Thomas Del Mar - Arms & Armour

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A FRAGMENT FROM THE MAUSER IRON WORKS WATER
TANKS FOLLOWING THEIR EXPLOSION, DATED 20TH
JULY 1918
the outer surface engraved with the inscription ‘Bruchstück
der Wasserstofflasche, explodiert am 20 7 1918 bei Mauser
Eisenwerke GmbH’
38cm; 15in by 14cm; 5I in
£50-80
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139
A LARGE BAVARIAN PARADE AXE, 19TH CENTURY
with broad crescentic steel head, flat rear face, short
faceted socket, fitted at the top in gilt-brass with the finely
modelled crowned rampant Lion of Bavaria clasping the
Wittelsbach shield, on its wooden haft with brass socket
33cm; 13in head
£500-700
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