Catalogue
Lot 3869
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
INDONESIA, traditional Javanese kris (2), one with curved steel blade, wooden handle and scabbard, the other a display piece with wooden blade and decoratively carved ...
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Lot 3870
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
INDONESIA, traditional Javanese kris with hand decorated blade in steel, carved wooden handle and ornately carved wooden scabbard. Blade doesn't fit fully into scabbard, some ...
Estimate $70
SOLD $40
Lot 3871
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
INDONESIA, Sumatra, sekin dagger of Menang Kerba tribe, mythological Makara head handle and decorative scabbard, crude blade with some pitting. Small black bead missing from ...
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Lot 3872
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
INDONESIA, Sumatran straight blade kris in Damascus steel, carved wooden handle and wooden sheath. Crude finish on blade, otherwise fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Lot 3873
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
JAPAN, Kyo-Gunto Army officer's sword with cherry blossoms and floral motif on brass handle cover and guard, base piece missing from guard, single suspension ring ...
Estimate $80
SOLD $170
Lot 3874
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
JAPAN, officer's katana, WWII, tape wrapped sharkskin covered handle and patterned tsuba, with leather covered timber scabbard. Some rusting on blade, scabbard with some damage ...
Estimate $120
SOLD $550
Lot 3875
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
JAPAN, officer's katana, WWII, tape wrapped wooden handle and patterned tsuba, no tang markings, with metal scabbard. Tsuba loose, nicks in blade, otherwise fine.
Estimate $130
SOLD $370
Lot 3876
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
JAPAN, enlisted man's katana, arsenal marking impressed on blade to indicate WWII and also number 73128, traditional handle design but in metal with attached cord, ...
Estimate $150
SOLD $500
Lot 3877
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
JAPAN, katana, tsuba replaced with plain plate, handle repaired so blade release cannot be accessed, with scabbard. Blade with chips to cutting edge, good.
Estimate $80
SOLD $460
Lot 3878
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
JAPAN, type 30 hooked quillon bayonet with metal scabbard, blade marked with three overlocking circles for Tokyo Arsenal. Scabbard with dent on each side, otherwise ...
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Lot 3879
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
LATVIA, officer's visor cap badge bronze (53x42mm), oxidised in parts, with enamel, original fold-prongs intact. Uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Lot 3880
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
NEPAL, Ghurka kukri with tiger head carved handle, blade length 30cm, in leather sheath with provision for one medium and three small blades, only two ...
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Lot 3881
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
NEW GUINEA, Kukukuku area, pineapple shaped, concrete moulded club (approx 2.4kg), fitted on a crude timber handle. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Lot 3882
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
OCEANIA, machine carved wooden club with fitted stone axe head. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Lot 3883
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
PERSIA, shamshir sword with top half of blade etched on both sides with Persian text, brass guard and wooden handle, with brass and leather covered ...
Estimate $80
SOLD $180
Lot 3884
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
PHILIPPINES, Mindanao, Moro kampilan sword with patterned blade, late 19th century, no scabbard. Wooden guard damaged on one side, tip broken, very good.
Estimate $50
SOLD $80
Lot 3885
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
PHILIPPINES, traditional crudely made bolo knife with timber handle and scabbard. One binding band missing from scabbard, otherwise fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Lot 3886
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES, barong, a traditional Moro and Mindanao Islamic tribal weapon in decorated timber scabbard. Some rust pitting to blade, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $260
Lot 3887
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
RUSSIA, brass hilted sawback sidearm, dated 1844 on cross guard, blade with maker's mark, no scabbard. Blade with some nicks from combat, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $270
Lot 3888
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
RUSSIA, Circassian (?) kindjal dagger/short sword (49cm long blade), with wooden handle, no scabbard. Fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $80
Lot 3889
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
SAMOA, nifo'oti, saw toothed carved and decorated wooden war club (approx 90cm long). One tooth broken, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Lot 3890
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
SOLOMON ISLANDS, carved and decorated timber, diamond shaped, sword style war club (approx 85cm long). A few hairline cracks, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Lot 3891
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
SPAIN, large folding knife with bone and brass handle incorporating blade locking device, large blade with crudely engraved pattern and indecipherable name in Spanish, indicated ...
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Lot 3892
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
SYRIA, Jambiya Islamic fighting dagger, Eastern silver wrapped handle and scabbard, both decorated with red and green stones, blade with script and bird image. Small ...
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Lot 3893
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
SYRIA, Jambiya dagger with brass and bone handle and brass scabbard both with feature stones, all metal elaborately decorated with bird patterns, top of scabbard ...
Estimate $70
SOLD $110
Lot 3894
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
SYRIA, short Jambiya dagger with metal and black horn handle and metal scabbard, both elaborately decorated, the scabbard with traditional patterns, blade marked 'Syria'. Good ...
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Lot 3895
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
TURKEY, cavalry sabre with maker's details in Arabic-Turkish on blade and date AH1320 (1903), also sword number in Arabic-Turkish, 10248, crescent moon stamp to spine ...
Estimate $100
SOLD $270
Lot 3896
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
USA, MODEL 1860 LIGHT CAVALRY SABRE AS USED IN CIVIL WAR, blade unmarked, number 4 impressed on guard, no scabbard. Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Lot 3897
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
USA, SOCKET BAYONET FOR PEABODY RIFLE, in scabbard. Some rust pitting, otherwise fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Lot 3898
Sale 108 Militaria -" Edged Weapons"- The Kevin Foster Collectio
BAYONETS, various types recovered from the Pacific Campaign of WWII, one missing scabbard, includes two Japanese type 30 bayonets, one of these with attached officially ...
Estimate $200
SOLD $280