pistol with elaborately decorated and gold leaf signed 8-7/8 in. barrel, heavily carved full stock, engraved flintlock, cock, trigger guard, and side plate, decorated silver butt cap, and inset silver wire to handle, overall length 14-3/4 in.; Gurkha kukri knife of Indian or Nepalese origin, carved handle with brass spacers and steel pins, lion's head to butt of handle, overall length 16-1/2 in., with sheath - Provenance: Private Collection, Kingsport, Tennessee

repair to break at handle of pistol, loose trigger guard, patina and oxidation to metal surface, loss to some silver inlay and thumb rest, chips and dings to wood handle, rust to blade of knife, chips and wear to handle, loss to lion's face on butt