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Nation : East India Company
Local Price : £38995.00

Fabulous Museum Grade Sword 18th Century Damascus Wootz Steel, Mohammed's Ladder Pattern, & Stunning Solid Silver & Enamel Makara Hilt, The 'Palace of the Nawab of Lucknow’. Probably One of The Most Beautiful & Finest Indian Princely Royal Swords. This fabulous royal grade solid silver and enamel sword, with Lucknow distinctive enamel work of flowering plants interspersed with architectural vignettes, has just returned from a museum grade blade polish to reveal its obscured {through natural age} finest, crucible steel wootz Damascus blade, in the pattern of Mohammed's Ladder. Unsurprisingly, it now looks as fine and beautiful as it was when last used in the 18th & 19th century by such as the King of Oudh {Lucknow} Ghasi-ud-din, Haidar Shah. Its near pair is part of the Getty Museum Collection in California. One of the most important museums of finest art, antiques and antiquities in the world. The ‘Mohammed’s Ladder’ Kirk Narduban Crucible ‘Wootz Damascus’ steel blade is truly breathtaking. The Ladder of Mohammed is said to have enabled Mohammed to travel through the heavens, meeting various prophets and gaining access to the different levels of paradise. Muhammad's ladder thus symbolizes the connection between the terrestrial and spiritual worlds, representing spiritual elevation and proximity to God. Which ultimately means, to many, this is the most desirable and likely rarest of all the early Indo-Persian crucible wootz Damascus steel blade designs, being of such a spiritual significance, as well as stunningly beautiful. Intriguingly it is still contentious, to specialist academics, as to how it was even made, as there is no clear agreed evidence or knowledge as to its extraordinary construction. There are two trains of thought but no undeniable agreement.. The museum grade conservation polish goes up to the gold cartouche, at the base of the hilt, and around the hilt langets. The small area of the gold cartouche has been left ‘as is’ intentionally. The potential very high risk of damage being created to the gold calligraphy by attempting to polish within the gold seal would be extremely dangerous to its integrity. It is only responsible to not take any even remote chance of damage to this fabulous and historical rare treasure. A near identical pair to our sword, is another magnificent and rare example, Makara enamel hilted crucible steel bladed sword, is an exhibit in the world renown Getty Museum Collection in America {see a photo of the pair together side by side by comparison in the gallery}. Occasionally, surviving Lucknow swords of the silver and enamel Goat Head pattern can be found, used by lesser nobles of the Shah's court, but the mythical Makara silver and enamel hilted swords, apparently, were reserved for the Shah's sole and personal use, especially with the Mohommed's ladder blade. A magnificent work of art, and the sword of a prince or king. It has a fabulous vibrant hues of brilliant blue and green through a painstaking champlevé and basse-taille enameling process. This process involves fusing coloured glass to metal at extraordinarily high temperatures to create a striking and durable outer layer that can withstand the test of time. This distinctive usage of blues and greens on the piece reinforces its origins in Lucknow, a renowned centre for the production of such sophisticated enamel artifacts. The fabulous wootz Mahommed's Ladder Kirk Narduban pattern Damascus blade, with a gold inscription and gold cartouches. In very good condition for age, the polychrome enamels are inlaid into the solid silver hilt, that is further decorated with three heads of the mythical beast, the Makara, including the pommel and both quillon ends, with just very minor enamel surface losses. One of the finest Lucknow Damascus swords you could find today, from the one time rulers of Lucknow, and most likely originated from the palace of the Nawab of Lucknow. A Nawab was a Sovereign Prince and Governor of the Moghul Empire. An almost identical princely form of Lucknow Makara enamel silver hilted sword is in the Getty Research Institute, in LA, California. Centuries ago Lucknow emerged as one of the most important centres in the world for courtly crafts such as fine enamelling on silver. It was the capital of the state of Oudh which was established in 1750. The flourishing arts scene was largely on account of the patronage of the local, supremely wealthy Nawabs of Oudh. By the mid-19th century, Lucknow was India's largest and wealthiest city. Lucknow Moghul daggers and swords, especially with Damascus blades, are considered to be some of the most valuable and desirable in the world of antique weaponry art. Representations of such are in the finest collections, such as the British Royal Collection, The British Museum and the Getty Museum. The mythical Makara; Dwelling in the Indian Ocean, the Makara is traditionally looked upon as a powerful deity, which was capable of harming or guarding seafarers, depending upon its whims. Many scholars naturally assume that the tales of the Makara are nothing more than myths based upon ancient eyewitness accounts of Indian elephants swimming off the coast of India, as they are sometimes known to do. Until 1719, the subah of Awadh was a province of the Mughal Empire administered by a Governor appointed by the Emperor. Persian adventurer Saadat Khan, also known as Burhan-ul-Mulk, was appointed Nizam of Awadh in 1722 and established his court in Faizabad, near Lucknow. Many independent kingdoms, such as Awadh, were established as the Mughal Empire disintegrated. The third Nawab, Shuja-ud-Daula (r. 1753-1775), fell out with the British after aiding the fugitive Nawab of Bengal, Mir Qasim. Roundly defeated at the Battle of Buxar by the East India Company, he was forced to pay heavy penalties and surrender parts of his territory. Awadh's capital, Lucknow rose to prominence when Asaf-ud-Daula, the fourth Nawab, shifted his court to the city from Faizabad in 1775. The British East India Company appointed a resident (ambassador) in 1773 and by early 19th century gained control of more territory and authority in the state. They were, however, disinclined to capture Awadh outright and come face to face with the Maratha Empire and the remnants of the Mughal Empire. In 1798, the fifth Nawab Wazir Ali Khan alienated both his people and the British and was forced to abdicate. The British then helped Saadat Ali Khan take the throne. He became a puppet king, and in a treaty of 1801, yielded large part of Awadh to the East India Company while also agreeing to disband his own troops in favour of a hugely expensive, British-controlled army. This treaty effectively made the state of Awadh a vassal of the East India Company, although it continued to be part of the Mughal Empire in name until 1819. The treaty of 1801 proved a beneficial arrangement for the East India Company as they gained access to Awadh's vast treasuries, repeatedly digging into them for loans at reduced rates. In addition, the revenues from running Awadh's armed forces brought them useful returns while the territory acted as a buffer state. The Nawabs were ceremonial kings, busy with pomp and show. By the mid-nineteenth century, however, the British had grown impatient with the arrangement and demanded direct control over Awadh. In 1856 the East India Company first moved its troops to the border, then annexed the state for alleged maladministration. Awadh was placed under a chief commissioner Sir Henry Lawrence. Wajid Ali Shah, the then Nawab, was imprisoned, then exiled by the East India Company to Calcutta. In the subsequent Indian Rebellion of 1857, his 14-year-old son Birjis Qadra, whose mother was Begum Hazrat Mahal, was crowned ruler. Following the rebellion's defeat, Begum Hazrat Mahal and other rebel leaders sought asylum in Nepal. Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shah became Nawab Wazir of Oudh on 11 July 1814 after the death of his father. In 1818, under the influence of Warren Hastings, the British Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal), he declared himself as the independent Padshah-i-Awadh (King of Oudh). This sword would likely have been part of his treasure. The story of the the wonders of the creating of these blade goes back at least 2400 years. The possibly first indirect reference to crucible steel appears in the writing of Ctesias of Cnidu, a Greek physician at the court of the Persian King Artaxerxes II (404 BC - 398/397 BC) he wrote several (lost) books about Persia and India. St. Photios the Great (Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 858 to 867 and from 877 to 886) quoted from Ctesias books in the 9th century AD or about 1300 years later. From this we know of two wonderful if not magical swords of (maybe) Indian iron that Artaxerxes gave to Ctesias. Going back 1700 years. Such as was written by Zosimos (a. 350 AD - ca. 420 AD) who was born in Panoplis (present-day Akhmim in the south of Egypt). He worked as an early alchemist in Alexandria and has written in fine detail. Some of his writings have survived. As far as crucible steel is concerned, he states: "The tempering of Indian Iron: Take 4 pounds of soft iron, and the skins of myrobalans, called elileg, 15 parts; belileg, 4 parts; and two parts of glassmakers magnesia. Then place it into a crucible amd make it level. .... Put on the charcoal and blow the fire until the iron becomes molten and the ingredients become united with it. ... Such is the premier and royal operation, which is practiced today and by means of which they make marvellous swords. It was discovered by the Indians and exploited by the Persians". Two paintings in the gallery {for historical information only}; 1} Ghasi-ud-din, Haidar Shah Nawab of Oudh (in power from 1814 to 1818), and was subsequently made the first King of Oudh (1818-27). Its possible he may be holding this sword when he sat for this portrait in 1818 2} The Procession of Ghazi ud-Din Haider Shah through Lucknow No scabbard.

Nation : British
Local Price : £36950.00

Most Incredible & Finest Quality King George IIIrd Napoleonic Wars Scottish Presentation Sword, Presented In The Months Following the Battle of Trafalgar The Regiment of Midlothian Infantry, East Midlothian, By the Officer's & Men of The New Battle Co.. This is a magnificent ‘royal grade’ museum piece, a sublime quality presentation sword, made with the finest copper-gilt mounts, silver panels, and a stunning blue and gilt blade with deluxe engraving and etched presentation panel. A sword of the highest rank, commissioned to be hand made by Mr Phillip Rundell & Mr George Bridge, partners of their company of personal goldsmiths to King George IIIrd, and one of the worlds finest makers of objects of magnificence, including the British Crown Jewels, universally recognised as the finest, and most valuable by far, suite of royal regalia in the world. Formerly in the world famous Smithsonian Collection in Washington, America, sold by them over 25 years ago to raise an urgent need of funds. In the days it was commissioned it would have been made for the equivalent and likely same cost of the £100 Lloyds Patriotic Fund Presentation Swords, that were presented to the heroes of the Royal Navy, such as that fought at Trafalger etc. Bearing in mind the value of £100 in 1806 was a simply remarkable sum, for example only 6% of the families in Britain had a total income of £100 in an entire year in 1806, an equivalent today of around £80,000. Presentation inscription motto etched onto the blade reads; ‘Into whose hand this sword is put, It’s hop’t will not fear Buonaparte, So draw me out I shine so clear and if I strike my foes may fear” This fabulous sword, was made by Philip Rundell and George Bridge whose company later made The British Imperial State Crown, the most famous and important royal crown of state ever made, and last used by her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for her coronation in 1953. This wondrous sword was formerly from the Smithsonian Collection in Washington, and is remarkably similar to the most valuable and highest quality presentation British swords of the Napoleonic Wars, the Lloyds Patriotic Fund sabres, that today can fetch up to £220,000, considerably more than they were achieving 40 years ago when we sold a fine £100 pound Lloyds sword, and even 20 years ago when we sold our last Lloyds £100 pound sword. This sword's makers were King George IIIrds personal goldsmiths, and made the Irish Crown Jewels in 1830, and Queen Victoria's Imperial State Crown " expressly made for the solemnity of the Coronation" That was last used by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth IInd for her coronation. This spectacular sword is inscribed that its bearer should fight Napoleon Bonaparte without fear, but his foes The French will fear its startling brightness and beauty. It has a sharply curved blade, decorated with stands of arms, a crowned GR cypher, the king's Royal arms, a figure of Britannia, and the motto see photo in the gallery and another further Scottish regimental presentation panel on the opposing side of the blade see photo. The dedication reads; Presented by the New battle company of The Eastern Regt. of Midlothian Volunteer Infantry, to David Wight Esq, their Captain as a Mark of their Regard and Esteem, 1806 It has a superbly detailed classically styled stirrup hilt decorated with acanthus scrolls, oak leaves and acorns, with the langets decorated with stands of arms, it has a copper gilt simulated wire and ribbon bound grip, contained in its ornately mounted silver and copper gilt leather scabbard, each mount finely engraved and decorated with acanthus leaf bouquets and featuring a central oval silver plaque decorated with stands of arms, the upper mount with maker's panel. This amazing sword was formerly in the collection of the Smithsonian in Washington, USA, bequeathed to them by a famed American collector of Napoleonic arms, which they sold for the benefit of the Smithsonian's funds over 25 years ago. Blade 75 cm approx. Maker marked by Philip Rundell and George Bridge of London. The firm was appointed as one of the goldsmiths and jewellers to the king in 1797 and Principal Royal Goldsmiths & Jewellers in 1804, and the firm held the Royal Warrant until 1843. They served four monarchs: George III, George IV, William IV and Victoria. After the Congress of Vienna (1814–1815), the firm prepared 22 snuff-boxes to a value of 1000 guineas each to be given as diplomatic gifts. In 1830–1831, the firm created the Irish Crown Jewels from 394 precious stones taken from the English Crown Jewels of Queen Charlotte and the Order of the Bath star of her husband George III, and Queen Victoria's Imperial State Crown for her coronation. Despite the incredible success of the Battle of Trafalgar, and the routing of Napoleon’s French and Spanish fleet by Admiral Nelson, concern was still great amongst the people of Britain, in fact it was never greater, of the fear that Bonaparte would continue his efforts to confound and attempt to conquer Britain and its empire, and thus to create his own empire controlling all of Europe And Russia. Rundells quality of workmanship was so fine and renowned throughout the world that there are over 100 items by Rundells in the Royal collection alone. This wonderful sword was obviously worn with pride by its recipient officer, thus the blade shows commensurate signs of light surface wear as to be expected. We can, if required, commission a contemporary, bespoke glazed & framed display cabinet made by our local specialist artisan. Perfectly suitable for table or wall mounting. With several options of wood framing types, such as gilt, black or silver, also with coloured velvet backing options, and a suitably engraved brass plaque if required. The scabbard has a blank silver panel on the inner throat mount that could have been presentation engraved but hasn't been

Nation : German
Local Price : 35000.00 USD

Very Important C 1600 Saxon Rapier From The Army Of Peter Iii Of Russia!. PLEASE READ FRAMED DESCRIPTION OF THIS AMAZING RAPIER! This great, great rarity is said to have descended in German family since the 19th century. It was professionally cleaned and the grip re-wrapped in the late 20th century. Printed description along with several 8.5” x 11” color prints of Peter III accompany the rapier. Very serious inquiries only. Please state full name and location if you would like a response.

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £32,650.00

Japanese WW2 Naval Katana Surrendered by Admiral Fukudome. £ 32,650.00 This Japanese Katana was surrendered to General Sir Robert Mansergh on Board HMS Sussex by Admiral Fukudome at the surrender of Singapore. The Japanese forces surrendered some two weeks before Lord Louis Mountbatten flew out to Singapore for the press event. This actual surrender was overseen by General Sir Robert Mansergh when the Japanese High Command were summoned on board HMS Sussex. This event is on Pathe News video on YouTube as General Mansergh takes the surrender of Singapore. You can see the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orz-3fl7nKM of this event and see Admiral Fukudome arriving with his sword. The sword with age wear please see images and the tang signed by Yoshindo Yoshihara. He has crafted works for the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and countless other institutions and individuals around the world. His mastery and technique contributed to the spread of sword making as a true work of art.

Nation : British
Local Price : £27,500.00

**SUPERB**EXTREMELY RARE**C1780 Brace Of Matching 1 To 8 Numbered Barrels English Waters (Birmingham) 32 Bore Ship’s Sea Captain’s Duck's Foot Flintlock Volley Pistols With Screw Off Cannon Barrels & Intricate Silver Wire Inlaid Decoration. Sn 22583:4 -. 22583:4 Duck's foot pistols, also known as volley pistols, are a type of firearm with multiple barrels arranged to resemble a duck's foot. They were primarily used in situations where a single person needed to quickly and forcefully engage a larger group of opponents. These pistols gained popularity among sea captains in the flintlock era to subdue or repel mutinous crews or pirates. Captains would usually carry a brace of these weapons. Duck’s foot pistols owed much of their effectiveness to psychology. Mobs were rarely armed with firearms, and their offensive capability was based on size, backed up with knives, cudgels, and cobblestones. Consequently, a man wielding an impressive multi-barrelled handgun had an intimidatory effect. There was always a chance that the same man armed with a single-shot pistol might miss; the duck’s foot was a different matter, and there were likely to be multiple casualties, nobody wanted to be one of them. John Waters was an English Birmingham gunmaker recorded as working 1766 to 1788, he later went into partnership with Thomas Gill who started in Birmingham and worked in London, c.1780-1800 see Howard L. Blackmore (1986) Gunmakers Of London, 1350-1850 (internet sources). This fine pair of extremely rare to find and desirable Duck’s foot pistol’s as used by Sea Ship’s Captains by Waters (most likely John). The matching pistols are each 9” overall with Four 2 ¾” turn off cannon barrels. One pistols barrels and breeches are numbered 1,2,3 & 4, the other pistol’s barrels and breeches are consecutively numbered ‘5,6,7& 8. The underside of each pistols actions at the breech have English proofs. The smoothbores of each barrel on both pistols have just light staining consistent with age. The actions and trigger guards of both pistols have foliate engraved decoration. One side of each action are signed by the maker with marching signatures ‘Waters’. The pistols cocks are each fitted with flints. The metal work of both pistols is clean and their cocking and firing actions are crisp. The undamaged walnut stocks of each pistol have beautiful inlaid scrolling wire decoration, all wire is present and intact. The butts of both pistols have Grotesque head silver caps. The price for these superb rare matching 4 barrel Duck’s foot flintlocks includes UK delivery. NB No licence is required to own these antique flintlock pistols in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22583:4 (in public cabinet)

Nation : American
Local Price : 25000.00 USD

Ex Rare American Revolution Signed Horseman’s Saber, Ex Flayderman Coll.. Here is the rarest of the rare when it comes to American Revolutionary War horseman’s sabers! It is the only recorded example of a horseman’s sword attributed to Pennsylvania cutler Josiah Wood and struck deeply with his mark on the blade’s ricasso. Ex Norman Flayderman collection and pictured in the most important reference for American Rev War swords; “Swords and Blades of the American Revolution”, by George Neumann, plate 314s. Josiah Wood contracted with the Committee of Safety for production of pikes during the Revolution. He is recorded in “Arms Makers of Colonial America” by Whisker, page 205. The Wood saber is constructed in the usual Rev War era 4 slot guard pattern, but the side bars are not straight, they are diamond shaped and the entire hilt is profusely decorated all over with 100’s of tiny differing punches. It is highlighted by the beautiful, tall decorated pommel. The original, twist carved, walnut grip is completely intact (no damage or cracking) as is the original brass grip wire (now slightly loose from natural wood grip shrinkage). The plain, flat, curved blade measures 33” and is deeply struck at the ricasso with Josiah Wood’s mark. It is in untouched, uncleaned condition with a deep aged patina. Only some mild pitting near tip. Sword is in overall excellent original condition! Signed American Rev War sabers are extreme rarities. A James Potter, NY horseman’s saber now brings about $25,000. Our Josiah Wood saber is considerably rarer (and absolutely gorgeous) compared to the plain black, non decorated Potter sabers. When you take into consideration that there are an estimated 30 + surviving examples of the James Potter sabers and only one known example of the Josiah Wood saber there is no comparison! This is truly the rarest of the rare! For the most advanced American Revolutionary collection or museum. If you want the best of the best and the rarest of the rare, here it is! Serious inquires only. Please state full name and location if you would like a response. We are only asking 25K on this great, museum quality, signed American Revolutionary War horseman's saber. About the same as the going price of a common James Potter horseman's saber. Don't let this pass you by. He who hesitates is lost! Be sure to check out our other listings for more great swords, arms and armor! Our direct email address is: fineartlimited@yahoo.com

Nation : British
Local Price : £25,000

A historically important early 18th century Scottish Basket Hilted Sword of “Glasgow” style from the estate of the Earl of Stair.. An important, rare and attractive Scottish basket hilted sword dating to the beginning of the 18 th century. The sword is mounted with an elegant and finely contoured hilt decorated with the distinctive line decoration of “Glasgow” style developed by Glasgow’s armourers in the late 17th and 18th centuries. The sword is in fine condition and mounted with a high quality Solingen made blade with the bladesmith’s mark ANDRIA FARARA stamped into the fullers. Whilst an effective weapon, a sword with such an imposing appearance was also employed to reinforce the martial and social standing of the owner. The sword belonged to the estate of the Earl of Stair until it was sold together with other effects at Christies in London in 1972. Known as the Earl of Stair’s Sword, it was questioned at the time of the sale whether the sword belonged to John Dalrymple, the 1st Earl of Stair (1648 to 1707). As Joint Secretary of State in Scotland 1691–1695, he played a key role in suppressing the Jacobite rising of 1689 and was forced to resign in 1695 for his part in the Massacre of Glencoe in 1692. Restored to favor and made an Earl in 1703 he played a key role in the negotiations concerning the 1707 Acts of Union but died just before the Acts became law. Christies concluded at the time of the sale that the sword dated to circa 1720 and as the Earl died in 1707, there was deemed to be no connection. It was assumed therefore that the historical relationship of the sword with an Earl of Stair was with his son, the 2nd Earl (also John Dalrymple – 1673 to 1747), who succeeded to the Earldom in 1707. The 2nd Earl was also a prominent historical figure. He was a successful commander under Marlborough in Europe in the War of the Spanish Succession in the early 18th century. He also gathered valuable intelligence on the eve of the 1715 Jacobite Rising for the British State whilst on diplomatic service in France by utilising his extensive networks there. Resuming his military career he was appointed Field Marshal in the British Army in 1742 and involved in the War of the Austrian Succession where he led Britain and its allies to victory at the Battle of Dettingen in 1743. More recent examination of the sword has indicated that it dates to earlier than 1720. In arriving at their date Christies experts were most likely influenced by the addition of a pommel ring to the hilt which is a later feature on Scottish basket hilted swords, and would not have been part of the hilt when the sword was first made. This raises the distinct possibility that it may have been in the possession of the 1st Earl towards the end of his life then passed on to the 2nd Earl after his death. The sword was kept as a heirloom in the family collections at two properties owned by the Dalrymple family, Oxenfoord Castle near Edinburgh, and Lochinch Castle near Stranraer. The hilt is representative of the high-quality workmanship of Glasgow’s hilt makers consisting of strong structural bars, of flattened rectangular section, forged into a attractively shaped basket guard. These are decorated on the outside with broad longitudinal grooves along the middle, with narrower incised lines on either side, in what has become known to weapons historians as the distinctive “Glasgow Style” of hilt decoration. The style was developed in the second half of the 17th century and flourished until the third quarter of the 18 th . The Glasgow style was adopted by the most skilled smiths in other sword making centres in Scotland and was also copied by the British military for some of its own basket hilted swords made in the Scottish style from the second quarter of the 18th century. Filing and incising the bars in this manner was a time consuming and skilled task demanding many hours of labour and reserved only for the best and most expensive hilts. This hilt is an example of the hiatus of the Glasgow style. The primary and secondary guard plates are finely fretted with merlons and triangles at the edges and pierced with geometric patterns of triangles and circles. The side guard plates terminate at the base with well-formed rounded merlons. The cross bar is of bold construction and terminates in a sturdy scrolled wrist-guard. The forward loop guards are well defined and also decorated in the Glasgow manner. The cone shaped pommel is mounted with a globular button on top from which four equally spaced sets of Glasgow style grooves radiate towards the pommel edge. The guard arms of the hilt converge into two side terminals and one at the front at the pommel. When the hilt was first made these terminals tucked firmly underneath the pommel rim to secure the structure in the traditional Scottish manner. At some time later the tops of the guard arms have been riveted onto a flat iron pommel ring. This work is of good quality but inconsistent compared to the rest of the hilt which consists of bars forged together. The use of pommel rings in basket hilt design in the second quarter and middle of the 18th century was an English feature adopted by makers manufacturing swords for the British Army, including some influenced by traditional Scottish styles. It would seem therefore that the Stair sword was “updated” in an English manner probably in the second quarter of the 18th century. The baluster shaped wooden grip is laterally grooved, bound with shagreen and fixed with bands of riveted silver strip. The fine quality single edged blade tapers to its tip and is 34 inches (86.5 cm) long. It has a pronounced ricasso with a blunt edge 1.75 inches long. A broad fuller extends from the hilt under the blunt back edge for 24 inches (61 cm) after which the blade becomes double edged. A second fuller extends from the end of the ricasso and terminates 7 inches from the tip. Inside each fuller on each side the name ANDRIA FARARA is stamped from individual letters flanked by crosses. The shoulders of the ricasso are housed in a groove chiselled underneath the cross guard which accommodates the blade into the hilt in the Scottish manner. The perimeter of the groove is enhanced with an incised border line with loops on each side. This feature appears on the earliest fully formed Scottish basket hilts of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The overall length of the sword is 40 inches (101.5 cm). Provenance: The Earl of Stair, Christies “Fine Antique Arms and Armour”, April 12, 1978, lot 187, Plate 23, --> --> Gallery

Nation : British
Local Price : £25,000

Fine and Rare English Basket Hilted Sword dating to circa 1550. A fine and rare example of the earliest form of Anglo-Scottish basket hilted sword dating to the middle of the 16th century. The sword is part of a rare group first to be formed with fully developed structurally symmetrical basket hilts. Few have survived to the present day and this example is unusual because of its wonderful original condition, even retaining its original grip, and a smooth aged dark undisturbed patination all over. The knucklebow vertically bisects the hilt into two mirrored halves. As such this sword represents the end of asymmetrical basket hilt evolution in the late medieval period from earlier simple cruciform hilted swords and the beginning of the early modern era of the basket hilted sword. From this hilt structure the more typical English and Scottish basket hilts evolved in the later 16th century and thereafter. For a full description of the evolution of this type of sword and for further examples see: The Baron of Earlshall “The Scottish Basket Hilted Sword Volume I c. 1450 to 1600”, Earlshall Publications, 2016. This sword is described in pages 136 and 137 and extensively illustrated in plates 74 to 77. The sword is clearly one of the better examples of this rare type discussed in the book and is one of the best examples still in private ownership. The blackened iron hilt consists of substantial rounded structural bars infilled with saltires between the knucklebow and each side guard bar centred with thickly forged cusped rectangular guard plates each chiselled with a raised foliate leaf. These small panels are clearly the evolutionary forerunner of the later more developed Scottish basket hilted swords forged with larger fretted guard plates on either side of the knucklebow. The guard plates increased in size throughout the 17th century. The quillons are still fully formed and horizontally counter curved with faceted knopped terminals. These disappeared from basket hilt design by the end of the 16th century. The looped forward guards are fully developed and a feature which remained a salient facet of Scottish basket hilt design structure to the present day. The large hollow spherical pommel is formed from two halves brazed together around the middle and has a pair of parallel lines extending around the equator. From the uppermost of these lines five panels formed as leaves extend point up towards the pommel in similar form to those present on the exterior of the guard plates. The tang is delicately peened over over the top of the pommel without the support of a button which is the usual method of securing the hilt parts for this early form of sword (for a further identical example of this technique see a sword of similar date once in the collection of Claude Blair in a paper by the same: “The Early Basket-Hilt in Britain” in “Scottish Weapons & Fortifications 1100-1800”, edited by David H Caldwell, John Donald Publishers, 1981, page 215. The original diagonally fluted baluster shaped oval section wooden grip retains its wire woven Turks Heads and the remains of its wire binding. Typical of this group of swords the long blade measures 37.7 inches (95.7 cm). It is of usual single edged form with a pronounced ricasso and a triple fuller running from the hilt underneath the spine for most of its length after which the blade becomes double edged to the tip. There is some minor lamination on one side in two of the fullers around two thirds of the way along. The overall length is 43.5 inches (110.5 cm). Provenance: The Collection of Mr David A Oliver. --> --> Gallery

Nation : Unknown
Local Price : £23,950.00

Flintlock Seven Barrelled Goose Rifle by Henry Nock. £ 23,950.00 Flintlock Seven Barrelled Goose Rifle by Henry Nock 65 bore. With twist sighted barrels cut with, silver fore-sight and fixed rear with two additional pop up, shaped breech block with gold line and gold-lined touch-hole, finely engraved grooved tang, the lock with rainproof pan and engraved H Nock. Figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip please note small age crack between lock and trigger guard please see image, engraved iron mounts, brass-tipped steel ramrod, together with its wooden-handled iron mould for fourteen balls. Flintlock Seven Barrelled Goose Rifle by Henry Nock quantity

Nation : British
Local Price : £17,500

An Exceptional Scottish Basket Hilted Sword of “Glasgow” Style dating to the beginning of the 18th century. A very fine and attractive Scottish basket hilted sword dating to the beginning of the 18 th century. The sword is mounted with an elegant and finely contoured robust hilt and retains its scabbard. The distinctive line decoration is of “Glasgow” style and typical of the production of the Glasgow armourers in the late 17th and 18th centuries. The sword is in particularly fine condition with the rare feature of extensive “dog tooth” engraved decoration applied to the main bars of the hilt. The sword retains its scabbard and is mounted with a fine quality blade marked by the bladesmith ANDREA FERARA. The sword is typical of one made for a Scottish Highland Clan Chieftain in the early 18th century. Whilst it was made to be an effective weapon, a sword with such an imposing appearance was also employed to reinforce the martial and social status of the owner. The hilt is representative of the high-quality workmanship of the early 18th century Glasgow makers consisting of strong thick structural bars of flattened rectangular section. These are decorated on the outside with broad longitudinal grooves along the middle, with narrower incised lines on either side, in what has become known to historians as the distinctive “Glasgow Style” of hilt decoration. The style was developed in the second half of the 17th century and flourished until the third quarter of the 18 th . This sword has the additional and rare feature of “dog tooth” or wrigglework engraved decoration applied to the middle grooves of the hilt guard bars. This is lightly engraved and almost all of it has survived. The Glasgow style was adopted by the most skilled smiths in other sword making centres in Scotland and was also copied by the British military for some of its own basket hilted swords made in the Scottish style from the mid-18th century. Filing and incising the bars in this manner was a time consuming and skilled task demanding many hours of labour and reserved only for the best and most expensive hilts. This hilt is an example of the hiatus of the Glasgow style. The primary and secondary guard plates are finely fretted with merlons and squares at the edges and pierced with geometric patterns of triangles and circles. On one side of the knuckle bow an oval ring is built into the hilt in the “horseman” style. On the other side the primary guard plate is engraved with a diamond shape in the same Glasgow manner. The side guard plates terminate at the base with well-formed rounded merlons. The cross bar is of bold construction and terminates in a sturdy scrolled wrist-guard. The forward loop guards are well defined and also decorated in the Glasgow manner. The cone shaped pommel is mounted with a ribbed button on top from which four equally spaced sets of Glasgow style grooves radiate towards the pommel edge. Chevrons are cut into the spaces between in the same style. The guard arms of the hilt tuck securely into a groove cut around the pommel just below its middle in the traditional Scottish manner. The tops of these guard bars are also fretted with merlons. The baluster shaped wooden grip is spirally grooved, bound with shagreen and fixed with a band of silver or steel riband. The grip retains the remnants of a worn blue fringe fixed between the top of the grip and the pommel base. The fine quality double edged blade tapers to its rounded tip and is 32.25 inches (82 cm) long. It has a broad fuller on each side which extends for 6.5 inches (16.5 cm) from the hilt inside which the name ANDREA FERARA is incised flanked by quatrefoils of dots and separated by pairs of concave crescents with each line terminating in trefoils of dots. Beyond the fuller on each side a clear and bold “running wolf” is incised. The shoulders of the ricasso are housed in a groove which accommodates the blade into the hilt in the Scottish manner. The perimeter of the groove is enhanced with an incised border line. This feature appears on the earliest fully formed Scottish basket hilts. The sword retains its black leather scabbard mounted with its forged iron chape and mouthpiece. The overall length of the sword is 37.75 inches (96 cm). --> --> Gallery

Nation : German
Local Price : $16,995.00

Exceptional German Hand-and-a-Half Sword, 2nd Quarter 16th C. Featuring hilt of blackened hand-forged iron with elaborate guard of round-section bars forming horizontally recurved quillons with 6-pronged finials. Side ring with bars looping down and outward from the center, with checkered band joining them in the middle and ending with serpent head finials. Large pas d’ane with bars extending perpendicular to the blade and ending in 6-prong finials; the reverse with looping bars extending from the lower end of the pas d’ane and crossing to connect with the quillon on one and and forming a thumb ring on the other where it joins the quillon block. Two-stage wood grip with original leather wrap and very old museum label on the reverse; writhen vase-shaped pommel with checkered round button. Doubled-edged 37 3/8” (97.5 cm) blade of hexagonal section; the ricasso stamped with a maker’s mark on each side and the upper third with a line-bordered design of interlocking jagged-edged ovals on both sides, ending with a large anchor mark. Appears to be totally untouched and original; the blade sharp with scattered light to moderate pitting. Guard with two attached numbered metal collection tags. Grip showing great age with minor losses, cracks, and flaking. Very fine quality, with intricate and unique design, showing great age. Overall length 44 1/4” (112 cm).

Nation : German
Local Price : $16400.00

A SOUTH GERMAN TWO HAND SWORD MUNICH C.1580. At 69” total length, this massive sword descends from those carried by Landschnechts earlier in the century. These swords were carried by specially trained swordsmen of exceptional stature who received triple pay to clear the path ahead of infantry. This example was produced by the esteemed Stantler family of Munich and bears their mark on the blade. The mark was used by both Christoph Stantler I (d.1601) and his son of the same name (d.1 634). Another two handed sword with the same mark, by the Stantlers, is in the Wallace Collection, #A470. Other examples are included in numerous museum collections including the Bavarian National Museum, Munich, The Historical Museum, Vienna, one dated 1575, The Army Museum in Paris (5 examples), the Solothurn Zeughaus, and the Bern Historical Museum as well as others. Among the most revered of two handed swords are the famous two handers of Zurich, preserved in the Swiss National Museum. A two handed sword by the Stantlers, is nothing short off the Holy Grail of edged weapons collection!

Nation : Viking
Local Price : $16200.00

A RARE VIKING SWORD 10th CENTURY AD. Peterson type X. 32 5/8” broad fullered blade. Straight cross guard with slightly lobed terminals. One end with a small lug projection each side. That feature is unique in our experience but may well have been on other examples now lost to corrosion. Its function is speculative and worthy of further research. The pommel is of flat bottomed Brazil nut form. Excavated and professionally conserved condition. This sword is a classic example of the Viking sword in its mature form. See Oakeshott pl.X.13 for a near identical example bearing the INGELRII inscription, which he describes as “an absolutely classic example of the Type X sword”.

Nation : British
Local Price : $16000.00

A FINE SCOTTISH BASKET HILT BROADSWORD. This sword which dates to the second quarter of the 18th century is of a quality and exhibits artistry identified with a handful of makers. The hilt is of so-called Glasgow form with strap like elements enclosing the principle panels. The back panel and those flanking it employ design features which distinguish it from other examples and clearly identify it as the product of the same maker as an example which was displayed at the exhibition on Drumossie Moor from April to September, 1996 to commemorate the 250 anniversary of the Jacobite Rebellion and the Battle of Culloden. That example is illustrated in Culloden, The Swords and the Sorrows , the catalog of that exhibition, plate 1:21. Both are unsigned and the maker remains unidentified. Both employ a unique bar and panel pattern to the hilt elements. The bars are stepped and offset, which the cataloger compares to the emergence of a flower stem. The panels of both employ hearts with divided top intersections each with a fishtail merlon between the lobes. As with the referenced example, this example is mounted with a German blade of the late 17th century. 35 3/8" length blade.

Nation : French
Local Price : £15,000

A Rare French 28 Bore Rotating Three Barrelled Flintlock Fowling Piece by Jean-Baptiste Doyen circa late 17th / early 18th century. A rare and attractive French revolving three barrelled gun dating to the early 18th century. This is not only a gun but also a beautiful example of early 18th century mechanical engineering skill by the gunmaker. The maker, Jean-Baptiste Doyen (1666 to 1712), was a French Master Gunsmith ( Maître Arquebusier

Nation : Indian
Local Price : £15,000

An exceptional cased suite of edged weapons of Lieutenant Wyndham Neave of the 71st Highland Light Infantry killed in action in 1858 in the Indian Mutiny. Lieutenant Wyndham Neave of the 71st Highland Light Infantry was killed at Morar during the advance of the forces of Sir Hugh Rose against rebels at Gwalior in Central India on 16th June 1858 in the Indian Mutiny. This is his weapons set which was cased for display, probably in India, then returned to his family in England after his death. The weapons are a unique snapshot of an officer’s dress and field edged weapons of the time and are in exceptional condition. The case is a fine example of the cabinet maker’s craft. Lt Neave was born on 21st November 1834, the 4th son of Sir Richard Digby Neave, 3rd Baronet (1793–1868), who was an English artist and author. Kaye & Malleson’s History of the Indian Mutiny 1857-8, describes the action in which Lt Neave was killed as follows: “The main body of the enemy, driven through the cantonments, fell back on a dry nullah (a steep sided watercourse) with high banks, running round a village, which they had also occupied. Here they maintained a desperate hand-to-hand struggle with the British. The 71st Highlanders suffered severely, Lieutenant Neave, whilst leading them, falling mortally wounded; nor was it till the nullah was nearly choked with dead that the village was carried”. In a more personal account Lieutenant John Lightfoot of the Bombay Horse Artillery described the action as follows in a letter to his father: “Just at this time there came a cheer from the rear and up came the 71st at the double, I ceased firing and they rushed past straight at the nullah, the rebels did not wait for their approach but, throwing down their muskets they drew their swords and waving them over their heads, dashed forward to meet the 71st, young Neave son of Sir Digby Neave was killed at the first onset, but not a rebel escaped. They were killed to a man!’ Besides Lieutenant Neave, the 71st had four men killed and five men wounded, four of those severely”. The set consists of Lt Neave’s dress basket hilted broadsword, his field service sword, dress dirk and shoulder belt plate, all notable for their excellent quality and fine condition. The set is contained in purpose built contemporary fitted mahogany case with two locks fitted to each side. When the top lid is lifted off a second glazed lid is revealed through which the items may be viewed. This can also be lifted off to access the items by hand which are seated in shaped hard lined apertures lined with plum coloured velvet. The Scottish basket hilted broad sword is by Henry Wilkinson and not numbered. Henry Wilkinson began their numbering system in 1854 which dates the production of this sword to circa 1848-1854. The regulation pattern straight blade is 32.25 inches (82cm) long and profusely etched with fine designs. The pronounced ricasso has a deep fuller near to each blunt edge and further along the blade two central fullers run in parallel. Inside the ricasso on one side is “HENRY WILKINSON, PALL MALL, LONDON” and on the reverse side a star shaped cartouche with a brass stud inside stamped with “HW” for Henry Wilkinson in raised relief. Just beyond the ricasso on the same side is an ornate cartouche with the owners initials “WN” and crest. Further along on the same side is an elaborate foliate panel which contains the regimental emblem and the numerals “LXXI” for “71”. On the reverse side a similar foliate panel contains the “VR” cypher with a crown above. The regulation basket guard is pierced with hearts and circles, mounted with a fluted bun-shaped pommel with button, wooden spirally grooved grip covered with black shagreen bound with silver wire, and retaining its red fringe and scarlet cloth faced buff leather liner with blue silken hem. The sword retains its polished finish. The sword is contained in its black leather scabbard with three matching steel mounts with linear engraving, the top locket with suspension ring and frog stud and middle mount with suspension ring. The sword is in fine condition with a few insignificant age related blemishes. The field service sword is also by Henry Wilkinson punched with the number 6596 for 1855. The slightly curved fullered blade is 32.25 inches (82 cm) long and contained in its steel scabbard also punched with the same number. The forte is marked same as the basket hilted sword with “HENRY WILKINSON, PALL MALL, LONDON” and with a star and brass roundel punched with HW in raised relief on the reverse side. On one side within a panel of etched thistles is the “VR” cypher with crown above and “HIGHLAND” with a bugle below with the number “71” inside its loop then “LT INFANTRY” below. On the reverse side between panels of thistles the battle honours of the regiment are detailed within a scroll design beginning with “PENINSULA” and “WATERLOO” then ending with “HINDOOSTAN”. The blade retains its polished finish. The steel hilt is mounted with a scrolled wrist guard and typically pierced with foliate designs and engraved with leaf-like scrolls. The pommel is domed and cut with radiating flutes. The wooden grip is covered with black shagreen, and bound with silver wire. The dress dirk is exceptional and of robust size mounted with ebony grip and deeply chased Ormolu mounts. The leaf shaped blade measures just over 13 inches (just over 33 cm) and the dirk 19 inches overall length (just over 48 cm). It measures just under 20.5 inches (52 cm) when measured end to end in its scabbard. The baluster shaped dirk grip is cut with a Scottish military bonnet and crossed swords between the haunches to the front and with a thistle on the reverse in raised relief. The middle section is cut with a decorative basket weave pattern highlighted with gilt brass studs at the intersections at the front and with ridges of longitudinal lines to the rear which extend upwards to the back of the canted pommel. The pommel band and mouthpiece are of cast brass with a flowing band of thistles and leaves in raised relief. The grips of the knife and fork are cut with basket weave all over with studs at the intersections. The pommels are canted and the bands are of similar form to the dirk. At the base of the knife and fork grips a tapering ferrule holds in place a blued clip of sprung steel which holds in place each item when sheathed. The dirk, knife and fork are mounted with pommel stones cut in a multi-faceted manner around the edges with flat tops and a slight rose pink hue in background colour. The black patent leather scabbard mouthpiece is mounted with a bugle with “71” inside the loop and a crown above. The front of the knife mouthpiece, the fork mouthpiece, and the chape are mounted with thistles in raised relief. The blade is scalloped along its back edge for over half its length after which it is double edged. A deep fuller runs underneath this part of the blade for the same length, and underneath this a wider, shallower fuller extends for the same length along each side. Viewed from the hilt towards the tip on one side, the blade is etched with a panel of bordered interlace above which in floral script are the letters “HLI” for the Highland Light Infantry. Above this the regimental motto “NEMO ME IMPUNE LACASSET” is clear. The next etched design is a bugle with “71” inside its loop with a thistle above, followed by a stand of arms, and a further thistle beyond. On the reverse side the first panel contains the name of the retailer / maker “JONES, 6 REGENT ST, LONDON” with the “VR” cypher above in the same script as the “HLI” script on the first side. Above this, where the motto is place on the first side is “HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY” with the bugle and “71” inside its loop. Along the rest of the blade the battle honours also represented on the field service sword are repeated in a panel beginning with “WATERLOO” and ending with “HINDOOSTAN” with a thistle above. The dirk is in fine condition retaining almost all of its original finish and exhibiting almost no wear. The dirk retains its braid suspension strap. A shoulder-belt plate for an officer of the 71 st is also accommodated in the case. This has a copper-gilt stippled ground with the silver applied regimental device of “71” within a bugle loop. It retains its hook, stud fittings on the reverse and its original leather backing. --> --> Gallery

Nation : -
Local Price : $14,995.00

Magnificent Silver, Gilt, and Jewel-encrusted Indonesian Kris Dagger. Hilt of garuda form crafted in silver with ruby eyes and gilt beak and crown, the background of silver filigree scroll work with gold flower petal accents. Scabbard decorated ensuite of silver filgree with a ruby and sapphire cabochon mounted toli-toli; gilt bands and floral accents on both sides, with two rows of gold flower petal bands on the edges. Quality 13 1/2″ flamboyant Damascus blade with elaborate forging pattern. Total of 60 rubies and one sapphire. Exceptional quality and condition, of 20th Century manufacture. Overall length 15 3/4″ (40 cm), not including scabbard.

Nation : British
Local Price : $14,995.00

Fine and Unique Chiseled European Rapier, First Half 17th C. Featuring slender tapering 40″ blade of flattened hexagonal section with long flat ricasso stamped with crowned “S” bladesmith’s mark on each side, (indistinct on one side); short central fuller on each side with line engraved and dotted borders and incised with ‘I.O.H.A.N.I.’ and stamped anchor mark on both sides . Hilt of slender bars of reeded diamond-section retaining traces of punched and incised decoration and comprising down- curved quillon with large chiseled foliate terminal carrying an openwork oval pierced with symmetrical scrollwork on both sides within punched borders and with bud-shaped tip chiseled with foliage. Large obverse side-ring, tapering knuckle-guard screwed to the pommel, all chiseled en suite; obverse with down-bent shell-guard extending from the quillon block and pierced with engraved symmetrical scrollwork. Triangular quillon block engraved with devil face. Vertically-ribbed grip bound with twisted iron wire between Turk’s heads. Very good condition with some wear and light pitting commensurate with age. Overall length 46 5/8″. Provenance: Thomas Del Mar, Ltd. in association with Sotheby’s, Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 26 June 2007, lot 155, sold for 10,000 British Pounds plus premium (about $24,000 USD at the time). At a time of rapid inflation it is quite a bargain to obtain a rare work of art like this at considerably less than it sold for more than 15 years ago.

Nation : British
Local Price : £12950.00

A Most Rare, Original, Romanov, Russian Cossack Solid Silver Shashka & Silver Cossack Whip With Concealed Dagger, 'The Imperial Russian Honour Sword & Nagaika Awards of Gallantry' Awarded by The Czar The Russian Version of the British Victoria Cross. Awarded by Czar Alexander Romanov IIIrd in 1883, and it is dated 1883. The superbly deluxe etched presentation blade bears the personal crest cypher of the Czar. A crowned A III, and the crest of the Romanovs.. See photo 9 in the gallery. In 50 years we have never seen a matching pair of honour sword and dagger complete and together, they may not even have an ioriginal pair in the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg. One of the greatest museum collections in the world. A Most Rare 19th Century Romanov era, Russian Shashka, 'Sword of Chivalry' complete with its matching, rare, and fabulous silver Niello presentation Romanov Cossack's nagaika Cossack whip with hidden dagger. Both were awarded for gallantry and heroism in combat during the Romanov era of Czarist Russia, in the reign of Czar Alexander IIIrd, father of Czar Nicolas IInd the last Czar, who was executed with his wife and children by firing squad in Yekaterinburg, by the Russian Bolshevik revolutionaries in July 1918 . The sword and whip combination are the Imperial Russian equivalent to the Victoria Cross {or the American Medal of Honour}. For such a great honour, as well as the silver and enamel 'Badge of Honour of St Anne' the recipient may also be awarded a presentation silver sashqua sabre, engraved with the award presentation and emblazened with a silver enamel badge of the Order of St. Anne. A Cossack could also be awarded, as a very special extra honour, a silver Niello nagaika Cossack whip with a concealed thrusting dagger which also has a matching silver and enamel St Anne award for gallantry badge mounted on the body of the whip. The dagger was for use against attacking wolves or for close combat battle use. We show in the gallery a picture of a Cossack lieutenant with his awarded silver Cossack sashqua of gallantry, and also with his matching presentation nagaika. Also we show a cossack charge with sabres and the nagaika on the cossack's wrists. The picture is a standing lieutenant, of the 2nd Volgski Regiment, Terek Host. The epitome of the Caucasian Cossack officer; the highly decorated weapons and kaftan are typical of these units throughout the war. The cartridge pockets on each breast, gaziri, were functional as well as decorative. The undershirt, beshmet, was often privately made and did not always conform to regulations. During the war supply problems led to khaki replacing the grey kaftans. The rank of this sotnik or first lieutenant is identified by the three stars and single stripe on his shoulder boards, which also bear the regimental number '2 and the Cyrillic initial of the Terek Cossacks, which resembles 'Br. Light blue was the traditional distinguishing color of the Terek Host. He wears the Order of Vladimir 4th Class with Swords, the Order of St. Anne 4th Class with Swords, a Terek Cossack badge and that of the Novocherkask Cossack School. His handsome weapon is a St. Anne's Sword 'for Bravery' - note the rosette in the pommel. He carries the matching silver Cossack nagaika whip with badge. A most rare desirable and collectable sword of the Imperial, Russian, Romanov period. A sword of gallantry and honour awarded to an officer who displayed the finest valour serving his Czar, the equivalent at the time to the Victoria Cross medal in England or the US Medal of Honour in America. The hilt is silver surrounding a central carved ribbed grip of bone and it is engraved on the pommel in Russian to represent gallantry and there's the red enamel badge of Saint Anna of Russia the blade is simply superb decorated in fine scrolls and imperial scenes of cavalry, stands of arms and flags, and the crest of Czar Alexander of Russia, the father of Czar Nicholas II, the executed last Czar of all the Russias. The spine of the blade bears a cyrillic Russian inscription by the maker Zlatoust, and date 1883. The silver pommel is engraved in Russian, the closest translation in English is 'for Bravery'. The blade is superbly etched with panels of charging cossack cavalry, the crest of the Romanov Czar, Alexander III, the Cross of St Anna, and numerous scrolls and geometric designs, plus traces of original blue and gilt in the fullers. Swords of this nature are some of the most desirable Russian swords ever made and collected from the old Imperial Romanov Russia, and this one is certainly one of the finest we have ever seen. The Order of Saint Anna ("Order of Saint Ann" or "Order of Saint Anne") was established as a Holstein ducal and then Russian imperial order of chivalry established by Karl Friedrich, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, on 14 February 1735, in honour of his wife Anna Petrovna, daughter of Peter the Great of Russia. The motto of the Order is "Amantibus Justitiam, Pietatem, Fidem" ("To those who love justice, piety, and fidelity"). Its festival day is 3 February (New Style, 16 February). Originally, the Order of Saint Anna was a dynastic order of knighthood; but between 1797 and 1917 it had dual status as a dynastic order and as a state order. The Head of the Imperial House of Russia always is Master of the imperial Order of Saint Anna. The Order of St. Anna continued to be awarded after the revolution by Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich, Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich, and Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna. Membership of the Order was awarded for a distinguished valour and distinguished service in the military. The Order of Saint Anna entitled recipients of the first class to hereditary nobility, and recipients of lower classes to personal nobility. For military recipients, it was awarded with swords such as this wonderful superior rank example. The blade makers marks of Zlatoust. The House of Romanov was the second dynasty to rule Russia, after the House of Rurik, reigning from 1613 until the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II on 15 March 1917, as a result of the February Revolution. The Romanovs achieved prominence as boyars of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, later the Tsardom of Russia. In 1613, following years of interregnum (Time of Troubles), the zemsky sobor offered the Russian crown to Mikhail Romanov. He acceded to the throne as Michael I, becoming the first Tsar of Russia from the House of Romanov. His grandson Peter I established the Russian Empire and transformed the country into a continental power through a series of wars and reforms. The direct male line of the Romanovs came to an end when Elizabeth of Russia died in 1762. After an era of dynastic crisis, the House of Holstein-Gottorp, a cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg that reigned in Denmark, ascended the throne in 1762 with Peter III, a grandson of Peter I. All rulers from the middle of the 18th century to the revolution of 1917 were descended from that branch. Though officially known as the House of Romanov, these descendants of the Romanov and Oldenburg dynasties are sometimes referred to as Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov. In early 1917 the Romanov dynasty had 65 members, 18 of whom were killed by the Bolsheviks. The remaining 47 members went into exile abroad. In 1924, Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich, the senior, surviving male-line descendant of Alexander II of Russia by primogeniture, claimed the headship of the defunct Imperial House of Russia. Since 1991, the succession to the former Russian throne has been in dispute, largely due to disagreements over the validity of dynasts' marriages, especially between the lines of Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia and Prince Nicholas Romanovich Romanov, succeeded by Prince Andrew Romanov. The sword has no scabbard. Every single item from The Lanes Armoury is accompanied by our unique Certificate of Authenticity. Part of our continued dedication to maintain the standards forged by us over the past 100 years of trading

Nation : Italian
Local Price : $12600.00

LATE GOTHIC ITALIAN BROADSWORD C.1500-10. This rare sword is from a small but well-known group, best represented by the work of Italian (Ferrara) goldsmith Ercole dei Fedeli, four examples of which are illustrated in Armi Bianche Italiane, #293-298. All are dated 1505-10. They currently reside in museums in Paris, Vienna, and Leningrad. Two are identified as from the Knights of Saint Peter and were given by Pope Julius to Maximillian I. As with the others, this example mounts a wide blade, 24” in length. It is narrow double fullered, of pattern welded steel, struck with a maker’s mark, a serpent, each side, at the forte. The iron hilt is the form that distinguishes the group. The cross guard is two elegant ribbon form elements, tapered in the section from top to bottom, with fine scrolling terminals, flanking the quillon block. The junction is defined by spirals on the front and a simpler rounded end on the back, an exceedingly rare feature, as cruciform swords are invariably indistinguishable, one side from the other. The pommel is of the four-lobed form specific to the group. The guard and pommel are inlaid in silver, now mostly lost, in curvilinear and helix designs. These designs and the flowing form of the guard are precursors of Mannerism art which infused movement, flow, and drama into art. The forms seen here are not transitional as would be expected, but revolutionary, practically reinventing the sword hilt considering the context. That the Pope would present two to Maximillian attests to the esteem in which they were held, and that he recognized their seminal place in the Mannerist movement. An exceedingly rare late Gothic sword.

Nation : British
Local Price : £12,500

A Very Fine Scottish Basket Hilted Sword dating to circa 1730 to 1740. An exceptional Scottish Basket Hilted Sword dating to the second quarter of the 18th century. The hilt is of particularly high quality workmanship and belongs to a small group of swords of this type. Its distinguishing and rare feature is the design of the primary frontal guard panels which are formed as quatrefoils with rounded edges. The flowing contours are matched by the knuckle bow and side guard plates which are formed with curves, waves and crescents to the edges giving an overall elegance to the hilt to a greater degree than is usual. The sword is in excellent and original condition. All of the swords in this small group are of the highest quality of execution, worked from thick iron to create a delicate and flowing aesthetic appearance contrasted by the robust construction. Two of these swords are illustrated in Cyril Mazansky’s “British Basket-Hilted Swords”, Boydell Press, 2005. The first on page 138, Ref G1c, shows a hilt with a horseman’s oval housed in the National Museums of Scotland in Edinburgh. The second on page 139, Ref G1cJA, also in the NMS Edinburgh, is stamped with the initials of the hilt maker John Allan of Stirling. Mazansky comments on two other swords of this group which were once housed in the Earlshall Castle Collection in Fife in Scotland. Our sword is one of these. The whereabouts of the other is unknown. We are further aware of two others in private collections which tentatively means that the presently known group consists of six examples. Our sword is very similar in profile to that made by John Allan mentioned above. It also possesses more advanced decorative features with “Glasgow” style fluting applied to the guard bars which is absent on the signed hilt. Presumably the sword is from the workshop of John Allan but for some reason was not signed by the maker. It also further represents the continued ingenuity of this family of sword makers to experiment with different designs of hilt towards the end of the “high” period of Scottish hilt making in the middle of the 18th century. The hilt is well formed from rectangular section bars with rounded edges. The main and secondary guard panels are pierced with larger than usual heart shapes (a further feature of these swords commented on by Mazansky). The cone shaped pommel has a cut groove extending around its circumference just below its equator into which the ends of the guard arms are tucked to secure the hilt. The pommel is decorated with four sets of filed grooves flanked with narrower incised lines which radiate from the pommel top upon which a pronounced ribbed button is mounted. The spirally grooved wooden grip retains its original shagreen covering bound with copper strip and metal ferrules top and bottom. The single edged tapering blade is 32.25 inches long (81.5 cm). Underneath the back blunt edge a bold fuller extends from the hilt to terminate 6.5 inches (16.5 cm) from the blade tip after which the blade is double edged. Beneath this first fuller a second extends from the hilt to terminate 3.5 inches (9 cm) nearer to the tip than the first. Each side one fuller is marked “ANDRIA” with “FERARA” in the second fuller underneath with trefoils of dots either side. Condition: The metal is in original and excellent condition for its age. The sword is uncleaned with some age staining and possesses an attractive grey patina consistent over all parts. There is a small crack to one upper guard bar which supports one of the frontal guard panels. The hilt is firm in hand, well balanced and retains its shape. Provenance: Earlshall Castle Collection until 1995 then John M Kauffmann of Maine until 2016 when the sword was sold to a private collector in the USA. --> --> Gallery

Nation : Russian
Local Price : £11,500.00

Klych Cossack Sword, Russian Empire. Origin: Russian Empire, Culture: Russian, Period: Late 19th - Early 20th Century. A Russian Empire Nicholas II curved ‘eastern type' Klych Cossack sword. Eastern type sabres were approved by emperor Nicholas II for wearing by Cossack officers outside of formation. They were worn by officers of the Life Guards Cossack regiment, the Life Guards Ataman regiment, the Life Guards 6th Don Cossack Battery

Nation : American
Local Price : $10600.00

RARE AMERICAN SILVER HILTED SMALLSWORD C.1750. This rare American sword was made by Bilious Ward of Middleton Connecticut and bears his mark on the knuckle bow terminal. Ward was born in Guilford in 1729. His mark is shown p.320, American Silversmiths, Old Silver, English, American and Foreign which is considered the standard reference for silver marks. His Father, William Ward Jr. and his son, James Ward were also silversmiths (Early Connecticut Silver, Bohan). Yale University Art Gallery has five spoons by Bilious Ward, 3 identified as C.1750-70 and two C.1755. New York Historical Society has a single spoon dated to 1750-70. The form of the sword is iconic. 1740s and 50s in America was the period of the Great Awakening, a time of strengthening religious values and reverting to basics. In a sense, a return to Puritanism. In American Silver Mounted Swords , 1700-1815, Peterson states “American silver hilted small swords are characterized by simple chaste lines. In Europe, most of the silver mounted smallswords of the same period were completely covered with heavily modeled or pierced decoration. In this country, however, such surface decoration was extremely rare as American craftsmen relied more upon the pure beauty of line and form to attain their artistic effect.” He illustrates and discusses 16 examples. #1-4 dated 1722-30. Three of the four incorporate traditional (European) decorative elements. #5-13 date C.1740-50 and are all of the same spartan form of this example with the iconic ringed slightly elongated pommel. In fact, the ten including this one are nearly indistinguishable but for minor details. #14-17 date C.1770-1815 and fully embrace the later European forms. Also notable is that of #5-13, eight of nine are maker marked, while none of the first four are and two of the last four are not. The blade of this example is flat, 28 5/8” in length, undecorated with a narrow fuller to the forte. Of the comparable group, seven of nine are triangular and two flat. At that time (1955) five of the nine comparable examples were in museum collections. Silver hilted swords in Colonial America were very rare and the zenith of gentlemanly style. The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston reports, in a description of a sword by Jacob Hurd “Between 1730 and 1750 he (Hurd) made about ten swords, far more than his peers, most of whom made only one or two.” The 1762 inventory of silversmith John Edwards includes “One silver hilted sword at 60 pounds, 3 shillings” at a time when the per capita income in America was 15 pounds, 12 shillings. A historic Colonial American sword for which there have been no comparable examples on the market for decades.

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Local Price : £9995.00

Flintlock Holster Pistols by John Cosens, Fine & Early. Ref 9330. A Fine Early Pair of Flintlock Holster Pistols by John Cosens. 18” overall, 11” round three stage 20 bore barrels, decorated with geometric bands at the breeches, foliate engraved tangs, border engraved ‘banana shaped’ locks signed ‘I Cosens’ in capitals & decorated with scrolling foliage, cocks with slender bands engraved en suite, frizzens also engraved with foliage. Moulded artificially figured stock, with aprons around the barrel tangs, locks & steel mounts, with silver mounts comprising chiselled serpentine side plates, long eared butt caps with grotesque masks on the butts, steel trigger guards decorated with foliage on the bows, scroll triggers, baluster ramrod pipes & iron capped ramrods. Circa 1680. John Cosens (also Cosnes, Cosins, Cozens and Cussens) John Cosens, said to have ‘leant ~ye arte (of gunmaking) in ye City of Winchester~’, was admitted to the Freedom of the Gunmakers Company on 14th August 1662. By 1664 he was in business and received payments from the Ordnance board for the manufacture and repair of matchlock and snaphaunce arms during the period 1666-80. In 1670 he took over Harman Barnes shop in the Strand from his widow and he became Gunmaker in Ordinary to Charles II before 1669. The Wardrobe Account for 1680 shows that he delivered three pairs of pistols and one gun for £29 and in the same year he supplied pistols and one gun (stocked with ash) for £8 as part of the King’s presents for the Emperor of Morocco. The last reference to him is on 4th August 1698 when he was fined ten shillings for proving a birding barrel belonging to John May who was not entitled to have barrels proved. See Neal and Back 1984, p. 139 and Blackmore 1999, pp. 58-9.

Nation : British
Local Price : £9995.00

An Original, Incredibly Rare 'Damascus' Presentation Sword, An Imperial German, Damascus Steel and Gold, Sword Presented by One of Germany’s Most Powerful and Influential Families in 1887. This is a magnificent example of one of the rarest most desirable and valuable German swords made in 200 years. Made by Numan of Berlin, personally, for Baron Von Hammerstein. One of two similar museum grade Imperial German swords we were delighted and privileged to acquire, and certainly one of the very best examples, with the highest of provenanced pedigrees ever to come onto the open market. The highest grade possible of German military sword to be commissioned during the 19th and 20th centuries, encompassing the Imperial, Weimar and Third Reich eras of Germany. This fabulous sword was presented by Baron von Hammerstein, one of the great military commanders, from one of the greatest of families of the Imperial German empire, whose influence and power continued through the demise of the empire in 1918, right through the post WW1 Weimar period and into the notorious Third Reich. This sword would have been used by the recipients family’s officers, right through all of those eras, and continually into the end of the WW2, despite the Von Hammerstein family being fervent anti-nazi. Which in of itself shows just how powerful the family once was, to survive, indeed thrive, being such vocal opponents of Hitler, at least, in private. A 'Grosse Degan', translates to the ‘great size sword’ is around 50% heavier, wider and substantial, and a far superior quality than the regular officer’s sword of the day. Presented in the late 19th century, these significant and important Damascus swords were effectively, the swords of Kings, worn by the highest ranking officers Generals, Field Marshals, Dukes and Kings right through WW1 and also WW2. For example we show in the gallery Field Marshal von Kleist with his identical family sword, that was also an antique Imperial sabre, but worn by him in WW2. Also, a photograph of His Majesty King George Vth the Queen's grandfather and Kaiser Wilhelm of Prussia King George's cousin in their ceremonial Colonel-in-Chief uniforms. King George Vth is in his full dress ‘honorary’ Imperial German uniform with pickelhaub helmet and also wearing his identical grade of sword to ours. Before WW2 it was common for foreign kings to be made honorary colonels to other countries regiments. For example until WW1 Kaiser Willhelm was an honorary colonel of a British regiment, the Kaiser’s Own. Superb condition for age, with its original steel scabbard. German Damascus swords, made with the traditional ‘Damascus steel’ method are incredibly scarce and valuable, and from Imperial Germany are the most desirable of all German swords. This superb example was presented by one of the members of the great German noble families, in Cassel, in 1887. It bears a presentation inscription, given by Ernst Baron von Hammerstein to his friend Rudolf Frank. On the obverse, For Service, Cassel 1887. Ernst von Hammerstein attended high school in Hildesheim, Hanover, the Royal Corps of Cadets, the University of Gottingen and the Forest Academy Mariabrunn in Austria. In 1857 he was a lieutenant in the 3rd Hanoverian Infanterie-Regiment Infantry Regiment and in 1858 First Lieutenant. In 1866 he took part in the Battle of Langensalza. He was, until 1871, in the personal service of King George V of Hanover. The Von Hammersteins had a most influencial part in German history from the 1600's. Ernst's later relative was Commander of the German Army until Hitler took power, and was also a fervent anti Nazi, taking part in several conspiricies, but never caught or imprisoned, until his natural death in 1943Born to a noble family in Hinrichshagen, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany in 1878, Baron von Hammerstein-Equord joined the German Army on 15 March 1898. In 1907 Hammerstein married Maria von Luttwitz, the daughter of Walther von Luttwitz. He was attached to the General Staff during World War I and participated in the Battle of Turtucaia. Hammerstein-Equord was loyal to the Weimar Republic, opposing the Kapp-Luttwitz putsch in 1920. He served as Chief of Staff of the 3rd Division from 1924, as Chief of Staff of the I Group Command in 1929, and as Head of Troops in the Office Ministry of War from 1929. A close friend of Kurt von Schleicher, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Reichswehr in 1930, replacing General Wilhelm Heye. Another was a U Boat Commander in WWII Adolf-Wilhelm von Hammerstein-Equord joined the Kriegsmmachinearine in 1937. He went through U-boat training from Oct 1940 to April 1941. He went through U-boat familiarization (Baubelehrung from April to May 1941 and then became First Watch officer (1WO) on the new U-402 (Kptlt. Siegfried von Forstner) from May to Oct 1941. He left the boat just prior to its first patrol at the end of Oct 1941 (Busch & R?ll, 1999). He then became the First Watch officer (1WO) on the U-71 (Kptlt. Walter Flachsenberg) in Oct 1941 and served on the boat until April 1942 (Busch & R?ll, 1999). During this time he went out on 2 war patrols, 92 days at sea, and took part in sinking 5 ships for almost 39,000 tons. Von Hammerstein-Equord then went through U-boat Commander training with the 24th Flotilla and U-boat Commander sea training on the "duck" U-149 from April to July 1942 Adolf-Wilhelm Baron von Hammerstein-Equord took command of his old boat U-149 on 1 Aug 1942, commanding the boat until 14 May 1944 (Busch & R ll, 1999). The boat was a school boat and von Hammerstein-Equord never went out on patrol with it. Leaving his boat he joined the Staff of the U-boat Command in Norway and stayed in staff positions there until the end of the war in May 1945

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Local Price : £9995.00

Silver Hilted Side Ring Hanger with Dogs Head Pommel. Ref 9347. A Very Rare & Fine Silver Hilted Side Ring Hanger with Dogs Head Pommel. 31” overall, 25” Solingen made single edged curved blade, with a fuller below the spine, hollow ground & engraved with crescent moon faces in profile, stars & military trophies to each side. The silver hilt with oval loop sideguard joining the knuckleguard, rear quillon, the pommel formed in the round as a lion's head, its mane overlapping the grip, octagonal faceted button finial. The knucklebow with hallmark ‘IC’, possibly for Joseph Clare II, London 1763, the ebony grip spiral grooved & bound with silver ribbon & twisted silver wire. The original leather scabbard with silver mounts, the throat plate with pricked signature to the rear, ‘BIBB. Newport Street’’, trophy of arms on the front. London Hall Mark for 1763. Very fine sword by one of the very best London Sword cutlers in very good condition, almost certainly for a wealthy Naval Officer. Lord Nelson’s fighting sword was a similar side ring hanger. See ‘Lord Nelson’s Swords’ by Sim Comfort part one and ‘Naval Sword & Dirks’ by Sim Comfort pages 66-72 , ‘Sword for Sea Service’ by W. May & P Annis, front cover & plate 20, &d ‘London Silver Hilted Swords’ by L. Southwick page 49. Charles Bibb (1702-77) was a prominent London sword cutler working at “Ye Flaming Sword Great Newport Street”, off St. Martin’s Lane, Westminster. He had been born into a dynastic family of London cutlers: his father Thomas Bibb, working at New Street, near Fleet St. from 1710; his grandfather John Bibb gained freedom of the Cutlers’ Company in 1660; and his great-grandfather, John Bibb free of the Cutlers’ Company in 1638. In the autumn of 1735 Charles Bibb succeeded Joseph Le Febure to whom he had been indentured since 1717 at his premises (“next to ‘The Porcupine’ in Newport Street”). In working outside of the city of London there was no legal necessity for Charles Bibb to obtain freedom of the Cutlers’ Company. Bibb remained in business here for the next forty two years until his death aged about 74. Charles Bibb was succeeded by his son, also Charles.

Nation : British
Local Price : £9500.00

A Wonderful, Original, German 'Zweihander' Great Sword, 16th Century. Probably The Most Impressive And Largest Sword Ever Used in Historic Warfare. Following the Form of Sword Made Famous By The Scots in The Time Of Sir William Wallace. This Spectacular Original Great Sword, just a half inch under six feet long, is a simply stunning original antique artefact of history, that is also a remarkable 'statement' piece. It is taller than the average man, and worthy of a primary display position in any noteworthy location, wether albeit in a castle, an armoury, museum or a private home, this piece displays its dramatic form with grandeur and nobility alongside great beauty. We consider ourselves very lucky indeed if we are able to acquire such a fabulous type of sword available on the collectors market today Around 500 years old, this ‘Great Sword’ is a later example of their earliest most famous appearance in the great wars in Scotland against the English, during the reign of Edward Ist, the principle of the original design and use of the ‘Great Sword’ remained the same for around 300 years. Effectively it is the weapon of the so called ‘berserker’ warrior, who was skilled at running full pelt at the enemy positions, with the spinning great sword rotating above his head, terrifyingly clearing a way through defensive pikemen and the such, in order for the offensive charge of his fellow infantry and cavalry warriors behind him to breakthrough the defensive enemies ranks. This is a most incredible and stunningly beautiful example of its type, with a long early straight double-edged blade, tapering to a sharp point and formed with a pair of near full length fullers on each face, struck with a brass inlaid running wolf mark on one face (with small hairlines and overall a natural russetted surface) rectangular ricasso with engraved border, struck with a series of armourers' marks on each side including a Pi and cross and orb, and crowned head with running wolf in gold. The armourer’s mark representing the blade work of Johannes Wundes, and all of these armourers marks are indicative of his fine work. The sword is fitted with a later crescentic defensive hooked, iron cross-guard, comprising pair of drooping quillons with tightly scrolling terminals each with an additional lug front and back, formed en suite. An inner and outer ring-guard each filled with a fleur-de-lys, fluted globular pommel, decorated throughout with scrolls, and designed for the Landsknecht Mercenary Foot Knights, for use as a hugely effective, offensive sword, and, as we previously described, swung around the head in a fast rotational movement [in essence, just like a helicopter blade] to create a twelve foot circle of terror and destruction. An experienced Landsknecht warrior could be designated a Doppelsoldner, an armoured foot soldier who served as the backbone for the armed formation in battle (and was paid double for it) and also, in addition to being armed with the pike, as more recent recruits, they could also be alternatively employed wielding a 6-to-8-foot-long (1.8 to 2.4 m) halberd or partisan, or, more famously, a Zweihander (literally: "Two-hander") such as this sword, a two-handed sword as long as 180 cm (6 ft). These great war swords could be swung in a great circular arc [somewhat akin to a helicopter motion] and thus, incredibly effectively, used to knock the forward pointed long pikes, held by enemy pikemen, aside, that were wielded by a phalanx of pikemen, thus creating disorder among the tightly-arranged enemy pikemen in order to break through their lines. However, another primary use of the two-handed sword, would be to serve as the 'guard' for the standard bearer, for it is a weapon that allows for a few to oppose many. The Swiss adversaries to the Landsknechts had specifically attempted to prohibit the use of these swords during the late 15th century, as they deemed them unsuitable for the constricted manner of pike warfare. The handle grip, is now in appearance, showing just the narrow all steel blade tang, but, would originally been leather bound, over partial wood, and leathered right down to the cutting edge of the blade. The original leather and wooden grip would never survive intact for 500 years, being organic it has little ability to last for so many centuries. 52 1/8 in blade, 71.5 inches long overall

Nation : Confederate
Local Price : £8995.00

A Fabulous & Rare US Civil War General's Sabre With Its Original Civil War General Officer's Pattern 'Acorn' Sword Knot, & Steel Combat Scabbard. Superb Deluxe Etched Blade. A near pair to three other Civil War General's swords, currently in American museums or in private ownership, of, General W.T.Sherman, Major General J.E.B. Stuart, and Lt General John Bell Hood. The sword knot is also a near pair to one {with its sword} of Civil War Brigadier General Champlin. We also show in the gallery General JEB Stuarts hat, that has a pair of interlinked Civil War General's pattern acorn sword knots around the brim. General Sherman's sword is currently offered at auction with a suggested price of $60,000 Our sword has superb quality elaborate hilt embellished decor for a general, and a stunning, deluxe etched blade with maker's name, and the original wirebound sharkskin grip. In its steel, blackened, combat scabbard. All in superb condition. the General’s knot is also in very good condition for age. An American Civil War import, commissioned from either French or German swordsmiths, and interestingly, almost all the other General's swords within the various US museums were either commissioned in France or Germany, and not domestically produced. One of the most famous Colonel’s of the Civil War was Robert Gould Shaw of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. Robert Gould Shaw (1837-1863) carried his British import sword at the assault on Fort Wagner, Folly Island, S.C. on 18 July 1863. Where sadly he was KIA. The sword was a gift from his uncle George R. Russell, and in a letter to his father, dated 1 July 1863, Shaw acknowledges receiving “a box of Uncle George’s containing a beautiful English sword...” With sword in-hand, Colonel Shaw, of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, was shot in the chest and killed while mounting the parapet of Ft. Wagner. The sword and other personal effects were taken from his body during the night and presumed lost. In June of 1865, the U.S. Colored Troops, under the command of Gen. Charles Jackson Paine, U.S.V., found the sword "in the possession of a rebel officer" near Goldsboro, N.C. The sword was returned to the Shaw family in 1865 by Capt. Solon A. Carter, U.S.V. but was misplaced after 1900 until it's recent discovery in 2017. That sword is now within the collections of the Massachuetts Historical Society, donated to them by the Shaw family. James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart (February 6, 1833 – May 12, 1864) was a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. He was known to his friends as "Jeb,” from the initials of his given names. Stuart was a cavalry commander known for his mastery of reconnaissance and the use of cavalry in support of offensive operations. While he cultivated a cavalier image (red-lined gray cape, the yellow waist sash of a regular cavalry officer, hat cocked to the side with an ostrich plume, red flower in his lapel, often sporting cologne), his serious work made him the trusted eyes and ears of Robert E. Lee's army and inspired Southern morale.3 Stuart graduated from West Point in 1854 and served in Texas and Kansas with the U.S. Army. Stuart was a veteran of the frontier conflicts with Native Americans and the violence of Bleeding Kansas, and he participated in the capture of John Brown at Harpers Ferry. He resigned his commission when his home state of Virginia seceded, to serve in the Confederate Army, first under Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley, but then in increasingly important cavalry commands of the Army of Northern Virginia, playing a role in all of that army's campaigns until his death. He established a reputation as an audacious cavalry commander and on two occasions (during the Peninsula Campaign and the Maryland Campaign) circumnavigated the Union Army of the Potomac, bringing fame to himself and embarrassment to the North. At the Battle of Chancellorsville, he distinguished himself as a temporary commander of the wounded Stonewall Jackson's infantry corps. Stuart's most famous campaign, the Gettysburg Campaign, was flawed when his long separation from Lee's army left Lee unaware of Union troop movements so that Lee was surprised and almost trapped at the Battle of Gettysburg. Stuart received criticism from the Southern press as well as the proponents of the Lost Cause movement after the war. During the 1864 Overland Campaign, Union Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan's cavalry launched an offensive to defeat Stuart, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Yellow Tavern. J.E.B Stuart’s sword was made in Paris. U.S. Army officers were responsible for providing their own side arms, so Stuart either ordered it himself or was given it as a gift. It now resides with his hat, in the American Civil War Museum John Bell Hood (June 12 or June 29,3 1831 – August 30, 1879) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. Hood's impetuosity led to high losses among his troops as he moved up in rank. Bruce Catton wrote that "the decision to replace Johnston with Hood was probably the single largest mistake that either government made during the war." Hood's education at the United States Military Academy led to a career as a junior officer in the infantry and cavalry of the antebellum U.S. Army in California and Texas. At the start of the Civil War, he offered his services to his adopted state of Texas. He achieved his reputation for aggressive leadership as a brigade commander in the army of Robert E. Lee during the Seven Days Battles in 1862, after which he was promoted to division command. He led a division under James Longstreet in the campaigns of 1862–63. At the Battle of Gettysburg, he was severely wounded, rendering his left arm mostly useless for the rest of his life.4 Transferred with many of Longstreet's troops to the Western Theater, Hood led a massive assault into a gap in the U.S. line at the Battle of Chickamauga but was wounded again, requiring the amputation of his right leg. Hood returned to field service during the Atlanta Campaign of 1864 and, at the age of 33, was promoted to temporary full general and command of the Army of Tennessee at the outskirts of Atlanta, making him the youngest soldier on either side of the war to be given command of an army. There, he dissipated his army in a series of unsuccessful assaults and was forced to evacuate the besieged city. Leading his men through Alabama and into Tennessee, his army was severely damaged in a massive frontal assault at the Battle of Franklin. The Battle of Franklin was fought on November 30, 1864 in Franklin, Tennessee; in Williamson County. John Bell Hood's Army of Tennessee (around 33,000 men) faced off with John M. Schofield's Army of the Ohio and the Cumberland (around 30,000 men). Often cited as "the bloodiest five hours" during the American Civil War, the Confederates lost between 6,500 - 7,500 men, with 1,750 dead. The Federals lost around 2,000 - 2,500 men, with just 250 or less killed. Hood lost 30,000 men in just six months (from July 1864 until December 15). The Battle of Franklin was fought mostly at night. Several Confederate Generals were killed, including Patrick Cleburne, and the Rebels also lost 50% of their field commanders. Hood would limp into Nashville two weeks later before suffering his final defeat before retreating to Pulaski in mid December. Hundreds of wounded Confederate soldiers were taken to the John and Carrie McGavock home - Carnton - after the battle. She became known as the Widow of the South. The McGavock's eventually donated two acres to inter the Confederate dead. Almost 1,500 Rebel soldiers are buried in McGavock Confederate Cemetery, just in view of the Carnton house. Hood’s sword was purchased from Coulaux & Cie, Klingenthal, France. Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood used his cavalry saber during his service in the Confederate Army. It now resides in the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond Va. Hood also had another sword an infantry Militia pattern dress sword, imported from Germany made by P.D.Lunschloss & Companie, that now resides in the American Civil War Museum. Sadly, we do not know the name of the general officer to whom our sabre once originally belonged.

Nation : British
Local Price : $8900.00

A FINE AND RARE ENGLISH BROADSWORD C.1640. Of the so-called mortuary sword type. Iron hilt with semi-bowl guard. The forward edge rolled, with bars connecting to the pommel at the other three-quarter points, further enclosed by pairs of scrolling bars. The guard chiseled with characterful portraits of Charles at the three-quarter points alternating with portraits of Henrietta flanked by angel wings. A further matching portrait on the knuckle bow. The pommel was chiseled in a radial motif over a slightly depressed medial, stopped by a band at the transition and likely fire gilt in the depressions originally. The right side with a chiseled running fox or wolf mark about identical to that illustrated as 9c, European Swords and Daggers in the Tower of London, which is found on a “Claymore, early 17th century." The mark here was originally inlaid in latten which it retains in one of the strokes. Original black leather over wood scabbard in fragile but substantially complete condition. An excellent example of one of the most desirable forms of 17th-century swords.

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Local Price : $8,500.00

Rare Venetian Hand-and-a-half Sword, ca. 1490. Featuring hand-forged iron hilt of half-round and diamond-section bars with single side ring joined to a large pas d’ane. Single quillon with scroll finial, short knuckle bow ensuite and a diagonal bar extending from the base of the knuckle bow to the center of the side ring with a grasping hand at the junction. Large iron pommel of schiavona style; leather-wrapped wood grip. Broad 39 5/8″ double-edged blade with half-length central fuller, stamped with an “S” maker’s mark on both sides on the ricasso (reverse strike weak). In a modern wood storage scabbard with collection label at the throat. Overall length 47 7/8″, not inlcuding scabbard. Very good condition for its age and does not appear to have ever been apart; the hilt with dark brown patina, blade moderately pitted with a few shallow edge nicks. Grip wrap possibly an old replacement. For similar Venetian swords, see “Armi Bianche Italiane”. The “S” mark is found on other Venetian swords of the late 15th Century.

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Local Price : £8495.00

Flintlock Wender Pistol by Brummitt, Rare. Ref 9332. An Exceptionally Rare Flintlock Wender Pistol by Brummitt of Birmingham. 15” overall, 8 ¾” 20 bore two stage barrels engraved ‘Warsop’ on each breech, London proofs. The rear of each breech decorated with wheat ears, border engraved pan plates, steels & breech plates, border engraved tang decorated with foliage, bevelled back action lock & cock the former signed ‘Brummitt’ in a swag, the side plate engraved with trophy of arms. Swan necked cocks, frizzens with roller’s on toe, with raised spoon shaped pans, swelling flat sided figured walnut butt, silver shield shaped escutcheon, engraved silver pommel, horn tipped ramrod. Circa 1797. Silver maker’s mark of Charles Freeth, Hallmarks for 1797. Very good condition, barrels with an old rebrown. Wender pistols are very rare in English gun making. Samuel Brummitt (1770-1820) m ade double barrel, over & under flintlock pocket pistols & double barrel flintlock fowling pieces of fine workmanship. Also made flintlock rifles. Shop located at Warsop, Nottinghamshire. For a related pair of pistols by John Richards of London see Clay P. Bedford and Stephen V. Grancsay, ‘Early Firearms of Great Britain and Ireland from the Collection of Clay P. Bedford’ exhibition catalogue, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1971, pp. 132-135, no. 141

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Local Price : £8495.00

Flintlock Duelling Pistol by Joseph Manton, Rare. Ref 9250. A Rare Flintlock Duelling Pistol by Joseph Manton. 15 ¼” overall, 38 bore 10” twist barrel of octagonal form, ‘Joseph Manton Patent’ platinum poincon & platinum line at breech. Adjustable fore sight, engraved tang incorporating V shaped rear sight, platinum touch hole. Numbered ‘6537’ on underside of barrel with barrel smith ‘CL’ mark for Charles Lancaster. Flat bolted lockplate with wheat ear border engraving & starburst, signed ‘Joseph Manton London’, with fully waterproof pan. The steel engraved ‘Joseph Manton Patent’, swan necked cock, roller on toe of frizzen. Walnut half stock with horn fore-end, chequered butt & vacant silver escutcheon. Engraved iron butt cap & engraved trigger guard number ‘6547’ with pineapple finial. Horn tipped ramrod. Number 6547 made in 1815 In very good condition, barrel with some original finish, trigger guard with most original finish. Tip of ramrod with slight damage otherwise very fine pistol. Now very hard to find single duellers by Joe Manton.