Thomas Del Mar - Arms & Armour

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A TURKISH FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL IN THE
ENGLISH TASTE, 19TH CENTURY
with two-stage swamped sighted barrel stamped with
spurious proof marks at the breech, engraved stepped lock
with a pseudo maker’s signature, figured walnut full stock,
and brass mounts including spurred pommel and triggerguard
each engraved with naïve trophies-of-arms (cleaned,
later ramrod); ANOTHER, 19TH CENTURY, with two-stage
swamped barrel in the Spanish taste, engraved stepped
lock, figured walnut full stock, and engraved steel mounts
(worn, ramrod missing); and A TURKISH DAGGER, EARLY
19TH CENTURY, with earlier single-edged blade stamped
with a shamshir mark on one side, ivory grip studded with
numerous brass studs (cracked, losses), and eared
pommel, in its brass-covered wooden scabbard (losses)
the first: 42cm; 16I in
(3)
£300-350
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AN INDIAN MATCHLOCK MUSKET, TORADOR, LATE
18TH/19TH CENTURY
with swamped sighted barrel formed with a fluted vaseshaped
muzzle, retained by six slender brass bands,
standing steel back-sight, brass serpentine and trigger,
figured hardwood full stock with large brass plates with
cusped borders enclosing the action and extending over
the fore-end (pricker missing), pierced brass butt-cap with
horn base, a pair of brass sling swivels, leather sling, and
steel ramrod
97.2cm; 38D in barrel
£250-350
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Military Edged Weapons
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A FINE GEORGIAN OFFICER’S SWORD BY OSBORN,
LONDON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
with curved blade formed with a near full-length shallow
fuller on each face, etched and gilt on a blued panel over
half of its length with foliage, the crowned Royal Arms, and
the maker’s signature on a scrolling panel on one side and
with further designs of foliage, the crowned Royal cypher
and a trophy-of-arms on the other, gilt-brass stirrup hilt
comprising a pair of langets cast with lion masks in low
relief, scrolling quillon, faceted knuckle-guard, faceted backstrap
rising to a lion’s head pommel, and original banded
ivory grip (small cracks) bound with twisted copper wire, in
its original tooled leather scabbard (areas of wear, cracked
in the middle), with gilt-brass mounts, and retaining some
original gilding throughout
81.5cm; 32B in
£2000-2500
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