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108 A BASKET-HILTED BROADSWORD IN EARLY 18TH CENTURY SCOTTISH STYLE, 20TH CENTURY of heavy construction, with broad fullered blade stamped with three marks on one face (indistinct), iron hilt of rounded bars incorporating pierced broad and narrow panels with cusped borders, scrolling quillon and fluted pommel, and spirally bound grip with ‘Turk’s heads’ 83.7 cm; 33 in blade £600-800 109 A DETACHED BLADE FROM A BROADSWORD, 18TH CENTURY of flattened rounded section, stamped ‘Andrea’ and ‘Farara’ between a series of King’s head marks on each face (worn), rectangular ricasso and tapering tang 69.4 cm; 27 ⅜ in blade £250-350 110 A SCOTTISH BASKET-HILTED BROADSWORD, LATE 20TH CENTURY with etched fullered polished blade, plated basket-hilt of rounded bars with openwork panels, fluted bun-shaped pommel, leather-covered grip, in its black painted scabbard 79.5 cm; 31 ⅜ in blade £50-60 111 THREE SCOTTISH DRESS DAGGERS (SKEAN DHU), 20TH CENTURY the first by Wilkinson, Pall Mall, etched ‘H’land Lt Infty’ and with maker’s details at the forte, gilt-brass hilt decorated with the regimental device, basket-weave grip, in its scabbard; the second similar, for the Cameron Highlanders; and the third similar, for the Seaforth Highlanders and Ross-shire Buffs the first: 12.0 cm; 4 ¾ in blade (3) £250-350
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112 A FINE 18 CT GOLD-MOUNTED DRESS DIRK BY HAMILTON AND INCHES, EDINBURGH 1966, BASED ON THAT PRESENTED TO SIR COLIN CAMPBELL, G.C.B., BY THE HIGHLANDERS OF BREADALBANE, GLENORCHY & NETHER LORNE IN 1856 with broad blade double-edged at the point and formed with a notched back-edge, etched with a long panel of strapwork and thistle foliage on a frosted ground on one face and with further designs enclosing the inscription ‘Presented to General Sir Colin Campbell G.C.B. by the Highlanders of Breadalbane, Glenorchy & Nether Lorne, as a mark of their admiration of his high qualities as a soldier and devotion to his country 1856’ on the other, gold hilt finely cast and chased with thistle foliage, the pommel incorporating a band of openwork trellis and set with a faceted citrine, hardwood basketweave grip enriched with gold nails, in its wooden scabbard covered with plum velvet, with marked gold mounts decorated en suite, the middle band decorated with crossed flags, the chape involving the Campbell crest and motto, complete with its accompanying knife and fork each mounted with gold and citrine en suite with the hilt, in its lined and fitted case covered with red morocco 26.7 cm; 10 ½ in blade £3500-4000
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