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Nation : British
Local Price : £850.00

British Mameluke Sword for a Royal Equerry to Queen Victoria. Curved, single fullered, hatchet-pointed blade with false edge and stepped spine. Mameluke hilt cast with decorative leaves and inset with the crown and cypher of Queen Victoria. Ivory scale grips, brown leather washer. Iron scabbard with simple throat piece held by screws, two brass bands of rosette form with hanging rings. Blade 32¼ inches in length, the sword 37½ inches overall. The blade is etched on both sides with foliate motifs, and the crown & imperial cypher of Victoria ‘VR’. A space for a proof slug is found at the ricasso on one side (under the langet) surrounded by an etched six-pointed star, but the slug has been lost. These uncommon swords were part of the dress uniform of royal equerries – military officers selected to serve as personal attendants and assistants to the monarch, similar to an aide-de-camp. It was considered a tiring, difficult but highly prestigious duty. The term originated from their equestrian role controlling the royal stables, but over time this became a separate job and from 1825 this was done by the ‘Crown Equerry’ alone. Equerry’s swords are of the ‘mameluke’ style, similar to those of staff officers or Lord Lieutenants but with the monarch’s cypher inset in the hilt to signify direct service to the sovereign. See Bonhams sale of 13 June 2016, lot 1078, for another Queen Victoria example, Olympia Auctions sale of 29 June 2022, Lot 322, for an example for King Edward VII, and Bonhams sale of 5 Dec 2012, lots 197 & 198, for two George V examples. Victoria reigned from 1837 to 1901 and would have had three equerries at any one time, with a number of ‘extra equerries’ in reserve, usually retirees from the position. Senior royals including the Prince Consort and Victoria’s sons (once they were old enough to assume royal duties) also had one equerry each. I am unsure how many equerries Victoria ultimately had in total throughout her long reign, but it should be noted that some men were long-serving in the role: Lord Alfred Paget, for instance, served as Chief Equerry with only brief interruptions from 1846 until his death in 1888. Today equerries serve on a fixed three-year term, but at that time terms were flexible, essentially at the monarch’s pleasure. Some spots of light patination to the blade. One of the ivory grip slabs has a break at the sword knot hole – the broken piece remains attached but can move slightly. Some patination to the scabbard. There should be a brass chape piece on the scabbard held by two screws – this is missing and so the end of the scabbard is open. The two screw holes are visible at the chape end. Due to the ivory used in the grip this sword cannot be exported from the UK . It has been declared and registered as antique ivory under the provisions of the UK Ivory Act and therefore can be sold within the UK. Please note that this is a one-time registration: if you purchase this sword and wish to resell it you must register it again.

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £850.00

**1600-1800 SHINTO PERIOD BLADE MODELLED ON ANCIENT 14TH CENTURY STYLE** RESTORATION PIECE**Japanese O Wakizashi / Uchi Gatana Single Handed Sword, Scabbard & Expert Assessment. ED 3017 -. This 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 “O Wakizashi or Uchi Gatana single handed sword. Interesting but difficult to date. Based on a Nambokucho 14th Century shape. Probably a big flamboyant Shinto period 1600-1800 made sword, light enough for Shinto. Would look outstanding with a new polish. Hard to put a particular school or style. Has piece of brass soft soldered to end probably done by smith to improve balance when in use. Saya is Meiji period very dark red lacquer, oblique slash marks decoration with horn kuri kata & big patinated copper top and bottom plain fittings. Good condition overall. Faded copper habaki Meiji period. Tsuba Katana size oval patinated copper with Nanako dots and incised plant / leaf decoration late Meiji period. No school stands out, un-signed. Small assembly numbers on seppa. Tsuka plain wood, no Ray skin or menuki, simple re-bind by previous owner, needs fish skin and professional re-bind. Fuchi Kashira soft metal patinated copper pair with Kingfisher & boat riverbank scene very good quality & good condition Meiji period. A restoration piece”. In his illustrations Bill measures the cutting edge as just over 51 cms, total length 68.5 cms and describes other blade and tang measurements & characteristics which can be seen in image 2. As a restoration piece. The price includes UK delivery. ED 3017

Nation : French
Local Price : £850.00

French Préval Sword. One of the rare Préval sabres inspired by Colonel Claude Antoine Préval, these swords were created to be a viable alternative to the standard cavalry sword at the time. Préval trailed this style of blade in the 1830s as he believed it made sense from a cavalry perspective, being light, strong and very stiff. Creating a sword which could function as both a sword and lance in combat. These were often used by Zouave and Chasseur d’ Afrique regiments from around 1855 onwardThe multi bar steel steel hilt has a long triangular sectioned blade with horn handleThe sword has some historical damage around the hilt, where it appears a previous break has been pinned and brazed.

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £845.00

**MINT**Late Edo Period Into 20th Century Japanese Samurai Nata Gardener’s Knife With Scabbard, Tasselled Cord & Expert Assessment. Sn 19377:6 19377:6 -. This knife has been examined by Japanese sword expert Bill tag, a copy of his assessment accompanies the knife. In his notes he describes the knife as “A very good quality example in practically mint condition. A very simple forged blade made by an artisan blacksmith with basic 2 or 3 folds to the blade, crudely polished with filed decoration in bright condition crude basic tang never signed. Wood saya & tsuka possibly cherry wood capped with stag horn (antler) and tied withsplit bamboo (decorative0. Not a peasant’s tool too expensive. Well off Samurai Lords and merchants did gardening as a hobby and carried these. This mount is pure folk art by artist in wood and bamboo not signed. Most of them sold off to foreign collectors in the late 19th century”. In his illustrations he describes total length as 13 ¾” and cutting edge as just under 8”. He describes the side knife as having “Stag horn (antler) kodjuka hilt size (of knife) overall 7” unsigned blade”. The price for this Samurai knife with expert assessment includes UK delivery. Sn 19377:6

Nation : British
Local Price : £845.00

Cavalry Troopers Sword, 1908 Pattern. Ref X3385. A 1908 Pattern Cavalry Troopers Sword. 42 1/2&157; overall, 34 &194;&190;&157; straight and narrow single edged blade with fullers, stamped at the forte with numerous &194;&160;government inspector´s marks, ´EFD ´, & numerous issue and reissue stamps, and ´08´ on the back edge. Steel bowl guard, shaped composition diced grips, with correct buff sword knot. Steel scabbard &194;&160;stamped ´ MOLE´ and ´15´ with numerous issue and reissue stamps, fixed suspension rings either side. Dated 1915. In very good condition.&194;&160;Original chemical brown finish.&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 : £845.00

WW2 Era British Royal Navy Locker To Capt Jones DSO DSC HMS Walpole Containing A Collection Of Uniform, Dress Sword With Scabbard & Foul Weather Cover, 2 Large Ensign Flags & Ephemera. Sn 19345 -. WW2 Era British Royal Navy Locker To Captain B. Jones DSO DSC HMS Walpole Containing A Collection Of Uniform, Dress Sword With Scabbard & Foul Weather Cover, 2 Large Ensign Flags, Cigarette Lighter, Smoking Pipe, Original Photographs Of Naval Officer’s & Of HMS Walpole. Sn 19345 HMS Walpole was a W-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. The ship was built under the 1916–17 programme in the 10th Destroyer order. Walpole was assigned to the 13th Destroyer Flotilla in the Grand Fleet after completion. she was assigned to the 11th Destroyer Flotilla in September 1939 and served until almost the end of the Second World War. Her role was mostly convoy escort duties, but she took part in two combined arms operations (Operations Amsterdam and Jubilee) and the D-day landings (Operation Neptune). She hit a mine on 6 January 1945 and was subsequently declared a constructive total loss and broken up at Thos. W. Ward Grays, Essex in March 1945. This is a collection of British Naval officer’s dress uniform consisting of dress jacket, trousers & duffle Coat, dress sword, 2 large Ensign flags, cigarette lighter smoking pipe & contemporary original photographs all contained in a Transit locker marked to Captain B. Jones DSO DSC Who Captained HMS Walpole Circa early 1938 – 22 Nov, 1938. The silk lined dress jacket has bullion insignia and all original brass Kings crown fouled anchor buttons. The lining has tears and service wear and minor old stable mothing. It is approx. UK size 38” chest. There are no labels or markings on the jacket. The dress trousers have no tears and are clean. They are approx. UK size 31” leg 38” waist. There are no labels or markings on the trousers. The hooded duffle coat is excellent made of heavy serge material it has a large hood, all of its wood toggle fasteners and neck strap secured by buttons. The inside of the jacket has 2 cloth labels 1 in good condition ‘Bentalls’ a retailer or manufacturer and remnants of another label marked ‘showerproof’ and ‘Medium’ (size approx. UK size 38” chest). The 2 large period RN ensign flags measure approx. 63” x 32”. They both have staining and minor holes consistent with being flown and stored. Their hems have original rope cords with hanging rings. The photographs consist of an original group photo of RN Officers in uniform with some original indistinct ink signatures, a portrait photo of an RN Officer who features in the front centre of the group photo with indistinct ink signature (we do not know if Captain Bond features in either of the photos), a small photo of a seated woman in contemporary dress most likely a wife or relative of one of the Officers & a contemporary photo of HMS Walpole mounted on card. There is also a used wooden smoking pipe and a Novelty gas lighter in the form of a lifebuoy ring with central Dolphin devices. The lever operated lighter has no gas and we have not fuelled it to test it. The RN dress sword has a clean single edged straight blade which is 31½” in length with central fuller (37 ½” overall). The blade is crisply etched with Naval fouled anchor & foliate panels on both sides together with King’s crown The riccaso is marked on one side by the manufacturer or retailer Whittaker (illustrated), the reverse has the ordnance acceptance proof star with inlaid roundel. It has a gilt brass Lion’s head with mane pommel and grip strap & full knuckle guard with the Royal Navy Kings Crown and fouled anchor motif. The sword’s fish skin grip with bullion wire binding is undamaged. The guard has a folding langet which has an indistinct engraved stylised monogram, the langet functions as it should, holding the sword securely in the scabbard. Attached to the guard is its bullion cord and portepee. The sword is complete with its black leather scabbard which has brass mounts and 2 hanging rings. The sword is accompanied by its original black patent leather cover which is worn & has shrunk with age. All are contained in the original Naval officer’s painted pine wood transit locker. The locker with a hinged lid and lock (key absent). The left and right aspects have heavy duty iron carry handles. The top of the lid has white paint lettering ‘Capt B. Jones RN’ and remnants of an original indistinct transit label. Due to size & weight delivery will be by arrangement and at cost. Sn 19345 (on floor under shelves storeroom near bells)

Nation : French
Local Price : 1,175.00 USD

FRENCH NAVAL OFFICER'S SWORD, C.1800-10. Revolution period C.1800-10. See Swords for Sea Service, pl.98. Brass hilt with Liberty cap pommel, flattened knuckle bow and cross guard, and broad beaded edge flattened boat form guard. Copper wire wrapped grip, twisted spiral flanked by straight filler wires, complete and original. Hilt shows good patina with considerable evidence of gold in protected areas. 28 1/4" straight broad fullered blade etched first third with foliage motifs, the base with owner's or maker's initials. Shows smooth gray patina, the etching crisp with some gold inlay remaining. Some small areas of gold wash to the forte.

Nation : -
Local Price : 1,175.00 USD

RARE, PROBABLY UNIQUE, EXPERIMENTAL HEAVY CAVALRY SWORD C.1820. Produced for one of the major powers, perhaps Saxony, during the rearming after the Napoleonic Wars. During that period, virtually all of the major world powers analyzed their weapons based on performance during the past war and sought to modernize them based on their experience. Many drew directly on French models and adopted them as standard. This example responds directly to the controversy over the use of heavy cavalry which resulted in renewed popularity of lancers. Cavalry swords, including our own through the Civil War, were used as concussion weapons, able to inflict traumatic wounds cracking bones and flesh without cutting as such. The closing velocity of the cavalry charge approached 60 miles per hour and a sword which cut would be embedded in its victim and lost to its owner. This example attempts to improve on the first impact while preserving the ability to counter strike, by reversing the section of the blade. It has a 35 ½” curved blade with forward (convex) back edge (thick) and the inner curve sharp. The tip is clipped in the Eastern European/Ottoman taste. The faces are slightly concave section and the root is struck with a crisp ordnance mark verifying that it was made in a military arsenal. The hilt is substantial, but quite simple, similar to Starr production and the wood grip scales snap into the grips, probably originally covered in oil cloth or leather. Very rarely, including some Swedish officer's swords, are curved double edged blades encountered. This is the only curved inner edged blade we have ever seen. The ordnance mark is crisp and clear and should allow for identification to the country of its origin.

Nation : British
Local Price : £825.00

British 1892 Pattern Household Cavalry Trooper's Sword, Unusual Variant. Slightly curved, single fullered blade with spear point, basket guard with pierced foliate ‘honeysuckle’ decoration incorporating the cypher ‘HC’, buff leather hilt liner and washer, brass wire-bound shagreen grip, smooth steel backstrap and integral smooth oval pommel. Buff leather sword knot. Steel scabbard with two hanging rings and fixed side loop to the upper band. Blade 32 inches in length (81.3cm), the sword 37¾ inches (95.9cm) overall. The blade is unmarked. The outside of the hilt is stamped with two broad arrows point to point, a mark that was put on War Department equipment that was declared obsolete or to be sold off. The inside of the hilt is stamped near the quillon (under the hilt liner) with ‘1 . 08’ above ‘4 / 01’ above ‘T’ above ‘209’. The first two are most likely issue dates of January 1908 and April 1901, indicating periods this sword was in service. The last number is most likely a serial or rack number. The ‘T’ marking is interesting – see below. Since their inception the regiments of Life Guards and Royal Horse Guards which collectively made up the Household Cavalry carried different swords than the regiments of the regular cavalry. This stemmed from their unique status as bodyguards to the Sovereign, which placed them beyond the effective control of the Army bureaucracy for most of their existence. Until 1882 they designed, ordered and carried swords on their own initiative, not necessarily producing better weapons but enhancing their prestige and elite status. The 1892 Pattern sword for the Household Cavalry was adopted after much discussion of the shortcomings of its predecessor the 1888 Pattern. An intense debate had been ongoing throughout the 1880s of the optimal form for a cavalry sword, which had already resulted in three new models of sword for the regular cavalry in just ten years. It was eventually decided to simply adopt the blade of the then-current 1890 Pattern cavalry trooper’s sword, paired with essentially the same distinctive Household Cavalry hilt, which had not been particularly criticised. Ironically after all the talk of blade handling and sturdiness, the 1892 Pattern saw no combat. After 1908 the regiments of the Household Cavalry would carry the new 1908 Pattern while in the field, while the 1892 Pattern was retained (in the slightly modified Mk II form introduced in 1902) for parade use only. This was done on the direct request of King Edward VII, who found the 1908 pattern “hideous”. The use of the 1892 Pattern as their parade sword continues to this day. This example appears to have been modified from a standard 1892 Pattern – its blade has been reduced in length by 2½ inches from the standard and has also been significantly reduced in breadth by grinding back the edge and the false edge, leaving the fuller roughly central in a blade 2.8cm wide at the shoulder, which rapidly narrows to 2cm along most of the blade’s length (2.7 on an unmodified example), with a much slenderer point as a result. It has even been reduced in thickness – the original is 8mm thick along most of its length while this example is 6mm. The removal of material has made the fullers shallower and appears to have removed any previous markings from the blade. Conversion to this extent would have required the sword to be dismantled, and this is shown in its repeened pommel with atypical flat tang button. The changes to the blade allow it to fit into its atypical bespoke scabbard, which is along the lines of the steel parade scabbards used for all infantry officer’s swords since 1866, but modified with a fixed loop on the top band alongside the two hanging rings, which matches the Household Cavalry’s hanging configuration. The complex blade conversion has been very well done, and reminds me of very similar conversions done in the early 1900s to make sergeant’s swords, which also slimmed down 1890 Pattern Cavalry blades in order to fit them into scabbards like those of infantry officers. The parallels are interesting and may suggest some kind of deliberate reuse of old stock across the Army. I can find no reference to an official sword in this configuration, however so why was this sword made? The most logical reason to convert the 1892 Pattern to resemble the infantry sword would be to make it more readily wearable on foot. I think there is a strong possibility therefore that this example is an attempt to create a variant for trumpeters and other bandsmen of the regiments. These men had significantly more dismounted duties than the others, making a shorter sword more practical. At least one example exists of the 1820 Pattern sword for the Life Guards, which is usually more than 37½ inches in the blade and sometimes as much as 38¾, having been shortened to 33 inches, which is thought to have been for these musicians (see p185, The British Cavalry Sword by Dellar). The 1882 Pattern was the first to officially acknowledge this need with two distinct versions of the sword manufactured, one with a 34¾ inch blade for trumpeters and bandsmen, and one with a 38 7/8 inch blade for all other troopers. Notably the short model also had a variant scabbard with two hanging rings, just as this sword does. Officially the scheme of long & short versions was then dropped again in the 1888 Pattern, with a 37½ inch model for all troopers. I doubt that the practical need for a shorter version went away in those few short years, however. Perhaps in practice the bandsmen either used the old short 1882s for their foot duties or, as time passed, produced their own up-to-date short versions by conversion. Might that be the significance of the ‘T’ marking on this example – that it is intended for the regimental Trumpeters? See attached reference of a painting by notable military artist Richard Simkin depicting a trumpeter of the Royal Horse Guards on foot with sword as of 1912. The blade is bright with a high polish overall and only tiny areas of frosting or patination. There is no damage to its edge, which has been sharpened. The hilt including backstrap and pommel is likewise bright and clean. The knot and washer have some small areas of staining, the liner is clean. The buff leather pieces are so good that they may be later replacements, but this is difficult to judge. The wire binding of the grip is all intact and there are no losses or visible handling wear to the shagreen. The scabbard has some light patination and polishing marks.

Nation : British
Local Price : £825.00

British 1844 'Deakin' or 'Dundas' Variant Cutlass, Indian Service Marks. Curved unfullered spear-pointed blade, steel basket hilt, smooth cast iron grip with finger grooves, painted black. Thin flat teardrop-shaped pommel cap. No washer. Black leather scabbard with copper frog stud and brass chape piece, the chape piece painted black. Blade 29 inches in length (73.7cm), 1 3/8 inches wide at the shoulder (3.6cm), the cutlass 34 inches overall (86.4cm). The blade is stamped at the ricasso on one side with a broad arrow above ‘I’, which is an Indian government stores mark. The spine of the blade is stamped with ‘1844’, presumably the production date. The outside of the hilt is stamped with ‘4 1853 GA’. 1853 is probably the issue date, GA probably indicates a unit, although I am unsure what unit this may be. The hilt is stamped next to the knot slit with ‘40’, probably a rack number. The leather of the scabbard is stamped on the rear side next to the seam with ‘BO’ and a broad arrow, the ownership stamp of the (British) Board of Ordnance, as well as ‘1844’, again presumably the production date. This cutlass is sometimes referred to as the ‘Deakin patent’ model, although only a few carry a maker’s mark. The September 2018 issue of the Naval Historical Review (published by the Naval Historical Society of Australia) does illustrate an example marked to Deakin, but there is also an example in the Royal Armouries (Item IX.5449) marked to Hadley. I have not yet seen any material proving that this was a Deakin design. It is also sometimes called the ‘Dundas’ cutlass, although this seems to derive solely from the finger grooves on its grip, which superficially resemble the grooves found on the circa 1845 Royal Artillery ‘Dundas’ sidearm. Examples of the cutlass have been seen with brass and steel grips, and both straight and curved blades (steel and curved being more common), although the form of the hilt and grip is reasonably consistent. Lists of standard Royal Navy cutlasses do not include it, although a few sources note it as an ‘experimental’ type. There do not appear to be any records of it being formally designed and commissioned by the Board of Ordnance, even as an experiment, but examples like this one exist which have clear Board of Ordnance markings and other British government ownership and issue stamps, strongly suggesting that it did see official usage with the Royal Navy in some capacity - perhaps a commercial type purchased off the market to supplement official production? Its blade is clearly made to the same specification as the official 1845 Pattern cutlass, with matching length, curvature etc. I have not seen any other example with a manufacture date – this one being made in 1844 is interesting as the first large-scale orders of the 1845 Pattern was also in production during that year – the work was parcelled out to many different manufacturers who evidently used the design for their own non-standard versions. The blade has some pitting overall, diminishing towards the point. Some pitting impacts the edge at the foible but there are no nicks. The tip has fractionally worn ( The leather of the scabbard has some rubbing and knocks but remains strong with no losses to its stitching (possibly a repair/reinforcement to the stitching at the throat end, although this does not look modern). Some patination to the copper stud. The brass chape piece has some light dents and some rubbing & flaking to its black paint revealing patinated brass, more extensive on the rear side. Assuming there was a leather washer, this has been lost.

Nation : British
Local Price : £1150.00

Stunning & Very Rare Kings Royal Rifles Corps Officer's 'Battle Honour Blade' Presentation, Wilkinson Sword Co. Combined Combat and Dress Sword, Used In WW2. A Deluxe Grade Bespoke Beauty. Ideal For Current Service Use In ‘The Rifles’. This is likely the finest British battle honour bladed sword we have ever had the privilege to acquire and possess. In near mint condition and better than any we have ever seen in the numerous museum collections, such as the National Army Museum and the Imperial War Museum. The next owner of this sword would be likely the bearer of the finest, historical issue, KRRC {now known as The Rifles} officer’s sword still in existence today. Yet it is ‘parade ground’ ready for any currently serving, or yet due to serve, officer of The Rifles today. With KRRC battle honour embellished blade, etched with the regiments battle honours awarded to the regiment up to the close of WW1 in 1918. Made in 1931 by Wilkinson Sword Co. and used by an officer in the KRRC through WW2. It is very rare to find a KRRC ‘Battle Honour’ presentation pattern sword, in fact this is the first we have seen in over 20 years. Despite being almost 100 years old it is still the current service pattern of sword for a Rifles officer today. Especially as it now has the same pattern of hilt currently in use bearing King Charles’ crown { the same crown symbolising his late beloved grandfather King George VIth.} The King's Royal Rifle Corps was an infantry rifle regiment of the British Army that was originally raised in British North America as the Royal American Regiment during the phase of the Seven Years' War in North America known as 'The French and Indian War.' Subsequently numbered the 60th Regiment of Foot, the regiment served for more than 200 years throughout the British Empire. The King's Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC) served extensively in World War II as a motorized infantry regiment, fighting in France (1940), North Africa, Greece, Italy, and Northwest Europe (1944–45). Key actions included the defense of Calais, the battle of Sidi Rezegh, and operations with armored divisions, winning 41 battle honors.Key Theatres and Battalions:1940 (France): The 2nd Battalion was captured at Dunkirk after fighting in the defense of Calais, while other territorial battalions (Queen Victoria's Rifles, The Rangers, Queen's Westminsters) also served.North Africa (1940–43): The 1st Battalion served with the 7th Armoured Division, and later the 2nd Battalion joined the campaign. They were heavily involved in the motorized, fast-moving, and intense tank battles.Italy (1943–45): 1st and 2nd Battalions fought throughout the Italian campaign, protecting tanks and conducting operations in close, mountainous country.North-West Europe (1944–45): The 2nd Battalion landed in Normandy, fighting in the Battle of Normandy and Operation Market Garden. In the First World War the 1st Battalion landed at Rouen as part of the 6th Brigade in the 2nd Division in August 1914 for service on the Western Front. It saw action at the Battle of Mons in August 1914, the First Battle of the Marne and the First Battle of the Aisne in September 1914 and First Battle of Ypres in October 1914. It fought at the Battle of Festubert in May 1915, the Battle of Loos in September 1915 and the Battle of the Somme in Autumn 1916 before taking part in the advance to the Hindenburg Line, the Battle of Arras in November 1917, the Battle of Cambrai in November 1917, the Second Battle of the Somme in Autumn 1918 and the Battle of the Selle in October 1918. The 2nd Battalion landed at Le Havre as part of the 2nd Brigade in the 1st Division in August 1914 for service on the Western Front and saw action at the Battle of Aubers Ridge in May 1915. The 3rd Battalion landed at Le Havre as part of the 80th Brigade in the 27th Division in December 1914 for service on the Western Front and saw action at the Second Battle of Ypres in April 1915. The 4th Battalion landed at Le Havre as part of the 80th Brigade in the 27th Division in December 1914 for service on the Western Front and saw action at the Second Battle of Ypres in April 1915 but moved to Salonika in November 1915 before returning to France in June 1918. New armies The 7th (Service) Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 41st Brigade in the 14th (Light) Division in August 1914 for service on the Western Front and saw action the Second Battle of Ypres in May 1915, the Battle of Delville Wood in July 1916 and the Battle of Flers Courcelette in September 1916 as well as the advance to the Hindenburg Line, the Battle of Arras in April 1917, the Battle of Langemark in August 1917, the First Battle of Passchendaele in October 1917 and the Second Battle of Passchendaele in November 1917 before taking part in the Battle of St Quentin in March 1918 and the Battle of the Avre in April 1918. The 8th (Service) Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 41st Brigade in the 14th (Light) Division in May 1915 for service on the Western Front and saw action most of the same battles as the 7th Battalion. The 9th (Service) Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 42nd Brigade in the 14th (Light) Division in May 1915 for service on the Western Front and saw action most of the same battles as the 7th and 8th battalions. The 10th (Service) Battalion and 11th (Service) Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 59th Brigade in the 20th (Light) Division in July 1915 for service on the Western Front and saw action at the Battle of Mont Sorrel in June 1916, the Battle of Delville Wood in July 1916 and the Battle of Guillemont in September 1916 as well as the Battle of Flers Courcelette in September 1916, the Battle of Morval in September 1916 and the Battle of Le Transloy in October 1916 before taking part in the advance to the Hindenburg Line, the Battle of Langemarck in August 1917, the Battle of the Menin Road Ridge in September 1917, the Battle of Polygon Wood in September 1917 and the Battle of Cambrai in November 1917. The 12th (Service) Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 60th Brigade in the 20th (Light) Division in July 1915 for service on the Western Front and saw action most of the same battles as the 10th and 11th Battalions. The 13th (Service) Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 111th Brigade in the 37th Division in July 1915 for service on the Western Front and saw action at the Battle of Morval in September 1916, the advance to the Hindenburg Line and the Battle of Arras in April 1917 as well as the Battle of Passchendaele in Autumn 1917, the Battle of Cambrai in November 1917 and the Hundred Days Offensive in Autumn 1918 before taking part in the Battles of the Hindenburg Line and the Final Advance in Picardy. Seven members of the regiment received the Victoria Cross. Complete with its field service leather scabbard This below is the full list of the heroic ‘Battle Honours’ awarded to this most noble of regiments/corps. Battle of Ahmed Khel Aisne 1914 Albert 1916 Battle of Albuera Battle of the Argenta Gap Arras 1917 Arras 1918 (Battle honour) Battle of Aubers B Siege of Badajoz (1812) Battle of Arleux Battle of Bailleul Battle of Beaurevoir Battle of Bellewaarde Battle of Bethune Battle of Courtrai (1918) Battle of Drocourt-Queant Battle of Épehy Battle of Festubert Battle of Flers–Courcelette Battle of Frezenberg Battle of Gheluvelt Battle of Goojerat Battle of Gravenstafel Battle of Kemmel Battle of Martinique (1762) Battle of Menin Road Battle of Nonne Bosschen Battle of Rosières Battle of St. Julien Battle of the Ancre Battle of the Canal du Nord Battle of the Hindenburg Line Battle of Bazentin Ridge Battle of Broodseinde Battle of Bussaco C Calais 1940 Battle of Cambrai (1917) Battle of Cambrai (1918) Chitral Expedition D Defence of Alamein Line Defence of Ladysmith Delhi 1857 Battle of Delville Wood E Egypt 1882 F First Battle of the Marne France and Flanders 1914–18 Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro G Battle of Gazala Greece 1941 Battle of Guillemont H Battle of Havrincourt I Italy 1943–45 K Kandahar 1880 L Relief of Ladysmith Battle of Langemarck (1917) Battle of Le Transloy M Macedonian front Martinique 1762 Martinique 1809 Battle of Morval N Battle of the Nive Battle of Nivelle North-West Europe 1940 O Battle of Orthez P Pekin 1860 Battle of Pilckem Ridge Battle of Poelcappelle Battle of Polygon Wood Battle of Pozières Battle of the Pyrenees Q Quebec 1759 R Battle of Roliça S Battle of St Quentin Canal Battle of Salamanca Capture of Schwaben Redoubt Second Anglo-Afghan War Battle of the Selle South Africa 1851–53 South Africa 1879 South Africa 1899–1902 T Battle of Talavera Battle of Tell El Kebir Battle of the Ancre Heights Battle of the Sambre (1918) Tobruk 1941 Battle of Toulouse (1814) V Battle of Vitoria Y Ypres 1914 Ypres 1915 Ypres 1917 A best quality modern example available today would cost ‘from’ £1450 but would not have the Battle Honour presentation blade, and naturally possess no antique historic value at all. However, 21 years ago when Wilkinson Sword Co. ceased the manufacture of all sword making, a presentation, bespoke, Battle Honour sword would cost well north of £2000. plus vat.

Nation : British
Local Price : £820.00

Scottish WW1 1828 Pattern Infantry Officer's Basket Hilt Broadsword of Major Eric Archibald Jeffrey Hunter, Highland Light Infantry and King’s African Rifles. Straight spear-pointed blade with double central fullers and two short fullers at the ricasso. Steel pierced basket hilt, brown leather washer, red fabric hilt liner with white leather inner and blue silk edging. Spiral grip of wood covered with shagreen bound with wire, steel ferrule and pommel cap, fringe of red silk thread. Leather field scabbard with frog strap, nonferrous throat piece, probably brass, steel chape piece with ball finial. Blade 33 inches in length, the sword 39½ inches overall. On one side at the ricasso is a brass proof slug reading ‘PROVED P’, set within an etched six-pointed star. The blade is further etched on that side with the royal crown and several badges of the Highland Light Infantry: a strung bugle with HLI monogram placed within the loop of the bugle, a saltire & rayed star with a small thistle and garter placed in the centre, a group of thistles, and an elephant with the text ‘ASSAYE’. Around these are foliate motifs including more thistles. The blade is etched on the other side at the ricasso with the retailer’s mark ‘W M ANDERSON & SONS L TD MILITARY OUTFITTERS EDINBURGH & GLASGOW’. The blade is further etched on that side with the owner’s initials ‘E.A.J.H.’, the crown and cypher of King George V, and foliate motifs including thistles. William Anderson and Sons was a retailer who like many military outfitters resold swords made elsewhere, with their name applied to the blade at the production stage. They operated out of premises on George Street in Edinburgh from 1868 to 1968, also maintaining premises in Glasgow from 1910 to 1956. Eric Archibald Jeffrey Hunter was born in August 1897 and gained a commission as a probationary 2 nd Lieutenant in the Highland Light Infantry in August 1916, having just turned 19. Consulting officer records he appears to be the only officer of the Highland Light Infantry in the period of George V’s reign (1910-1936) with these initials, so I am reasonably confident in attributing this sword to him. Eric most likely purchased his sword in 1916 to coincide with his new commission, probably sold together with his officer’s uniform, and since he resided in Glasgow it is likely he bought it from Anderson’s premises there which at the time were on 106 Hope Street. Eric served with the HLI in France from October 1916. He remained with the Army after the end of the war, but was placed on the half-pay list in January 1919 due to poor health caused by wounds. He was nonetheless promoted to Lieutenant in March 1919 and was restored to full pay in May 1919, presumably having recovered physically. Eric was seconded for service with the King’s African Rifles in March 1924, being granted the rank of temporary Captain. He was promoted full Captain while still serving with the KAR in March 1926. He was restored to the Highland Light Infantry at the rank of Captain in the 1 st Battalion in March 1927 and married Marie Fern in September 1927. He was seconded again to serve as an Adjutant with the Auxiliary Force in India in March 1929. The Auxiliary Force was a part-time volunteer unit modelled on the British Territorial Army, which acted as a reserve and local security force in aid of the civil powers in India. It sometimes required support from regular officers like Eric for leadership and administration, and sergeants seconded from British units stationed in India served as instructors. Eric retired in November 1931 at the rank of Captain. Upon the outbreak of WW2 Eric was recalled to service from the Reserve of Officers, joining the Army Service Corps at the rank of Captain and Assistant Adjutant in September 1939, with the serive number 27563. He at some point was seconded to the Highland Light Infantry, and was promoted to Brevet Major in July 1941. He was still serving with the HLI when he died in a military hospital in Britain in September 1942, aged 45, at the rank of Major and acting Lieutenant Colonel. As Eric’s death was on active service he is recorded as a war casualty in, for example, the Commonwealth War Graves database, but I have not found any reference to his death being a result of combat. He is buried in Paisley (Woodside) Cemetery, just west of Glasgow and near his wife’s birthplace. More information may be obtainable on Eric’s service history than I currently have available to me: his officer’s service record does not appear to be held at the National Archives, probably because he served beyond the 31 st March 1922 meaning it should still be held by the Ministry of Defence. This could be applied for via the MoD’s portal to obtain military records of service. The traditionally-styled Scottish broadsword was carried exclusively by Highland infantry regiments until 1881, when the Lowland regiments adopted Scottish dress and the broadsword along with it (with the exception of the Cameronians aka Scottish Rifles). This example has an interchangeable hilt, the pommel unscrewing to allow disassembly so a crossbar or field officer’s hilt could be swapped onto the same blade (no additional hilts included with this example). This feature dates back to the 1860s but was first officially mentioned in the Dress Regulations of 1883. The blade is bright with only a few small spots of light patination and two small areas of cleaned pitting along the back edge (roughly 2cm and 3cm long), which extend partly into the etching. Its edge is unsharpened and undamaged other than the pitted spots. The shagreen of the grip is all intact with very light handling wear, its wire binding is all present and tight. The sword is solid in the hand with no movement to any parts. The, hilt, ferrule and pommel have all been nickel plated (but not the pommel nut, I think). This plating is good with only light speckled wear. The outer hilt bar on the right-hand side is slightly bent inwards. The fringe is very good with good colour and strength to the strands. The hilt liner has some light staining on the inner leather and its blue edging has been lost in a few places exposing the join between fabric and leather. The scabbard has some spots of abrasion to its leather section, its frog strap remains flexible. The scabbard’s throat & chape pieces are also nickel plated, this plating shows some moderate wear on the chape piece giving it a mottled appearance, mixing lighter nickel and slightly darker grey steel.

Nation : British
Local Price : £800.00

Honourable Artillery Company Sword. A scarce Honourable Artillery Company Non Commissioned Officer&#acute;s sword, pre. 1855, unmarked blade with an urn shaped pommel. Curved scalloped guard displaying an Honourable Artillery Company grenade insignia on one shell. With black leather scabbard with brass furniture, slight wear to leather part of scabbard commensurate with age.The Honourable Artillery Company was incorporated via Royal Charter in 1537 by King Henry VIII and is considered the second oldest military corps in the world. It evolved into a more ceremonial unit through the 17th and 18th centuries. During the Napoleonic wars it was entrusted with the defence of London from French raids. In 1860, during the Victorian era, the HAC was reorganized as a volunteer force, and its artillery units were tasked with manning coastal defences and protecting London from potential foreign threats

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

**OLDEST BRITISH ARMY REGIMENT**C1870 British Honourable Artillery (HAC) Officer’s Sword By Warren London With Etched Blade & Scabbard. Sn 22645:5 -. Established in 1537 the HAC is the oldest Regiment in the British army. It was primarily a citizen militia and raised in times of national emergency including the Armada, English Civil war and Napoleonic wars. Until the Victorian era, Officers would have followed regular infantry sword patterns. As this was a volunteer army, they would have to pay for all service equipment including their own swords. This sword highlights the strong influence of French sword design in that era, particularly with regard to the knuckle bow and angled or canted pommel (see page 175 of World Swords by Withers).This is a very good example of the HAC Officer’s Sword. Our example has a 31 ½” long, rapier type steel blade (37” overall). The blade has light staining consistent with age. Both sides have foliate engraved panels, one side has stylised combined ‘HAC’ monogram, the reverse has what looks like ‘WRN’ combined stylised monogram possibly the name of the Officer who commissioned this sword. The ricasso is signed by the maker or retailer ‘Warren 23 Cursitor Street, London’. It has brass guard with canted pommel and pierced upturned clamshell featuring the embossed ignited grenade artillery emblem. The undamaged fish skin covered hilt has its original copper wire binding which is tight and intact. The sword is complete with its original steel scabbard. The scabbard with brass shoe, fixed belt bar and mounts with 2 original brass hanging rings has no dents or damage. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22645:5

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

**RARE**PARKHURST PRISON ** Victorian British Parker Field & Sons London Parkhurst Prison (Isle of Wight) Prison Guard’s Hanger Sidearm Short Sword With Etched Blade ‘Parkhurst Prison’ & Scabbard. ED 3026 -. Parkhurst Prison on the Isle of Wight was established in 1838 as a juvenile penitentiary for male offenders sentenced to transportation. The prison aimed to reform young men through a strict regime of discipline, education, and industrial training before they were sent to colonies like Australia. Its harsh system, including wearing leg irons, strictly enforced periods of silence, and basic food, drew significant criticism from reformers and the public. By the mid-1850s, the practice of deporting "Parkhurst Boys" began to end and the prison’s function broadened to include other male offenders sentenced to terms exceeding a year. This is an excellent Victorian Prison Officer’s hanger to Parkhurst Prison & scabbard. It has a fullered 21 ¾” swept blade which has staining to be expected with age (27 ¼” overall). The blade has a fine deeply etched panel on one side ‘Parkhurst Prison’ and the reverse has an etched foliate panel with crisp manufacturer detail ‘Parker Field & Sons 233 Holborn London’ (all illustrated). The fish skin handle with wire binding all present tight and intact is undamaged with just light areas of staining and light service wear. The hilt has the correct steel knuckle guard with stepped pommel. The original leather scabbard has the correct Prison Officer’s steel mounts. The throat mount has a fixed steel belt bar. All leather & stitching of the scabbard are clean & intact. The price for this rare hanger to Parkhurst Prison includes UK delivery. ED 3026

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

1901-1910 Victorian British Edward VII 1st Volunteer Battalion Cheshire Regiment 1822 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword With Etched & Blue Blade By Hobson & Sons, London, Brass Gothic Style Pierced Basket Hilt & Scabbard. Sn 22426:59 -. The Cheshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales’ Division. The 22nd Regiment of Foot was raised by the Duke of Norfolk in 1689 and was able to boast an independent existence of over 300 years. The 1st Volunteer Battalion was formed in 1860. The regiment was expanded in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms by the linking of the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment of Foot and the militia and rifle volunteers of Cheshire. The title 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment continued to be used within the regiment. On 1 September 2007, the Cheshire Regiment was merged with the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot) and the Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s) to form a new large regiment, the Mercian Regiment, becoming the 1st Battalion, Mercian Regiment. The Stockport Armoury building (Armoury Street, Stockport) was the Headquarters of the Cheshire Volunteer Rifles in 1862. The 1822 pattern sword was a radical departure from previous designs, having a ‘gothic’ style pierced basket hilt so named after its resemblance to window shapes in gothic architecture and folding langet on one side. (see page Page 159 of Robson’s swords of the British Army). This original 1st Volunteer Battalion Cheshire Regiment infantry Officer’s Pattern 1822 sword has a post 1845, 32 ½” single edged fullered blade (38 ¾” overall). The blade has blued and foliate etched decoration on both sides. One side of the blade has The etched Rifle Brigade ‘hung Bugle’ badge and ‘1st Volunteers Battn Cheshire Regt’ and etched proof star with inlaid brass roundel together with a stylised monogram possibly the initials of the Officer who owned this sword. The reverse has King Edward VII Royal Cypher ‘ER VII’ (King Edward VII Reigned 1901-1910), Heraldic arms and Maker / retailer name and address ‘Hobsons & Sons 1-3-5 Lexington St London W’. The gothic style voided brass guard has stylised Royal Cypher VR & Queen’s Crown in the centre. The bar guard is fully intact and has the later variant fixed bar langet on one side. Its fish skin grip with finger grooves & wire binding is in good condition with just light service wear. The sword is complete with its steel scabbard which has 2 hanging rings. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22426:59

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

Historical 17th-18th Century Indian Tulwar Sword From the Siege and Relief Of Lucknow. Battle Trophy of Irish Captain Of the 32nd Foot, Capt. H.G.Browne From a Collection Swords From The Battles & Defence. Sword With Dozens Of Hand To Hand Combat Cuts. A typical Indian combat sword with good triple fullered blade and steel hilt, but the blade has dozens of incredibly evocative sword edge-to-edge cuts, indicating whoever used this sword at the siege and defence was very seriously in the very thick of the fighting. The 32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot played a key role in defending the Residency during the Siege of Lucknow in the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859). After the British annexation of Oudh, the 32nd's mess house, the Khursheed Manzil, was occupied by the regiment, which then helped fortify the Residency. Under Colonel John Inglis, the regiment held out for 140 days, winning four Victoria Crosses for acts of gallantry during the prolonged siege. The regiment was retitled the 32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) in recognition of its heroic actions during the defense of Lucknow. When the Indian Mutiny broke out, the 32nd Regiment of Foot was stationed at Lucknow and was a cornerstone of the British defence of the Residency. The regiment's commander, Colonel John Inglis, took command of the garrison after the death of the Chief Commissioner, Sir Henry Lawrence. The 32nd Regiment of Foot endured constant attacks, severe casualties from intense heat, and the ravages of cholera during the 140-day siege. Gifted to the family by Irish born Capt. H.G.Browne {later Colonel of the 100th Foot} who died just before WW1 and was buried near his home on the Isle of Wight. A very early tulwar, and the blade was deeply pitted through great age even before the siege, but the hilt was damaged during the siege and battles at the Lucknow defences, very likely by a cannon shot as the impact seems too drastic and singular to be by musket fire, or by simple hand to hand combat. Very bright polished blade, and a nicely black patinated hilt. Perfect for an intriguiging historical collection or display. The First Siege Full-scale rebellion reached Lucknow on May 30 1857, and Lawrence was compelled to use the British 32nd Regiment of Foot to drive the rebels from the city. Improving his defenses, Lawrence conducted a reconnaissance in force to the north on June 30, but was forced back to Lucknow after encountering a well-organized sepoy force at Chinat. Falling back to the Residency, Lawrence's force of 855 British soldiers, 712 loyal sepoys, 153 civilian volunteers, and 1,280 non-combatants was besieged by the rebels. Comprising around sixty acres, the Residency defenses were centered on six buildings and four entrenched batteries. In preparing the defenses, British engineers had wanted to demolish the large number of palaces, mosques, and administrative buildings that surrounded the Residency, but Lawrence, not wishing to further anger the local populace, ordered them saved. As a result, they provided covered positions for rebel troops and artillery when attacks began on July 1. The next day Lawrence was mortally wounded by a shell fragment and died on July 4. Command devolved to Colonel Sir John Inglis of the 32nd Foot. Though the rebels possessed around 8,000 men, a lack of unified command prevented them from overwhelming Inglis' troops. The sieges and reliefs of Lucknow cost the British around 2,500 killed, wounded, and missing while rebel losses are not known. Though Outram and Havelock wished to clear the city, Campbell elected to evacuate as other rebel forces were threatening Cawnpore. While British artillery bombarded the nearby Kaisarbagh, the non-combatants were removed to Dilkuska Park and then on to Cawnpore. To hold the area, Outram was left at the easily held Alambagh with 4,000 men. The fighting at Lucknow was seen as a test of British resolve and the final day of the second relief produced more Victoria Cross winners than any other single day. Lucknow was retaken by Campbell the following March.

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

Victorian British 5th Battalion Cheshire Rifle Volunteers Firmin & Sons London Pattern 1827 Pattern Rifle Brigade Officer’s Sword With Etched Blade Steel Hilt & Steel Scabbard. Sn 22426:61 -. The Cheshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales’ Division. The 22nd Regiment of Foot was raised by the Duke of Norfolk in 1689 and was able to boast an independent existence of over 300 years. The 1st Volunteer Battalion was formed in 1860. The regiment was expanded in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms by the linking of the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment of Foot and the militia and rifle volunteers of Cheshire. The title 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment continued to be used within the regiment. On 1 September 2007, the Cheshire Regiment was merged with the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot) and the Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s) to form a new large regiment, the Mercian Regiment, becoming the 1st Battalion, Mercian Regiment. The Stockport Armoury building (Armoury Street, Stockport) was the Headquarters of the Cheshire Volunteer Rifles in 1862. This is an original, 1827 Pattern British Rifle Officer’s Sword & Scabbard To The 5th Battalion Cheshire Rifle Volunteers (see page 174 of World Swords by Withers). The Sword has a 32 ½” fullered single edged blade. The blade has its original leather hilt washer. The seword has engraved foliate panels on both sides. One side has The Hung Bugle of the Rifle Brigade and ‘5th Cheshire R.V (Rifle Volunteers)’. The reverse has Queen’s Crown & stylised Royal cypher ‘VR’ (Victoria Regina) & maker / retailer detail ‘Firmin & Sons Limited 153 Strand (London)’. The voided steel basket guard is undamaged and incorporates the correct ‘Hung Bugle’ badge of the Rifle Brigade. It has an undamaged wire bound shagreen grip together with stepped steel pommel & ball top. The sword is complete with its undamaged steel parade scabbard which has even patina and 2 hanging rings. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22426:61

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

Edwardian Cut Steel Court Sword. Edwardian Cut Steel Court Sword in super condition retaining all original polish to mounts and blade, with facet cut hilt with pierced boat guard and chain and tassel knuckle bow, etched trefoil blade with trophies of arms and floral decoration, complete with original steel mounted black leather scabbard small crease near drag plus both storage bags

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £795.00

**ANCIENT BLADE**Japanese Shinto Period 1680-1788 Mino School Work Ko (Small) Wakizashi Sword With Ko-Gatana (Side Knife), Scabbard & UK Expert Assessment. ED 3053 -. This Ko Wakizashi 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 “Small (ko) wakizashi with unsigned blade, made in Shinto period 1680 to 1780’s ?, possibly Mino work? Saya old, Honoki wood with, newish black lacquer (restored?). Has kodjuka pocket at side, fitted with ko-gatana (side knife), with new replacement blade plus kodjuka of shakudo metal with 2 Cockrels in shakudo & gold late Edo into Meiji period work 1800–1880’s. Tsuba (hand guard) is oval iron with two ryu hitsu piercings showing Chinese landscape, mountains & man in cave? by a river with foliage, he is holding sake bowl, bit worn with old rust brown patina under crescent moon circa 1800. Tsuka (handle) rebound in black ito, with chrysanthemum flower (gold) menuki shakudo & gold good quality, has fuchi/kashira (end caps) of patinated copper with gold petals & flower designs in good condition, lot of original gilt to them made in Meiji period 1868 to 1912”. In his illustrations of the blade he describes the cutting edge of blade as just under 32 cms. Total length 43.5 cms. He also describes other blade characteristics and dimensions which can be seen in the images. The price includes UK delivery. ED 3053

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

1901-1910 British Edward VII 4th Volunteer Battalion Cheshire Regiment 1897 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword With Blued & Etched Blade By Hobson & Sons London & Scabbard. Sn 22426:56 -. The Cheshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales’ Division. The 22nd Regiment of Foot was raised by the Duke of Norfolk in 1689 and was able to boast an independent existence of over 300 years. The 4th Volunteer Battalion was formed in 1860. The regiment was expanded in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms by the linking of the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment of Foot and the militia and rifle volunteers of Cheshire. The title 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment continued to be used within the regiment. On 1 September 2007, the Cheshire Regiment was merged with the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot) and the Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s) to form a new large regiment, the Mercian Regiment, becoming the 1st Battalion, Mercian Regiment. The Stockport Armoury building (Armoury Street, Stockport) was the Headquarters of the 4th Battalion, Cheshire Rifle Volunteer Corps in 1862. The 4th Cheshire Rifle Volunteer Corps evolved to become the 4th Volunteer Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment in 1883 and the 6th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment in 1908. The battalion was mobilised at the Stockport Armoury, in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front and then being disbanded in 1920. This is an excellent original, King Edward VII (Reigned 1901-1910), 1897 Pattern British Infantry Officer’s Sword to the 4th Volunteer Battalion Cheshire Regiment with Scabbard (see page 179 of World Swords by Withers & pages 165-167 of Swords of the British Army by Robson). The Sword has a 32 ½” single edged blade with fullers (39" overall). The blade is blued & has etched panels to both sides. One side has foliate devices, King’s Crown above scrolling banner ‘4th V.B Cheshire Regt’ & ordnance proof star with inlaid brass roundel. The reverse has foliate devices, King’s Crown above stylised Royal cypher ‘ER VII’ (Edward VII Rex) and heraldic arms above maker / retailer name ‘Hobson & Sons 1-3 & 5 Lexington St London W’. The hilt is fitted with its original leather washer. It has an ornate bowl guard with stylised Royal Cypher and undamaged gilt wire bound fish skin grip together with stepped steel pommel with ball top. It is complete with its nickel plated steel scabbard with 2 hanging rings. The body of the scabbard has lost patches of its original factory nickel finish which can be seen in the images. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22426:56

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

C1860’s Victorian Era British Jas (James) Burnand & Co Sheffield ‘Native Indian Self Defence’ Trade Mark South American Export Gaucho Cowboy Horseman’s Side Arm / Short Sword With Gaucho Cattle Herding Scene Etched Blade & Scabbard. Sn. Jas (James) Burnand Sheffield business was founded in 1850 by James Burnand (1820-1890), who had been born in Sheffield on 1 February 1820. In the early 1850s he continued in Rockingham Street and by the end of the decade was involved in the manufacture of Bowie knives. An 1863 directory advertisement has James Burnand & Sons, Netherthorpe Street, as a manufacturer of a ‘silver and plated desserts’ and a wide range of table cutlery (including ‘pic-nic’ or camp cases), Bowie knives, dagger knives. ‘Lion slayers’, Butchers’ knives and steels, ‘suitable for South America, River Plate, India, and other markets’, were also made. The trade mark was a picture of an Native Indian brave above the words ‘SELF DEFENCE’ (Other marks were Guaranteed ‘BEST STEEL’ for ‘good cutting quality’; and ‘Q’ within a shield). The Gaucho is the legendary, skilled horseman and cowhand of South America. Flourishing from the mid-18th to the mid-19th century, they roamed the vast grasslands (pampas) of Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil. Celebrated for their fierce independence, horsemanship, and deep connection to the land, they are the South American equivalent to the North American cowboy. This is an original Jas (James) Burnand Sheffield ‘Native Indian Self Defence’ Trade Mark Side Arm / Short Sword export piece made C1860’s to appeal to the South American export Gaucho Cowboy Horseman’s trade. The side arm has a 19 ½” long, un-damaged single edged blade. One side with etched floral scroll panel and Gaucho cattle herding scene. Also with native American Indian, self defence trademark and maker’s details. The blade is just under 1 ¼” wide and the spine is 2mm thick. The blade has just light age related staining. The side arm is 24 ¼” overall length. It has a re-curving brass crossguard & un-damaged polished horn slab grips. The weapon has its original black leather open top scabbard with stitched rear seam, red leather chape, red leather throat mount with leather tab and belt loop to the rear. All leather and stitching are clean and intact with just light surface scuffs to be expected. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23558 (in Bowies box)

Nation : French
Local Price : £795.00

An Elaborate French Flintlock Holster Pistol.. An Elaborate French Flintlock Holster Pistol. With sighted round barrel, border engraved tang with oval shaped standing rear-sight, border engraved lock decorated with scrolling foliage at the tail, cock decorated en-suite, full-stocked in walnut ,carved with scrolling foliage around the tang and ramrod pipes towards the muzzle, engraved brass mounts comprising foliate side-plate, vacant escutcheon, long eared butt cap and trigger guard decorated with scaling foliage on the bow and acanthus leaf finial, brass tipped ramrod (possibly a replacement). Dimensions: Bore: 16 Bore Barrel Length: 7.25 Inches (18.45 cm) Overall Length: 13 Inches (33 cm)

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

British 1796 Troopers Cavalry Sword. British 1796 Troopers Cavalry Sword curved blade with large fuller each side. The hilt regulation form with ribbed leather-bound grip complete with matching scabbard which has been cleaned with two loose rings, blade length 32.5 inch

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

**ATTRIBUTED TO WW1 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL (DSM) GALLIPOLI RECIPIENT**British Royal Navy Officer’s 1827 Pattern George VI Presentation Sword With Etched Blade By Gieves, Inscribed ‘PRESENTED BY MARTINS BANK LTD TO GUNNER W.G. MANTELL DSM R. William George Mantell was a member of the Royal Navy (RN) who served during both World War I and World War II. He was awarded the prestigious Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) in August 1917 for his service during the Great War. Mantell served as a rating and was wounded in action during the Dardanelles Campaign (Gallipoli) in 1915. His "conspicuous gallantry" during the war led to him being awarded the Distinguished Service Medal in 1917. He was later recorded as a Chief Petty Officer & served as a Gunner during World War II. He was later employed by Martin’s Bank as head messenger (more service information / antecedents on this man is available online at the Imperial War Museum archives and a portrait photograph of Mr Mantell is reproduced in image 1). This is an excellent British RN sword to Mr Mantell DSM presented to him by Martin’s bank Ltd in 1941. The Naval Officer’s sword has 80.5cm long fullered blade both sides with foliate etched & Blued panels and Kings crown Cyphers (one side ‘GRVI’ (King George 6th Rex). One side of the ricasso has maker’s / retailer’s name ‘Gieves Ltd’ the reverse has ordnance star and inlaid proof roundel. One side of the blade has presentation inscription ‘PRESENTED BY MARTINS BANK LTD TO GUNNER W.G. MANTELL DSM RN 30.9.41’. It has an attractive Lion’s head pommel and the knuckle guard features King’s crown and RN motif. The sword’s fish skin grip with wire binding is undamaged. One side of the guard has a folding langet which locks securely to a pin on the throat of the scabbard and holds it securely in place. The hilt is fitted with original bullion cord & bullion portepee. The leather scabbard with brass fittings is in excellent condition. The price for this excellent RN sword presented to a DSM recipient includes UK delivery. Sn 23388

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

British Officers P1821 Light Cavalry Prize Sword. British Officers P1821 Light Cavalry Prize Sword, regulation 3 bar hilt with fish skin grip, stepped pommel and white buff sword knot. The blade regulation nicely engraved with V R and crown to one side the reverse with presentation as follows: 1893 Ayrshire Yeomanry Best Swordsman B troop J C Tabrum. Maker marked E Thurkle Soho London and complete with steel scabbard, overall length 105cm the blade 91cm

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

1845 British Rifle Brigade Presentation Sword. 1845 British Rifle Brigade Presentation Sword Gothic hilt in nickel chased with scrolls and foliage. Crowned stringed bugle with wreath in cartouche. Highly decorative back strap and pommel and complete with fish skin grip secured by silver wire. The slightly curved blade is etched to within 3.5 inches of the point and with presentation inscription which reads Presented as a mark of esteem to Captain Williams M.C.P principle of Duro House School by the Duro House Cadets who took part in the Volunteer Cadet Review held at Chrystal Palace Sept 1861. Complete with silver plated scabbard showing age wear. The blade is maker marked but worn all that can be seen is Holborn London but looking at the proof plug it seems likely that it is B Thurkle who operated from this address 1834 “ 1864 Information: Reference: Robson Swords of the British Army Plate 127 – 128 Blade Length: 32.50 inch Overall Length: 38.0 inch

Nation : German
Local Price : £795.00

WW1 Era Imperial German Mounted Field Artillery Officer’s Quality Etched & Blued Panels Blade Dress Sword To ‘3 Lothr Feldartill. Reg. Nr 69’ (3rd Battery Field Artillery 69th Regiment) With Bullion Stitched Cord, Portepee & Scabbard. Sn 22. This is an excellent, original Imperial German Mounted Field Artillery Officer’s dress sword. The sword has nickel plated hilt with langets and knuckle bow. There are some areas of wear to the nickel finish consistent with age and service carry. It has its original wire bound fish skin covered grip in good order. The guard is fitted with original Officers bullion stitched cord and portepee. The sword measures 36” overall and it has a 30 ¾” single edged, curved blade with fullers (we cannot see any maker mark under the langets). The spine of the blade near to the hilt has a faint Imperial German inspection mark. The polished blade has its original leather hilt washer & has deeply tooled panels on both sides and the spine featuring Martial banners and arms & foliate decoration. One blued panel features a horse drawn artillery train with mounted gunnery troops, another blued panel is marked to ‘3 Lothr Feldartill. Reg. Nr 69’ (3rd Battery Field Artillery 69th Regiment) alongside a blued panel with ‘Horse’s Head’. The sword is complete with its original black painted steel scabbard with hanging ring & shoe. The scabbard has a few dents consistent with service carry. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22871

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

1886 Dated British WD 1885 Pattern Cavalry Troopers Sword Regiment Marked ’16 L’ To The 16th Lancers With 1889 Dated Mole Patent Scabbard Regiment Marked To The ‘OX Y’ Oxfordshire Yeomanry Cavalry. ED 3023 -. The 16th The Queen’s Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1759. It saw service for two centuries, before being amalgamated with the 5th Royal Irish Lancers to form the 16th/5th Lancers in 1922. The regiment saw much action in the Napoleonic Wars, Zulu Wars, the Regiment also fought at the Battle of Sobraon in February 1846 during the First Anglo-Sikh War & served in India in spells between 1865 and 1899, the Boer Wars & WW1. This is a nice original, 1885 Pattern British Cavalry Troopers Sword to the 16th Lancers with Scabbard. These swords were designed during the period when the British army was continuing to argue on the merits of the ‘cut’ versus the ‘thrust’ of British cavalry blades. The hilt design features a Maltese Cross motif cut into the knuckle guard and is a distinctive feature of these swords (see pages 48 – 57 of Swords Of The British army by Robson). The Sword’s fullered 34 ½” blade is clean. It measures 40” overall length. The blade and hilt have WD inspection marks. The blade has date /86 (1886) and inspection marks. There are no visible maker marks even under its original leather hilt washer. The spine of the blade has inspection mark. The knuckle guard has the correct Maltese cross motif. The inside of the guard is Regiment marked ‘16L’ to the 16th Lancer’s and has weapon numbers 71886 struck out and number 52. It has the correct boiled hard leather chequered scales in very good condition secured by the correct 5 rivets. It is complete with its steel scabbard which has 2 fixed hanging rings. The scabbard has even aged patina and no dents. The scabbard has date 7/89 (July 1889) weapon number 133 and regiment mark ‘OX Y’ to the Oxfordshire Yeomanry Cavalry (the Oxfordshire Yeomanry Cavalry was founded in 1798. The OX Y service in the Second Boer War as part of the Imperial Yeomanry, and as a yeomanry regiment during WWI). The scabbard is also signed ‘Mole Patent’. The price includes UK delivery. ED 3023

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

**ATTRIBUTED**Pre 1845 British William IV 1822 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword With Etched Blade To ‘Lieutenant-Colonel George William Paty, 96th Regiment Of Foot’ (Later General Sir George William Paty, K.C.B., K.H) & Scabbard. Sn 23109 -. General Sir George William Paty, K.C.B., K.H., was born in 1788 and joined the 32nd Foot as an Ensign in 1804. He served in the Copenhagen Campaign of 1807, and afterwards in the Peninsular. Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1817, on half pay, he served in the 96th Foot as a Major on full pay in 1825. The 1822 pattern sword was a radical departure from previous designs, having a ‘gothic’ style pierced basket hilt so named after its resemblance to window shapes in gothic architecture and folding langet on one side. Pre 1845 these swords had pipe back blades. Post 1845 they were made with slightly curved fullered blades (see page 173 of World Swords by Withers & Page 159 of Robson). This original infantry Officer’s Pattern 1822 sword has a pre 1845, 32 ¼” single edged curved pipe back blade (37 ½” overall). The blade has very faint foliate panels decoration on both sides. There are no maker or date marks on the blade. One side of the blade is faintly etched with King’s Crown and Royal cypher ‘WR IV’ (William IV Rex) together with another faint etched panel ‘LT COL PATY 96th REGT’. The gothic style voided brass guard has stylised Royal Cypher King’s Crown and ‘WR IV’ (William IV Rex). The bar guard is fully intact. It has the correct folding langet on one side. Its fish skin grip with finger grooves & wire binding is in good condition with just light service wear & all wire tight and intact. The sword is complete with its blackened steel scabbard with 2 hanging rings and shoe. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23109

Nation : British
Local Price : 1,075.00 USD

ENGLISH INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD C.1775. Type which served in the American Revolution. See Swords and Blades of the American Revolution, Neumann, 180.S for an identical example. Brass hilt, originally gilt with symmetrical shell guards and faceted pommel with uniform dark patina. Original grip wire. 31 ½” straight broad fullered blade shows a few lateral battle impacts but no edge nicks. The forte with oxidation from scabbard condensation and the last 1/3 matching. This pattern was refined and standardized as the 1796 pattern Infantry officer's sword which served through the Napoleonic Wars.

Nation : British
Local Price : £750.00

Early 1827 British Naval officers sword. Originally introduced in 1827, it replaced the earlier 1822 Pattern. The main changes where the introduction of a solid brass guard with a crown and fouled anchor and a lion pommel. Replacing the previous open bars, royal cypher and stepped pommel. The dimensions for the blade were laid out as thirty -one and a quarter inches long and one and three eights inches wide at the shoulders. This new pattern also marked the abandoning of blue and gilt decoration for more engraving.This is very early example of the 1827, probably made by John Prosser. The ring under the guard for the sword knot, as opposed to two pierced holes, date this to before 1830. A does the St Edwards crown. Shorter than the pattern at only twenty-seven and a half inches it could be a custom order, or a dress sword. Alternately it could be a midshipman&#acute;s sword as they were instructed to acquire &156;blades of a convenient length&157;.A similar sword can be seen in the well known portrait of Captain William Peel VC with one at relief of Lucknow in 1858