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Nation : British
Local Price : £1975

Click and use the code >22086 to search for this item on the dealer website Wonderful Circa 3000 Year Old Original Sword From the Time of the Ancient Greek ´Heroic Age´ Such as The Era of The Seige of Troy and The Trojan War

Nation : British
Local Price : £1975

London-Made English Silver Mounted Hunting Sword by John Carman II with London Hallmarks for 1751 / 1752 Retailed by Loxham. An English silver mounted Hunting Sword with London Hallmarks for the year 1751 / 1752. The hilt was made by the London based silver smith John Carman II, and the sword was assembled and retailed by the Cutler Loxham of the Royal Exchange. The hilt is of exceptional quality and condition, created at the height of rococo design, applied with fine decorative panels of masks and foliage. The sword represents the height of London silver-work in the decades preceding plainer neo-classical influences upon the craft. The high quality of the sword suggests it was a gentleman's weapon. During the 17th and 18th centuries, when longer swords were popular with 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 at this time in London. Self defence in crowded areas, and in the tight confines of dangerous alleyways in cities, required a weapon which was shorter, easier to draw, and more maneuverable, than a full length sword for close-in use in such confined spaces. The most distinctive features of this sword hilt are the large scallop-shaped shell guard which emanates from the cross guard, and the extravagant pommel. Both show the wild staring face of a Celtic “Green Man” immersed in foliage. On a smaller scale the cross guard features the mask of a lion in the middle in raised relief on each side. The cross guard terminates at the rear in a flattened downward facing wrist guard with a swollen terminal seemingly in the form of a North American Indian due to the “Mohican” style hair. To the front, a well formed knuckle bow extends from the cross guard and terminates in a flattened leafy scroll on each side with a rearward extension which secures the top of the bow into the pommel front. Mid way along the knuckle bow a swelling features a mask with sprays of foliage above and below on each side. Near the pommel on one side of the bow the hallmarks are struck. The grip is formed from red deer stag antler which slightly tapers top to bottom where it is secured with a silver ferrule at the base decorated with foliate sprays. The pommel and its back plate which extends along the grip is formed from a single, solid, shaped piece of silver. Towards the pommel the plate is formed with another grotesquely grimacing Green Man and further foliate fans. The straight single edged gently tapering blade is 23.5 inches (59.5 cm) long and of the highest quality. It has kept a keen edge and although stained in places retains some of its original polished finish. It is has a maker’s mark in the form of a stylised floral saltire stamped on both sides, one side plainer than the other. It is most likely an import of European manufacture, probably from Solingen in Germany, and is possibly fashioned from a cut down sword blade. It has a pronounced fuller which extends from the hilt almost to the blade tip. The blunt back edge extends for 15.5 inches (39 cm) from the hilt after which the blade is double edged. The back of the scabbard mouth piece is engraved in dot-work “Loxham at ye Royal Exchange” and to the front it is mounted with a locket hook depicting a further Green Man in the same manner as those on the hilt, with floral sprays above on the flat front to the mount. The chape is of plainer engraved form with a raised button terminal. The black scabbard leather is tooled with geometric designs on both sides. The Celtic “Green Man” has its origins in English folklore. These grotesque, bearded, wild-eyed faces are sometimes depicted on English weapons of the 17th and 18th centuries. As well as on weapons, the Green Man appears in medieval English churches on fonts and stonework. Historically he appeared in traditional springtime village fetes and ceremonies as a symbol of growth and fertility for the coming farming season. The figure, dressed in green garlands, was exhibited then sacrificed by ritual decapitation, hence the appearance of the head separated from the body, surrounded by foliage, in later depictions. The roots of the ceremony lie in Pagan England and the practice was so embedded in rural communities that it survived into the Christian era. Perpetuating the ideal of “renewal”, the Green Man may have been thought to embody some form of spiritual protection for the owner, or “good luck”, as a charm in the 17th and 18th centuries, particularly in the Civil War era when it appeared more frequently on weapons. The hallmarks are stamped onto the narrow middle raised rounded ridge of the knuckle bow near the pommel which is too thin to accommodate the marks in whole form and are therefore incompletely struck, but discernible. They show the Lion Passant royal standard and the Leopard's Head silver standard mark. The date stamp of a letter “q” is present, and the fourth mark appears to be part of the letter “C” of the stamp of the notable London silver hilt maker John Carman II. The mark was registered by him in July 1748 (“J . C” [in flamboyant scroll] Grimwade 1225), and used by him until he registered another mark in October 1756 (Grimwade 1204). An identical hilt is in the Royal Armouries Collection (Ref: IX.854) and is featured in Leslie Southwick’s “London Silver-Hilted Swords”, their makers, suppliers and allied traders, with directory, 2001, Royal Armouries, page 283, Plate 45, hallmarked for 1750 / 1751. It is also retailed by Loxham and stamped by John Carman II as the hilt maker. It is similar even down to the small details such as the “Mohican” head quillon terminal, indicating that both hilts could have been cast from the same mould and finished then mounted by Carman. John Carman was sworn free of the Cutlers’ Company after serving his apprenticeship in 1743. He later took livery and was elected to the Court of Assistants of the Company. He entered his first extant mark in 1748 which probably replaced an earlier mark registered in 1743, or thereabouts, which is now lost. He died in 1764 aged 41. John was part of a family of notable silver hilted sword makers and succeeded his mother, Mary Carman in the business, who had succeeded his father, also called John, upon his death in 1741. Loxham was a successful firm of sword cutlers and hatters which traded from 1722 until 1803. It was founded by William Loxham, a leading member of the Cutlers’ Company of London. Presumably the respective positions of Carman and Loxham in the Cutlers’ Company placed them in close proximity to each other, which presumably led to a personal relationship then a commercial arrangement for Carman to supply silver hilts to Loxham.

Nation : British
Local Price : £1975

Click and use the code >24189 to search for this item on the dealer website Superb, Original, 1796 Heavy Cavalry Officer´s Sword, Napoleonic Wars and Waterloo Period, with a Broadsword Blade, Steel Combat Scabbard with Close Combat Blade Impact

Nation : American
Local Price : 2,650.00 USD

RARE AND IMPORTANT AMERICAN HORSEMAN’S SWORD, FEDERAL PERIOD. C.1800 of a pattern which evolved directly from Revolutionary war examples. Made for a state militia cavalry unit before 1808 and undoubtedly served in the War of 1812. Brass hilt with slotted P form guard and wire wrapped leather covered grip made without wire wrap. 33” broad fullered hand hammered blade with transverse tool finish to the right side. Old preservative over scattered light oxidation and clear lamination indicating wrought iron composition. The workmanship and character accord In detail with the handmade swords of the Revolution. The style, most significantly, the recurved knuckle bow, suggests slightly later manufacture. That feature was evolving in French Napoleonic swords and fully developed by the 1808 government contracts. Prior to 1808, state militias supplied their own weapons of which this is one. Patterns varied and very few examples identifiable to that period exist. It is likely that most state militia swords were repurposed Revolutionary War swords. After 1808, the government supplied weapons to the militias.

Nation : British
Local Price : €2400

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

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

Superb Officers Pistol by Tatham. A Superb 10 Bore Percussion Officers Pistol by Tatham, London. With round sighted barrel, signed in full along the top flat, ‘H. TATHAM 37 Charing Cross LONDON' fitted with rear sight towards the breach, case hardened foliate engraved breech block, profusely engraved barrel tang decorated with scrolling foliage, border engraved lock retaining much original colour and decorated with scrolling foliage signed and fitted with sliding safety catch, full-stocked in walnut cut with chequering at the grip, blued steel mounts comprising trigger guard decorated with scrolling foliage on the bow and pineapple finial, turned ramrod pipe and captive ramrod. In lovely condition overall. TATHAM Henry born 1770. At Firth St. Sword Cutler & Beltmaker-in-Ordinary to George III, 1798; gunmaker to Prince of Wales, 1799. Gunmaker & Sword Cutler, 37 Charing Cross, 1800-33 (in partnership with Joseph Egg as Tatham & Egg at same address, 1801-14). Also at 60 Firth St., Soho, 1805-8. Supplied Ordnance with Malaysian ‘Cresses' [Kris] 1801; presentation rifle for Indian Chiefs, 1816. Died 1835. Howard L. Blackmore (1986) Gunmakers Of London, 1350-1850. George Shumway Publisher. USA. Dimensions: Bore: 10 Bore Barrel Length: 10 Inches (25.40 cm) Overall Length: 15.5 Inches (39.37 cm)

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 : £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 : £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 : -
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 : $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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Japanese
Local Price : £1850.00

Japanese Matchlock Teppo Of Large Calibre. A Japanese Matchlock Teppo Of Large Calibre 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

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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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

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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : £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 : German
Local Price : £1,800.00

Northern European Rapier c1600s. A classic example of a rapier, probably from Northern Europe circa 1600. The iron hilt of flattened ovoidal bars comprising comprising two outer side-rings joined to down curved arms, the upper ring linked by a curved bar to the knuckle guard, bifurcated inner-guard rising to join the knuckle-guard, barrel-shaped pommel with flattened button. The blade is 113.5 cm long to the guard, 126cm overall and weighs 1179g with an unidentified makers mark on the ricasso and a series of parrell marks on the fullerThe blade and guard are in good condition with minor patina, and some age related staining. They are slid with no movement and a good overall feel dispite the size and weight of the sword.The style and design are similar to Solingen rapiers found in Germany

Nation : ?
Local Price : £1795.00

Small Pair of D.Egg Pocket Pistols.. A Small Pair of D.Egg Pocket Pistols. With round turn-off barrels, decorated with geometric bands at the muzzles, geometric bands at the breeches, stamped below with London proofs, border engraved box-lock actions, decorated with star-bursts underneath the pans, signed within an oval to the left, ‘EGG' and ‘LONDON' to the right, sliding thumb-piece safety catches, slab sided walnut grips, blued fold down trigger guards. Durs Egg Son of Leonz Egg, gunmaker, Switzerland. Born 1748, baptised Urs Christian. After a short stay in Paris, came to London and worked for John Twigg, 1772. Granted denization in 1791. Gunmaker & Sword Cutler. Became gunmaker to George IV & Duke of York. Renowned for his fine workmanship.  