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LOT 1941
Turkish Naval Officer's Dress Sword with Scabbard
CIRCA 1900 A.D.
37 7/8 in. (1.32 kg, 96.3 cm).
Single-edged blade, almost straight with thick back and narrow tip, shallow fuller to each face; brass lion-head sleeve to the bone grip with wire binding; solid swept lion-head knuckle-guard with lug and hinged rear plate pierced to accept a sword-knot, low-relief escutcheon with anchor and three stars; ricasso with stamped 'W.K. &C' beneath a crowned bust and helmet; back stamped '[Wey]ersberg Kirschbaum & Cie. Solingen'; wooden-framed scabbard with black leather covering, brass chape, plaque and frog with two suspension rings, fixed with screws; edge of blade nicked and scored at tip, scabbard split along centreline; old collector's label 'Turkish (Ottoman) Naval Sword c.1900'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
FootnotesThe blade-maker Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Cie. was formed in 1883 from the merger of two earlier factories.
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LOT 1941
Turkish Naval Officer's Dress Sword with Scabbard
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £138
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Opening Bid: £55
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