20th Sep, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Militaria & Ethnographica
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An African Takouba Type Sword, with 75cm single edge steel blade, leather bound cruciform hilt with layered aluminium cushion shape pommel, with leather scabbard; two Sudanese Daggers, with leather bound grips and scabbards; a Zulu Assegai (Throwing Spear), with small steel leaf shape blade, long tang inserted into the slender wood haft and bound with copper wire, with animal hide grip; a Zulu Iklwa (Stabbing Spear), with broad leaf shape steel blade, copper wire and hide binding to the short wood haft; two African Spears, with spike butts (7)
Sold for £100
Estimated at £100 - £150
Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 20th Sep, 2023
The sale will offer a range of good medals, including a rare silver medal struck to commemorate the death of Captain James Cook, and a Second World War MM Group of Eight Medals, awarded to Corporal Frank Shepherd of the 1st-5th Battalion the Queen’s Royal Regiment.
Amongst a good offering of militaria in the sale is a Victorian 1847 Pattern Gilt Brass Helmet to an Officer 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, a First World War Cameron Highlander’s Kilt and Sash which belonged to Private George Potts Brown, and an Early 19th Century Naval Officer’s Dirk.
A rare 19th Century Percussion Single Barrel Big Game Rifle by William Powell & Son of Birmingham leads a selection of fine guns in the sale, also of note are a Pair of 19th Century 40 Bore Side-by-Side Double Barrel Percussion Travelling Pistols.
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Tuesday 19 September 10am-5pm and the morning of sale from 8am
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