An Indian Jambiya, the double edge curved steel blade with central raised rib, the horn grip with silver mounts, the silver mounted scabbard with foliate chased and plaited decoration, with four suspension rings.
Guide Price: £100-150
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An African Spear, with iron stiletto head above a bronze and twisted iron "lantern" knop, the cylindrical wood haft with coiled iron butt; two other African Spears, one with a leaf shaped blade, the other with a square tapering head; a Solomon Islands Wood Fish Spear, with barbed head and long tapered haft; a similar smaller spear, with carved head (5)
Guide Price: £150-200
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A Boarding or Trade Axe, with crescent shaped iron head and curved pointed tang, long shaped langets mounted on an oak haft later bound in brass studded red cloth with fringe borders, and with spool shaped butt; a 19th Century Indian Kukri, the curved steel blade with fulled top edge, foliate carved and knop grip and silver mounted leather scabbard; a Javan Small Kris, with wavy damascened blade, globular horn mendak and wood garuda hilt and part of the wooden scabbard; a 19th Century Machete, the blade stamped with crowned VR cypher; a Knife, with ebony grip and two piece wood scabbard (5)
Guide Price: £200-300
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A Malayan Bade-Bade, with single edge curved steel blade, curved and stepped wooden hilt, the wooden scabbard with projecting foliate carved decoration at the mouth the whole bound in silver wire and with foliate stamped and chased silver mounts; a similar Bade-Bade, with damascened blade; a Malayan Kris, with wavy damascened blade, wooden grip and scabbard (3)
Guide Price: £80-120
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A North Indian Pesh-Kabz, with T section steel blade, the brass hilt with two section bird head grip decorated with brass pins, with black leather scabbard; two Other Pesh-Kabz, one with bone grip, the other with rosewood grip, lacking scabbard; an Indian Knife, the single edge blade engraved with tendrils on the back edge, the horn two piece grip with forked terminal, with black leather covered scabbard (4)
Guide Price: £180-250
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A Pair of Sudan Arm Knives, with pierced cruciform brass hilts, leather scabbards with armbands; three Sudan Arm Knives, each with a wooden grip, leather and snakeskin scabbards with woven leather armbands; Four Various African Knives, (9)
Guide Price: £150-180
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A Caucasian Kindjal, with double edge fullered steel blade, the ivory grip set with two silver lozenge panels, one centred by a turquoise stone, the brown velvet covered scabbard with niello decorated silver mounts and gold tendril inlaid bronze band with hanging loop (poor order); a Boat Knife, with single edge clip-back blade, brass crossguard, the horn grip inlaid with paddle motifs in brass and mother of pearl, the horn scabbard inlaid with a harpoon, whale, boat, paddle and anchor in brass (2)
Guide Price: £150-250
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An 18th Century Indian Katar, with double edge tapered steel blade, the side bars and baluster knopped double crosspieces with foliate niello decoration; an Arab Jambiya, with horn grip and red and black painted leather sheath; a Spanish Folding Knife, the curved hinged blade folding into the horn grip; a Small Indian Knife, with parrot head carved horn grip and wooden sheath; five various Indian Knives. (9)
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A 19th Century Indian Steel Battle Axe, with deep crescent shaped head, one side engraved with a crowned man holding an orb and sceptre, the other side with a four armed warrior standing on the chest of his opponent, with short double scroll tang, centred by a rectangular block shallow cast with a tiger, and surmounted by a diamond section spike, on a cylindrical haft engraved with tendrils and leaves, 85cm long.
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A South African Knobkerrie, with globular head, the tapering cylindrical haft with five bands of plaited metal wire; an African Fly Whisk, of horse hair, the wooden haft bound with plaited wire; an African Axe, with crescent shaped head, the tang inset into the tapering wooden haft with compressed and swelling pommel (3)
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