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September 10| Arms & Armour

Auction date Wednesday 10 September 2025 12:00 BST

YOU MUST BE 18YRS OR OLDER TO PURCHASE IN THIS SALE ID MAY BE REQUESTED

Wednesday 10 September
Lots 1601- 1748 Arms & Armour 12noon

 
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Viewing- Sussex Saleroom – Viewing is available on the day of auctions and
Thursday 4 September 9am – 4.00pm
Friday  5 September 9am – 4.00pm
Saturday 6 September 9am – 12 noon

Payment
Payment to be received by bank transfer or on collection by
17 September

Collections - Sussex Saleroom 
We will be open for collections on sale days 9am -4.30pm and additionally
Thursday 11 September 9am-4:30pm
Friday 12 September   9am-4:30pm
Saturday 13 September 9am – 12noon 

Important Notice
YOU MUST BE 18YRS OR OLDER TO PURCHASE IN THIS SALE ID MAY BE REQUESTED
Buyers Premium 25% + VAT

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Total lots: 154

Lot 1741 Sold
A WWI FRENCH MODEL 1874 “GRAS” BAYONET
Dated 1880
A fullered single-edged blade, steel crossguard stamped with issue number “FG 99654” and inspection markings, the spine of the blade marked “Mre d’Armes de St Etienne 1880”, with ribbed brass grip and steel scabbard, overall length 71cm
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £80 - £120
10 September 2025
10 September 2025
Lot 1742 Unsold
TWO ENGRAVED BAYONETS
19th century
Comprising a long yataghan-bladed bayonet with ribbed composition grip, and a narrower example with figured grip and metal scabbard, both with engraved blades, longest: 72cm
Estimate: £120 - £180
10 September 2025
10 September 2025
Lot 1743 Sold
TWO BAYONETS, ONE DATED 1879
Late 19th century
The longer with engraved date 1879 and curved quillon, both with fullered blades, metal scabbards and composite grips, length: the longer 67cm
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £80 - £120
10 September 2025
10 September 2025
Lot 1744 Sold
A BOX OF BREN L4 LIGHT MACHINE GUN MAGAZINES
Mid-20th century, a British military metal ammunition box stencilled ‘BOXE MAG BREN MK’, containing twelve L4 Bren gun 7.62×51mm NATO 30-round magazines, 39cm wide
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £70 - £100
10 September 2025
10 September 2025
Lot 1745 Unsold
A CONTINENTAL BRONZE-HILTED PRACTICE OR FENCING SWORD
19th century and later, With slender blade of flattened diamond section etched with scrollwork at the forte, cast bronze crossguard with trefoil terminals, matching trefoil pommel, and wire-bound grip. Overall length
Estimate: £200 - £300
10 September 2025
10 September 2025
Lot 1745a Sold
A SPANISH CUP HILT RAPIER
Late 17th century, with earlier tapering double edge blade and central fuller, decoratively pierced with crosses and circles and with a Latin inscription. The chiseled iron hilt decorated with scallop shells and flowers, knuckle guard and brass bound wooden grip. Overall length 118cm
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £500 - £800
10 September 2025
10 September 2025
Lot 1746 Sold
A CONTINENTAL BRONZE-HILTED PRACTICE OR FENCING SWORD
Late 18th / early 19th century and later
The plain cast brass crossguard with trefoil terminals, globular pommel, wire-bound grip and a slender blade etched at the forte (pitted), pointed tip. overall length 99cm, blade length 68.5cm
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
10 September 2025
10 September 2025
Lot 1746a Sold
A 17TH CENTURY STYLE SWEPT HILT RAPIER
19th century, with tapering double edged blade, steel hilt, globular pommel and wire bound steel grip
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £260 - £450
10 September 2025
10 September 2025
Lot 1747 Sold
A MODERN BROWN LEATHER TRAVELLING SHOTGUN CASE (5)
With red baize interior, two brown leather 12g cartridge belts one marked F.F.F, the other by Conway, a brown leather Croots cartridge bag, and a green canvass cartridge bag. Case measures 82cm wide, 17cm deep and 27cm high.

Case for a pair of guns, barrel maximum length 29.5" Maximum barrel width be it side by side or over and under 2 1/4" maximum action width 1.5".
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £150 - £200
10 September 2025
10 September 2025
Lot 1748 Sold
THREE MILITARY CAPS AND A BOX OF BUTTONS
Including a Royal Navy sailor’s cap with tally “Flag Officer Gibraltar”, a Royal Air Force officer’s tropical peaked cap, a Royal Air Force other ranks’ peaked cap, and a mixed collection of military uniform buttons.
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £60 - £90
10 September 2025
10 September 2025

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