The Andrew Newall Collection of Weapons and The Vyvyan Myerson Collection of Cut-Steel and Cutlery

Online-Only Auction, 6 - 18 October 2021

Session One
  • An Austro-Hungarian cartridge case, circa 1900


Lot Estimate
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
Auction Catalogue

About this Item

An Austro-Hungarian cartridge case, circa 1900 of typical form, the blackened silver hinged cover with embossed brass Imperial double eagle, curved brass borders, the sides with Austrian silver panels, maker's initials JS, moulded with a cannon, swords, flags and bugles, red leather interior and back, minor dents, 16cm wide; a flattened curved brass powder flask, embossed with a double-headed eagle and trophies of war, 19cm long; and a leather and brass powder flask, of flattened form, 22cm long (3)


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