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Edged Weapons — Militaria & Weapons - Lawsons
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
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Edged Weapons
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | Japanese katana with black lacquer sheath & silver menuki, signed tang. Length of blade 67 cm. Length 91 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Katana Echizen Seki with full Higo mounts, c 1658 with papers early Kanbun: Shinto period (1658-1683) katana, mumei (shortened tang), 66.3 cm nagasa (cutting edge), 3 mm mihaba, 8 mm sori. Flawless blade with koitame hada (tight wood grain pattern… | *** |  |
| *** | Koto period Katana attributed to Su Mihara dated pre 1596, unsigned but attributed to Su Mihara by Nbthk Hozon Kanteisho, circa 1550. in full Japanese polish. Blade curve, straight temper line & well aged original tang are typical of the late Muromachi… | *** |  |
| *** | Shinto period Japanese Katana Monju-ha tengai school with NBTHK hozon kanteisho, Flawless long blade in high quality polish with silver habaki in fine shirasaya. Nagasa of 69.2 cm, Motohaba 3 cm, (unsigned due to shortened tang), has authenticity… | *** |  |
| *** | Koto to Shinto Uchigatana in snakeskin with traditional military itomaki-no-tachi mounts of iron in koto style, with patterns in iron mimicking snake skin scales. Snakeskin covered saya continuing under silk wrap on tsuka, with large shakudo dragon menuki… | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese Efu (Hoso) Tachi court sword, the blade narrow shinogi zukuri chu kissaki with ihori (iori) mune, having short deep fuller to one side and two shallow on the other, with sugu hamon and shitogi tsuba, the tang futsu kiri with three holes and mumei… | *** |  |
| *** | World War II black SS Dagger with chrome plated details and belt chain, with engraved motto, manufacturer RZM logo and serial number 941/ 37/ SS | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese Katana sword, the blade shinogi zukuri chu kissaki and ihori (iori) mune, with sugu hamon and probably partially gin habaki with Ryukyu Kingdom mon (ceased 1879), the tang with three holes and lengthy inscription Shishi Kodama Tsune Naga and in a… | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese Wakizashi short sword, the blade shobu zukuri with ihori (iori) mune, the hamon suguha and gold habaki with pattern, the tang futsu kurijiri with inscriptions to both sides and attributed mei Suishinshi Hideyo Nyudo, in shira saya together with… | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese Katana sword with Horimono, the blade shinogi zukuri chu kissaki with ihori (iori) mune and sanbonsugi hamon, the horimono of a dragon chasing the pearl and probably patterned gin habaki, the tang futsu kurijiri with translated signature Noshu Ju… | *** |  |
| *** | Late Edo Ansei period Wakizashi attributed to Yokoyama Sukenaga in suguha hamon in full polish. Bizen Yokoyama Sukenaga being the top ranked maker of the Bizen Yokoyama school during the Shinshinto period, highly sought after as representative examples of… | *** |  |
| *** | Ujifusa signed Owari Province Katana the original Tang of gentle kurijiri shape, in shirasaya. Forging is mokume-hada, the hamon is notare mixed with gunome, & the boshi is midarekomi with hakikake. Mounted in a custom made plain wood shirasaya. The blade… | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese mid 19th century Wakizashi in full Japanese polish. The sword is a scaled down version of a katana in formal handachi mounts, the blade has a high quality habaki of black shakudo with gold edging. The tsuba is Yogoro school moko gata form, in… | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese Wakizashi short sword, the blade shinogi zukiri and probably chu kissaki with ihori (iori) mune, sukaha hamon and habaki with probably silver mount of Ryukyu Kingdom (Ceased 1879), the tang futsu kurijiri with inscriptions to both sides, in shira… | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese Katana sword with Kai Gunto fittings, the blade shinogi zukuri chu kissaki and ihori (iori) mune, with choji hamon ashi and gilt habaki, the tang futsu haagari with single hole and signature attributed Hizen (no) Kuni Masamitsu, in a shira saya… | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese Wakizashi short sword, the blade shinogi zukuri chu kissaki with ihori (iori) mune, the hamon probably gunome with visible hada mokume and patterned probably silver habaki, the tang appears more aged with barely visible mei attributed to Nori… | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese Wakizashi short sword with Horimono, the blade shinogi zukuri chu kissaki with ihori (iori) mune, the hamon sugu and with horimono to both sides of a dragon chasing the pearl and a Buddhist sword to the other, with patterned possibly silver… | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese Katana sword, the blade shinogi zukuri chu kissaki and ihori (iori) mune, with lightly visible hamon and gilt habaki, the tang with lengthy mei perhaps partly reading Daijo Fujiwara, with the tsuka fitted with gilt Goto menuki and antique iron… | *** |  |
| *** | Antique Japanese Katana sword, the blade shinobi zukuri chu kissaki iohri (iori) mune with lightly visible irregular hamon and habaki with painted character, the long tang suriage with inscriptions to both sides, the tsuka with old mounts including signed… | *** |  |
| *** | A World War II Japanese katana with shargreen handle, length 100 cm signed | *** |  |
| *** | Original World War II German Luftwaffe Air Force dress dirk, with silver wire pommel and leather strap | *** |  |
| *** | Turkish Kilij sword, probably early 18th century. Hilt shaped with horn, blade gold inlayed with Islamic inscription 'God willing Inshala 1187', velvet covered sheath with iron fittings and double rings for horse mount. Condition: good, wear consistent… | *** |  |
| *** | World war II Japanese naval officers sword, a sunburst tsuba in an imitation ray skin scabbard, blade with suka temper line. Condition: good, most wear to leather sheath, otherwise quite good order, length of blade 68 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Antique Japanese Katana sword, the blade heavier gauge shinogi zukuri chu kissaki ihori (iori) mune and hamon between gunome and notare, the tang futsu kiri with lengthy inscription and secondary hole and distinct taka-no-ha, with early pierced iron tsuba… | *** |  |
| *** | Edo Wakizashi by Kawachi Daijo Fujiwara Kuni Sada Aizu Japanese province (1644-1681) ubu nakago, having an unusally broad blade with long kissaki. Condition: excellent, the blade in full polish set in a shirasaya, with a well defined hamon & hada, & a… | *** |  |
| *** | A mid to late 20th century Japanese sword in sheath, length 97 cm with accompanying books sword unsigned, books 1. The Samurai sword: a handbook by John M. Yumoto, 2. Japanese military and civil swords and Dirks by Richard Fuller and Ron Gregory | *** |  |
| *** | Shinshinto Wakizashi sword the blade unsigned, ubu blade, with a long kissaki. the blade is in worn old polish, showing fine scratches but no rust, no stains or flaws. the hamon is gunome pattern & has deep turn back temper at the point. the forging grain… | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese Wakizashi short sword, the blade shinogi zukuri chu kissaki with ihori (iori) mune, the hamon probably midare and with probably gin patterned habaki, the tang futsu kurijiri with attributed signature Tenryushi Masataka (Kyoto), in a shira saya… | *** |  |
| *** | Indian gold inlaid Tulwar with maker mark to the blade. Condition good to fair, some general age realated & staining to the blade. Length 86 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese Katana sword, the blade shinogi zukuri chu kissaki and ihori (iori) mune, with notare hamon and copper habaki, the tang futsu with single hole and mumei but attributed to Kane Kaga, in shira saya (with green paper no 368519). Blade length 69 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese possibly World War II katana with shagreen handle and boar menuki and leather scabbard, length 96 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese Katana sword, the blade shinogi zukuri chu kissaki with ihori (iori) mune, probably toran hamon with the edge showing tiny nicks to edge and incorrect sharpening of boshi, with copper habaki and mei to both sides of tang, NO tsuka or fittings,… | *** |  |
| *** | French Mameluke pattern cavalry sword, early 19th century good quality French cavalry sabre made by the Royal Manufactory at Klingenthal in the first half of the 19th century, with standard engraved factory marking Klingenthal, Coulaux et Cie on the back… | *** |  |
| *** | World War II Japanese naval dirk with shagreen & sakura handle, and sheath decorated with blossoms | *** |  |
| *** | A Dismantled Meiji Tanto sword in timber sheath, after Kagemitsu total blade, length 31 cm, the blade signed 'Kagemitsu' and the tsuba with gilded floral detail. A fabric woven shagreen handle | *** |  |
| *** | Wilkinson naval officers sword featuring a deeply cast lionhead pommel, the P-shaped knuckle-bow is cast as the mane, the gold plated brass has floral & military motifs with fancy scroll engraving. Condition good, no chips to the blade, total length 95 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | An early kris / keris dagger with chased silver & gilt sheath & grip, set with rubies, length Whole piece 62 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese World War II naval officers sword and scabbard with ray skin hilt and gilded brass fitting, length 42 cm tsuba signed | *** |  |
| *** | Robert Mole & Sons Australian 1857 Infantry officers sword with the blade & guard marked with George Rex 5th cypher, stamped with the Company proof plug, the blade number is /M8905', having fine etched detail & bound with shagreen grip, also comes with… | *** |  |
| *** | British 1796 pattern cavalry sword, with a horn grip and bowed knuckle guard, the strongly curved blade adapted from Indo-Persian weapon, pricked eyelashes and stylised star armory mark, in a leather and brass sheath, possibly adpated from Indian campaign… | *** |  |
| *** | A Scottish dirk with smaller knife in scabbard, l38 cm and matched Sheathed fork, both with hallmarked sterling silver mounts, Glasgow c1898 | *** |  |
| *** | Probably 19th century Indo-Persian steel tabar with shagreen grip handle. Condition good, age related wear, signs of use. Length 92 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Carl Eickhorn Solingen Prussian Deluxe pattern lion head artillery Sabre featuring a deeply cast lionhead pommel with ruby coloured eyes, the P-shaped knuckle-bow is cast with oak leaves & filligrees. the gold plated brass has floral & military motifs… | *** |  |
| *** | German World War I, World War II and Other Medals consisting of Nazi forty year service medal, World War I Kingdom of Bavaria war merit cross in fitted award case, Nazi infantry assault badge with award document, war merit cross with swords, Great Britain… | *** |  |
| *** | World War II German Hitler Youth Dagger Knife, Armband and Belt Buckle dagger with chequered grip inset with enamel plaque, maker 'Othello', Solingen, stamped 'G.C.Co 420' | *** |  |
| *** | Wakizashi sword with a gilt bronze raised kashira, a sheaf shaped menuki, signed blade, a plain tsuka, all in a shagreen saya. Length of blade 46.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Wakizashi sword with a gilt bronze raised kashira, a sheaf shaped menuki, the tsuka covered in samegawa, with a flower decorated fuchi. the tsuba is decorated with three lillies to one side & a wading bird to the other, symbolising honorability. All in a… | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese World War II naval sword war time manufacture, machine made blade, hand tempered & a naval officers belt with Lieutenant's tassle, circa 1942-43 | *** |  |
| *** | British 1796 pattern naval broad sword, with ivory grip, with a bowed knuckle guard with traces of gilding, having GR cipher, the spine engraved JJ Runkel Solingen, no scabbard,. Condition: good, some tarnish to blade and small chip to handle, some knicks… | *** |  |
| *** | An early NSW naval brigade sword in sheath, length 94 cm with original photo possibly 1827 pattern, blade unmarked | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese World War II naval sword war time manufacture, machine made blade, hand tempered & a naval officers belt with Lieutenant's tassel, circa 1942-43 | *** |  |
| *** | World War II Japanese NCOs sword This sword has a cast aluminium tsuka (hilt) with a 9 mm thick ornate tsuba (guard) with pebble finish. The fuchi is copper and the sword is secured in the scabbard by a top latch. Comes in metal sheath, length of blade 70… | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese Katana in shirasaya. Length 98 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 18th/19th century Russian Cossack Shashka, with stylised bird timber grip, the slightly curved blade with fuller. Condition: good, some tarnish and small knicks to blade some scratches to handle, length of blade 74 cm, no sheath. | *** |  |
| *** | An 18th century Royal British military naval sword, length 86 cm - marked T.Craven to blade | *** |  |
| *** | Prussian 19th century sword with slotted guard & engraved blade with scabbard. Length - 92 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Sword, circa late 19th century, stamped N.S.W (with stand) | *** |  |
| *** | An Indo Islamic mid 19th century dagger with jewel encrusted jade handle in the shape of a bird, the serpentine style blade with gold inlay. Condition: Good-wear consistent with age, length of blade 17 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Continental enamelled dagger & sheath both the sheath & dagger encased in possibly gilded silver with applied semi precious stones. Condition excellent to good. Length 29 cm | *** |  |
| *** | English double edged knife by George Wostenholm, c 1860 fancy double edged knife, nickel silver cross guard, with embossed strawberry leaf form silver ferrule and matching cap, mother of pearl hilt. 12 cm double edged blade, faintly stamped on ricasso Geo… | *** |  |
| *** | German Imperial Solingen naval officers sword with ivory grip & fold down guard, the lion's head set with red & green past eyes, the blade with etched designs, by Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co, Solingen. Condition good to fair, minor wear, rust to the… | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese Katana with signed forged blade in World War II Shin Gunto fittings. Condition: good, expected age related wear. Length of blade 71 cm, total length 99 cm | *** |  |
| *** | World War II Japanese officers Katana sword with stand | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese Wakizashi sword in sheath, total length 46 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Russian Cossack dagger, probably early 19th century with double edged blade, silver mounted scabbard and hilt with black decorative design to one side. Condition: good, most noticeable wear to scabbard, blade has some tarnish, length of blade 32 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Russian officers dress dirk, probably late 19th century manufacture, with brass mounted scabbard, embossed blade inscribed with 'Luneschloss Solingen' German manufacture. Condition: good, some wear to scabbard, but overall good considering age, length of… | *** |  |
| *** | George III infantry officers sword engraved with Hanoverian motto & signed Woolley & Deakin. Length - 98 cm | *** |  |
| *** | World War II Japanese naval dirk with shagreen & sakura blossoms. Condition: good, minor age related wear. Length of blade 23 cm, total length 40 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Steuben crystal Excalibur sword, total height 21 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Wakizashi sword with a gilt bronze raised kashira, a sheaf shaped menuki, the tsuka covered in samegawa, with a flower decorated fuchi. The tsuba is decorated with three lilies to one side & a wading bird to the other, symbolising honorability, all in a… | *** |  |
| *** | World War I light cavalry sword, marked Wilkinson, length 112 cm | *** |  |
| *** | World War II Issue NCO Shin Gunto Katana sword, with cast aluminium grip in traditional tsuka style, with fullered blade and unmarked tang, the habaki with markings and with khaki sheath | *** |  |
| *** | Antique Japanese Katana sword, the blade probably chobu zukuri with no yokote and ihori (iori) mune, gunome hamon and patterned gin habaki, the tang appearing aged, futsu kurijiri and signed, in gunto fittings with sheath damaged. | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese World War II Gunto sword, with full length fullered blade, stamped to tang with manufacturer, with brown (pitted) sheath. | *** |  |
| *** | Cino-Nipponic sword with Damascus blade c1900. Length 216 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese World War II type 95 officer's sword in leather clad and metal sheath, total length 96 cm, blade, length 68 cm, blade marked 27368, Latch works well | *** |  |
| *** | Victorian 1822 pattern officer's sword a Victorian 1822 pattern infantry officer's sword, with slightly curved single edged blade, brass hilt with folding guard and wire bound fishskin covered grip, with steel scabbard. Condition: handle quite worn and… | *** |  |
| *** | British 1899 pattern cavalry sword for NSWG with a Wilkinson blade, in scabbard. Length 105 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Carved ivory handled kris in a fine 2 piece timber sheath length 48 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Scottish Scandi dagger or Sock knife with silver-plated mounts of thistle and amber coloured stone to hilt. Condition: good, most noticable wear to the back of the hilt, length of blade 9 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Early Wilkensen Elizabeth II presentation cavalry sword chrome knuckle guard with scrolled leaf design and etched blade 91163, with leather sheath and a spare plated example | *** |  |
| *** | Victorian cavalry officer's sword the three bar Gothis style pierced hilt clad with shagreen grip and the blade etched with Art Nouveau patterns. In a brass scabbard. Together with two pairs of Victorian epaulettes. Condition fair, the blade sitting in… | *** |  |
| *** | Three Indonesian gilt metal and 'jewelled' kris handles, mounted. Height overall: 27 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Unusual Japanese transitional dress sword with shagreen grip hand guard and crested | *** |  |
| *** | Ottoman late 18th century Middle Eastern Jambia dagger, Islamic gold floral pattern to blade with heavily carved hilt featuring figures possibly a family. A master workmanship piece. Condition: Good/Fair, crack to hilt, and noticeable wear to bottom of… | *** |  |
| *** | Late Georgian 1796 pattern heavy cavalry or dragons sword, with timber grip and bowed knuckle guard, the curved blade engraved with Gr cipher and army trophies, the spined stamped egg. Condition: good, some tarnish to blade and other wear consistent to… | *** |  |
| *** | Indian Talwar with signed & adapted 17th century European blade with cast iron 'Knobbed' handle and curved fluted blade. Condition: good, some tarnish to blade, length of blade 75 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Indo-Persian style gilt metal inlaid dagger with leopard's head grip, the handle and sheath well decorated with Persian detailing, the blade a nice curved shape withgilt emblem also, length 30 cm | *** |  |
| *** | World War II German Naval Kriegsmarine Dirk with white ceramic grip and gilt metal mounts and sheath, with catch release. | *** |  |
| *** | World War II German Officer's Dagger with dark cream zylonite grip and plated mounts, maker Paul Weyersberg & Co., Solingen | *** |  |
| *** | A Scottish Regiments officer's broadsword with leather hilt, decoratively pressed blade and ornate guard, length 103 cm sticker applied to sheath reads: 'Pattern 1895 blade two parallel fullers either side. Basket guard white buckskin covered with scarlet… | *** |  |
| *** | Russian Kinjal sword, with horn grip, the broad double edged blade with fuller and foundry mark, with velvet and leather sheath. Condition: Good/Fair, some losses to sheath, tarnish to blade, length of blade 56 cm, (sheath missing tip). | *** |  |
| *** | 18th century short or court swords (2), one possibly English with partially visible armorial & dated 1719, blade, length 66 cm. The other with floral design engraved with knots & heart, blade, length 75 cm. Condition good, Tarnish to blade and some bends… | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze handled Chinese sword in sheath, decorated with horses and characters to hilt, length 95 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese possibly Tanto blade on stand the sheath with compartmental section holding another blade and having a woven handle. Length (no sheath) 28 cm (sheath only) 25 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Sawtooth sided bayonet, length 53 cm marked Erfurt to blade | *** |  |