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Nation : British
Local Price : £1850

Mid 17th century Civil War Period English Hunting Hanger. An impressively decorated early English Hunting Hanger dating to the middle of the 17th century and the English Civil War period. The iron hilt consists of an upwardly convex shell guard attached to a robust quillon block which has a flattened lobed downward facing rear quillon and curved knuckle bow which is attached to the pommel front with a hook. The domed pommel cap has an integral ribbed button on top. The grip is formed from natural roe buck antler and has a pronounced collar at the base. The hilt is impressively chiselled in relief in typical English 17th century style. The convex surface of the shell has a profile portrait of a male wearing a wig and robe presumably indicating a judicial connection. The bust is flanked by intricate scrolling tendrils. The bust is repeated on the front of the base collar of the grip. The quillon and knucklebow are deeply chiselled with foliate designs. The flattened hook at the top of the knucklebow is fashioned as a beast’s head. The pommel top is cut with a flower head of six petals which radiate from the pommel button to the edge. The sides of the collar are chiselled with conjoined arches. The curved single edged blade becomes double edged towards the tip. It has a short ricasso from which on the reverse side a single broad fuller extends underneath the spine almost to the tip. Interestingly, on the front side, a fuller commences from the hilt in the same manner for a short distance after which it bifurcates into two fullers running underneath the spine. The bottom fuller terminates near the tip and the top fuller terminates where the blade becomes double edged. At the forte the short broader fuller is inscribed with ‘Louis Oldfieldt, Dundlek ont”. The meaning of which is unknown. The hanger is in good original condition with a light consistent “salt and pepper” russet surface all over. The blade length is 19.25 inches (49 cm) and overall the hanger is 24.75 inches (just over 62 cm) long. Provenance: The Professor David Weaver Collection.

Nation : British
Local Price : £1,850.00

Scottish 71st Highland Light Infantry officers Sword. Scottish 71st Highland Light Infantry officers Sword by Wilkinson sword number 5659 dating it to 1855. This sword is one of 28 made for 71st Highland Light Infantry numbers 5645 to 5680 “ 5 had defective blades, in 1854 the 71st had 28 officers. The sword is regulation P1821 Light Cavalry, 3 bar hilt with fish skin grip and chequered pommel. The blade with a small amount of engraving towards the hilt and makers details Henry Wilkinson the spine and throat of the scabbard both number 5659. The sword is complete with steel scabbard, dress knot and a copy of a photograph of Viscount Kirkwall Capt 71st Highlanders Crimean War wearing this pattern of sword.

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £1,825.00

WW2 Japanese Officer’s Type 98 Shin Gunto Katana Sword With Gendaito Hand Forged Blade Smith Signed Tang ‘ISHIDO TERU HIDE SAKU’, Scabbard & Expert Assessment. ED 3016 -. An original WW2 Japanese Officer’s Type 98 Sword with smith signed tang and scabbard. The sword has been assessed by UK Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg. A copy of his hand written notes and illustrations accompany the sword. In extracts from his notes he states “A Type 98 army shin gunto officer’s sword, blade signed ‘ISHIDO TERU HIDE SAKU’. There were 3 men using this art name (go) all made gendaito hand forged traditional blades. 2 were brothers from Saitama prefecture North of Tokyo. This man claimed descent from Musashi Daijo Kore Kazu, made many swords for high ranking officers. Listed as having an exclusive seat in 1943 Smiths ranking by Nihon Token Tanren Jo & Ni Hon Token Shin Bun Shi. A blade by him recently got hozen papers by NBTHK. A true Gendaito., see notes by Chris Bowen & AOI Arts for info, also Markus Sesko books pages 196-197, John Slough page 171 and Fuller & Gregory list No. 193 / 291. Needs a polish to bring out forging details. Saya gunto parade steel, brown pait lots of knocks and marks with use. No gilt left on mounts. Tsuba die stamped brass gunto pattern stamped Number 3 as are seppa, no finish left. Tsuka good quality gunto pattern with rare Monkey hand sarute loop. Locking catch missing and missing fish skin in places. Binding intact but dirty. Lots of information on this man. Worthy of restoration”. In his illustrations Bill translates the tang signature. He measures the cutting edge as just over 66 cms, total length 88 cms and describes other blade and tang measurements & characteristics which can be seen in image 2. The price includes UK delivery. ED 3016

Nation : ?
Local Price : $3500.00 CAD

NORTHERN EUROPEAN RAPIER. NORTHERN EUROPEAN RAPIER: Circa 1600. Transition from the long rapier to the shorter blade, as dictated by fashion of the 17th century. Original horsehair grip wrapping. Note the early “PAS D’ANE” 32 inch blade, 38 inches overall. This is a very unique and unusual style of rapier. V.G. $3500.00

Nation : British
Local Price : £1,800.00

Flintlock Officers Pistol c1800. A .650 calibre Napoleonic era Flintlock Officer’s pistol by J. Turner. It has an 18cm sighted octagonal pattern welded barrel. Unusually for this type of pistol it is fitted with a top sprung bayonet, the spring still works and it catches firmly. Border and scroll engraved stepped and bolted lock signed J. TURNER. The hammer holds firmly at both half and full cock, with a light trigger and working saftey. Full stocked with border and scroll engraved steel mounts, now pitted, and a captive swivel ramrod.John Turner was a gun maker and barrel maker in Birmingham around the turn of the century, coincidentally arrested in Warwickshire for unpaid debts and discharged in 1818

Nation : British
Local Price : £1800

English Silver Hunting Hanger by James Hughes of London Britannia Hallmarked for 1697 / 1698. An English Silver Mounted Hunting Hanger with London Britannia Hallmarks for 1697/1698 by the silver smith James Hughes of London. Perhaps unique, in comparison with other surviving swords of this type, the fine quality hilt is applied with delicate and highly detailed decorative silver filigree panels attached to the mounts.

Nation : -
Local Price : 2,550.00 USD

GOOD IRON HILT SMALLSWORD C.1760. English or French. Large proportions with 33 3/8” colichemarde blade decorated with scrolling foliage and a central splay of crossed flags with a cornucopia with radiant emphases. The hilt with fluted thickened guard, cross guard with finely fluted terminals and marching motifs to the knuckle bow and pommel. Iron wire wrapped grip. A heavy fighting sword of the Revolution period and the largest example in our stock of 22 smallswords. See Swords and Blade of the American Revolution, Neumann 198.S-230.S for smallswords associated with the Revolution. This example is probably English, made for a military officer.

Nation : British
Local Price : £1,795.00

**RARE**ICONIC NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA**British Ordnance 1796 Pattern Heavy Cavalry Sword With Regiment Troop Marking G /4 & Scabbard Regiment Troop Marked H3. Sn 22645:2 -. The Pattern 1796 Heavy Cavalry sword is one of the most recognisable and, to the British at least, iconic swords of the Napoleonic period (see page 79 of World Swords by Withers). The sword was used by all Regiments of British Heavy Cavalry (Life Guards, Royal Horse Guards, Dragoon Guards and Dragoons) throughout the Peninsular War (1807-14) and during the Waterloo campaign. Although forever associated with Waterloo due to the swords use in the massed charge of the British heavy cavalry of the Household and Union brigades, Pattern 1796 Heavy Cavalry sword were also used by other countries. As part of supporting allied nations warring against the French, Britain exported numbers of the weapons to its allies over the course of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. The 1796 Heavy Cavalry Sword features in the painting ‘Scotland for Ever!’ by Lady Butler which captures the charge of the Scots greys at waterloo (illustrated in image 1. The image is not included). This rare, original British 1796 Heavy Cavalry Sword is in good condition for its age. It has a single edged, fullered 34 ¼” blade which is sharp and correctly slightly tapers along its length (39 ½” overall). The blade is undamaged & has staining consistent with age. One side of the blade has a ‘Crown’ ordnance inspection mark. There are no visible maker or date marks. It has its original pierced guard. Its ribbed wood ribbed grip has service wear but is totally secure. The guard has Regiment troop marking ‘G / 4’. The sword is complete with its original steel scabbard with 2 hanging rings. The scabbard has even patina and no damage. One side of the scabbard has Regiment troop marking ‘H above 3’. The price for this rare, iconic, Napoleonic Wars era Heavy Cavalry Sword worthy of further research regarding the Troop markings includes UK delivery. Sn 22645:2

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £1,795.00

**EXTREMELY RARE, ONE OF ONLY APPROX 6000**Original, Pre WW2 Japanese NCO’s 1st Pattern, Type 95 Katana With Solid Copper Hilt, Suya (Harp) & Tokyo Kokura Arsenal Marks, Original Leather Cord & Barrel Knot & Scabbard. ED 3019 -. On September 16th 1935 a new sword was authorised for Japanese army NCO’s. 1st type sword hilts were made from solid unpainted copper, later variants had cast alloy painted hilts (see page 183 of Swords Of Imperial Japan 1868-1945 by Dawson). Only approx 6,000 1st type copper hilt NCO swords were made before introduction of alloy hilt variants. This is an original extremely rare 1st type pre WW2 Japanese NCO’s Katana with copper hilt and scabbard. The sword has the correct solid copper unpainted cast handle with lanyard ring hole fitted with steel cord sarute loop. It has a heavy brass tsuba and scabbard retaining clip (present but not working). It has an undamaged, fullered, 27 ½” blade which has just small areas of light staining consistent with age. The blade is numbered ‘5509’ on one side above the fuller and one side has number 1845. The copper hilt is stamped with 1929-45 Kokura Arsenal mark, Suya sword shop (Harp) mark (see page 185 of Dawson’s book) and inspection mark. The hilt’s steel sarute knot loop is fitted with original brown leather cord with barrel knot in very good condition. It is complete with its black painted steel scabbard which has a single hanging ring. The scabbard has no damage. There are no visible numbers on the scabbard but may be present under the paint. The price for this rare piece includes UK delivery. ED 3019

Nation : British
Local Price : £1,795.00

Dismounted Horse Patrol Parker Flintlock Police Pistol. Ref X3525. A Rare ´Dismounted Horse Patrol´ W. Parker Flintlock Police Pistol. 9 &194;&190;&157; overall 4 1/2&157; octagonal 20 bore barrel struck with London proofs, stepped bevelled bolted lock signed ´W. PARKER´. Full stocked in walnut with brass mounts, comprising side plate, trigger guard engraved ´Dismd Horse Patrol´ & ´No 4´, & ramrod pipe with steel ramrod with worm. Circa 1821&194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; A very rare pistol in used condition, safety broken. W. Parker&194;&160;Gunmaker,&194;&160; 233 High Holborn, 1793-1841; 10 Chamber St., 1839-41. Workshops & Stores at 22 Chamber St., 1806; 52 & 31/2 Chamber St., 1808; Glasshouse Yd. & Chamber St. , 1814. Gunmaker to Duke of Kent, Prince Edward & William IV .Contractor to Ordnance, 1804-38; East India Co, 1805-41; Hudson´s Bay Co., 1837-41. Supplied Arms to London Police Officers from 1803, Metropolitan Police from 1829. Died age 68, 1841. Succeeded by Parker, Field & Sons. The Dismounted Horse Patrol, a unit of 100 men, was formed in 1821 and was used as a plain clothed night patrol armed with a cutlass, truncheon and occasionally a pistol. The Bow Street Foot Patrols were an armed and salaried foot patrol set up in London, England, in the winter of 1782"e;83 by Sampson Wright and supported by the new Home Department of the British government. The government provided funds to support 46 men who worked in eight groups of six; each of the groups was assigned to one of the major routes around the metropolis and went out every night of the week. Like its mounted equivalent, it was intended to deter highway robbery. It became an established element of London policing in the 1780s. Like the Horse Patrols, they ran in tandem with the new Metropolitan Police from 1829 to 1839 before being absorbed into it. Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : British
Local Price : £1,795.00

54 Bore Flintlock Small Pocket Pistols by Knubley, London. Ref X3562. A Pair of 54 Bore Flintlock Small Pocket Pistols by Knubley, London. 4 &194;&190;&157; overall, 7/8&157; short turn off barrels, one numbered ’1’, rounded breeches numbered en suite, signed ´Knubley´ and ´London´, border engraved box lock actions, sliding thumb piece safety catches which also lock the frizzens. Flat sided walnut butts, silver escutcheons engraved ’JJCA Second Life Guards’. Circa 1790 In good condition, one top jaw screw replaced. We have not been able to identify ’JJCA Second Life Guards’. would be worth further research. John Knubley Gunmaker, Otley, Yorkshire, 1771. Sword Cutler & Gunmaker, 11 Charing Cross, 1786-93; 7 Charing Cross, 1794. Gunmaker to Prince of Wales, Duke of Clarence and Prince Edward. Contractor to Ordnance (canon locks, trade muskets, pistols and broadswords), 1790-4. Business taken over by Samuel Brunn, continued under Knubley name until 1797. Succeeded by John Mallett.&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160; Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : British
Local Price : £1,785.00

1788 Light Cavalry Troopers Sword. Ref X3412. A 1788 Light Cavalry Troopers Sword. 40 1/2&157; overall 35 1/2&157; curved ´a la Montmorency´ blade with one narrow & one broad fuller, engraved on both sides with Hussars, man in the moon and Turks head, broad arrow under a Crown acceptance stamp. Back Edge stamped´ R. Sohlinen´ . D shaped chamfered knuckle bow, flat pommel, double bar langets, ribbed wooden grip. Iron&194;&160;&194;&160;scabbard with wooden core & inset leather panel, some original black paint remaining. Circa 1788&194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; In good condition for age, leather grip covering missing. An early example of a Runkle blade. See ’The British Cavalry Sword 1788-1912’ by Richard Dellar, chapter 1 for 1788 swords, page 7 for similar blade engraving, & chapter 25 for information on J. J. Runkel, & page 278 for details of his blade signatures. Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : Dutch
Local Price : 2495.00 USD

Rare Dutch East India Company, Voc, Cutlass!. A very nice are very desirable Dutch East India Company cutlass dated 1790 with Rotterdam town mark on both sides of blade. Untouched, as found, condition. The large shell guard has a crack and the hilt is loose. Some minor chips and cracks to wood grip. A very desirable early sword with tons and tons of character! Curved blade is about 25” long. Price is firm. Thanks for looking!

Nation : French
Local Price : 2495.00 USD

Magnificent 16th Century Knightly Italian Riding Sword!. CIRCA 1575 BEAUTIFULLY CHISELED STEEL HILT IN THE CRUCIFORM STYLE. LARGE DETAILED POMMEL AND GUARD CHISELED IN THE GEOMETRIC FASHION HIGHLIGHTED WITH CHISELED FLOWERS! Wire grip wrap and Turk’s head ferrules completely intact! A large ROBUST sword with a magnificent large hilt. Overall 45”. The double fuller French blade is a circa 1800 replacement. The fullers being hand cut and irregular. Testifying to its great age. The sword’s owner must have wanted a lighter weight blade, (more stylish for the times) making the sword easier to wield. A truly magnificent weapon! Price is firm. Thanks for looking!

Nation : Italian
Local Price : £1750

Click and use the code >22288 to search for this item on the dealer website Most Rare & Beautiful 16th-17th Century Italian Maine Gauche. A Renaissance Period Duellist´s Parrying, Shell Guard Dagger, For Combined Use With The Cup Hilt Or Swept Hilt Rapier

Nation : French
Local Price : £1,750.00

French 1st Empire Mle ANXIII Heavy Cavalry Flintlock Pistol. French 1st Empire Mle ANXIII Heavy Cavalry Flintlock Pistol dated 1813. Lock plate marking very polished but possibly from Maubeuge armoury. Polished stock with good markings complete with brass furniture and steel ram rod all correctly stamped please see image. UK shipping free the rest of the world at cost.

Nation : British
Local Price : £1,750.00

1904 Experimental Cavalry Troopers Sword, rare. Ref X3400. A Rare 1904 Experimental Cavalry Troopers Sword. 41 1/2&157; overall, 35&157; straight thrusting blade with a ´T´ shaped section & spear point. Stamped at hilt ´Wilkinson London ,6 04´ with inspectors stamps & a sold out of service mark, spine stamped ´6/04´. Thin steel bowl guard with turned over edge, with inspectors stamp & ´88´. Chequered Vulcanite two piece grip screwed through the tang with finger knob on underside.&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160; Wilkinson Sword No. 88 (records show a total of 200 experimental swords were ordered), This sword described and illustrated in Richard Dellar´s book ´The British Cavalry Sword 1788 to 1912´ page 170. Rare sword in very good condition, no scabbard&194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : Chinese
Local Price : £1750

Click and use the code >24869 to search for this item on the dealer website Fabulous & Huge Antique Chinese Ching Dynasty Dao, a Sword of War. A Combat Sword of Immense Stature. From The 1800´s During The Imperial Qianlong, Emperor of the Qing, the Manchu Dynasty

Nation : British
Local Price : £1750

Click and use the code >22179 to search for this item on the dealer website Most Rare British Army Officer´s 1801, Egyptian Campaign, Snake Goddess´ Head Light Infantry Officer&#acute;s Sword. Used Throughout The Entire Napoleonic Wars Up To The Battle of Waterloo. Likely By An Officer of &#acute;The Glosters&#acute;

Nation : British
Local Price : £1,745.00

Carabiniers Sword Regimental Pattern 6th Dragoon Guards. Ref X3404. A Scarce Regimental Pattern 6th Dragoon Guards Carabiniers Sword. 41&157; overall, 34 &194;&190;&157; straight blade with single broad fuller & spear point, etched with floral patterns & regimental badge of the 6th Dragoon Guards, VR, owner´s crest & &194;&160;initials ’WEW’ & ’Henry Wilkinson Pall Mall London’. On the spine ’38541´. Steel pierced honeysuckle guard, with 6th&194;&160;Dragoons badge, fish skin grip with steel wire chequered pommel & backstrap. In its steel mounted black leather field service scabbard. Serial Number 38541, For 1900 Sword in good condition, blade service sharpened with minor patches of corrosion. Scabbard in good condition.&194;&160; Major William Ernest Watson D.S.O.&194;&160; S. African War Despatches. Killed in action 1914, . WATSON, WILLIAM ERNEST, Lieutenant, was born 3 September 1876, son of William Watson, of Bromborough, Cheshire. He entered the 6th Dragoon Guards 15 May 1897, becoming Lieutenant 25 January 1899. He served in the South African War from 1899 to 1902, being from January 1901 to May 1902, Adjutant of the 1st Imperial Light Horse, s present at the Relief of Kimberley. Operations in the Orange Free State February to May 1900, including operations at Paardeberg (17 to 26 February); actions at Poplar Grove, Driefontein, Karee Siding and Zand River; operations in the Transvaal in May and June 1900, including actions near Johannesburg, Pretoria and Diamond Hill (11 and 12 June); operations in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, July to 29 November 1900, including actions at Reit Vlei and Belfast (26 and 27 August); operations in Cape Colony, south of Orange River, 1899 to 1900, including the actions at Colesberg (1 January to 12 February). He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 10 September 1901]; had the Queen’s and King’s Medals with eight clasps, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 27 September 1901]: "William Ernest Watson, Lieutenant, 6th Dragoon Guards. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". The Insignia were presented by the King 18 February 1903. He was promoted Captain 7 December 1901, and was Adjutant of the 6th Dragoon Guards from 2 July 1907 to 22 April 1910; was promoted Major 23 April 1910. He was K.I.A 31 October 1914 at the Batte of Messines. He married in 1905, Daisy, daughter of the Reverend T Stanley Heanor, and left two daughters. His memorial is on panel 5 of&194;&160; the Menin Gate. Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : British
Local Price : £1700

English Silver Hilted Small Sword made between 1720 and 1726 by George Willcocks of London. For information regarding George Willcocks’s life as a ‘gifted silver-hilt maker and sword cutler' and for a further example of his work see Leslie Southwick's “London Silver-hilted Swords”, Royal Armouries, 2001, page 279, plate 29. This sword by George Willcocks is in the Royal Armouries Collection, Ref IX.2241. It is more comprehensively marked with a date stamp for 1720 / 1721 and stamped with the maker’s initials in the same place on the Knucklebow and pommel button. Willcocks died young at the age of 33. As evidenced by the date of the earliest possible date for his Sterling mark and the date of his death this sword clearly dates to the period between 1720 and 1726. The blade length is 31.75 inches (80.25 cm) and the overall length of the sword is just over 38.25 inches (97 cm).

Nation : German
Local Price : $1695.00

Left Hand Dagger, Late 16th C, Probably German. Iron hilt with down-curved quillons with decorative finials; single side ring with skull face in the center; six-sided conical pommel with button, chiseled with acanthus in low relief. Tapering leather-wrapped wood grip, secured with ferrules top and bottom. Diamond-section 9 3/4” (24.8 cm) double-edged blade with line-bordered ricasso stamped with a maker’s mark of a star over a cross in a shield. Metal with age staining; blade with patches of moderate pitting. Overall length 14 1/2” (36.8 cm).

Nation : British
Local Price : £1,695.00

1798 Pattern Sergeants Sword to 42nd Foot Black Watch. Ref 9286. A Rare 1798 Pattern Sergeants Sword to 42nd Foot ´Black Watch´. 37&157; overall, 31 1/2&157; double edged blade with narrow central fuller on each face at the forte, brass highland basket&194;&160;hilt of slender rounded bars framing plain panels, slender fore guards, flat wrist guard, bun shaped pommel, spirally grooved fish skin covered grip. Circa 1800 &194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160; Hilt in good condition with no breaks, lacks grip wire, blade darkly patinated. No scabbard See Brian Robson ´Swords of the British Army´ 1996, pp. 189-90, no. 183 Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £1,695.00

*ANCIENT SHINTO PERIOD 1600-1800 BLADE**Japanese Large O Tanto Smith Signed ‘TAN (OR TANGO) BA KAMI YOSHI MICHI’, Kyo Shoami Work Tsuba, Signed Ko-Gatana Side Knife, Scabbard & Expert Assessment. Sn 23058 -. This Tanto has been examined by UK Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg and a copy of his assessment notes accompany the sword. In his notes he states “Large tanto, shinto period 1600 to 1800 signed tan (or tango) ba kami yoshi michi. A large collection of smiths used this sword name starting in 1596 the shodai (1st gen) moved from mino with his father & 3 brothers and began the kyoto line of the mishina den. This ran for nine generations up to 1854. After 1st gen most of rest engraved a large chrysanthemum flower on shinogi-ji face. 1st gen yoshi michi moved to osaka in 1604 and lasted 3 generations in this branch did not use the chrysanthemum. This tanto is in the style of the 1st gen but needs more research to pin down maker and has to go to japan for papers. In good old polish. Mounts saya & tsuka are mounted in shitan wood japanese term for rosewood. Glossy dark wood hilt no bind just polished with bone fuchi kashira engraved with patterns nicely done to match top of saya. Saya has a ko gatana side knife blad is signed but worn cannot read it. Kodjuka (hilt) has decoration of vines & leaves & flowers shinchu metal (brass). Tsuba is kyo shoami work superbly done extreme piercing features birds flying over waves in silhouette nice black patina late Edo 1780’s menuki on hilt unusual flat leaf in gold with shakudo & gold bugs sat on them. The whole sword probably for export 1870-1900. V/good quality condition. A collectors piece”. In his illustrations of the blade he describes the cutting edge of blade as 31.5cms. Total length 42cms. He also describes other blade characteristics and dimensions which can be seen in the images. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23058 (Tanto box armoury)

Nation : French
Local Price : £1,650.00

French Military Flintlock Pistol Model 1816 Gardes du Corps de Roi. A scarce Military French 14 bore Model 1816 flintlock pistol of Garde du Corps de Roi. The lock engraved Mre Royale De Versaille, steel barrel stamped with D walnut stock with regulation brass mounts including plain domed butt cap and with original steel ramrod. Please Note UK shipping free the rest of the world at cost. Dimensions: Bore – 14 Bore Overall Length: 13.75 inch / 35 cm Barrel Length: 7.75 Inches /20 cm

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £1,650.00

Japanese 19th Century Katana. Japanese 19th Century Katana good original hilt well bound but shows slight age discolour. Brass mounts with earlier iron tsuba pierced with floral decoration. The blade with visible temper line or hamon and with signed tang Kane Nami Saku with single hole, complete with black lacquered scabbard.

Nation : British
Local Price : £1,595.00

**RARE**ATTRIBUTED RNAS PILOT OFFICER’S**MINT**WW1 Era British Kings Crown Henry Wilkinson Sword With Blued & Etched Panels Blade Presented To Captain (Later RAF) William Hallett-Carpenter, Bullion Cord, Portepee & Matching Maker Scabbard. Sn 22088 -. The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) was the air arm of the Royal Navy, under the direction of the Admiralty’s Air Department, and existed formally from 1 July 1914 to 1 April 1918, when it was merged with the British Army’s Royal Flying Corps to form the Royal Air Force (RAF), the world’s first independent air force. This is an excellent WW1 era British Royal Navy Officer’s Sword presented to Captain (Later RAF) William Hallett-Carpenter on being commissioned into the Royal Naval Air Service (Captain William Hallett-Carpenter was commissioned into the RNVR RNAS in 1915 and served as an Armourer and Gunnery Instructor. He transferred to the RAF in April 1918 and was promoted to Captain). The sword in near mint condition has a clean single edged straight blade which is 31¾” in length with central fuller (37 ¾” overall). The blade is crisply etched with Naval fouled anchor & foliate panels on both sides together with King’s crown and heraldic arms. The riccaso is marked on one side by the manufacturer Henry Wilkinson Pall Mall London together with Royal Warrant and the reverse has the ordnance acceptance proof star with inlaid roundel. One side of the blade has a nice presentation panel ‘PRESENTED TO LIEUTENANT W. HALLETT CARPENTER BY THE DIRECTORS OF THE PYRENE Co Ltd UPON HIS JOINING THE ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE AS A MARK OF THEIR APPRECIATION OF HIS VALUABLE SERVICE’. It has a gilt brass lions head with mane pommel and grip strap & full knuckle guard with the Royal Navy Kings Crown and fouled anchor motif. The spine of the blade is number 50993 (1914/17 Period) and has ‘London Made’ cartouche. The sword’s fish skin grip with bullion wire binding is undamaged. Attached to the guard is its bullion cord and portepee all in excellent condition. The sword is complete with its black leather scabbard which has gilt brass mounts and 2 hanging rings. The throat mount has an embossed shield with matching Henry Wilkinson manufacturer detail. The scabbard has a retaining clip which functions as it should, holding the sword securely in the scabbard. The price for this near mint attributed RNAS Officer’s presentation sword set includes UK delivery. Sn 22088

Nation : British
Local Price : £1,595.00

Fine English Hunting Hanger. SN X3056. A Fine English Hunting Hanger, 30 1/2&157; overall, 24 1/2&157; slightly curved twin fullered blade double edged towards the point. Silver hilt comprising fluted quillon block with recurved lobed quillon slender knucklebow with side bar en suite, domed fluted pommel cap with button, reeded horn grip of tapering oval section. Knucklebow with London Hall mark and [I.S] with a pellet maker´s mark, date letter indistinct. Circa 1740 &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160;&194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; In good condition, hilt very good, blade has minor staining.&194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160;&194;&160; The maker´s mark &156;I S&157;, almost certainly for John Fessier Savigny, who was a cutler of Huguenot descent working in London in the mid-18th&194;&160;century. Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : British
Local Price : £1,595.00

Fine English Silver Mounted Hanger. SN X3057. A Fine English Silver Mounted Hanger. 23&157; overall, 17 &194;&190;&157; slightly curved blade double edged over nearly half its length to the point, the forte on both sides deeply struck with a King’s head mark. Hilt comprising recurved quillons each with lobed terminals, plain collar, pommel-cap & natural buckhorn grip, Silversmiths hallmark ´HH´ conjoined stamped on quillion pommel cap & ferrule. Late 17th Century.&194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; Very attractive sword in good condition.&194;&160; Leslie Southwick has almost certainly identified the owner of the mark HH conjoined; see: L. Southwick, ´The Hertford Civic Sword of State, 1680, struck with the rare silver-hilt maker´s mark of Hugh Humphries´,&194;&160;Journal of the Arms & Armour Society, Vol. 22, No. 6 (September 2018), pp. 304-331. For further information on English silver hilted swords and hangers see Leslie Southwick, &156;London Silver "e; Hilted Swords, Their makers, suppliers & allied traders, with directory&157;,&194;&160; 2001, Royal Armouries. Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : French
Local Price : £1,595.00

French Napoleonic AN XI Light Cavalry Troopers Sword. Ref X3416. A French Napoleonic AN XI&194;&160;&194;&160;Light Cavalry Troopers Sword. 40&157; overall, 34 1/2&157; curved fullered blade with inspector´s poincon of ´J. Krantz´, back edge engraved ´M-F´ture Imp du Klingenthal Septembre 1812´. Three bar brass hilt, brass pommel with V stamp, original leather grip with large brass rivet, stamped ´Versailles´ with other unidentified stamps. In its original heavy steel scabbard with two suspension rings. Dated 1812.&194;&160; Sword in good condition, some old worm holes in grip.&194;&160; Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : British
Local Price : £1595

Click and use the code >25449 to search for this item on the dealer website Very Fine & Rare, Signally Beautiful, Anglo-American War of 1812, ´Eagle Head´ & Scroll Fretted Hilt, American Officer´s Sabre. In Great Condition.

Nation : British
Local Price : £1595

Click and use the code >25299 to search for this item on the dealer website Very Fine & Rare, Signally Beautiful, Anglo-American War of 1812, ´Eagle Head´ & Scroll Fretted Hilt, American Officer´s Sabre. In Great Condition.