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Lot 1217
Sale 1304 - Arms, Armor and Militaria Online
Lots Open
Feb 20, 2024
Lots Close
Mar 1, 2024
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$200 -
400
Price Realized
$120
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
English Snake Buckle Belt and Sheffield Dirk
Boer Wars
Adjustable leather belt circa late 19th to early 20th century, 1.75" and currently set for a nominal waist of 32". Made of heavy leather with uniform protecting tongue behind the two-piece "Snake Buckle" that features a 1.5" long dual swan motif buckle made of silvered non-ferrous metal. Accompanying the belt is 9.75" long dirk with a 5.875" double-edged spear point blade with a prominent median ridge. The knife has a horn grip and German silver mountings with a 1.75"x.5" oval guard. The obverse ricasso is stamped in three lines: ROBERT/LINGARD/SHEFFIELD. The knife is accompanied by a German silver mounted leather scabbard that is missing the frog button from the throat.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.



