23rd Mar, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Militaria & Ethnographica
3172
A British 1887 Pattern Mk.III Sword Bayonet by Wilkinson Sword Co., London, the 46cm plain steel blade stamped with crowned VR cypher, /89 and maker's name to one side of the ricasso, the opposing side with WD arrow and inspector's marks, with chequered black leather grip scales, the pommel numbered 7283, the steel mounted leather scabbard stamped 7317; a British 1856 Enfield Pattern Sword Bayonet, the 57cm yataghan steel blade stamped on the back edge JK 431 ENFIELD, the steel crossguard stamped 22, with chequered black leather grip scales, lacks scabbard (2)
Sold for £150
Estimated at £150 - £200
1 - Minor black patching to blade, with wear to the grip scales and some scuffing to the leather of the scabbard.
2 - All over black patching to the blade and pitting to the hilt, with wear to the chequering of the grip scales.
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Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 23rd Mar, 2022
Militaria and Ethnographica Sales encompass items across diverse areas of collecting, from European and Eastern armour to 18th and 19th century firearms, military uniforms and documents, edged weapons, World War I and World War II ephemera, masonic regalia and medals.
Also included are a vast range of objects created in the early 20th century or earlier by indigenous cultures around the world, from early American civilisations to African tribes and Polynesian island cultures, incorporating religious idols, domestic and ritual objects, figurative sculpture, jewellery and weapons of all descriptions.
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