Thomas Del Mar - Arms & Armour

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TWO REGULATION SWORDS, 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY
FOR THE DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY
each with straight single-edged fullered blade, steel hilt
formed of a sheet steel guard and spherical pommel,
banded wooden grip, and steel scabbard (the blades pitted)
90cm; 35I in blades
(2)
£200-250
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TWO DUTCH NAVAL BOARDING CUTLASSES, MID-
19TH/20TH CENTURY
based on the French model 1833, one blade etched with an
anchor on each side and with the maker’s initials ‘A & A. S.’
at the forte, the other stamped ‘JFJBar Delft’ at the forte, the
guards stamped ‘1669’ and ‘2225’ respectively, and painted
with an early white number inside, in their steel scabbards
67.3cm; 26I in blades
(2)
The Dutch variant of the French model 1833 stayed in use
until 1940.
£250-300
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A DUTCH HANGAR (KLEWANG), LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH
CENTURY
with blued blade stamped ‘Hemburg’, and blued steel hilt,
in its scabbard; A CONTINENTAL CAVALRY SWORD, LATE
19TH CENTURY, with slightly curved fullered blade, sheet
steel hilt pierced with a large drop-shaped aperture, cap
pommel, and wire-bound leather-covered grip; and
ANOTHER CONTINENTAL SWORD, LATER 19TH/EARLY
20TH CENTURY
the first: 63.2cm; 24P in blade
(3)
£200-250
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