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A North African Jambiya, with curved double edge steel blade, plain wood grip with bronze tapering cup shaped pommel, and stitched hide scabbard with bronze blade knopped and panelled tip; a Similar Smaller Jambiya, the wood hilt with brass studded decoration and panelled arched pommel; an Upper Congo Knife, with broad leaf shape blade, ebony grip with steel spiked pommel, leather scabbard and belt. (3)
Guide Price: £100-150
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A North African Jambiya, the curved double edge steel blade inlaid with Arabic script, with curved bone grip - damaged, and leather scabbard with brass mounts; a Ghurka Kukri, with curved steel blade, brass banded rosewood grip and leather scabbard; a Caucasian Knife, the single edge slightly curved steel blade engraved with half moons and stars along the top edge, with nickel silver hilt and scabbard. (3)
Guide Price: £80-120
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A 19th Century Ethiopian Sword, the 77cm single edge curved steel blade with Kofgari type decoration of tendrils and strapwork, the wood hilt with cylindrical grip and T shape pommel set with a metal disc stamped East Africa 1941, the leather covered scabbard embossed and tooled with diapering and leaves - poor order.
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A First World War Kindjhal, the 43cm single edge brightly polished double fullered steel blade stamped A A and dated 1916, with brass mounted wood grip and leather covered scabbard; two long spears, one with leaf shaped head, one with barbed head; a thumb stick with antler handle . (4)
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A 19th Century Fijian Totokia (Pineapple Club), of good colour and patination, the heavy beaked head carved with nine bands of chequering, on a curved neck and cylindrical haft with slightly splayed butt, 75cm long.
Guide Price: £800-1200
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A Dyak Head Hunter's Sword (Mandau), the 60.5cm single edge steel blade with pierced scroll work top edge, the bone hooked hilt carved with tendrils and set with traces of black and red dyed tufts of hair, with cane bound grip and two piece wood scabbard.
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A Dyak Head Hunter's Sword (Mandau), with 55.5cm single edge hatchet point steel blade, the wood hilt with pommel carved as a stylised animal head with gaping mouth, with woven cane grip and red stained two piece wood scabbard set with dyed tufts of hair; a Similar Smaller Mandau, with clefted palm wood hilt, cane bound grip and two piece wood scabbard. (2)
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An Early 19th Century Indian Tulwar, with 79cm single edge curved fullered steel blade, the steel hilt with shaped langets, short crossguard with globular quillons, baluster grip and disc pommel; a Japanese Katana, the 70cm steel blade with narrow fuller, the forte chased and etched with script and number 46127, with brass tsuba, braid bound wood grip and metal scabbard; an Indian Swordstick, with fullered steel blade, hardwood haft and rosewood grip. (3)
Guide Price: £180-250
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An 18th Century Indian Katar, the double edge steel blade with twin fullers centred by a raised panel chiselled with flowerheads and leaves, the handle pierced and chiselled with lattice work and leaf motifs and with two panelled baluster crosspieces.
Guide Price: £100-200
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An Indian Hide Dhal, of plain circular form, with four slightly domed steel rivet heads securing the leather cushioned grip straps, 45cm diameter; a Zulu Knobkerrie, with bulbous offset head and tapering haft; a French 1866 Pattern Chassepot Yataghan Sword Bayonet, lacks scabbard; an Australian Aborigine Boomerang, carved with emu and kangaroo; an Axe, with wire cutter notch to the head. (5)
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