WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR SATURDAY 6 APRIL 2019 AT 11AM

EdgedWeapons 358 1914 -1945 Edged weapons: Lee Enfield bayonet, German trench knife and a German parade bayonet. 1907 pattern bayonet with hooked quillion by Sanderson Bros; a German trench fighting knife by Hoffritz: and a German K98 Parade Dress Bayonet by E. Pack, the single-edged blade with two-piece black chequered grips, with scabbard and frog. (3) Estimate €200-€300 (approx £170-£260) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 358 359 WorldWar II Commando dagger. Fairbairn Sykes commando dagger, the double edged blade of diamond cross-section with brass guard and ribbed alloy blade, with J Nowill & Sons maker’s mark, in leather two-tone scabbard. Dagger length Estimate €100-€150 (approx £90-£130) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 359 360 1946 Irish Free State army officer’s sword, of Colonel Francis J Dunne. The blade stamped ‘Germany’ and etched with a harp above Cltic interlace motif surrounding the badge of Óglaigh na hÉireann set in a sunburst, on brass hilt with Óglaigh na hÉireann badge, with wire- bound fishskin grip, in leather-bound scabbard. Sword length Francis J Dunne joined the Irish Army as a private during the Emergency and, unusually, took the Cadet Examination in 1944. He was commissioned in 1946. He retired at the rank of Colonel in 1984. Estimate €800-€1200 (approx £700-£1,050) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 360 361 Elizabeth II 1912-pattern cavalry sword. The blade with single fuller, etched wit the royal cypher of Elizabeth II and a royal warrant, bowl guard etched with scrolled panels, shaped wire-bound fishskin grip, ornamental stepped pommel, in dark brown leather field scabbard with nickel-lated steel chape. Sword length Estimate €200-€300 (approx £170-£260) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 361