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LOT 1961
Large Beja Ham-Stringing Curved Knife
SUDAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY A.D.
12 7/8 in. (255 grams, 32.5 cm).
With traditional X-shaped carved hilt, narrow two-edged blade with hooked end for slicing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
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LOT 1961
Large Beja Ham-Stringing Curved Knife
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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British Napoleonic 'Battle of Trafalgar Period' Naval Boarding Cutlass
1801-1840 A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Broad slightly curved blade with thick back and shallow fuller, narrow pointed tip; hollow iron grip with 'figure-of-eight' guard protecting the gripping hand and the knuckles; 1801-4 patent type; with old collector's tag 'British Figure of Eight Naval boarding cutlass - smooth grip pattern 1801-4 (then corrugated grip 1840)' 883 grams, 83 cm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
The hilt pattern was replaced in 1840 by a type with similar guard but with a ribbed grip.
