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Arms, Armour, Militaria and Ethnographica: Friday 11 December 2009 10:30AM
Viewing: Thursday 10 December 9.00am - 5.00pm and morning of sale
 

A Malayan Kris, the 36.5cm eight section wavy iron blade with beaten laminated decoration, white metal lotus flower pierced mandak, ivory coloured soapstone Garuda grip and brass sheathed wood scabbard; a Malayan Kris, with 38cm straight iron blade, hardwood Garuda grip and two piece wood scabbard with inlaid decoration to the shoe. (2)

Guide Price: £150-250

View Lot No. 256

 
 

A Neolithic Flake Axe, 12cm by 7.5cm

Guide Price: £70-90

View Lot No. 257

 
 

An Early Norwegian Greenstone Battle Axe Head, of rounded wedge shape, pierced at one end to hold the haft, 19cm by 7.5cm by 6cm

Guide Price: £280-350

View Lot No. 258

 
 

A Collection of Eighteen Mousterian, Dordoyone Handtool Flints, of varying shapes and sizes.

Guide Price: £70-100

View Lot No. 259

 
 

A Late 18th/Early 19th Century Indian Talwar, the 71cm curved steel blade with two narrow fullers running its length, engraved with script and with bladesmith's mark to the forte, the steel "basket" hilt with leaf engraved plate guard, the knuckle bow terminating in a recurving scroll, with plain cylindrical grip and domed disc pommel terminating in a stemmed globular knop.

Guide Price: £100-150

View Lot No. 260

 
 

A Dyak Head Hunter's Sword (Mandau), the 53.5cm single edge shaped steel blade incised with vertical bands and scrolls and inlaid with brass dot motifs, the hook shaped wood hilt carved with a stylised grotesque mask set with tufts of red stained and black hair, and with cane bound grip, the two piece wood scabbard carved with fruits and nuts and bound with plaited cane, set with an additional red cloth covered sheath and cloth bound plaited cane straps.

Guide Price: £100-200

View Lot No. 261

 
 

A Shona, Zimbabwe Axe, the steel T shaped head with crescent shaped blade incised with triangular milled panels, the tang set into the conical pommel of the wood haft, carved with narrow bands of chevrons and fluting; a North African Sword, the double edge steel blade incised with arabic script and chevrons, with crocodile skin covered grip and scabbard (2)

Guide Price: £80-120

View Lot No. 262

 
 

A Zulu Knobkerrie, with flattened globular pommel, the tapered haft with hide bound grip.

Guide Price: £60-80

View Lot No. 263

 
 

A Zulu Basuto Silepe (War Axe), the deep rounded fan shaped blade incised with dot and crescent motifs, the tang set into the swollen head of the cylindrical wood haft, set with an old paper label inscribed "Tomahawk from ???, Presented by Cyril Williams 1924".

Guide Price: £70-100

View Lot No. 264

 
 

A Masai Spear, Kenya, the long flat waisted shaped steel blade with two narrow fullers to each side, with wire bound socket on a wood haft, with steel spike butt.

Guide Price: £80-120

View Lot No. 265

 
 
 
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