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A MOROCCAN DAGGER WITH SILVER INLAID SCABBARD, 39cm long.

A RARE 17TH-18TH CENTURY MUGHAL INDIAN SILVER INLAID DAGGER, 28cm long.

A 19TH CENTURY OTTOMAN HORN HILTED DAGGER, with silver inlaid steel mounted scabbard, 28cm long.

THIRD REICH SS GERMAN DAGGER MADE BY ROBERT KLAAS SOLINGEN

Ca. 1100 - 900 BC. A moulded bronze dagger with a short, tapering blade, a prominent midrib and a guard. The hilt is characterised by a flat hollow cross-section that would fix to a wooden or bone handle. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 9482, The Art of Warfare, The Axel Guttmann Collection Part I, Lot 24, 14. Size: 430mm x 50mm; Weight: 325g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection of F. N., Ontario, formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Ca. 1200 - 800 BC. A bronze dagger with a flanged hilt and blade finely cast in one piece. The tapering double-edged blade features a shaped hilt with an elliptical pommel, hollowed on each face for a pair of grip scales. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 122932, Christie's, Live Auction 21841, Antiquities, Lot. 71. Size: 270mm x 35mm; Weight: 105g Provenance: Private UK collection; Formerly acquired on the European art market from pre-2000 collections.

New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC.A cast-bronze dagger blade with a shallow midrib bearing several fullers, a tip, and sharpened edges. The tang is inserted into a wooden handle and connected to a gold pommel, providing an example of how Egyptian weapon handles would have looked. For similar see: A GROUP OF METAL WEAPONS FROM TELL EL-‘AJJUL IN THE HUNTERIAN MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW, Vicino Oriente XVII (2013), pp. 115-133, N. Cat. 2.Size: 270mm x 40mm; Weight: 90gProvenance: Property of a European collector, acquired on the Austrian art market, 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.

Ca. 1100 - 900 BC. A bronze dagger made using the lost wax casting technique. It has a slender blade with a high midrib and a polygonal guard, all below a wavy and flanged hilt. The blade was cast with the handle. The lip surrounding the handle would have held an inlay made from bone, wood, or some other perishable material to create a full grip. Size: 455mm x 70mm; Weight: 530g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection of F. N., Ontario, formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Ca. 1100 - 900 BC. A moulded bronze dagger with a short, tapering blade, a prominent midrib and a guard. The hilt is characterised by a flong tang that would fix to a wooden or bone handle. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 9482, The Art of Warfare, The Axel Guttmann Collection Part I, Lot 24, 14. Size: 480mm x 55mm; Weight: 765g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection of F. N., Ontario, formed in the 1980s.

Ca. 1100 - 900 BC. A bronze dagger with a long, tapering blade, a prominent large polygonal midrib and a gracefully curved guard. The hilt is characterised by a rounded cross-section and the dagger culminates with a distinctive, heavy pommel. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 9482, The Art of Warfare, The Axel Guttmann Collection Part I, Lot 24, 14. Size: 420mm x 55mm; Weight: 400g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection of F. N., Ontario, formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Ca. 1100 - 900 BC. A bronze dagger made using the lost wax casting technique. It has a slender blade with a high midrib and a recurve guard, all below an openwork hilt. The blade was cast with the handle. The lip surrounding the handle would have held an inlay made from bone, wood, or some other perishable material to create a full grip. Size: 540mm x 65mm; Weight: 560g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection of F. N., Ontario, formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Ca. 500 BC. An Iron dagger is of typical Scythian form, featuring a short, symmetrical blade mounted on a guard embellished with double scrolls and an ellipsoidal pommel. Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the European art market pre 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

WWII Third Reich Kriegsmarine Naval Officers Dress Dagger with Knot and Scabbard, by Eichhorn Solingen, blade ornately etched, pre-1941 squirrel trademark to forte, gilded brass pommel and crossguard, wire bound celluloid grip, lightning bolt scabbard with oak leaves bands, some dents.

WWII Third Reich Heer Army Officers 1935 Pattern Dress Dagger, with knot and scabbard, including hanging straps, by Ernst Pack Solingen, trademark to forte, eagle and Swastika crossguard oak leaves pommel, celluloid grip, scabbard with oak leaves bands.

WWII Third Reich Luftwaffe Air Force Officers Second Pattern Dress Dagger, with knot and scabbard, by F. W Holler, trademark to forte, eagle and Swaztika cross guard, Swastika in oak leave pommel wire bound celluloid grip, scabbard with oak leave bands.

WWII Third Reich NSKK Dagger and Scabbard, by C. Linder Solingen Merscheid, blade marked Alles Fur Deutschland and hilt with early nickel mounts bear NS Niedersachsen gau mark

WWII Third Reich Heer Army Officers 1935 Pattern Dress Dagger, with knot and scabbard including hanging straps, unmarked blade, Eagle and Swastika crossguard, oak leaf pommel, celluloid grip, scabbard with oak leaf bands.

WWII Third Reich Kriegsmarine Naval Officers Dress Dagger, with knot and scabbard by F.W Holler Solingen, blade ornately etched, trademark to forte, gilded eagle and Swastika pommel anchor cross guard with bound celluloid grip, scabbard with oak leaf bands, some dents.Some abrasions to grip some indentations to lower part of scabbard, tip of blade slightly bent.

Scarce British Lancaster Carbine pattern 1855 pipe back bayonet, French Model 1866 Yataghan bayonet, French Model 1874 Gras bayonet and Middle Eastern dagger.

WWII Third Reich SA Dagger and Scabbard, by Gustav Voss Solingen, blade marked Alles Fur Deutschland and hilt with early nickel mounts bearing Nm Nordmark gau mark

A COLLECTION OF CHAIN NECKLACESin 9ct gold, including a belcher link chain; together with matching Cuban link chain necklace and bracelet; a curb link chain necklace; and a khanjar dagger motif pendant in 18ct gold, (c.11.9g gross weight) (5)

A Chinese bronze dagger with open work handle in the form of a bulls head. Prov. N. Forbes collection. Purchased from Parthenon Gallery London, L. 38cm.

A Victorian white pained cast iron stick stand with four types of walking stick, two wooden African souvenir spears, a leather and fur bound dagger and spear, a whip and a vintage golf club.

A Scottish silver mounted sgian dubh dagger maker's mark T&E, Edinburgh 1967, topped with a citrine stone, and a stainless steel blade, 19.5cm longCondition ReportLight surface scratches.

Three Indian Mughal daggers, early 19th century, comprising a pesh kabz,with wooden handle,total 28.5cm longtogether with a similar dagger, total 34cm longand a smaller dagger,20.5cmShipping Disclaimer:Buyers must be aware of their country’s shipping and import policies regarding guns, knives, swords, and other offensive weapons prior to purchase. They are required to ensure that the lot can be delivered by a specialist shipper, whether in the UK, Europe or internationally. No compensation will be given to buyers who fail to organise shipping arrangements for goods and weapons due to the prohibitions, restrictions or import regulations of their country.Condition ReportThe blades with knicks and dents, tarnishing and rust. The handles with knocks and wear.

Two Argentinian mounted mate gourds and bombillas, 20th century, 7.5cm and 9cm high, a wood-mounted dagger and sheath, 30cm long, a Peruvian stirrup flask, 19cm high, an African iron spear or dagger blade, later mounted, 44cm high overall, a carved sling-shot handle, on a perspex mount, 22cm high a Scandinavian pilgrims flask, 21.5cm high, a bamboo ball, 12.5cm diameter, and a small beadwork basket, 14.5cm diameter (11)Shipping Disclaimer: Buyers must be aware of their country’s shipping and import policies regarding guns, knives, swords, and other offensive weapons prior to purchase. They are required to ensure that the lot can be delivered by a specialist shipper, whether in the UK, Europe or internationally. No compensation will be given to buyers who fail to organise shipping arrangements for goods and weapons due to the prohibitions, restrictions or import regulations of their country. Condition ReportFlask - no stopper, cracked. Plinth with losses - spear. Beadwork basket - losses. Mate - tarnished.

Retro chrome kettles, together with trays, a small antique African dagger in sheath etc.

A Middle Eastern tobacco and opium container, together with Arabic Jambiya dagger and assorted old coins

A BONE HILTED INDIAN PESH KABZ DAGGER IN ITS RED LEATHER SCABBARD. The tip of the scabbard has been reinforced with a round steel fitting. – We offer in-house shipping services for all items, both within the UK and internationally, at reasonable rates. Items may also be collected at the Kempton Arms Fair in London on the 8th of December.

A MIDDLE EASTERN KHANJAR DAGGER – We offer in-house shipping services for all items, both within the UK and internationally, at reasonable rates. Items may also be collected at the Kempton Arms Fair in London on the 8th of December.

A JADE HILTED OTTOMAN OR PERSIAN DAGGER, GOLD KOFTGARI, WOOTZ DAMASCUS BLADE. A very delicate jade hilted kard, with a koftgari inscription on one side of the blade. – We offer in-house shipping services for all items, both within the UK and internationally, at reasonable rates.

18th Cent. Tibetan dagger, worn as a status symbol by the official members of the Tibetan government, in silver and brass (with iron dagger)TIBET - 18° EEUW vrij exceptioneel mes/dolk, dat werd gedragen als statussymbool door de officiële regeringsleden in Tibet - met ijzeren lemmet en greep in massief zilver, versierd met gelukbrengende symbolen en met originele schede met front in koper en massief zilver met dezelfde ornamentiek - lengte : 34 cm

Lot with an antique Japanese fan-shaped sheath in lacquered wood with a dagger inside & an antique Japanese fake fan in detailed iron with remains of polychrome, used as a weapon Because it was forbidden to carry weapons at court, such (hidden) weapons were carriedLot (2) met een antieke Japanse waaiervormige schede in gelakt hout met dolk (lengte : 30 cm) en een antieke Japanse nepwaaier in zeer fijn uitgewerkt ijzer met restanten van polychromie, die als wapen werd gebruikt (lengte : 31.5 cm) Omdat het verboden was om aan het hof wapens te dragen, werden dergelijke (verborgen) wapens gedragen.

English Primitive School (Early to Mid-18th century): Full Length Portrait of a Girl Wearing a Blue Silk Gown with her Greyhound Holding a Dagger, oil on canvas unsigned, labelled verso 116cm x 96cm

WWII Chinese army officers dagger, wire wrapped celluloid grip with brass detail, the blade with officers name engraved

Fleming (Ian) The Spy Who Loved Me, first edition, few spots to endpapers, original boards with dagger motif blocked to front board in silver and blind, spine lettered in silver, fine, dust-jacket, a few spots, spine head fractionally nicked, otherwise an excellent copy, 8vo, 1962.

Omega gentleman's 18ct gold automatic bumper wristwatch, Cal. 30.10.RA, serial No. 10274806, black dial with dagger hour markers and subsidiary seconds dial, case No. 10723858, with Helvetia hallmark, on expanding gilt strapCondition Report:Approx 60.2gm gross, movement functioning, dial discoloured to centre slight brown in colour, hands moving freely, original crown, bracelet not associated, case diameter = 34mm (excluding crown)

Tudor Oyster Royal gentleman's stainless steel manual wind wristwatch, Ref. 7934, serial No. 474151, silvered dial with dagger and Arabic numerals, on original stainless steel braceletCondition Report:Movement functioning, dial good, with a couple of very small specks (not detrimental), crown does not screw down, hands moving freely, light scratches to acrylic cover and case, bracelet with wear, links with wobble, clasp secure, case diameter = 33mm (excluding crown), no box or papers, overall length = 19cm

A German Nazi Stormtroopers dagger, the wooden handle bears an NP, EA Spandau Ostern 1937, the Eichhorn blade with a motto  8.5"L in a khaki coloured, steel sheath and stitched hide frog (Please Note: this lot is subject to the statement made in the Auctioneers Glossary of Certain Terms under 'Militaria & Associated Items' in the Terms & Conditions of Sale)

A German Army officer's dagger with a cream coloured wrythen moulded grip and spreadeagle emblem on the crossguard  the blade 9.5"L, in a textured steel sheath with two suspension rings (Please Note: this lot is subject to the statement made in the Auctioneers Glossary of Certain Terms under 'Militaria & Associated Items' in the Terms & Conditions of Sale)

A World War II era Italian Fascist's dagger with an alloy birds' head pommel, the blade 7.5"L in a black enamel and brass sheath, incorporating two suspension rings (Please Note: this lot is subject to the statement made in the Auctioneers Glossary of Certain Terms under 'Militaria & Associated Items' in the Terms & Conditions of Sale)

A German Nazi SS dagger, the black handle with emblems, the Eichhorn blade bearing a motto and Himmler inscription  8.5"L in a black steel sheath with a suspension ring (Please Note: this lot is subject to the statement made in the Auctioneers Glossary of Certain Terms under 'Militaria & Associated Items' in the Terms & Conditions of Sale)

A German Nazi SA Stormtroopers dagger, the handle with emblems, the Weltersbach blade bearing a motto and inscription  8.5"L in a chocolate brown steel sheath and a suspension ring (Please Note: this lot is subject to the statement made in the Auctioneers Glossary of Certain Terms under 'Militaria & Associated Items' in the Terms & Conditions of Sale)

A German Nazi Stormtroopers dagger, the handle and the RZM blade with emblems  8.75"L in a black steel sheath, on a chain link suspension and belt hook (Please Note: this lot is subject to the statement made in the Auctioneers Glossary of Certain Terms under 'Militaria & Associated Items' in the Terms & Conditions of Sale)

A German Army officer's dagger with an orange coloured wrythen moulded grip and spreadeagle emblem, on the crossguard  the blade 9.5"L, inscribed SMF, in a textured steel sheath with two suspension rings (Please Note: this lot is subject to the statement made in the Auctioneers Glossary of Certain Terms under 'Militaria & Associated Items' in the Terms & Conditions of Sale)

A German Nazi SS dagger and a silvered knot, the black handle with emblems, the Eichhorn blade with a gilded damascus motto  8.75"L, in a black steel sheath with a suspension ring (Please Note: this lot is subject to the statement made in the Auctioneers Glossary of Certain Terms under 'Militaria & Associated Items' in the Terms & Conditions of Sale)

AN ARAB DAGGER (JAMBIYA), KUTCH, LATE 19TH CENTURY with curved medially-ridged double-edged blade, copper alloy hilt of characteristic form, chased with panels of flowers and foliage against a punched ground, the grip interrupted with a pronounced moulding, in its wooden scabbard with red velvet covering and large gilt copper locket and chape en suite with the hilt, 28.0 cm overall

A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (CHILANUM), 16TH/17TH CENTURY with curved double-edged blade formed with a reinforced tip and a low medial ridge on each face, iron hilt comprising angular guard of tapering-triangular section, slender recurved knuckle-guard with bud-shaped terminal, bifurcated pommel with Yali head terminals, chiselled bud-shaped button, and integral grip chiselled with foliage and a writhen collar at the base (areas of pitting), in a later scabbard, 32.0 cm overall ProvenanceRoy Elvis Catalogue Number D113

SIX INDIAN ARROWS WITH LARGE ARROWHEADS, 18TH/19TH CENTURY consisting of two crescent-shaped arrowheads on bamboo shafts, two dagger-shaped arrowheads with decorative punched designs on painted arrowshafts, and two leaf-shaped arrowheads with symmetrical hooks, on bamboo shafts with faint painted decoration, longest arrows 79.0 cm (6)

A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY THANJAVUR, TAMIL NADU with recurved double-edged blade of flattened-diamond section, copper alloy hilt comprising a small flower-shaped guard, knuckle-guard interrupted by a pair of addorsed birds, and integral grip rising to a yali head, 29.7 cm overall ProvenanceRoy Elvis Catalogue Number D119

A COMPOSITE MEDIEVAL SWORD OF CASTILLON TYPE, 15TH CENTURY ‡ in excavated condition, with sharply tapering blade of flattened hollow-diamond section, iron hilt comprising straight cross-guard tapering to a pair of sharp down-turned terminals, disc pommel, and wooden grip (losses, the grip repaired), 62.7 cm blade ProvenanceNorman Fargo, Sandpoint, Idaho The blade conforms to Oakeshott type XV. The pommel is of similar form to the only dagger recorded in this distinct group.

A FINE AND IMPORTANT NORTH ITALIAN ENGRAVED THREE-QUARTER CUIRASSIER ARMOUR, CIRCA 1620-30, PROBABLY BRESCIAcomprising Zischagge with one-piece skull rising to a low comb of inverted V-section, fitted at its nape with a plume-holder and at its apex with a bulbous finial on a large quatrefoil washer, projecting forward at the brow to an obtusely-pointed peak with a rectangular staple above it carrying a nasal with elaborately shaped finial and secured by a thumb-screw, and fitted at its rear with a pronounced flared neck-guard of four lames, the lowest of pointed ogee profile (disarticulated at right end), and at each side with a two-piece pendant cheek-piece, fitted at its centre with a domed rivet enclosed by eight radiating rectangular slots within a frame of circular ventilation-holes and stepped at the front top to accommodate the peak; collar of a single plate front and rear, fastened at the right by a stud and key-hole slot; heavy breastplate formed in one piece with a low medial ridge, struck with the proof mark of a bullet at the right of the chest, fitted at each side with a stud to receive a shoulder-strap and a further stud at its centre, a pierced stud at each side to receive a swivel-hook from the back-plate, flanged outward at its base to receive a pair of tassets each of fifteen lames divisible at the eighth; poleyns of four lames the second in each case fitted with a large centrally-puckered wing; backplate matching the breastplate, struck with the proof mark of a bullet, fitted at each shoulder with a leather strap reinforced with four iron scales, at the base with a hook at each side to engage the breastplate, and at its base with a broad culet of seven lames; a pair of full arm-defences comprising a pair of symmetrical pauldrons each of seven lames overlapping outwards from the third, connected by a turner to a pair of vambraces each formed of a tubular upper and lower cannon linked by a couter of four lames with a centrally puckered oval wing at the front, and enclosed at the inside of the elbow by ten lames overlapping inwards from the sixth, the lower cannon fastened at the front by a sprung stud; a pair of gauntlets each with a flared cuff closed at the inside, articulated by a wrist-plate to three metacarpal plates, a shaped knuckle-plate, a hinged thumb-defence and finger-lames (with small restorations); the principle borders of the armour formed with plain inward-turned edges, those of the base of the cullet roped, the whole decorated throughout with engraved trophies-of-arms within elaborate strapwork frames filled with pointié foliage, the turners and gauntlets each with trophies incorporating cannon and artillery tools, a running border of flowers at the principle edges, the secondary borders with a frieze-work of blind arcading, the breastplate with a Patriarchal Cross in the centre at the neck; the inside of the skull and the backplate painted with a white inventory number ‘45’, in clean, stable condition throughout (the bottom edge of the left poleyn with light pitting and small chips, the decoration of the culet with areas of wear, minor disarticulations, expertly releathered, some buckles restored): on a wooden stand with leather boots ProvenancePerhaps one of the group of armours purchased by Lord Somers in 1853, stated (incorrectly) to be of Emperor Charles V’s bodyguard and preserved in Milan for many years.Charles Somers-Cocks, 3rd Earl Somers (1819-83), Eastnor Castle, thence by descent LiteratureLady Henry Somerset, Eastnor Castle, London 1889, p. 22: ‘A three-quarter suit of Plate Armour, engraved with trophies of arms and fleur-de-lys’. A helmet of very similar form, decorated in the same style, is preserved in the former collection of the Dukes of Este at Konopiště, Czech Republic (inv. no. I.c.D-114, and illustrated Šáda 1986, p. 37, no. 18.t.) The specific inclusion of cannon and artillery tools such as ladles and sponges on the turners and gauntlets may suggest that this was intended for a senior officer of artillery. The Patriarchal Cross, also called the Cross of Lorraine, is probably a reference to the venerated relic of the True Cross in the cathedral at Brescia that is housed within a cross of the same form. Two morions of circa 1570-80, decorated with a similar cross along with the rampant lion of Brescia and attributed to the that town’s guard are respectively preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. no. 14.25.532) and the Museo Civico L. Marzoli, Brescia (inv. no. 330). See Rossi and Di Carpegna 1969, p. 55 cat. no. 120. Another armour of this type, formerly in the collection of Tosio Martinengo, and now in the Museo Civico L. Marzoli, Brescia, is illustrated Rossi, p. 77, cat. No B67. The armour in Brescia has a close helmet in place of Zischagge, a matching stud in the centre of the chest, divisible tassets, enclosed elbows, and similar decoration throughout including the rampant lion of Brescia on the breastplate. A cuirass decorated in a similar manner and attributed to the ownership of one of the Counts Martinengo, is preserved in the Armeria Reale, Turin. See Boccia and Coelho, p. 526, nos. 445, 446 and 448. A slightly later cuirass in the Victoria and Albert Museum (inv. no. 5778-1859), is decorated in a related manner, with the conjoined initials ‘AM’, and a Count’s coronet above a Patriarchal Cross and Orb in the centre. The initials are similar to those on the ricasso of a left-hand dagger attributed to Pietro Antonio Martinengo, Count of Brescia (recorded 1644-1671), now preserved in the Art Institute of Chicago (ref. no. 1982.2150).

A 25 BORE SOUTH GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK PUFFER PISTOL, CIRCA 1580 ‡ with swamped barrel formed in two stages, engraved with a band around the muzzle, pellets at the median and octagonal over the breech, the latter struck three times with a mark, beneath a dagger the letters ‘HH’ or ‘HI’, flat lock struck with a mark en suite, retained by a side nail acting on the belt hook bracket and three further side nails opposite, fitted with external wheel beneath a domed cover, safety-catch, sliding pan-cover with button release, and dog with filed spring, blackened full stock, carved with slender panels of foliage around the borders, about the tang and beneath the fore-end near spherical pommel carved with a warrior mask rondel on the base, iron trigger-guard, belt-hook and ramrod stirrup (very light worm damage, the fore-end with one small internal repair on the left at the breech, ramrod missing), 58.8 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 2089 The mark appears to be unrecorded but is similar to that of Lorenz Herl, recorded as a barrelsmith and dealer in Nuremburg circa 1572-1622. His father Hans, also a gunmaker, was active in the same town circa 1566-1608.

A NORTH EUROPEAN BALLOCK DAGGER, CIRCA 1450-1500, PROBABLY FLEMISH with tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, iron hilt formed of a thick moulded guard extending over the forte, the upper portion formed of two alternating layers of copper alloy with iron between, and wooden grip, probably the original, carved with two characteristic pronounced basal nodules, rising and swelling towards the top, and iron cap pommel retained by a small button on a large foliate washer (the iron parts with areas of pitting), 33.2 cm overall ProvenanceAn Important English Private Collection

AN INDIAN SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY with broad single-edged blade, short iron ferrule, silver grip with asymmetrical beaked pommel, in its silver-bound wooden scabbard with moulded silver chape with bud-shaped terminal and locket with carrying ring, 24.2 cm overall ProvenanceRoy Elvis Catalogue Number D127

A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY KERALA with single-edged blade formed with a groove along the back-edge on each face and a copper alloy line along the top, silver-inlaid copper alloy hilt decorated with scrolling foliage and flowers, in its silver-mounted moulded wooden scabbard with large silver locket decorated with filigree, complete with its accompanying bodkin decorated en suite, 22.5 cm the knife, overall ProvenanceRoy Elvis Catalogue Number D48

AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), LATE 18TH CENTURY with sharply tapering double-edged blade formed with a medial ridge and a reinforced point, H-shaped iron hilt formed of a pair of wavy side-bars, a central moulding incorporating a flowerhead, a pair of robust bud-shaped terminals on each side, and decorated throughout with pierced beadwork borders, in an early fabric-covered wooden scabbard, 35.7 cm overall ProvenanceRoy Elvis Catalogue Number D123

A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (BICHWA), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY BIJAPUR, KARNATAKA with recurved double-edged blade formed with a reinforced tip, copper alloy hilt incorporating a pierced looped guard decorated with foliage, the knuckle-guard with the mounted figure of the goddess Shiva upon a peacock with a Yali head, the inner-guard decorated with a demon mask, and elaborate bud-shaped pommel, 28.8 cm overall ProvenanceRoy Elvis Catalogue Number D103

A FINE AND RARE LOWLAND SCOTS BALLOCK DAGGER, EARLY 17TH CENTURY ◉ with sharply tapering robust blade of stiff-diamond section etched and gilt over the greater part of its surface with scrolling foliage, the inscription ‘My Hop[e] and Trest [sic]’ and ‘Is in ye Lord God‘, and with the initials ‘AD’ at the forte (light wear), recessed for the thumb at the ricasso, small arched and fluted gilt iron guard, figured hardwood hilt with a pair of basal nodules each fitted with a silver foliate washer, faceted grip rising to a fluted mushroom-shaped pommel, with silver foliate button en suite, in its original wooden scabbard with tooled leather covering decorated with raised mouldings (very small losses and light wear), flowerheads and saltires, complete with associated accompanying knife, with single-edged blade struck with two cutler’s marks, silver ferrule, ivory grip (cracked) and horn pommel, with provision for a steel (missing) and two loops for suspension, 35.3 cm (the dagger, overall) ProvenanceA Private Collection, LondonAn Important English Private Collection LiteratureClaude Blair and John Wallace, 'Scots Or Still English?', in, The Scottish Art Review, vol. 1, no. 9, 1963, p. 13, pl. 5bPart of a distinctive group of daggers that were almost certainly manufactured in Scotland and probably known at the time as ‘dudgeon daggers’. An example dated 1605 is preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum (M.59-1959). For a discussion of this group see Blair and Wallace, op. cit. and Laking 1920, vol. III, pp. 40-41.

A NORTH AFRICAN DAGGER (BEDJA), SUDAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY, WITH INSCRIPTION TO TEL-EL-KEBIR with broad double-edged blade of flattened-diamond section formed with a hooked point, strongly formed anthropomorphic hilt carved with decorative flutes and notches, in its stitched leather scabbard and complete with broad tooled leather belt, fitted with a silver shield-shaped escutcheon inscribed 'Dagger, picked up after the Battle of Tel-El-Kebir', 26.0 cm blade Daggers of this form were carried by the nomadic Hadendoa people, a subdivision of the Beja people, who inhabit the deserts of southeastern Egypt to eastern Sudan and northwestern Eritrea.