*** | 19th century Laotian Dha sword. Horn and 18ct gold filigree hilt set with clear stones. Hand-forged single edged curved blade. Silver covered wooden scabbard. Length 110 cm (in scabbard). Provenance: Estates late Adolphe and Asra Alexander, a German-Thai… | *** | |
*** | Exceptional 18th century gold mounted Lampung keris. The hilt and scabbard covered in (?) ct gold sheet. The hilt of putri malu (shy princess) form. Pamor blade with 9 subtle luk (curves). Length 49 cm (in scabbard) length 41 cm (keris). | *** | |
*** | Turkish dagger and scabbard | *** | |
*** | Early 17th century Indian Katar. Likely from the Vijayanagara Tanjore armory. With a fine wootz Damascus steel multi-fullered blade. A large arching 'Hood' to protect the hands, with a beast head finial. With later scabbard. Length 61 cm | *** | |
*** | Japanese Sunobi Tanto. Red lacquered saya, tsuka bound in baleen. Gold washed copper habaki, matching higo School koshirae. Length 35 cm (blade) | *** | |
*** | High quality Indonesian keris. Straight, double edged pamor blade, with gold inlay. Pendock with cabochon semi precious stones. Carved wooden figural hilt. Length 69 cm. | *** | |
*** | Fine quality Indonesian keris. Pamor blade with 11 luk (curves); the base of the blade with a carved seated figure. Length 57 cm. | *** | |
*** | 19th century high quality Indonesian keris. Pamor blade with 13 luk. Heavily gold inlaid blade with carving of a seated lion with clear stone grasped in mouth. Silver filigree mendak. Ivory hilt in the form of Ganesha. Silver and ivory scabbard with low… | *** | |
*** | 19th century ottoman Yataghan sword. Coral encrusted silver hilt with characteristic 'Ear' shaped pommel. Forward recurved blade with single fine fuller and silver inlay. With original leather covered and silver mounted scabbard. Length 75 cm | *** | |
*** | Ornate Indonesian keris. Pamor blade with 13 luk (curves), carved with naga and gold inlaid. Silver figural hilt in the form of a Rakshasa demon; silver and ivory scabbard with fine quality relief carving. Nb: ivory export restrictions. Length 51 cm. | *** | |
*** | 18th/19th century Indian Katar (Deccan). Polished wootz steel blade with armour piercing tip, central rib with carved decoration, the hilt with floral gold koftgari decoration. Original leather covered scabbard with steel chape. Length 48 cm. Provenance:… | *** | |
*** | Scarce Venetian Schiavona broad sword | *** | |
*** | Japanese World War II army officers sword. Signed 'Choshu Kiyoshige.' blade with suguha hamon, two part gold foil habaki. Shin-gunto mounts. Saya covered in ray skin. Silver Asakura family mon applied to pommel. Length 66 cm (blade) | *** | |
*** | Indo-Persian jade hilt dagger. 17th century Khanjar dagger with ram's head pommel. Fine wootz steel blade, length 40 cm (incl hilt) | *** | |
*** | Indonesian presentation Keris. C1900 pamor steel blade of 17 waves & brass wire inlay. Gilt brass hilt in the form of a demon. Later sheath has intricately carved ivory scenes from the Ramayana & floral repousse silver sheath. Length 64 cm | *** | |
*** | German 1/2 basket Sinclair Sabre | *** | |
*** | Japanese World War II naval Kai-Gunto sword. Naval officers sword with sanbon-sugi hamon. Signed. Length 63.5 cm (blade) | *** | |
*** | 10 World War II Japanese sword knots and 2 sword belts | *** | |
*** | Japanese Samurai sword. Inscribed to tang: Kawachi Kami Kune Suke. Several nicks to blade. 71 cm (blade lengtg) | *** | |
*** | Spanish main gauche left hand dagger | *** | |
*** | Early 20th century Indonesian keris. Pamor blade with 9 luk. Ivory hilt in the form of a well carved Rakshasa demon. Mellow age patina to hilt and scabbard. . Length 48 cm | *** | |
*** | Suguha hamon (straight temper pattern) katana, signed Noshu Osugi Ju Ishihara Kanenao Saku, Koshir' World War II Japanese army shingunto | *** | |
*** | Katana, signed Koa Isshin Mantetsu Saku and dated Showa Mizunoe Uma Aki, Koshir' World War II Japanese Army shingunto | *** | |
*** | British Navy 1846 pattern officers sword. Victorian period admiral rank sword. Shark skin grip, gilt brass lion head pommel and half basket guard with fouled anchor and St Edward's Crown. Length 96 cm | *** | |
*** | 19th century Indonesian keris. Early pamor 10 luk blade. Filigree mendak. Old ivory Garuda form hilt with mellow patina. Scabbard with ivory sampir and pierced silver sheath. Length 49 cm | *** | |
*** | 19th century Caucasian Kindjal dagger. Watered steel double-edged blade with twin fullers and gold koftgari inlay. Walrus ivory hilt. Provenance: George Halla, Czech Republic Consul to New South Wales, 1948; thence by descent. Private Collection, Sydney.… | *** | |
*** | Scarce Rajestan-India brass hilted zulfiqar | *** | |
*** | 19th century Arabic Saif sword. Broad, single fullered saber blade with short tip. Wooden scabbard sheathed in Yemeni silver work, with matched hilt. Length 90.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Japanese Uchigatana. Signed 'Kanemitsu.' in Showa period traditional tachi mounts. Brass ho-o bird menuki. Length 69 cm (blade) | *** | |
*** | Japanese World War II naval Kai Gunto sword. Signed Choji Midare Hamon. Length 67 cm (blade) | *** | |
*** | Japanese Army Kyu-Gunto, 1886 pattern | *** | |
*** | 18th century Indonesian keris with European hanger hilt. Tapering pamor blade with talismanic carvings. European 'Hirschfanger' style staghorn hilt with snake or dragon form guard. Length 56 cm (total). | *** | |
*** | Persian Qajar period Watered steel dagger. Double-edged curved blade of fine wootz steel. Walrus ivory hilt with worn relief carvings of a ruler surrounded by courtiers, each side with two cartooches of nastaliq script. Provenance: George Halla, Czech… | *** | |
*** | 19th century Caucasian Kindjal dagger. Double-edged blade with offset fullers and gold koftgari inlay. Scale grips of walrus ivory with horn back. Provenance: George Halla, Czech Republic Consul to New South Wales, 1948; thence by descent. Private… | *** | |
*** | Persian Qajar period Watered steel dagger. Double-edged curved blade of fine wootz steel. The forte carved with scene of lion and gazelle. Walrus ivory hilt with relief carving of figures on each side and cartouches of nastaliq script. Provenance: George… | *** | |
*** | Scarce French Sapper's Sabre | *** | |
*** | Scarce Persian Sirah Bouk twin dagger | *** | |
*** | 19th century Indonesian keris. Pamor blade with 11 luk finely carved Sumatran ivory hilt with mellow age patina. . Length 49 cm total | *** | |
*** | 19th century Persian Kard. Wootz steel blade with gold koftgari inlay. Walrus ivory hilt. Provenance: George Halla, Czech Republic Consul to New South Wales, 1948; thence by descent. Private Collection, Sydney. Length 31 cm | *** | |
*** | Persian Qajar period Watered steel dagger. Double-edged curved blade of fine wootz steel. With engraved inscription to forte. Walrus ivory hilt with worn relief carved figures. Provenance: George Halla, Czech Republic Consul to New South Wales, 1948;… | *** | |
*** | Japanese World War II army officers sword. Showa period blade and mounts. Choji Midare Hamon. Length 67 cm (blade) | *** | |
*** | Rare MK1 Australian Paratrooper bayonet. In original blueing. No maker mark to blade. Hilt faintly stamped 'Slaz 43', pommel stamped 4900. Original canvas scabbard marked 'R.M.B. Ltd. 1944'. Manufactured by Slazenger sports equipment, in a production run… | *** | |
*** | Persian Qajar period watered steel dagger. Double-edged curved blade of fine wootz steel, with medial ridge. The walrus ivory hilt with relief carving of figure in European garb, the reverse with two portrait medallions and cartouches of nastaliq script.… | *** | |
*** | Japanese Showa period civilian sword. Signed, handmade blade. Brass tsuba with raised sakura (cherry blossom) design. Length 68 cm (blade) | *** | |
*** | Japanese World War II type 95 Nco sword. Aluminium cast hilt with bronze tsuba and spring clip. Blade and scabbard #17673. Length 92 cm | *** | |
*** | 19th century Moro keris. Well made blade with three waves to forte and well carved fullers. Retaining bands missing. Ganja skillfully made and fitted. Economic and skillful use of materials indicating an early to mid 19th century date. Original silver… | *** | |
*** | Very fine Surakarta Java keris. Straight, double edged pamor blade; yudo winatan style hilt, with silver floral pierced selut set with diamonds, approx 1.5ct in total, length 49 cm. | *** | |
*** | Indian/Moghul Zulfikir sword. Likely 18th century.Bifurcated & serrated blade. Delhi Eyelash makers mark. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Length 79 cm | *** | |
*** | 19th century Omani Jambiya dagger. Silver mounted hilt and scabbard. Broad double-edged, curved blade. Complete with original belt. Length 32 cm (blade and hilt) | *** | |
*** | Japanese World War II type 95 Nco sword. Aluminium cast hilt with spring clip-iron tsuba. Blade and scabbard #100849. Length 92.5 cm (blade and hilt) | *** | |
*** | Tibetan iron Phurba. Buddhist ritual dagger, of traditional form with three sided dagger blade, the pommel with three wrathful deities. Length 22 cm | *** | |
*** | Manchurian Dao cavalry sword. Boxer Rebellion, Qing Dynasty. Single-edged curved blade with combat clash on back edge. Plain wooden hilt grips with patinated iron mounts, round iron guard with raised rim. Length 98 cm, (in scabbard) | *** | |
*** | 19th century George Wostenholm IXL Bowie knife. Wide clipped point blade. Stamp marked 'George Wostenholm Washington works Sheffield', and 'I*Xl' to ricasso. Brass guard and pommel ivory scale grips, set with escutcheon. Original red leather scabbard… | *** | |
*** | 19th century fine Indonesian keris. Pamor blade of 7 luk. Richly carved Maduran ivory hilt with winged horse carving. Scabbard with tortoise shell and brass overlay. . Length 48 cm total | *** | |
*** | 19th century African Congo Ngala Executioners sword. Brass & steel bound handle, chiselled blade, wooden pommel. Some pitting. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Length 54 cm | *** | |
*** | Pistol grip Commando knife, with leather sheath. Length 17 cm | *** | |
*** | Japanese World War II type 95 NCO sword. Aluminium cast hilt with spring clip-iron tsuba. Blade and scabbard #116525. Length 92.5 cm (blade and hilt) | *** | |
*** | Japanese World War II type 95 Nco sword. Aluminium cast hilt with bronze tsuba and spring, clip. Blade and scabbard #118278. Length 92 cm | *** | |
*** | 19th century Indian 'Elephant Knife', (Bhuj). With broad, clipped back blade with typical elephant head terminal. Gilded blade and shaft, the pommel with concealed dagger. Original green velvet covered scabbard with gilt copper mounts, length 61 cm | *** | |
*** | 19th century Ethiopian Gurade sword. Solingen blade by W. Clauberg with 'Standing knight' maker's mark. Original horn hilt with filigree pommel; tooled leather scabbard. Length 90 cm (total). | *** | |
*** | Japanese Shin-Gunto officer's sword with World War II fittings. Signed and dated on the Nakago & a Seki arsenal stamp, a city in central Gifu Prefecture, with a 500 year history of sword production. the date was the 17th year of the Showa period =1942… | *** | |
*** | Victorian highland regimental sword, with basket guard. Blade inscribed 'Gardiner & Co, Argyll St. Glasgow.'. Length 104 cm | *** | |
*** | British 1796 light cavalry sword | *** | |
*** | Japanese World War II army officers sword. Suguha hamon. Blade signed, and Seki arsenal acceptance stamp. Length 67 cm (blade) | *** | |
*** | Various World War II Japanese sword fittings. Including six tsuba, scabbard, seppa etc. | *** | |
*** | British 1908 pattern cavalry Trooper's sword. Blade marked for Enfield, scabbard for Mole, with NZ for New Zealand service. | *** | |
*** | Japanese naval officers dirk. Ray skin hilt with wire wrap and brass fittings, with naval arsenal stamp. Length 41.5 cm (including scabbard) | *** | |
*** | Indonesian keris with ivory hilt. Central Sumatra. 7 luk pamor blade, silver mendak, stylised anthropomorphic ivory hilt. The scabbard with ivory sampir and floral tendril embossed silver pendok. Nb: export restrictions. Length 32 cm (overall) | *** | |
*** | Japanese World War II army officers sword. Shin-Gunto army sword mounts. Signed, length 66 cm (blade) | *** | |
*** | Japanese type 98 Shin Gunto army officer's sword, circa 1938-45. Gunome Hamon. Unsigned, Mumei, length 66 cm blade | *** | |
*** | Japanese World War II army officers sword. Length 65 cm (blade) | *** | |
*** | Early dagger & scabbard. Brass mounts, shark skin hilt. Length 34 cm | *** | |
*** | 17th century Indian Katar. With bifuricated and serrated blade on a fine pierced Tanjore Armory hilt. Length 36 cm | *** | |
*** | 17th century Indian Firagi sword. Kandah Hilt. Length 118 cm | *** | |
*** | Scarce Indian Bichwa dagger | *** | |
*** | Indonesian Sewar knife. Concave blade with three broad fullers. Horn hilt. Length 32 cm (overall) | *** | |
*** | Four various early Bayonets & Scabbards. Length 55 cm (longest) | *** | |
*** | Imperial Prussian 1889 model officers sword. By Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co. Solingen. Ray skin hilt with brass wire binding and gilt brass guard. Decorated with monogram of Wilhelm II. With original steel scabbard. Length 103 cm (overall) | *** | |
*** | 18th or 19th century Indo-Persian Shamshir sword. Tulwar hilt. Good quality blade. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Length 83 cm | *** | |
*** | Holbein type dagger. Horn scale grips with brass mounts. Green leather covered scabbard. Length 37.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Antique Thai 'Hammer Knife' (Mit Tok) of massive proportions. . Iron blade and handle of rare Siamese rosewood (dalbergia cochinchinensis). Length 72 cm, W3kg). Provenance: Estates late Adolphe and Asra Alexander, a German-Thai couple involved with… | *** | |
*** | Early Northern Indian Kukri. Incised decoration of elephants & tiger. Likely 19th century.Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Length 54 cm | *** | |
*** | Early Indo-Persian Kora sword. Nepal/Northern India. Decorated with angel to one side, tiger & deer to the other. Likely 19th century.Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Length 75 cm | *** | |
*** | Two British officers swords. One ex Fr Strange, Sydney, auction, bearing tag 'British Infantry Officers Sword of 1796 Pattern'. the other with basket grip, & engraved 'Hand Made in Scotland By 'R Matthews Leslie'. as inspected. Length 100 cm &. Length 94… | *** | |
*** | Japanese World War II officers dirk. In shirasaya mounts with bone detail. Shobu Zukuri blade with 2 hi. Signed. Length 18 cm (blade) | *** | |
*** | 19th century Burmese Dha dagger. Spear-point blade with one narrow and one wide fuller. Gold inlaid floral design to forte, silver collar and mounts to scabbard, figural ivory hilt. Length 33.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Indo Persian ivory handled Jambiya. Sheath damaged. Length 34 cm | *** | |
*** | 19th century Moro Barong. Single-edged leaf form blade with thick back edge. Polished wooden hilt with silver sleeve. Length 69 cm | *** | |
*** | Large Tibetan Phurba (ritual dagger). With three sided blade. Height 45 cm | *** | |
*** | Fairbairn-Sykes Commando knife by J. Nowill & Sons, Sheffield. Diamond section blade. Length 30 cm (in scabbard). | *** | |
*** | Indonesian keris. Pamor blade with 11 luk (curves); carved wooden figural hilt. Length 52 cm. | *** | |
*** | Javanese keris. Pamor blade with 13 luk (curves); the blade carved with seated lion, grasping a gilded ball in its mouth. Length 50 cm. | *** | |
*** | Indonesian 'Pedang Lurus'. Gently curved pamor blade; the hilt and scabbard silver mounted on ebony. Length 50 cm (blade) length 62 cm (total). | *** | |
*** | Early European cavalry Troopers Sabre. and scabbard. Ex Fr Strange, Sydney, auction. Tag States information as above & pattern date of 1780. Length 97 cm | *** | |
*** | Two early European cavalry Sabres. Ex Fr Strange, Sydney, auction. One with old tag stating 'British Cavalry Troopers Sabre of 1853 Pattern'. no scabbard to same. Stamped 'T & C'. other stamped 'Hartkopf'. as inspected. Length 103 cm &. Length 106 cm | *** | |
*** | Indonesian keris. With fine old 7 luk pamor blade. Wooden hilt and mendak, the pommel carved as a mythological 'Makara' beast. Length 61 cm | *** | |