Thomas Del Mar - Armour Sale

107107A RARE TURKISH TROUSSE, LATE 17TH CENTURYcomprising knife with slightly curved single-edged blade,the back-edge cut with a wavy pattern and each side inlaidwith a series of brass-lined dots (losses), stamped with anindistinct mark on one side at the forte, iron hilt formedwith a moulded collar and a plain back-strap, a pair ofgreen horn grip-scales retained by three pairs of rivets andstudded with large iron nails, the fork with a pair of longslender prongs each moulded at the base and formed witha spirally fluted neck, and a pair of horn grip-scales en suitewith the knife: in their original wooden scabbard entirelysheathed in engraved brass, decorated with geometricflowers, the chape and locket decorated with horizontalbands of tulip flowers, the former with globular turbanshapedfinial, and the latter with a pierced mount forsuspensionthe knife: 40cm; 15N in£1800-220047