7th Dec, 2022 11:00

Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria

 
Lot 285
 

285

A PRUSSIAN MODEL 1889 INFANTRY SWORD, AND FURTHER ITEMS

A PRUSSIAN MODEL 1889 INFANTRY SWORD, A FRENCH MODEL 1831 SHORTSWORD 'COUPE CHOUX' AND A FRENCH MODEL 1882 CAVALRY SWORD, THREE FURTHER SWORDS, A BAYONET AND A KINDJAL, the first of regulation type, with fullered blade, iron hilt with folding side-guard, in its scabbard (worn); the second struck with the bladesmith's mark at the forte (pitted) and banded brass grip; the third with 'Coulaux an Cie' inscription on the back-edge of the blade, brass hilt cast with foliage on the outer bars, banded horn grip (binding missing), in its scabbard; the fourth a German courtsword for a child, with slender bright blade, brass hilt cast in low relief including side-guard, knuckle-guard and pommel all decorated with foliage, in its scabbard; the fifth a German military sword, with curved blade, white metal stirrup hilt, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its white metal mounted scabbard; the sixth an Enfield bayonet, cut-down, in its scabbard; the seventh a kindjal style dagger, 20th century, of military type, in its scabbard; and the eight a Cossak style shasqa, in its scabbard, the first: 78.5 cm (8)

Sold for £1,100


 
A PRUSSIAN MODEL 1889 INFANTRY SWORD, A FRENCH MODEL 1831 SHORTSWORD 'COUPE CHOUX' AND A FRENCH MODEL 1882 CAVALRY SWORD, THREE FURTHER SWORDS, A BAYONET AND A KINDJAL, the first of regulation type, with fullered blade, iron hilt with folding side-guard, in its scabbard (worn); the second struck with the bladesmith's mark at the forte (pitted) and banded brass grip; the third with 'Coulaux an Cie' inscription on the back-edge of the blade, brass hilt cast with foliage on the outer bars, banded horn grip (binding missing), in its scabbard; the fourth a German courtsword for a child, with slender bright blade, brass hilt cast in low relief including side-guard, knuckle-guard and pommel all decorated with foliage, in its scabbard; the fifth a German military sword, with curved blade, white metal stirrup hilt, wire-bound fishskin-covered grip, in its white metal mounted scabbard; the sixth an Enfield bayonet, cut-down, in its scabbard; the seventh a kindjal style dagger, 20th century, of military type, in its scabbard; and the eight a Cossak style shasqa, in its scabbard, the first: 78.5 cm (8)