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Catalogue of European and Oriental armour: including a suit of German armour, early 17th century and three fine Mamluk helmets, 15/16th century ; European swords, including a rare Austrian latten sword pommel from a sword of state by Hans Sumersberger of Hall, circa 1495-1500, a fine German hunting sword, late 18th century and a George III gold mounted dress sword, maker's mark of J. Ray and J. Montague ; longarms, including two German wheel-lock hunting rifles, 17th century, a colt Hartford revolving military carbine, a seven barrelled percussion cap revolving carbine, circa 1830-40, a rare air rifle, by Spencer of Lynn, a French bronze model cannon, mid-18th century, a rare English private militia gun, circa 1806 ; also pistols, including a pair of English silver mounted flintlock pistols by Griffin, London, hallmark 1754, maker Jeremiah Ashley

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Corporate Author Sotheby's (Firm)
Title Catalogue of European and Oriental armour : including a suit of German armour, early 17th century and three fine Mamluk helmets, 15/16th century ; European swords, including a rare Austrian latten sword pommel from a sword of state by Hans Sumersberger of Hall, circa 1495-1500, a fine German hunting sword, late 18th century and a George III gold mounted dress sword, maker's mark of J. Ray and J. Montague ; longarms, including two German wheel-lock hunting rifles, 17th century, a colt Hartford revolving military carbine, a seven barrelled percussion cap revolving carbine, circa 1830-40, a rare air rifle, by Spencer of Lynn, a French bronze model cannon, mid-18th century, a rare English private militia gun, circa 1806 ; also pistols, including a pair of English silver mounted flintlock pistols by Griffin, London, hallmark 1754, maker Jeremiah Ashley
Publisher London : Sotheby & Co., 1968
Physical desc. 42 pages, [5] leaves of plates ; illustrations ; 25 cm.
Note 15/07/1968
Including property of The Armouries. H.M. Tower of London, N.G. Bailey & Co. Ltd, the Kevorkian Foundation, and the late Sir A. Chester Beatty.
Annotated: lot numbers 34 and 35.
Date & place of sale Monday 15 July 1968, London
Person as subject Beatty, Alfred Chester -- Sir -- 1875-1968 -- Art collections -- Catalogs
Corporate name Kevorkian Foundation -- Private collections -- Catalogs
N.G. Bailey & Co. Ltd. -- Private collections -- Catalogs
Tower of London Armouries -- Armor -- Catalogs
Subject Armor -- Catalogs
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10013550 Box 9
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