21st Sep, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Militaria & Ethnographica
2365
A Late 19th Century Nepalese Kukri, each side of the 33.5cm curved steel blade with two narrow fullers to the back edge and with traces of etched scroll decoration, with steel bolster, wood blade-knopped grip carved with a band of diapering, with a flat steel pommel plate and leather scabbard; two Similar Kukris, the wood hilts with blade-knopped grips and carved with bands of foliage, with flat pommels, one with leather scabbard (3)
Sold for £1,700
Estimated at £200 - £300
1 - Grey patching to blade, steel butt plate and bolster are pitted, the leather scabbard is perished along the edge, the overall length is 46.5cm; 2 - grey patching to blade, pitting to the steel bolster, chips to the pommel edge, scabbard with some scuffing, stitch loss and small holes, the overall length is 53cm; 3 - grey patching to blade, pitting to steel bolster, lacks scabbard, overall length is 51cm.
Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 21st Sep, 2022
The Militaria & Ethnographica offers over 450 lots.
Highlights include a rare 1943 US edition of the French 1939 Michelin Guide used during the D-Day landings, a Second World War RAF, RAAF and ROC Group of Nine Medals to Wing Commander William Anderson Beaumont, who survived four days and nights without food in the jungle and the uniform of POW Major General Philip Thomas Tower including his khaki greatcoat which became his escape outfit. Also included is a pair of 18th Century Percussion Duelling/Target Pistols by Twigg & Bass, London, circa 1780-83, a French 1830 Revolution Model Shako to d'Officer de Chasseur de La Garde Nationale and a Birmingham City Police Rose Top Helmet and an Isle of Man Police Force Ball Top Helmet.
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