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Nation : British
Local Price : £1,975.00

British George V Henry Wilkinson London 1887 Pattern Cavalry Sword With Patent Solid Hilt, Etched Blade Number 43550 To ‘DMcMK’ (Colonel Sir Dermot McMorrough Kavanagh 11th Hussars Equerry To King George VI & QE II) With Provenance. -. **NAMED**WW1 Era British George V Henry Wilkinson London 1887 Pattern Cavalry Sword With Patent Solid Hilt, Etched Blade Number 43550 To ‘DMcMK’ (Colonel Sir Dermot McMorrough Kavanagh 11th Hussars Equerry To King George VI & Queen Elizabeth II) Cord Acorn Knot & Field Service Scabbard With Provenance. Sn 20892 Colonel Sir Dermot McMorrough Kavanagh GCVO (9 January 1890 – 27 May 1958) was an Irish-born Crown Equerry of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom from 1941 to 1955. He was educated at Eton College, and served in the 11th Hussars from 1909. McMorrough Kavanagh was Assistant Military Secretary in Eastern Command from 1926 to 1930, and, on promotion to lieutenant-colonel, commanding officer of the 11th Hussars from 1932 to 1936. In 1939 he was promoted to colonel, and served in France in 1940. He was appointed as Equerry in 1937 and was promoted to Crown Equerry in 1941, succeeding Sir Arthur Erskine. He was Crown Equerry until 1955, when he resigned and took the post of Extra Equerry until his death in London in 1958. This is Colonel Sir Dermot McMorrough Kavanagh’s excellent sword carried by him throughout WW1 & afterwards. Provenance paperwork which accompanies the sword identifies it as an 1887 pattern cavalry sword. A copy of Wilkinson archive research states the sword blade number 43550 is a ‘Cavalry Sword With Patent Tang (fitter in ) assembled / sold 15th May 1912 purchased by D. Kavanagh 11th Hussars. The paperwork lists the officer’s service promotions and states he was mentioned in despatches 1917. The sword has a clean 33 ¼” long blade with partial fullers. The blade is quality etched on both sides with decorative foliate panels. The etchings include Kings crown Royal Cypher ‘GR V’ (George V Rex), heraldic arms, Regimental badge of the 11th Hussars and panel ‘DMcMK’ To Colonel Sir Dermot McMorrough Kavanagh. The blade also has the ordnance acceptance star with inlaid brass proof roundel and manufacturer detail with Royal warrant ‘ Patent Solid Hilt Henry Wilkinson Pall Mall London’. The spine of the blade is numbered 43550 and has ‘London Made’. It has a full knuckle guard with pierced decoration. It has a curved knurled pommel and knurled back strap for grip, solid chequered grip with wire binding all in excellent condition. The hilt is fitted with original Officer’s leather cord and acorn knot. The sword has its original leather covered wood field service scabbard. The throat has a German silver insert and it retains its leather tab hanger strap. All leather and stitching are clean and intact. The price for this excellent named sword to a distinguished British Officer includes UK delivery. Sn 20892

Nation : -
Local Price : 28,000 kr

Flintlock pistol marked "Moritz a Zella" ca: 1680 gallery.

Nation : British
Local Price : £1,950.00

Scottish Brass Hilted Broad Sword c 1820. Scottish Brass hilted Broad Sword c 1820 good brass basket with hearts and dots decoration to panels with highly decorative pommel with raised button tang. Fish skin grip secured by brass wire plus original liner. The blade double edged with two central fullers running the full length of the blade, rare to fined brass hilt basket sword in the condition with no damage Information: Blade Length: 69cm Overall Length: 89cm Width of blade: 3.2cm

Nation : -
Local Price : £1,950.00

Grenadiers Officers 1796 Sword. Grenadiers Officers 1796 Sword in good condition the hilt gilt brass with star engraving to pommel and grenade device to the back strap, complete with bone chequered grip. The blade polished and in good condition, complete with black leather scabbard with matching mounts, two loose rings and frog stud. Overall length 93.5cm the blade 80.5cm – Reference: XQSFAHND

Nation : British
Local Price : £1950

Silver Hilted Small Sword by William Kinman of London Hallmarked for 1762 / 1763 mounted with a Boat Shell Guard and Colichemarde Blade. A fine smallsword by the renowned 18th century London silversmith and cutler William Kinman, date-stamped for 1762 / 1763. The bold hilt is of boat shell type which was one of the most robust hilt designs adopted by the London silver hilted sword makers. The sword is mounted with a broad colichemarde blade. William Kinman's work represents the highest standards of English silver craftsmanship of the time as is to be seen in the hilt of this sword. The dish guard, pommel and ricasso are engraved en suite with well executed gadrooned lines and borders. The baluster shaped wooden grip is diagonally bound with silver strip interspaced with a double length of roped silver wire. The hallmarks are of small type stamped into the Pas D'Ane rings. These consist of the maker's mark “W K” in raised relief inside a depressed irregular panel, with a pellet between the letters, together with the lion passant mark on one ring, and the crowned leopard's head assay mark and date stamp on the other. The hilt is as much an example of the high standards of design and execution required of the 18th century London silversmith and cutler as it is of an effective weapon. Silver hilted small swords were fashionable attire for 18th century gentlemen. Mostly worn for effect, someone wearing such a sword was also announcing to the world that he could use it. Despite the stylish and delicate appearance of these swords they were formidable dueling weapons. The plain, triangular section, stiff, hollow ground, colichemarde blade has a grey uncleaned patina all over. The sword is in fine condition overall with some light salt and pepper pitting to the blade. There are no losses or repairs to the hilt which has maintained its original pleasing outline. The blade is 32.75 inches (83 cm) long and overall the sword is 39 inches (99 cm) long. William Kinman was one of the most influential and foremost makers of silver hilted swords working in London in the third quarter of the 18th century and made swords for the London social and military elites. He was a leading member of the Founders' Company of London and served in all the major offices of the guild including Master. He was born in 1728 and was sworn free of the Founders' Company in 1750, when presumably he started to make silver hilted swords under his own name and was admitted to livery in 1757. He entered his first mark at Goldsmiths' Hall in 1759 (Grimwade 1990 reference 3210) which is Kinman's mark on this sword. William Kinman was at his most prominent in the early part of his career, when this sword was made, later becoming bankrupt due to the failure of a founding business he was involved in. For other silver hilted small swords by William Kinman see Leslie Southwick, “London Silver-hilted Swords”, Royal Armouries, 2001, and for further information on his working life of see pages 159 – 160.

Nation : British
Local Price : £1950

Fine English Silver Hilted Small Sword with London Hallmarks for 1767 / 1768 stamped with the maker’s initials “A I”. A fine English silver hilted small sword with London hallmarks for 1767 / 1768 stamped onto the knucklebow including the initials of the hilt maker “AI” . The hilt is mounted with an oval shaped dish guard with a reinforced and crescented rim which is exquisitely pierced and engraved with swirling scrolls and sprays which form the main design theme. This design pattern is common to the pommel, ricasso and knucklebow, which attests to the originality and homogeneity of the parts. The sword is well-balanced and mounted with a hollow ground triangular section blade which is in good condition and retains its original decorative engraving on its three sides near the hilt. The baluster shaped grip is covered with spirally wrapped silver riband separated by two counter-facing threads of silver bordered by thinner threads. Silver cap terminals are present top and bottom of the grip engraved with scallops. The sword is in fine condition the silver hilt having retained its original pleasing profile without damage or repair. The knucklebow is stamped with the leopard’s head standard mark, the lion passant Assay Office mark, date stamp and the maker’s mark of “A I”. So far the hilt maker has not been identified. The hilt is a fine example of the high standards of design and execution required of the 18th century London silversmith as well as an example of one of the most effective dueling weapons of the 17th and 18th centuries. For further examples of London-made silver hilted swords see Leslie Southwick’s “London Silver-Hilted Swords”, their makers, suppliers and allied traders, with directory, 2001, Royal Armouries. The blade is just over 32.5 inches (82.5 cm) long and the overall the sword is 39.25 inches (99.5 cm) long.

Nation : British
Local Price : £1950

English Silver Hilted Hunting Hanger by John Carman (I) Hallmarked for 1740 / 1741. An English Silver Hilted Hunting Hanger with London Hallmarks for the year 1740 / 1741, made by the silver smith and cutler, John Carman (I) of The City of London. This plain but elegant hanger was a gentleman's weapon. The most distinctive feature of the hilt is the large convex scallop-shaped shell guard with its moulded edge which emanates from the cross guard at the front and extends parallel to the blade towards its point. The knuckle bow is clearly marked midway along one side with incuse stamps for the date, the royal lion passant, the crowned leopard’s head assay mark and the makers mark of “J C”. The leopard’s head and lion stamps are repeated underneath the hilt. This maker’s mark is most certainly that of the London cutler and silver hilted sword maker John Carman (I). The top of the knuckle bow is secured into the pommel cap with a terminal hook of usual form. The pommel cap has an integral ribbed button on top and is grooved at the side in similar style to the base ferrule of the grip. The attractive grip is formed from four plates of natural horn. The curved, single edged blade broadens slightly at the tip and is 25 inches (63.5 cm) long. It has a short ricasso and a single fuller which extends from the hilt underneath the spine of the blade and terminates almost at the tip. The blade on each side is marked with the talismanic date 1555. The numbers are separated in the middle by an orb mark with a cross attached either side. The word “S A H A G V M” appears inside the fuller on each side. This mark appears with variants on a number of blades in the 17th and 18th centuries mounted on Dutch and English swords and were probably made in Solingen. During the 17th and 18th centuries, when swords were a popular weapon for gentlemen, hunting swords and hangers were a robust, shorter, secondary side arm used for self defence when walking about town and travelling in general. Although referred to as “hunting” weapons, they probably had minimal use in hunting. Self defence in crowded areas, and in the tight confines of dangerous alleyways in cities, required a weapon which was shorter than a full length sword for close-in use in these confined spaces. The blade of this weapon is a fighting blade which would probably have been impractical to use in a hunting environment and further outlines the misnomer of the term “hunting” when generally applied to these swords. The date of this hanger shows that John Carman (I) made it shortly before his death in 1741. Unfortunately the signature mark is no longer available to us in the records at Goldsmiths’ Hall. The Smallworkers’ Book of 1739 – 1757 which might have recorded this mark, plus many others struck between these dates, is now lost. John Carman (I) had a son who was also a silver hilted sword maker and cutler. He is recorded from 1721 when he was born until 1664 when he died. He was indentured to his father, and sworn free by servitude of the Cutlers’ Company in 1743. It is likely that he registered a mark then, or shortly after, possibly prompted by the death of his father and the resulting need for stability in the business. Given these circumstances John Carman (II) could not have had his own name mark registered at Goldsmiths’ Hall and be making swords in his own right before 1743. Hence the mark is of Carman (I) given the absence of any other recorded makers with names that may have marked in this manner at this date. The above reference work borrows from Leslie Southwick, “London Silver – Hilted Swords, Their makers, suppliers & allied traders, with directory”, 2001, Royal Armouries. The sword overall is in good condition. The total length is 30.25 inches (79.5 cm).

Nation : -
Local Price : £1,950.00

1912 Pattern Royal Horse Guards Officer’s Sword. 1912 Pattern Royal Horse Guards Officer’s Sword rare pattern by Henry Wilkinson Pall Mall London numbered 44932 in excellent condition. The blade etched with scrolls, crowned Royal Arms over GRV cypher. Regulation plated steel bowl guard embossed with crowned regimental cypher, wire bound fish skin grip, complete with field service scabbard with steel fittings

Nation : ?
Local Price : £1950.00

Small Over and Under Pistol by W. Mills. With octagonal sighted barrels, signed in full along the top of the barrel, ‘W. MILLS IMPROV NO. 120 HOLBORN LONDON' and decorated with a geometric band at the muzzle, (small area of pitting at top corner of barrel) stamped beneath with London proofs and ‘748', profusely engraved box-lock action and cocks, fitted with sliding safety catches, chequered swelling butt, with engraved white metal butt cap with concealed ramrod with worm. Dimensions: Bore: 120 Bore Barrel Length: 2.5 Inches (6.35 cm) Overall Length: 6.5 Inches (16.50 cm)

Nation : ?
Local Price : £1950.00

Good Cased Percussion Pepperbox. A Good Cased 50 Bore Six-Shot Pepperbox Revolver by Edge of Manchester. With fluted six shot barrel, decorated with scrolling foliage at the muzzle and cut with ribs, stamped with London proofs towards thew breech, rounded steel action profusely engraved with scrolling foliage, bar-hammer engraved ensuite, fitted with a sliding safety catch, finely chequered walnut grip with vacant rectangular escutcheon, with ovoid butt cap fitted with trap and signed, ‘J.W.EDGE' foliate engraved trigger guard: in its original lined portioned case, lined in green base with some accessories including fine three-way bullet mould and loading rod. A very crisp example. Notes: This revolver is accompanied with a letter written by a previous owner to the Wallace collection. Dated 20th January 1958. John William Edge [1830-1845] Made percussion pocket pistols with folding trigger, and double barrel, side-by-side, percussion pistols with belt hook. Shop in Manchester. A. Merwyn Carey (1954) English, Irish and Scottish Firearms Makers, Acro Publishing Company, New York. Dimensions: Bore: 50 Bore Barrel Length: 4 Inches (10.16 cm) Overall Length: 9 Inches (22.86 cm)

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 : €2400

Afghan silver niello knife - Finished with mother-of-pearl and dated 1907..

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 : German
Local Price : 2,475.00 USD

BAVARIAN OFFICER'S SWORD. German, late 18th century of rapier proportions with 34 1/8" flattened diamond section blade with remnants of its original leather blade seat. Blued iron hilt with straight quillons, boat form guard, and spirally fluted grip, retaining considerable original blue throughout. Original ladder stitched leather scabbard worn at the tip but remarkably preserved for its age. Large fighting proportions for an officer of exceptional stature. Dating to the Napoleonic Wars. From the collection of the Counts von Geich at Schloss Thurnau, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany.

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : 2,450.00 USD

SPANISH TRANSITIONAL RAPIER, EARLY 18TH CENTURY. 33 3/8” flattened diamond section blade with line bordered narrow fuller to the forte. Gilt brass hilt with heart-shaped guard and straight cross guard with curved counter guards. The tang within the guard is encased in a gilt sleeve in the Spanish taste. Swelled knuckle bow and ridged inverted pear-shaped pommel. The hilt with about 90% original fire gilt finish. The guard retains nearly all the gold with original amalgam brush marks visible. Intricate copper wire wrapped grip the upper half inch raveled with small loss and secured with glue. Otherwise, it is untouched with great age character. In The Rapier and Smallsword, by A V B Norman, the author dates this hilt form as C.1720 and after. This example dates from the earliest, with the symmetrical and near flat guard, as opposed to the rounded asymmetrical section found in later examples.

Nation : British
Local Price : 2,450.00 USD

ENGLISH SILVER HILTED SMALLSWORD C.1757-8. Attributed to Joseph Bell, London with IB mark along with London hallmarks and date mark on the knuckle bow. Nicely dished near symmetrical shell guards and spherical pommel. The entire hilt nicely decorated in scrolling foliage in various arrangements. Silver wire wrapped grip. 32 1/4" heavy fighting blade shows uniform frosty light to slightly heavier pitting. Hilt well preserved, the quillon with crack or repair. Knuckle bow bent but undamaged.

Nation : American
Local Price : $1895.00

US M1840 Foot Officer’s Sword. While the M1840 NCO sword is quite common, the officer's version is far more scarce, as it was superceded by the M1850 Foot Officer's and Staff and Field Officer's models in 1851. After that time, it was generally carried only by generals and there is a well-known photograph with Union General Ambrose Burnside carrying this model during the Civil War. That exact same sword sold at auction recently for over $40,000. While of comparable quality and condition, the sword offered here unfortunately has no inscription or provenance to link it with a specific officer. There was a great deal of variation in this model, as each one was individually purchased. The model follows the basic style of the M1840 NCO sword in that it has a straight single-fullered blade and a cast brass hilt featuring straight single quillon, D-guard knuckle bow, cast brass simulated wire grip, and plain shell guards. The sword offered here differs in that the pommel and knuckle bow have raised floral decoration, the counter guard folds (as do some examples of the NCO sword), the grip is silver-plated, the 32 3/8″ blade is lightly etched with floral decoration and stands of arms, with “E Pluribus/ Unum” in script (etching worn), and the scabbard is brass. Scabbard features engraved acanthus decoration and a wrigglework border, with twin carrying rings (some examples had three) and decorated frog stud. This example has no drag and possibly never had one or it was intentionally removed, as it is still longer than the blade and shows no signs of having been broken or worn off. Sword in very good condition, as carried in the field, with wear and patches of light pitting on the blade and the guard slightly loose. The scabbard has a number of shallow dents on both sides on the lower half. Brass on hilt and scabbard with a pleasing mustard brown age patina. Overall length 38 5/8″, not including scabbard. The first example of this officer's model we have had in nearly 25 years of business.

Nation : British
Local Price : £1,895.00

Transitional Rapier with Walloon Hilt, Very Fine. (Ref X3298). A Very Fine Transitional Rapier with Walloon Hilt. 40&157; overall, 34&157; slender blade of flattened hexagonal section merging into diamond form. With a wide tapering pierced fuller stamped with maker´s name ´Meves Berns´. Walloon hilt of chiselled bronze, the knuckle guard, large globular pommel & rear quillon ensuite, flat sided grip bound with blackened copper wire. Circa 1630-50.&194;&160; A high quality officer´s sword in very good condition. Meves Berns was a German/Prussian sword smith. who worked in Solingen between 1590 and 1650. For the bladesmith’s mark see Albert Weyersberg,&194;&160;Solinger Schwertschmiede Des 16. Und 17. Jahrhunderts Und Ihre Erzeugnisse..., 1926, p. 11, figs. 6 &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &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 : Japanese
Local Price : £1895

Click and use the code >25390 to search for this item on the dealer website Great Opportunity To Acquire A Most Beautiful & Stunning 4th/9th Ghurkha, 16th Brigade, ´Chindit´ Officer´s Japanese Combat War Trophy. A Japanese Officer´s Shingunto Sword, Signed by Kanenori, and Dated 1944.

Nation : Chinese
Local Price : £1895

Click and use the code >23315 to search for this item on the dealer website Rare & Beautiful Antique Burmese High Status Noble&#acute;s Silver Sword, With Silver Inlaid Blade

Nation : British
Local Price : £1875

Late 17th century English Silver Mounted Hanger with the Maker’s Mark “WL”. An English silver mounted hanger with the maker’s mark “WL”. This is a fine example in unusually good condition. The small mark consists of the letters in raised relief inside a shield with a pellet above and below. So far the mark cannot be attributed to any presently recorded silver hilted sword maker. The nearest candidate is William Lukin recorded as working in London from 1692 to 1755. If this is the maker then the mark, and the hanger, most likely date to before 1697 which is the date of the advent of the Higher, or “Britannia”, Standard for silver, when smiths were required to record a new punch mark bearing the first two initials of their surnames. When the requirements for punch marks changed again in the 18th century makers reverted to recording their initials but in bolder type accompanied by date and hallmark stamps. On this hilt the quillon terminals are stamped as are the base ferrule to the grip and the pommel. This comprehensive marking was also a historic practice by the turn of the century. In the 17th and 18th centuries when swords were a popular weapon for gentlemen, hangers were a robust secondary side arm used for self defense when hunting and travelling. They were also used in parts of the British Army and Navy. Hangers appear in some military portraits of the time. Towards the end of their popular use, they were slimmed down and refined for wear as a gentleman’s fashion accessory. The high quality and expensive hanger described here was most likely a gentleman’s weapon. The cross guard of this sword is comprised of a bold faceted block with horizontal quillons swollen at the vertically counter curved terminals. The grip is of stag antler with a plain ribbed ferrule at its base and scalloped edge. The pommel cap has a ribbed neck beneath with scalloped edge formed in the same manner as the basal ferrule. The plain dome formed on top has a pronounced tang button in the centre. The slightly curved robust single edged blade is just over 16 inches long (40.5 cm). It becomes double edged from just over two thirds of the way along to the tip. The blade is deeply struck on both sides at the forte with a moustachioed King’s head mark on each side. The full length of the hanger is just over 21.5 inches (54.5 cm) long. The hanger is in fine condition. For further information on English silver hilted swords and hangers see Leslie Southwick, “London Silver – Hilted Swords, Their makers, suppliers & allied traders, with directory”, 2001, Royal Armouries. For a very similar example with the maker’s mark of Richard Fuller, circa 1690, see the same publication page 277, plate 18.

Nation : Italian
Local Price : £1875

Click and use the code >20468 to search for this item on the dealer website Very Fine, Original, Ancient, Punic War Period Early Roman Republic Era Short Sword, A Gladius Hispaniensis Double Leaf Shaped Blade Circa 2,400 Years Old

Nation : British
Local Price : €2300

Old mandau with laminated blade - The unusual blade is paired with a unique, probably also very early, hilt..

Nation : British
Local Price : £1,850.00

Scottish 1798 Basket Hilt Sword. Scottish 1798 Basket Hilt Highland regiment Sword, regulation basket with liner, fringe and fish skin grip. The broad sword blade double edged with small central fuller complete with black leather scabbard with polished metal mounts. Overall length 98cm the blade 82.5cm

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 : British
Local Price : £1,850.00

Highland Light Infantry Basket Hilted Broadsword. Highland Light Infantry Basket Hilted Broadsword by Henry Wilkinson number 26003 with the family crest and initials T C R – Major T C Ross. Regulation basket hilt complete with liner and fringe The broad sword blade in super condition good deep engraving with V R Crown, regimental badge and family crest, maker marked Henry Wilkinson Pall Mall London . It is complete with steel scabbard. Sold with some research. For Reference please see Swords of the British Army Revised Edition page 182 Blade Length: 83cm, overall Length: 101cm

Nation : French
Local Price : £1850

Fine French Silver Hilted Small Sword date stamped for Paris 1769. A very nice aristocratic French silver hilted small sword dating to the years preceding the French Revolution. It is a nicely balanced example mounted with a double shell guard hilt and a fine hollow ground triangular section blade engraved with foliate panels at the hilt. The sword is an example of the high standards of design and execution required of the 18th century Parisian silversmith as well as an example of one of the most effective duelling weapons of the late 17th and 18th centuries in France. The shell guard is skillfully chiselled with flowing designs in raised relief comprised of floral sprays, foliage, tendrils and pierced panels of intricate latticework. Each shell both on the convex and concave sides is engraved with a leafy foliate border. Each is centred with an oval panel containing stands of arms in raised relief on the outer convex sides and sprays of flowers on the inner concave sides. Both sides of the panels are pierced with a lattice of flower heads. The ecusson, pas d'ane rings, knuckle bow, quillon and pommel are decorated in the same sumptuous manner with leafy foliate designs, stands of arms and musical instruments. The designs attest to the martial stature of the owner, most likely a member of the military, whilst simultaneously announcing his cultural and artistic merits. This balance of qualities was important to achieve success and standing at the French court of pre-Revolutionary France. The date stamp is represented by a letter “F” with an open crown above in raised relief inside a shield on the forward pas d'ane ring. The grip consists of a wooden rectangular section baluster-shaped core spirally wrapped with bands of flat silver strip separated by contra twisted roped silver wire and mounted with silver woven “Turk's Heads” top and bottom. The stiff blade tapers acutely to its point and is enhanced with engraved panels of foliate scrolls near the hilt on both sides. Condition: the sword is in fine condition overall. The hilt and grip show little wear and no noticeable damage. The hilt retains its original pleasing shape, there are no repairs or damage and the engraving is generally crisp. There is slight blackened age staining to a few small parts of the blade, which is straight and undamaged. The sword is well balanced in hand. The blade is just over 33 inches (84 cm) long and overall the sword is 40 inches (101.5 cm) long.

Nation : French
Local Price : £1850

French Silver Hilted Small Sword date stamped for Paris 1770. A very nice aristocratic French silver hilted small sword dating to the years preceding the French Revolution. It is a nicely balanced example mounted with a double shell guard hilt and a fine hollow ground triangular section blued and gilt embellished blade. The sword is an example of the high standards of design and execution required of the 18th century Parisian silversmith as well as an example of one of the most effective duelling weapons of the late 17th and 18th centuries. The double shell guard is skillfully chiselled with flowing designs in raised relief comprised of floral sprays, foliage, tendrils and pierced panels of intricate latticework. Each of the shell guards both on the convex and concave sides is formed with a roped rim, chiselled with a foliate border, centred with a roundel containing a spray of flowers on both sides in raised relief with latticework panels on each side. The ecusson, pas d'ane rings, knuckle bow, quillon and pommel are decorated in the same sumptuous manner. The date stamp is represented by a letter “G” with an open crown above in raised relief inside a shield on the pas d’ane ring nearest the quillon. The hilt retains minor remnants of its original gilt cover in places. The grip consists of a wooden rectangular section baluster-shaped core spirally wrapped with bands of flat silver strip separated by contra twisted roped silver wire and mounted with silver woven “Turk's Heads” top and bottom. The stiff blade tapers acutely to its point and is engraved with gilt enhanced panels of woven scrolls at the hilt on both sides followed by gilt embellished stands of arms on a blued background. Condition: the sword is in good condition overall. The hilt and grip show little wear and no noticeable damage. The hilt retains its original pleasing shape, there are no repairs or damage and the engraving is generally crisp. There is slight age staining and minor old pitting to a few small parts of the blade, which retains most of its blued and gilt cover, and which is straight and undamaged. The sword is well balanced in hand. The blade is just over 30.5 inches (77.5 cm) long and overall the sword is 37 inches (94 cm) long.

Nation : British
Local Price : £1850

English Silver Hilted Small Sword Hallmarked for 1748 / 1749. An English silver hilted small sword mounted with a “Boat Shell” hilt and colichemarde blade. The guard is of plain solid form with boldly and finely executed gadrooning to the shell brim, knuckle bow, pommel, quillon terminals and ricasso. The exquisite workmanship is typical of the London silver hilt makers of the mid-18th century. In this respect the sword is not only an attractive weapon but also a fine example of the London silversmiths' work at its best. The hallmarks are on the knuckle bow and consist of the leopard's head standard mark, lion passant assay mark and date stamp for 1748 / 1749. A fourth mark, the hilt maker's mark, is present but illegible. The hilt retains much of its original gilt finish especially intact on the inside of the guard. The hollow ground triangular section colichemarde blade is in fine condition with mild blemishes originally with engraved foliate designs in panels at the forte now worn. The blade just over 31.75 inches long or 81 cm. The overall length is 38.25 inches or 96.5 cm. The grip consists of a baluster-shaped wooden core wrapped with alternate thicknesses of contra-twisted roped and ribbon silver wire with silver cap terminals top and bottom engraved with floral designs. Silver hilted small swords were fashionable attire for 18th century gentlemen. Although mostly worn for effect a gentleman carrying such a sword was also announcing to the world that he was capable of defending himself with it and was trained to do so. The stylish and delicate appearance of these swords was an expression of confidence, social standing and competence in their use as formidable duelling weapons.

Nation : British
Local Price : £1850

Fine English Civil War / Restoration Period Officers’ Walloon Sword. A fine English Officers’ Walloon Sword dating to the third to fourth quarters of the 17th century. The guard plates are finely pierced and engraved with floral sprays in the English manner. English Walloons were in use throughout the English Civil War period, the Restoration period, and in the battles fought during the Glorious Revolution of 1688 when James II was deposed. Most usually these are cavalry swords mounted with single edged blades. This example has a double edged blade. The hilt is made up of slender flattened fluted bars built upon a sturdy quillon block. The cross bar is extended into a rear quillon which terminates in a swollen downwardly facing wristguard. To the front, the quillon is extended into a knuckle bow, the flat grooved terminal of which is tucked into an aperture located at the front lower part of the pommel. Robust oval ring guards are mounted on each side of the cross bar, each with decorative bisected pairs of square shapes in the outer middle. Each ring is filled with a slightly downwardly convex plate, intricately engraved and pierced with floral sprays within cusped borders. The knucklebow has two subsidiary bars emanating from near the base which join with the edges of the ring guards to strengthen the hilt structure. The hilt floor has a raised platform on the inside which supports the grip. The slightly flattened oval pommel has a fluted top with an integral raised button and a flared neck beneath and is decorated in the same manner as the rest of the hilt. The attractive slightly baluster shaped wooden grip is diagonally fluted and bound with twisted steel wire and has steel woven Turks Heads top and bottom. The fine quality blade is of stiff slender flattened diamond section. It has a central fuller on each side which extends 6 inches (15 cm) from the hilt inscribed in capital letters with “ITTVTE” on one side and “FORTVNA” on the other enhanced with stamped designs of dots and crosses. The overall length of the sword is 38.25 inches (97 cm) and the blade is 32 inches (81.5 cm) long. Overall the sword is in nice patinated original condition. For further information on English Walloon swords, and to see similar examples, see Stuart C Mowbray, “British Military Swords – Volume One: 1600 to 1660”, Mowbray Publishing, 2013, pages 246 to 254. See also for further discussion, Cyril Mazansky, British Basket Hilted Swords, Boydell Press 2005, Chapter 11, pages 281 to 284. The swords are described as “Hilts based on pierced side rings”.

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £1850.00

Japanese Matchlock Teppo Of Large Caliber. A Japanese Matchlock Teppo Of Large Caliber The 54cm iron barrel of octagonal form engraved along its length with a dragon flying in clouds and inlaid with seven gold dots terminating in a circular muzzle topped with an unusually shaped foresight. The red oak stock has been lacquered black and contrasts nicely with the brass alloy lock, serpentine and pan cover. The teppo is complete with its oak ramrod. Matchlocks of this type were special order guns and would be a personal commission for a Bushi rather than a rack gun for a foot soldier. It's also possible this gun was made to be used from horseback. Length 82.5cm Barrel 54cm Unsigned Edo Period 1615-1868 Circa 1800 Calibre 7 monme