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LOT 2008
Ottoman Rifle Officer's Sword with Scabbard
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
38 3/4 in. (1.42 kg total, 98.5 cm).
British M1827 Pattern sword, with narrow fullered blade engraved with tendrils and 'star-and-crescent ' motif; swept openwork 'Gothic' steel guard with 'star-and-crescent' motif; shagreen grip; leather scabbard with plain chape and steel frog, stitching split; leather suspension strap and mounting loops; possibly from the Mahdist War (1881-99). [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 2008
Ottoman Rifle Officer's Sword with Scabbard
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Luristan Bronze Comb-Backed Axehead
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £275
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Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
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Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
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