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An Exceptional Cased Pair Of 32-Bore PercussionAn Equestrian Full Armour For Man And Horse In GermanA Very Rare Mamluk Broadsword
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Knightsbridge, London, United Kingdom
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Antique Arms and Armor

An exceptional cased pair of percussion duelling pistols, by John Manton & Son, Dover Street, London, leads Bonhams Antique Arms and Armour Sale in London on Wednesday 26 May. The pair are estimated at £20,000-30,000. Bonhams Head of Arms and Armour, David Williams, said: "Formerly the property of the Duke of Norfolk, Arundel Castle, these pistols were acquired directly from the family in 1967 by the world's greatest collector of antique firearms, William Keith Neal. They are in truly remarkable original condition. Considered to be the finest examples of their type to survive, they would form the centrepiece of any collection of antique firearms." Other highlights of the sale include: • An equestrian full armour for man and horse in German late 16th century style. Built as an accurate reproduction inspired by two sets of armours on display in the world-famous Wallace Collection in London, this armour is an impressive, decorative example of a type that has not come onto the market since the 19th century. Estimate: £15,000 – 20,000. • A very rare mamluk 14/15th century broadsword. Swords of similar form can be found in the Istanbul Military Museum. The origins of these kind of swords exhibiting as they do Byzantine and Islamic features remains a mystery. Estimate: £15,000-20,000. • An exceptional flintlock seven-barrel pepperbox revolver, by John Twigg, London, circa 1781-87. This example of an early revolving English pistol is not only rare, but is also remarkably in original condition, making the finest example of its type to survive. Carried as a personal protection against thieves, it would have been an expensive gentleman's accessory at the time it was made. The revolver was exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 1972. Estimate: £15,000-18,000. The sale also features a wide selection of 18th century English flintlock pistols.
Auction Curators:
David Williams
Specialist - Arms and Armor
Helen Abraham
Auction Administration - Arms and Armor
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A German Powder-Flask: A German Powder-FlaskCirca 1600With cowhorn body of curved flattened form, the front incised with blackened landscape scene involving a male figure in contemporary costume defending himself against a
0122: A German Powder-FlaskEst. £400-£500
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Various Elements Of Armour (a lot ): Various Elements Of Armour17th Century And LaterComprising a vambrace for the right arm, with pauldron of eight overlapping plates, turning joint and embossed bracelet couter (lower cannons missing,
0124: Various Elements Of Armour (a lot )Est. £400-£600
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Four Decorative Reproduction Helmets (4): Four Decorative Reproduction Helmets Comprising a close-helmet in English 16th century style, with two-piece skull, high roped comb and plume-holder at the rear, visor with stepped roped sight,
0125: Four Decorative Reproduction Helmets (4)Est. £600-£800
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A Small Full Armour In Late 16th Century Style (2): A Small Full Armour In Late 16th Century StyleThe close-helmet pierced with circular 'breaths' on the visor, the upper-bevor with a pair of pierced 'eyes', breast- and back-plate, the former with
0126: A Small Full Armour In Late 16th Century Style (2)Est. £500-£700
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An English Civil War Period Harquebusier's Cuirass: An English Civil War Period Harquebusier's CuirassMid-17th CenturyThe breast-plate with medial ridge drawn-out to a blunt point above a short skirt, and with plain turns at the neck and arms, the
0127: An English Civil War Period Harquebusier's CuirassEst. £500-£700
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A Composite Pikeman's Half-Armour: A Composite Pikeman's Half-ArmourPartly Mid-17th CenturyComprising a cabasset with one-piece almond-shaped skull with small stalk at the top, the base of the skull encircled by lining rivets each on
0128: A Composite Pikeman's Half-ArmourEst. £1,000-£1,500
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A Composite English Civil War Period Pikeman's: A Composite English Civil War Period Pikeman's Half-ArmourMid-17th CenturyRusset overall, comprising pot helmet with two-piece rounded skull (some holeing at the rear on one side) with low turned
0129: A Composite English Civil War Period Pikeman'sEst. £3,000-£4,000
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A 'Spanish' Morion Or Cabasset: A 'Spanish' Morion Or CabassetNorth Italian, Late 16th CenturyOf russet iron and made in one piece, with almond-shaped skull with short flattened stalk at the top, the base of the skull encircled by
0131: A 'Spanish' Morion Or CabassetEst. £500-£600
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A 'Spanish' Morion Or Cabasset: A 'Spanish' Morion Or CabassetNorth Italian, Late 16th CenturySimilar to the last but unmarked 20 cm. highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
0132: A 'Spanish' Morion Or CabassetEst. £400-£500
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A 'Spanish' Morion Or Cabasset: A 'Spanish' Morion Or CabassetNorth Italian, Late 16th CenturySimilar to the last 21.5 cm. highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
0133: A 'Spanish' Morion Or CabassetEst. £400-£500
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A 'Spanish' Morion Or Cabasset: A 'Spanish' Morion Or CabassetNorth Italian, Late 16th CenturySimilar to the last (some old pitting and minor damage) 20.5 cm. highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
0134: A 'Spanish' Morion Or CabassetEst. £350-£450
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A German Black And White Comb Morion: A German Black And White Comb MorionCirca 1600With two-piece skull rising to a high comb with turned edge, embossed on each side of the skull with a large fleur-de-lys, downturned brim curving up to
0135: A German Black And White Comb MorionEst. £500-£700
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A North European Lobster-Tailed Pot: A North European Lobster-Tailed Pot Mid-17th CenturyOf blackened iron, with rounded two-piece skull surmounted by a button, bluntly-pointed fixed fall with turned edge, moveable bar-nasal secured by
0136: A North European Lobster-Tailed PotEst. £600-£800
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A Composite Close-Helmet (3): A Composite Close-HelmetPartly Early 17th CenturyWith blackened rounded two-piece skull (holed at the back, plume-holder missing) with low turned comb, and incised with pairs of lines over each side,
0137: A Composite Close-Helmet (3)Est. £600-£800
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A Close-Helmet Of So-Called 'Savoyard' Type: A Close-Helmet Of So-Called 'Savoyard' TypePossibly Early 17th Century, French Or ItalianWith two-piece skull joined along the turned low comb and bent-out to form a neck-defence with turned border,
0138: A Close-Helmet Of So-Called 'Savoyard' TypeEst. £2,000-£3,000
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A Composite Close-Helmet: A Composite Close-HelmetPartly Late 16th Century, Probably ItalianWith one-piece skull rising to a roped comb riveted through 'probably in the 17th century' for a spike for the attachment of a
0139: A Composite Close-HelmetEst. £1,500-£1,800
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A Composite Half-Armour: A Composite Half-ArmourEarly 17th CenturyComprising gorget of four plates hinged together, the top ones each with turned and roped edge and with pin-catch on the right, breast-plate with medial ridge
0140: A Composite Half-ArmourEst. £1,800-£2,200
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A Composite Three-Quarter Armour: A Composite Three-Quarter ArmourPartly Early 17th Century And LaterComprising a cuirassier helmet with rounded two-piece skull, the peaked fall and upper-and lower-bevors pivoted at the same points
0141: A Composite Three-Quarter ArmourEst. £2,000-£3,000
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An English Breast-Plate And Later Knee-Length Tassets: An English Breast-Plate And Later Knee-Length TassetsThe First Mid-17th CenturyThe breast-plate with medial ridge drawn-out to a point at the base and made in one with the deep flange, turned neck
0142: An English Breast-Plate And Later Knee-Length TassetsEst. £800-£1,000
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An Italian 'Anime' Breast-Plate And Tassets: An Italian 'Anime' Breast-Plate And TassetsCirca 1560Comprising breast-plate formed in one with the gorget, the former composed of eight upward-lapping lames articulated on sliding rivets and forming
0143: An Italian 'Anime' Breast-Plate And TassetsEst. £2,000-£3,000
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