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Day one of Czerny’s upcoming March sale includes a range of highly collectible fine arms from around the world. Carrying the highest estimate of 10,000-15,000eu is a superb gold lacquered and shibayama inlaid Tanto Koshirae. A related lot is the beautiful daisho with the Katana signed Kanefusa. Yet another Japanese lot offered is the red lacquer tosei gosuko armour. The sale also includes many fine eastern arms including Ottoman, south Indian and Indo-Persian examples. A fine gold inlaid tulwar with red velvet scabbard will cross the block as will an unusual inscribed 17^thC silver plated firangi. Daggers in this category include a late 19^th C kanshar and  and early 18^th C example with jade hilt. A 19thc ottoman fluted turban helmet in the style iof 1500 is also included in the sale.
 
Among the eastern guns in the catalog is a large silver inlaid and inscribed North-African wall gun, a fine pair of Bohemian pistols for the oriental market and a pair of silver inlaid Turkish pistols. European arms on the first day include a flintlock over and under rifle by Spock C. 1780, and Austrian model 1744/76 cuirassier carbine and an 1843 Jaegerkarabiner with rare Augustin ignition system. Click on the image for a link to this and other sales by Czerny’s

Alderfer Auction are holding three sales over two days starting on the Feb 17^th. The firearms offered include a good selection of sporting arms as well as interesting and scarce early collectible guns.

In the latter group are a cased pair of continental percussion dueling pistols, a Jenks Mule ear percussion navy carbine, a London Colt 1851 Navy revolver, one of several early Colts offered a Webley & Scott RIC revolver, a Stanton & co Pryse pattern revolver and a gasser 1879 revolver.

Among the Collectible military guns in the catalog are a JP Sauer & Sohn 38H semi auto pistol, a German Mauser model 1834 pistol & an M1 Garand. Sporting and modern collector guns include the pair of Ruger NRA 2009 Vaqueros single action revolvers pictured, a scarce Unique/DGR Sparks T66 match rifle, a Browning Grade 6 Citori O/U shotgun and a selection of Blaser bolt action rifles. Click on the image for a link to the sale.