. Visible firing pin inside, automatically rotating to the next position once a shot is fired. Ventilation holes on the two side bands, the rear part of the receiver made of iron, engraved en suite. Ring trigger loading and rotating the firing pin, the shot is fired by a stecher placed on the ring or by pressing a small button on the back of the butt. Wooden grips. Working mechanism. Serial number '1xx' inside. See 'Flyderman's Guide to Antiques American Firearms', 9th Edition, page 384, 7B-016 Ribbed Barrel Model. length 24.5 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Spain, Folding, single-edged blade with angled and partially hollow back, with remains of marking 'VALERO JUN ...ARAGOZA'. Iron grip and back. Some pitting. Brass mounts. Light-coloured, horn grips (one with cracks) painted with red at the bottom and held by small, brass studs. Iron suspension ring. length 40,2 cm.
dating: last quarter of the 16th Century provenance: Europe, Straight, double-edged blade, with light central cannelure delimiting two parallel fullers running on the entire length. Remains of cleaning, re-sharpening and small exfoliation marks. Two deep stamps with pitting on one side. Iron quillon with quillons curved towards the blade and ending in small lobes, decorated with notches along the back and with outlines before the lobes. Rised side ring. Faceted, iron vat-pommel with molded base and back button. Grip of a later period, covered with metal wire binding and with moor's heads at the edges. length 73 cm.
dating: 1620 - 1640 provenance: Italy, Straight, double-edged blade of lozenge section, the first part with light fuller in the middle featuring the Wolf of Passau. Rectangular, solid, iron blade, with small valve carved with scales at the front part; the parry ring, the edge of the quillon and the loop-guard finely carved with buds and pierced at the base. Solid back with deep grooves. Smooth pommel with reduced, carved base. Spiral-shaped, wooden grip with wire binding and iron Moor's heads. length 109 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Austria, Curved body, made of pressed cow horn, with flat faces. Gilded, brass mounts. Cylindrical fuse featuring a basal ring nut decorated with small, engraved frames and a border decorated with carved acanthus leaves. Small stopper held by chain. The front side with military horn worked in-relief. Hilt at the base decorated in-relief with flowers and leaves. Two rings. For infantry officers? length total circa 22,5 cm.
dating: Late 19th Century provenance: Indopersia, Single-edged blade, with carved back and slightly hollow tip; grip completely covered with silver foil finely engraved with floral motifs, the pommel enlarged; wooden scabbard, covered at the center with red cloth (probably of later period) with two silver mounts decorated en suite, the edge with inscriptions in Arabic. Suspension ring. length 27 cm.
dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: Southern Italy, Solid, single-and-false-edged blade with central groove, base on one side carved with a rampant lion and on the other side with a double bird, decorated with floral motifs in bas-relief and on a granulated background. Brass ring nut, leather scabbard decorated with geometric imprints. length 34.4 cm.
dating: Late 19th Century provenance: Ceylon, Solid blade with deep groove on the back, the first part of the blade and the back covered with silver, engraved and partially worked with floral motifs in bas-relief, framed in the part towards the weak made of brass and shaped as a dragon's head. Finely engraved horn grip with silver mounts (one rivet is missing) decorated with floral motifs, long ring-nut carved, engraved and decorated with silver-inlaid floral motifs. Without scabbard. One of the finest knives of this type which we could sell in recent years. length 31,7 cm.
dating: provenance: Eastern Europe, Straight, single-and short false-edged blade, with fuller near the back, with a cruciform mark on the ricasso, on the right side. Iron hilt with quillon featuring quillons with webbed ends, the front one angled at 90°. The arms of the hilt connected with the ring-guard. Handle covered with leather, octagonal pommel. length 102,7 cm.
dating: Third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Torre Annunziata, Faceted barrel, with tubular magazine, marked 'VENDITTI & C.I LANCUSI' among floral motifs; brass frame with iron side plates, decorated with floral engravings; trigger guard with lever, ring-shaped magazine; grip with checkered, wooden grips, butt-plate with suspension ring. Working mechanisms. Rare. Illustrated in 'Diana Armi', January 1st, 1988, Editoriale Olimpia, pages 70-73.Pietro Antonio Venditti, Torre Annunziata and Naples (1828 - 1878). After being released from hard labour due to a conviction for murder, he starts his first business in Torre Annunziata (Naples, Italy); after several patents, he manufactured his well-known repeating pistol with ten and even twenty six shots. See 'Der Neue Stockel', Vol. II, page 1324. length 30.5 cm.
dating: Second half of the 18th Century provenance: Genova, Interesting blade, originally of canonical shape, made by a file and then modified. Worked as a single-and half-edge with a strongly pointed tip, the back with small carvings and notch decorations at the forte; tang strongly tapered at the first part and then widened again at the base forming two wings. Dark horn or ebony grip (crack on one side) decorated with longitudinal grooves. Brass ring nut and cap. Soft leather scabbard with metal mounts. This unusual item is photographed and described in the volume 'Il Coltello Genovese' by A. Buti, page 314. length 30,6 cm.
dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: Southern Italy, Straight, single-and-false-edged blade with central groove, finely carved with a lion and floral motifs in bas-relief at the base on a granulated background on one side, and with a dog carrying a bucket on the other side. Horn grip (missing parts) with engraved, silver staves, ring nut and cap. length 26.2 cm.
dating: 1848 provenance: Austria, Wide, straight, single-and short false-edged blade, with light fuller on its sides. With rare and interesting inscriptions on both sides depicting mottos inspired by the Revolutions: 'Furchtlos für Wahrheit und Recht' (Fearless for Truth and Right) and 'Freiheit und Gleichheit' (Freedom and Equality). Richly elaborated characters framed within architectural structures and floral decorations. With a small signature on one side, probably of the manufacturer. Marked and dated 'Mitte... in Steyr 1848' at the back. Iron hilt. Quillon with center of crossguard provided with a small, shell-shaped valve and with quillons of octagonal section of different lengths. Brass ring nut and shell-shaped cap. Deer, horn grip. Some pitting. Black, leather-covered, wooden scabbard, with iron mounts; cap with belt hook. length 45 cm.
dating: 17th Century provenance: Venice, Straight, single-and-false-edged blade with pierced groove near the back, double groove at the base. On both sides the motto 'RESPICE FINEM' (look to the end). Iron hilt with double quillon bent towards the blade, with grooves on either side of the center of crossguard and with parry ring worked en suite. Smooth pommel shaped as a truncated cone with sides carved with bands. Wooden grip with metal wire binding from a later period. length 82.5 cm.
dating: second quarter of the 17th Century provenance: Europe, Straight, double-edged blade of lenticular section, with fuller at the forte, with a small stylised decoration (Passau Wolf?) on one side. Iron hilt. Quillon with palmed and curled rear quillon, guard with knot, joint to the pommel. Outside a pierced valve with quillon joint to the pommel, thumb ring inside. Pommel shaped as a buttoned olive. Missing grip. In antique patina. length 113 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: India, Single-and short-false-edged blade, the part of the edge divided into hollow cuts with drops at the ends, with smooth tip hollowed on the other side, the back carved with waves. Solid iron mounts with langets, curved loop-guard with the edge shaped as a dragon's head, large disc-shaped pommel, the button with pierced and movable bronze ring. length 61.5 cm.
dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: Italy, Double-edged blade with light fuller at the centre, carved and pierced with leaves, pierced and engraved with a four-leaf clover within branches at the base. Brass ring nut engraved with floral motifs. Brown, leather scabbard with brass mounts. length 30.5 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Austria, With curved, flat body, made of pressed cow horn. High-quality, gilded, brass mounts. Scaled stopper shaped as a snake's head holding the suspension chain in its jaws. Richly decorated, vase-shaped fuse, provided with a long, basal ring nut decorated with bands, rocaille, relieved decorations and wreaths of roses. The front side with a plaque worked in bas-relief, carved and shaped with a fine trophy of arms among laurel and oak branches. The hilt at the base worked in-relief en suite with the ring nut of the fuse. Two rings mounted on loops provided with a pierced base. Given the high-quality manufacturing, it was probably used for imperial parties. length total circa 24 cm.
dating: first quarter of the 20th Century provenance: Scandinavia, Single-edged blade with engraved, brass-covered back; wooden grip with finely engraved, brass mounts, with double heart, floral decorations and the initials of the couple. Brass scabbard engraved and pierced with a heart and floral motifs. Suspension ring. length 18 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Spain, Folding, slightly-angled, hollow, single-edged blade, with marking 'VALERO JUN ZARAGO...A' (not clearly legible) on one side. Iron grip and backstrap. Brass mounts. Bone grips decorated with racemes. Large, iron suspension ring. French manufacture for the Spanish market? length open 51,5 cm.
dating: about 1865 provenance: USA, Round, rifled barrel (clean bore, still visible rifling), with foresight and foldaway rear sight. Frame with remains of a mark at the back with address and patent of 1860, serial number '54xxx'. Working rimfire mechanism with falling block. With saddle ring. Backward spring lock. Tubular magazine inside the butt. Smooth, wooden fore-end and butt. length 99 cm.
dating: Late 15th Century provenance: Italy, Almost-cylindrical, iron barrel, slightly tapered towards the nozzle which is provided with moulded muzzle, a reinforcing ring at the centre. Breech with a larger diameter than the barrel, it is open to insert a chamber piece with its catch into the two side slots. The breech cracked on one side. In antique patina. See a model with a similar structure (but with an octagonal barrel) in 'Museo Poldi Pezzoli - Armeria II' (Electa, Milan, 1986), no. 916 with photos 1196-1198. The book documents also other samples kept both in Italian and foreign museums. length 156 cm.
dating: provenance: Europe, Cylindrical, iron head, provided with seven flanges with a border slightly cusped at the centre and lobed at the edges. The sides of the flanges decorated with pierced rosette and engraved outlines. At the top a small, spheroid button on a base shaped as a truncated cone. Hollow, iron shaft shaped as a truncated cone (almost cylindrical) in the upper segment and of octagonal section in the lower one, decorated with a twisted-worked ring at the girdle and with cap at the bottom, also twisted and button-shaped. Opening to insert a lace. Of good quality. A 16th-century original item or a fine 19th century copy? height 73,5 cm.
dating: 1847 provenance: Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia, Curved and flat on both faces, made of pressed cow horn. Silver mounts. Fuse shaped as a truncated cone with basal ring nut decorated with relieved vine-shoots and with a lobed frame; stopper with elaborate grip and held by a chain to the fuse. The front side of the body with a fine trophy featuring a crowned eagle within a relieved, hunting horn on oak branches. The hilt at the base decorated with relieved leaves, with lobed frame, marked '13' (?), 'F. GHEDINA' and date '1847''. With the inscription 'Zu ehren des geburtsfestes Seine Majestät des kaisers gemeiner Giovanni Uber' at the bottom (In honour of the birthday of His Majesty the Emperor, the Private Giovanni Uber). Two rings with suspension chain. length total circa 24,5 cm.
dating: third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: USA, Round, rifled, 50 cal. barrel, with foresight and adjustable rear sight, marked at the base with Lawrence's patent of 1859 and 'NEW MODEL 1863'. Iron frame with remains of a mark on the counterplate with Sharp's 1848 patent. Bolt with lever opening (mark 'F'). Working mechanism. Smooth wooden butt and fore-end (signs of use); the counterplate with saddle bar and a ring; iron butt plate. Without serial number. length 93 cm.
Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney stamps, from the 1st commemoratives, including mint stamps, gutter pairs and miniature sheets, various first day covers many with special postmarks, the majority of the collection dating, over 30+ years, from the 1970s to the early 2000s, housed in various ring binder folders, stockbooks and in envelopes, in two boxes
Great British Queen Elizabeth II first day covers including various issues for the Millennium etc, many with printed addresses and special postmarks, housed in three 'Royal Mail First Day Covers' ring binder folders and three Royal Mail special stamps books dated 1997, 1998 and 1999 complete with mint stamps
1960s and Later mostly Great British Queen Elizabeth II first day covers, many with printed addresses and special postmarks and a small number of coin covers and mint decimal miniature sheets etc, housed in eleven 'Royal Mail First Day Covers' ring binder folders

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