*** | Excellent Afghan Pulwar: very good 30' slightly curved, laminated blade with Afghan inscriptions near the ricasso; excellent steel hilt of traditional form; high quality, possibly of Persian manufacture, relief engraved with floral borders & gold inlay… | *** | |
*** | Superb, Royal quality, north Indian Kyber knife : excellent single edged wootz blade with gold Islamic prayers inlaid to back edge, translated to Ahmad (the Prophet) (there is one God); a blessing on the reverse side of blade inscribed My life is in Gods… | *** | |
*** | A fine Scottish dirk with carved ebony handles set with impressive citrines, in original plush fitted leather case. Formerly the property of George Gibb the brother of Rev. James Gibb (1857–1935). 50 cm long | *** | |
*** | Persian Peshkabz: very good 9¾' single edged blade of traditional form; excellent chisel engraving & gold inlay work to the riccaso; gold inlay Islamic inscriptions to back edge; VG walrus ivory hilt slabs with Kinjal rivets; complete with original black… | *** | |
*** | Khanjar rare Omani dagger with belt and scabbard, 19th century. A fine piece displaying spectacular craftsmanship and silver filigree work, obviously commissioned for a noble of high rank. The Khanjar is considered a national symbol in Oman and is… | *** | |
*** | Persian Kard: very good 9½' single edge wootz blade; gold inlay of flowers to the ricasso, back edge, hilt & tang; VG walrus ivory grips secured by 4 brass pins. Presented in an elaborate silver scabbard with 5 sections of gold & silver motifs & woven… | *** | |
*** | Major Pitt antique dress sword with elaborate acid etched blade bearing Australian coat of arms and motto 'Advance Australia', made by Wilkinson of London, 19th/20th century, (source: Wilkinson sword Archive, arms Research Co. Oxfordshire). Together… | *** | |
*** | Caucasian dagger with fine Damascus steel blade and carved bone handle, niello silver scabbard, late 19th early 20th century, 33 cm long | *** | |
*** | Roman ring pommel short sword, 1st-2nd century, A.D., 67.5 cm long | *** | |
*** | Samurai sword, Kyu-gunto, blade 60.6 cm, factory made unsigned blade, hoshi mon on handle | *** | |
*** | North Indian/Afghan Peshkabz/Khyber knife: VG wootz single edged blade with V. Minor staining to blade edge; plain steel hilt with very worn gold inlay work to back edge; complete with pierced steel foliage designs to the chape & locket; leather covered… | *** | |
*** | A Japanese katana sword with scabbard, 19th/20th century, signed tang, 96 cm long | *** | |
*** | An antique Japanese wakizashi (short sword) with lacquer ware scabbard, with papers, Edo period, 19th century, 53 cm long note: license required for Victorian purchasers | *** | |
*** | A Japanese naval officer's kai-gunto sword with black shagreen scabbard and gilt metal mounts, 90 cm long | *** | |
*** | Etruscan bronze short sword and scabbard, 6th century B.C. 39.5 cm long. Provenance: Christie's, New York, December, 1980. | *** | |
*** | A Japanese naval officer's kai-gunto sword with shagreen scabbard and gilt metal naval mounts, 91 cm long | *** | |
*** | A Japanese Samurai Katana, Edo Period, 18th/19th century, 81 cm long | *** | |
*** | A pair of antique French 1816 pattern artillery Gladius short swords with scabbards in the Roman style, 63 cm long | *** | |
*** | World War I Japanese Samurai sword, Shingunto, blade 65 cm (25 3/4') long, wavy temper liner, blade condition good, with good Shingunto scabbard (missing bottom cap) | *** | |
*** | An Australian hand-crafted Bowie knife with scrimshawed whale's tooth handle and leather scabbard, 20th century, blade stamped 'K. B. S., Castlemaine, Aust.', 36 cm long | *** | |
*** | Japanese Shira-Saya: very good 19 ¾' blade with a good polish & narrow harmon line; copper habaki; signed tang; plain wooden hilt & scabbard C.1720. | *** | |
*** | An antique parade sword in scabbard with Queen Victoria cypher, 19th century, 98 cm long overall. Note: Guild or collector's licence required for Victorian purchasers | *** | |
*** | A Japanese naval officer's kai-gunto sword with black lacquered scabbard and gilt metal mounts, 97 cm long | *** | |
*** | World War I Japanese Samurai sword, Shingunto, Warrant officer's sword, blade 69 cm (27') long, signed 'Seki Kane Kuni', straight temper liner, blade condition fair, with good Shingunto scabbard and brown tassell | *** | |
*** | A Japanese Wakizashi, Meiji Period, 19th/20th century, 62 cm long | *** | |
*** | Antique British bayonet and scabbard, mid 19th century, 54.5 cm long | *** | |
*** | A Japanese tanto and scabbard, Edo period, 18th/19th century, handle broken, 59 cm long | *** | |
*** | Fairbairn-Sykes Commando knife, stamped '15 Det, No,1 Special Forces' with broad arrow stamp, in original period leather scabbard, 29 cm long | *** | |
*** | A Japanese naval officer's kai-gunto sword with black lacquered scabbard and gilt metal fittings, with affixed labels, 92 cm long | *** | |
*** | American civil war cavalry sabre in scabbard, stamped 'U.S. Adk, 1862, Ames Mfs. Co. Chicopee Mass.' additionally marked on the guard '11199', 102 cm long | *** | |
*** | A Wilkinson military parade sword with King George V cypher with scabbard and leather cover, early 20th century, 100 cm long | *** | |
*** | An antique Japanese sword with World War II period fittings, Edo/Meiji period, signed tang, 19th century, 98 cm long | *** | |
*** | Bayonet, British M 1944 Machete for Australian Parachutists in almost new condition | *** | |
*** | An antique Japanese sword and scabbard with signed tang, 19th century, 84 cm long | *** | |
*** | Japanese World War II Imperial Navy Officers Dagger; wooden scabbard covered in leather with decorative gilt metal work adornments, the blade has a thick coating of oil/varnish on it and a small nick near the tip. 36 cm. VG condition | *** | |
*** | A sailor's knife, fine Damascus steel blade with whalebone handle and brass fittings, Tasmanian origin, 20th century, 21.5 cm long | *** | |
*** | Lancaster sword bayonet, 1855 pattern (Ordinance model), used with the Victorian Volunteers Regiment, with original leather and brass scabbard, 73 cm long | *** | |
*** | Hudiedao antique Chinese pair of butterfly swords in original leather scabbard, Qing Dynasty, circa 1850, 59.5 cm long | *** | |
*** | A British officer's sword and metal scabbard, 1897 pattern, made by Wilkinson, 96 cm long | *** | |
*** | Sir William Windeyer antique dress sword by Ede & Son in scabbard with red leather belting and silvered and gilt metal buckle bearing New South Wales crest, 96 cm long | *** | |
*** | Turkish Kilij: to good, 33' deeply curved blade with a grey patina overall & a light & dark patches near the point; including, possibly a later application of a bear, foliage & outline designs near the ricasso; ornate cross piece & back piece of brass;… | *** | |
*** | A Japanese katana sword with scabbard, 20th century, 87.5 cm long | *** | |
*** | A Tibetan antique sword, 19th century, 93 cm long | *** | |
*** | World War II Samurai sword, Oct.1942 Kai-gunto, blade 64.7 cm, factory made signed blade, made of rust resistant steel | *** | |
*** | US Civil War Edged Weapons: pair of original c1860 US Civil War Nco confederate dress swords, both 97 cm in excellent condition (2) | *** | |
*** | Commando fighting knife with leather handgrip, World War II period, relic condition, 31.5 cm long | *** | |
*** | An antique Japanese tanto with green shagreen scabbard, late Edo period, mid 19th century, 41 cm long note: license required for Victorian purchasers | *** | |
*** | A Japanese Wakizashi blade with later wooden housing, Meiji Period, 19th/20th century, 66 cm long | *** | |
*** | An antique military parade sword in scabbard, stamped 'Lush & Co. Melbourne, Reeves', 19th century, 104 cm long | *** | |
*** | A Mongolian bronze dagger with curved leaf form blade and flared handle, Central Asia, Ilkhanate period (1256-1335 A.D.), 29.5 cm long | *** | |
*** | World War II Edged Weapon: Japanese Shin-Gunto 99 cm Second World War sword, beautiful brown and gold handle, attractive looking piece, good condition | *** | |
*** | A World War II period Japanese NCO sword with metal scabbard, 99 cm long | *** | |
*** | A Scottish basket-hilt sword and scabbard, 20th century, 100 cm long | *** | |
*** | English Naval dirk, engraved with Plymouth maker's name (partially legible), in original scabbard, circa 1800, 43 cm long | *** | |
*** | British Naval Officer's sword, 1827 pattern with remains of scabbard, good early example, circa 1830, 94 cm long | *** | |
*** | A Japanese sword with engraved ivory handle and scabbard, early 20th century, 108 cm long | *** | |
*** | An Australian custom made hunting knife with stunningly forged Damascus steel blade, stamped 'Hagens', 20th century, 36 cm long | *** | |
*** | An Australian custom made hunting knife with stunningly forged Damascus steel blade, stamped 'Hagens', 20th century 36 cm long | *** | |
*** | An Australian custom made Bowie knife with cast horse head ornamentation, 20th century 33 cm long | *** | |
*** | An Australian custom made Bowie knife with horn handle, 20th century 37 cm long | *** | |
*** | Nine assorted sheathed hunting knives, including William Rodgers Bowie knife, finish Marttiini, Taylors eye witness, Bushmans friend by Southern and Richardson, and Remington, 19th and 20th century, Bowie knife 25.5 cm long | *** | |
*** | A pair of Indian Talwar swords in original leather scabbards, 91 cm long | *** | |
*** | Fascine knife U.S. Artillery short sword in scabbard with fish scale handle, stamped "United States, 1839, W.S.", 64 cm long | *** | |
*** | An English military sword with polished steel blade, gilt brass folding hilt with British Royal coat of arms cypher, housed in original steel scabbard, late 19th century, 99 cm long | *** | |
*** | A Japanese sword with brass engraved tsuba housed in a original bamboo scabbard, Meiji period, 104 cm long | *** | |
*** | World War I Australian issue Infantry Officer's sword in scabbard by Wilkinson, circa 1917, 99 cm long | *** | |
*** | An antique British naval officer's sword in scabbard, 19th century, 93 cm long | *** | |
*** | A vintage Scottish basket hilt sword and scabbard, bearing silver presentation plaque, early to mid 20th century, 98 cm long | *** | |
*** | A sailor's antique whalebone knife, 19th century 27 cm long | *** | |
*** | An antique French M1854 Navy sword engraved Coulaux, Klingenthal, with scabbard, 19th century, 90 cm long | *** | |
*** | Japanese Samurai sword, (1942), standard Shim-Gunto by Yoshi Michi, Shove 17 Company grade sword knot. Seki stamp, signed blade 65.8 cm. Brass Habaki. Blade has some rust but otherwise in good condition. (4) | *** | |
*** | An antique German hunting hanger with silver fittings and leather scabbard, 19th century, 47 cm long | *** | |
*** | Three antique and vintage bayonets, 19th and 20th century, the largest 50 cm long | *** | |
*** | Australian Royal Artillery Military Officers Dress Sword c1900, Black wire bound ray skin grip. The Blade is etched and in lovely condition. The scabbard is nickel plated with cloth cover. The plating is sharp and clear with age wear to hilt. 106 cm long.… | *** | |
*** | French Naval Cutlass: Napoleonic era pattern, made in 1866 by Kilingthal in the east of France near Strasbourg. Lovely patina & strong marks (no scabbard), good condition; 19th century Naval sword with brass handle & guard, original black leather & brass… | *** | |
*** | World War II period Japanese Warrant Officer's sword and metal scabbard, Government Armoury issue, 95 cm long | *** | |
*** | A German World War I period bayonet in scabbard, 50.5 cm long | *** | |
*** | A fine English military sword with finely decorated and etched polished steel blade marked 'Reeves and Co, Manufacturers Toledo works, Charlotte St. Birmingham' with Victoria Regina Royal cypher, leather and steel braid grip and decorative steel guard… | *** | |
*** | A hunting knife with knapped nephrite blade, antler handle and sinew binding, 20th century, 27 cm long | *** | |
*** | An African male fetish figure with gun and knife, carved wood, Babembe tribe, Congo area, on later wooden plinth, 28 cm high overall | *** | |
*** | Jambiya Yemeni tribal hooked dagger in filigree silver scabbard with horn handle, 29 cm long | *** | |
*** | A military parade sword with acid etched blade and engraved scabbard by Joseph Starkey & Co. London, late 19th century, 97 cm long | *** | |
*** | An officer's parade sword with leather scabbard, late 19th century, 94 cm long | *** | |
*** | Choora antique Afghan knife with cast brass mount and wooden handle inlaid with copper and silver, 19th century, 36 cm long | *** | |
*** | Three Indonesian daggers and a Pacific Islands comb, 20th century, (4 items), the largest 45 cm long | *** | |
*** | An antique Burmese sword in wooden scabbard, circa 1900, 89 cm long | *** | |
*** | Austro-Hungarian Empire cavalry sword; World War I period with pierced guard & shagreen grip. Original metal scabbard, 94 cm, VG condition | *** | |
*** | German Naval Officers Parade Sword: World War I period with elaborate acid etched detail along the blade Brass handle in the form of a lion. Anchor with crown emblem shown on the scabbard and on the sword handle. Leather worn. 93 cm, Good condition | *** | |
*** | Jambiya Yemeni tribal dagger in decorative silvered finish scabbard, 20th century, 34 cm high overall | *** | |
*** | Bowie knife, fine vintage example in leather scabbard, blade stamped 'Solingen Germany', 20th century, 39 cm long | *** | |
*** | A Scottish basket hilt sword, early - mid 20th century, engraved on the blade 'The Albion cloth Company, Edinburgh', 97 cm long | *** | |
*** | Prussian 1889 Infantry Degan in scabbard, 97 cm long | *** | |
*** | An Imperial German cutlass sword with lion pommel, late 19th century, 87 cm long | *** | |
*** | British Officer's Sword: 1895 Pattern Infantry O' cer's Sword by Mole & Sons of Birmingham with war department marks. Queen Victoria monogram (VR) on the guard, leather scabbard. 98 cm Good condition | *** | |
*** | A Tibetan dagger, finely worked silver mounts on wood and steel, 19th century, 25 cm in scabbard | *** | |
*** | Three Indonesian kris blades with scabbards, early to mid 20th century, the largest 43 cm long overall | *** | |