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Nation : Spanish
Local Price : £945

Click and use the code >25896 to search for this item on the dealer website Fine 1796 Infantry officer´s Sword Of The Napoleonic Wars, From The Peninsular Campaign to Waterloo. With A Near Mint Mercurial Gilt & Silver Hilt.

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : £945

Click and use the code >25114 to search for this item on the dealer website Most Rare, Original, Late 18th Century Spanish Heavy Dragoon Cup Hilt Sword of the Napoleonic War Peninsular Campaign. An I8th Century or Earlier Form Spanish Rapier Hilt With a British 1796 Heavy Cavalry Ordnance Stamped Hadley Contract Blade

Nation : French
Local Price : $1295.00

French AN XIII Flintlock Pistol. Approximately 300,000 French AN XIII (Model 1805) flintlock pistols were manufactured between 1806 and 1814 and widely used by French cavalry during the Napoleonic Wars. Many were converted to percussion in later years. This example manufactured at the St. Etienne Arsenal and marked on the lock plate “Manuf Imp/de St etienne” in script, surmounted by a Crowned “J”. Round smoothbore .69 cal. 7 7/8″ barrel with octagonal breech, stamped with script “P” and the date “C1811”; faint “MLE AN13″ marking on tang. Walnut ¾ length stock, the left side with two illegible stamps, and brass barrel band, serpentine side plate, flash pan, butt cap, and trigger guard screwed to the iron trigger guard plate; Stamped “H” with star on barrel band, side plate, trigger guard, and butt cap. Barrel band also with stamped “4” on right side. Iron wrist strap with “H” stamp. No ramrod. Lock operates properly on its own, but will not hold on full cock when installed in the stock; chip in lock mortise at bottom rear of lock. Overall length 13 1/2”. Many of these were carried at the Battle of Waterloo in the suicidal attacks by French Cuirassiers against the British infantry squares.

Nation : British
Local Price : £940

Click and use the code >25692 to search for this item on the dealer website 1907 King Edward VIIth Wilkinson Sword Enfield Hook Quillon Bayonet For the Early SMLE Rifle in Original Scabbard & Canvas Frog. issued To The 2nd Bt. Lancashire Fusiliers

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : £940

Click and use the code >25380 to search for this item on the dealer website Very Fine, 17th Century, King ´William & Queen Mary´ Period Hangar Sword Cutlass of Senior Naval Officer´s Admirals and Captains of the Royal Navy. Plus Infamous Pirates ð&159;´

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : £935

Click and use the code >22097 to search for this item on the dealer website 19th Century Napoleonic Pattern, Spanish Dragoons, Heavy Cavalry of the Line Sword

Nation : Persian
Local Price : 1,275.00 USD

PERSIAN RENAISSANCE REVIVAL SWORD, 19TH CENTURY. Iconic example of this rare type which are dated variously from late 18th century to mid 19th. 28” broadsword blade, replicating the 15th century originals. Decorated with five portraits of nobles each side on a background of thicket made up of stylized thuluth calligraphy. Elaborately shaped iron hilt with cross form pommel and monster form quillon terminals. This example with remnants of silver decoration on both sides. The silver worn and the pommel with a dent each side, probably from ritual use. At least one reference states that these are made with undecorated hilts and we found only one other with decoration, further distinguishing this example.

Nation : British
Local Price : £925.00

British 1804 pattern Cutlass. A British 1804 pattern Royal Naval Boarding cutlass in excellent condition. The 73cm blade is clean with minor spotting has a crowned &#acute;GR&#acute; cypher and crown over 8 inspection stamp. The figure 8 guard and chequered &156;pineapple&157; grip are in excellent condition with the original black japanning, and stamped with a military broad head arrow. The blade spine is stamped &#acute;Hadley&#acute;, for T Hadley one of the original 1804 contractors. The overall length is 85cmThe origin of this sword first appears on 30 May 1804 when the Board of Ordnance ordered "10,000 Swords for Sea Service to be made to a new pattern suggested by Henry Osborn". The contractors for the 1804 Pattern cutlass of May, 1804 were Henry Osborn, T Hadley, Woolley & Co, Craven and Co, and Dawes. A second order was made in 1808, with no further orders made during 1814-41 when a new pattern was issued

Nation : French
Local Price : £900.00

18th Century French &#acute;Manstopper&#acute; Pistol. A large bore &#acute;manstopper&#acute; pistol from the late 18th or early 19th century. With a twisted damacus barrel, swan neck cock, chequered grip and engraved steel mounts, comprising trigger guard and turned ramrod pipe. Marked on the lock Aubrun à Nantes. The lock and action are in good condition and the pistol holds half and full cock well.The pistol is the work of Jean Aubron ca 1771-1818 in Nantes (France), a town located on the upper Loire River in Brittany. The Aubron family of gunsmiths began in the 1770s with Jean, and was continued by his son Jules Aubron ca 1805-1855 and through the latter part of the 19th century with Jules son Thomas

Nation : British
Local Price : £895.00

**LARGE**ORNATELY DECORATED**Victorian Era North West Frontier Afghan/ Pashtun Tribe Sword Size Khyber Knife. Sn 21040 -. The Pashtun tribes living around the Khyber Pass traditionally use this type of Khyber knife. The Khyber Pass is the most important mountain pass in the Hindu Kush. Because it has played a strategic role in military and trade for over 2,000 years, the Khyber knife is found throughout Afghanistan, Pakistan and Northern India. The knives come in a range of different sizes, blade lengths of over 20" are not unusual. This is an excellent original example made in the Victorian Era (see page 354 of A Glossary Of The Construction Decoration & Use Of Arms & Armour by Stone where similar Khyber knives to ours but not as ornately decorated are illustrated). It has a heavy 21" single edged T section blade (25” overall). The 2” wide blade narrows to a pin sharp point. The blade has just light staining consistent with age but no rust. Both sides of the blade and the spine have deep cut hand tooled decoration. The blade is razor sharp. It has a brass grip with 2 section tropical hardwood and polished horn grooved scales secured by brass pins with round heads. The scales are undamaged & secured. As is common the knife is without scabbard. The price for this attractive historic piece from the British North West Frontier campaign era includes UK delivery. Sn 21040

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £895.00

Japanese Meiji Period 1868-1912 Wakizashi Short With Scabbard & UK Expert Assessment. Sn 22824 -. This Wakizashi has been examined by UK Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg and a copy of his assessment notes accompany the sword. In extracts of his notes he states “A Wakizashi short sword, the whole sword and mounts date from Meiji Period 1868-1912. A basically forged short sword in bright but heavily scratched condition obscuring all but a coupleof inches of notare undulating hamon temper line, difficult to see, looks a nioi crystal edge to hamon. Needs a polish to reveal workmanship. Mounted as handachi (half tachi) with all matching saya scabbard and tsuka fittings, in a copper patinated alloy with gilt edges. Typical late Meiji export mounts. Tsuka is well wrapped in black ito cotton, fish skin intact but dirty. Finished with good quality menuki in shakudo & gold showing doves sitting on plum tree branch. Hilt is original & untouched Meiji period. Tsuba is 4 lobed mokko shape in iron. Some old rust showing Samurai sitting by stream. Some copper inlays look circa 1800 possibly Nara school work. Unsigned. Habaki wrapped in thin silver foil sheet with grooves. Ko-Gatana side knife missing from Saya slot. Saya has old repairs”. In his illustrations of the blade he describes the cutting edge of blade as just over 38.5 cms. Total length 49 cms. He also describes other blade characteristics and dimensions which can be seen in the images. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22824

Nation : British
Local Price : £895.00 GBP

Scottish Basket Hilt, Edward VII. An Edward VII Scottish Officer's basket hilted sword in exceptional condition."

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £895.00

**MATCHING NUMBERS, BLADE NUMBERED ON SIDE**Original, WW2 Japanese NCO’s Type 95 Katana With ‘The Lijima Swords Factory’ & Kokura Arsenal Marks, Original Leather Strap With Barrel Knot & Scabbard. Sn 22842 -. This is an original WW2 Japanese NCO’s Katana and scabbard. The sword has the typical aluminium cast handle with lanyard ring and fully functioning scabbard retaining clip. The hilt retains some of its original brown paint. Its early, fullered, 27 ½” blade is stamped on one side ’50445’ and with inspection mark (later examples were stamped on the spine). The blade has no damage and is clean. The hilt is stamped with Lijima Swords Factory roundel with crossed swords mark and inspection mark together with Kokura arsenal mark (see pages 185 & 186 of Swords Of Imperial Japan by Dawson). The hilt’s sarute loop was found fitted with original leather strap with barrel knot. The strap and knot are clean and intact (the leather was a little dry with age and we have removed it from the hilt to leather feed it). The hilt’s locking catch works as it should. The sword is complete with its original scabbard which has a single hanging ring. The scabbard retains most of its original olive green paint finish. The throat of the scabbard is stamped with matching number. This piece is clearly a WW2 bring back, surrendered or recovered from the battlefield. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22842

Nation : British
Local Price : £895.00

Original Victorian Era Indian Pata Gauntlet Long Sword. Sn 22752 -. Pata swordsmen of the 17th century through to the Victorian era were specially trained in the use of this weapon, and could be extremely accurate with this somewhat unusual sword form. Peculiar to the Indian subcontinent, these broadswords had a protective gauntlet or armguard of steel, the grip being set at right angles to the blade (see page 485 item 6 of Stone’s A Glossary Of Arms & Armor where a Pata with similar gauntlet form as ours is illustrated). The steel gauntlet on this example has age and use related wear and one small hole possibly old battle damage. The sword has a 37” flat steel double edged blade and measures 49 ¾” overall. The blade is riveted to the ornate extended tang of the Gauntlet. The blade with coarsely formed fuller / blood groove is sharp and has a few nicks consistent with age. The inside of the gauntlet has a steel bar grip set across the inside of the fist part of the gauntlet. The ’cuff’ of the gauntlet has a curved fore arm bar/ bracelet which hooks into 2 holes, one either side of the gauntlet. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22752 (armoury next to bucket)

Nation : German
Local Price : £895.00

**ORIGINAL**WW2 Era Nazi German Fire Protection Police Officer Rank Furhredegen Dress Sword By Holler, Solingen With Fire Protection Police Officer’s Bullion Cord & Portepee & Scabbard. Sn 22850 -. This is an original WW2 period German Nazi Police /Fire Service Officer Rank Furhredegen Dress Sword. These swords were for wear by Officers& officials of officer rank of the Police & Fire Department (see page 252 of the book ‘Swords Of Germany’ By Angolia for similar swords). The sword measures 36 ¾”overall and the ricasso of its clean, 31 ¼” single edged, blade with partial fullers is stamped with the ‘FW Holler Solingen’ manufacturer’s name and trademark. Its brown wood ribbed grip is undamaged and one side has white metal Eagle with Swastika (original, but not typical of the wreathed Eagle with Swastika usually seen on Nazi Police swords). The handle has on ornate oak Leaf motif ferrule, knuckle guard and stepped pommel. The hilt is fitted with original Fire Protection Police Officer’s Bullion Cord & Portepee (see page 326 of Angolia’s book where a Fire Protection Police Officer’s rank portepee the same as ours is illustrated). The sword is complete with its original black painted steel scabbard with single steel hanging ring, fixed strap bar and shoe. The throat has an ornate steel mount with geometric design. The scabbard has a few small dents and just light surface scuffs to the paint consistent with service wear and age. As with all of our stock this item is guaranteed 100% original. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22850

Nation : British
Local Price : $895.00

English Plug Bayonet, Last Quarter 17th C. The plug bayonets of England had curved blades more often than any other country. The example offered here features an unmarked slightly curved 11 1/16″ single-edged blade of wedge section, the last 4 3/4″ double-edged. Brass guard with acorn finials and brass pommel with small turned button finial. Figured walnut grip with brass base ferrule. Blade smooth and near excellent, with one tiny edge nick. Grip and guard also near excellent, appearing to have never been mounted in a gun barrel. Overall length 17″. Though probably originating around 1550, the plug bayonet had a relatively short span of use from around 1650-1720 (except in Spain where they were used into the 19th C). Their rise in popularity largely paralleled the development of standing armies in Europe, which were realizing the importance of the musketeer, while at the same time not wanting to wholly abandon the pike. In this sense the plug bayonet can be considered a transitional weapon. However, despite its use as a dagger on its own, it was soon found to be impractical since it's use prevented the musket from being fired. Countless soldiers also found great difficulties in removing a stuck plug bayonet from the muzzle, rendering the musket useless as a firearm. Many were damaged while being removed and as a result relatively few survive. For these reasons it was soon superseded by the socket bayonet, which did not affect the musket's ability to fire and could much more easily be removed.

Nation : French
Local Price : £895.00

French Five Ball Hilt Spadroon. Ref X3409. A Fine French Five Ball Hilt Spadroon. 38 1/2&157; overall, 33&157; slender blue & gilt straight blade decorated with trophies of arms. Five ball gilt hilt with star in side bar, cushion pommel engraved with bay leaves & chequered ebony grip, with gilt brass edges. Lacks scabbard. Circa 1800&194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; A very attractive high quality sword in good condition, possibly for a Naval Officer. &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160;&194;&160; Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : British
Local Price : £895.00

Cape Mounted Rifles 1853 Troopers Sword. Cape Mounted Rifles 1853 Troopers Sword, regulation British cavalry trooper&#acute;s sword. Slightly curved blade with single fuller and maker marked Mole with a small crown over B over 47 Regulation iron hilt 3 bar hilt with chequered leather slab grips worn. Complete with scabbard marked C.M.R please note one ring missing and throat overall length 41.25 inch the blade 35.25 inch for reference: Swords of the British Army by Brian Robson page 12 “ 13

Nation : British
Local Price : £895.00

English Artillery Short Sword. English Artillery Short Sword c1800 “ 1815 brass hilt similar to a 1796 sword hilt with shield lancets and ribbed grip which is leather bound. The blade straight flat sided and single edged with the spine being 8mm in thickness at the hilt tapering down to form a spear point. Overall length 76cm the blade 64cm it is complete with matching leather scabbard with brass mount the top one with frog stud

Nation : British
Local Price : £895.00

**AS FOUND**NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA** British WD 1796 Pattern Cavalry Trooper’s Sabre By Osborn Birmingham & Scabbard Regiment Marked ‘B’ (Squadron?). Sn 21843 -. Henry Osborn was a Birmingham based sword smith who produced a wide variety of military goods. Although best known for his swords, and the Pattern 1796 that he helped design, Osborn also spelt Osborne was additionally listed as a Gun maker, silversmith, accoutrement maker and hilt maker as well as a sword and dirk cutler. The Pattern 1796 Light Cavalry Sabre was used primarily by British Light Dragoons and Hussars during the Napoleonic Wars (see page 77 of World Swords by Withers). The blade is remembered today as one of the best of its time and has been described as the finest cutting sword ever manufactured in quantity. Officers of the famous 95th Rifles, Light Infantry Regiments and the "flank" Companies of Line Regiments adopted these Swords (The Hit Peninsular War, Book & TV series Sharpe’s Rifles featured this pattern of Sword). This original 1796 Sabre by Osborn in as found condition. It has a single edged, fullered 32 ½” Sabre blade (37 ½” overall). The blade has staining consistent with age. The spine of the blade is faintly signed by the manufacturer ’Osborn’ * One side of the blade has an ordnance inspection mark. It has the correct cross guard with plain rounded langets, knuckle guard & pommel. The ribbed wood grip has cracks and old stable, cured worm holes. The Sabre is complete with its original steel scabbard with 2 hanging rings. The scabbard has even patina consistent with age and service use. Near to the throat the scabbard is stamped ‘B’ (most likely Squadron designation) above struck out ‘D’ (Squadron) and weapon number ‘47’. The price for this Napoleonic Wars era Cavalry Sword by a quality maker with Scabbard includes UK delivery. Sn 21843

Nation : British
Local Price : £895.00

Scottish Perthshire 18th Century Hanger. Scottish Perthshire 18th Century Hanger very rare produced for the Perthshire Association a small unit of volunteers associated to the Loyal Clandonacay Association which form part of the Fencibles. Brass hilt similar to a 1788 with ribbed grip and two small langets both with raised PA. The blade which has been cleaned is curved with small top fuller the spine stamped GILL single edged 60cm in the length overall 75cm.

Nation : British
Local Price : £895.00

British 1796 Heavy Cavalry Sword by Wooley and Deakin. British Heavy Cavalry Officer’s 1796 Pattern Dress sword with single edged blade engraved with gilt detail including trophies of arms, GR, crown, Royal Coat of Arms and floral decoration plus makers details Wooley and Deakin Short, regulation brass hilt, boat shell guard and ovoid pommel and original grip of twisted silver wire. Complete with steel scabbard which has been cleaned with two loose rings

Nation : British
Local Price : £895.00

British Militia Infantry Sword c 1760. British Militia Infantry Sword c 1760 straight double edged blade with two short fullers and spear point. The hilt is brass with heart shape guard and integral knuckle guard and ovoid pommel and raised tang button. The grip is wood and assume it would have been bound in wire or leather overall length 42 inch the blade 36 inch

Nation : British
Local Price : £895.00

**RARE**MATCHING REGIMENT MARKS**Victorian British Army In India North West Frontier Era Wilkinson London Mountain Artillery Pattern 1896 Sword With Scabbard Both Marked ‘7 MN’ To The 7th Battery Mountain Division Royal Artillery Regiment. Sn 21. The Mountain Division, Royal Artillery, was an administrative grouping of mountain artillery units of the Royal Artillery from 1889. It continued as a distinct branch of the Royal Garrison Artillery until World War I. 7th Battery was based at the Kasi Pashtun tribe ruled area of Quetta near to the NW Frontier border with Afghanistan. In 1876, Quetta was occupied by the British and subsequently incorporated into British India. In 1856, British General John Jacob had urged his government to occupy Quetta given its strategic position on the western frontier. British troops constructed the infrastructure for their establishment. In 1896 a special Pattern of sword was introduced for Mountain Artillery Batteries. This pattern of sword is one of the rarest of regulation patterns and was used by British & Indian troops during campaigns on the North West frontier (see pages 228-230 of Robson’s book Swords Of The British Army). This is an excellent original example. The Sword has a 30 ¼” long single edged sabre blade with fullers (35” overall). The blade is clean with no rust or damage. The ricasso is marked With ‘ISD with WD arrow’ mark denoting British production for use by the British Army in India. The blade is signed by the manufacturer ‘Wilkinson London’ & with ‘I with WD arrow mark’ denoting acceptance by the India Stores Depot for use in the Indian Services. Our example has a brass flat bow guard and correct grooved cast iron ribbed grip. The guard is Regiment marked ‘7 MN’ To The 7th Battery Mountain Division Royal Artillery Regiment above weapon number ‘84’. The sword is complete with its original correct leather scabbard with brass mounts. The throat mount with locket has matching Regiment mark and weapon number together with other letters and numbers (illustrated). All stitching & leather of the scabbard are intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21591

Nation : British
Local Price : £895

Click and use the code >25050 to search for this item on the dealer website Exceptional 1821 Pattern Victorian British Cavalry Officer´s Combat Sabre By Hawkes & Co. Piccadilly. Fully Etched Deluxe Quality Blade. The Regulation Pattern Used in the ´Charge of the Light Brigade´ in the Crimean War.

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £895

Click and use the code >24737 to search for this item on the dealer website Rare Collection of Three Original Early Edo Woodblock Hand Printed Books of Samurai Sword Oshigata, of Blade Forms Hamon and Kanji. Ideal For A Scholar Of Samurai Sword Master Makers, Or, A Collector Of Rare Samurai Sword History. Rarely Seen In England

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : £895

Click and use the code >25381 to search for this item on the dealer website Very Fine, 17th Century, King ´William & Queen Mary´ Period Hangar Sword Cutlass of Senior Naval Officer´s Admirals and Captains of the Royal Navy. & Notorious Pirates ð&159;´

Nation : French
Local Price : £875.00 GBP

Napoleonic Mameluke Sword. A very curved and good quality ivory hilted French mameluke sword. Some missing ivory at the top of the hilt. This sword can only be shipped within the UK.Â Ivory reg number K8L691W6."

Nation : British
Local Price : £875.00

**RARE**NAPOLEONIC PENINSULAR WARS ERA, C1800 British Senior Infantry Officer’s Sword With Etched Blade & Rare To Find Scabbard. ED 2940 -. This is an original rare to find example of a C1800 British Senior Infantry Officer’s sword styled on the pattern 1796 Infantry Officer’s sword (see page 160 of World Swords by Withers). Our excellent example has the correct Georgian styling with brass shell guards with correct chased decoration. It has the correct brass knuckle bow and urn shaped pommel. The wire bound grip is very good. All wire is tight and intact. It has a 34 ¾” long fullered blade (41 ¾” overall). The blade has staining consistent with age. The lower section of both sides of the blade have light panels of foliate decoration. There are no visible maker marks. The sword comes with its rare to find original brass mounted black leather scabbard. The leather is complete. The surface of the leather has some scuffs to be expected with age and use. The price for this rare sword and scabbard includes UK delivery. ED 2940

Nation : British
Local Price : £875.00

British Boer War 1897 Pattern Patent Solid Hilt Infantry Officer&#acute;s Sword of Lieutenant Claud D&#acute;Arcy Cayley, Middlesex Regiment. Description Straight single-fullered spear-pointed blade. Steel hilt with pierced decoration including the crown and royal cypher of King Edward VII. Fully chequered backstrap, integral oval pommel with tang button. &#acute;Patent Solid Hilt&#acute; of chequered grip scales bound to an exposed full-width tang and wrapped with wire. No leather washer. Steel parade scabbard with brass throat piece and two hanging rings. Blade 32 inches in length, 1 1/16 inches wide at the shoulder, the sword 38 inches overall. On one side the blade bears a brass proof slug at the ricasso stamped with &#acute;HW&#acute;, within an etched six-pointed star. Above this is etched the royal coat of arms and &#acute;BY WARRANT&#acute;, the crown, shield and cypher of Edward VII, and foliate motifs. There is a cartouche for the optional etching of the owner&#acute;s name, which has been filled with &#acute;CDAC&#acute; in ornate script. On the other side the blade is etched at the ricasso on one side with &#acute;PATENT SOLID HILT&#acute; and the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;HENRY WILKINSON PALL MALL LONDON&#acute;. Above this is etched the coat of arms of the Prince of Wales with &#acute;BY APPOINTMENT&#acute;, the regimental badge of the Middlesex Regiment (the crown and feathers of the Prince of Wales within a garter which reads &#acute;MIDDLESEX&#acute;, surmounted by a crown), the crown, shield and cypher of Edward VII once again, and foliate motifs. Claud D&#acute;Arcy Cayley was born in 1882 in Bromley, Kent. His family descended from the youngest son of Sir William Cayley, who was awarded a baronetcy in 1661 for fighting for the Royalist cause in the Civil War. His father Claud Thornton Cayley was an engineer and importer of American-made engineering machinery who went on to establish The Projectile Co. Limited, which manufactured machinery, automobiles, artillery shells and torpedoes, with several contracts for the latter with the US Navy. The enterprise appears to have made the elder Claud a wealthy man with numerous properties. Claud became a 2nd Lieutenant in the 5th Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge&#acute;s Own (Middlesex Regiment) in October 1901. Wilkinson Sword records indicate that sword #38136, listed as a &#acute;Patent Tang Infantry Sword&#acute; was sold to &#acute;C. D. A. Caley 5th Middlesex Regt&#acute; [sic] on the 20th June 1900. There is an interesting small mismatch here: a sword sold in June 1900 (under Queen Victoria) to an officer serving from October 1901, with the cypher of Edward VII who reigned from January 1901. It may have been that the sword was ordered in 1900 in expectation of Claud&#acute;s enlistment but not completed until 1901 under the new King. Due to the ongoing Boer War Wilkinson experienced a high volume of orders which may have slowed deliveries. The 1901 census registers Claud living in Battersea, staying with the Jewson family, perhaps as a lodger. Claud served in South Africa in 1902, taking part in operations in the Transvaal and Cape Colony. Burke&#acute;s Peerage attests that he did attain the rank of Lieutenant, but I can find no other record of this promotion. Records of Claud&#acute;s life are very sparse “ after leaving the Army he may have become a civil servant. His son was born in August 1918 in Singapore, so he may have spent time on foreign service. There is no indication of him serving in the military in WW1. He is recorded as reentering the UK in 1921. As of 1939 he lived in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, where he was active in his local council. Claud died in 1948, aged 66. Developed by swordsmith Charles Reeves, who obtained a patent on the design in 1853, the &#acute;Patent Solid Hilt&#acute; incorporated a tang that ran the full width of a sword&#acute;s grip. A full-width tang resulted in a stronger weapon, a common point of breakage being at the shoulder where the blade would traditionally abruptly narrow into a slender tang that ran through the centre of the grip. The Patent hilt was a relatively expensive optional extra applied to an individual officer&#acute;s sword upon request at the point of purchase. Applied to various sword Patterns over the years, it made sense as a purchase for an officer who was expecting serious combat or had disposable income for a top-of-the-line weapon: Claud would clearly fall into both categories. By the time of this sword&#acute;s purchase Wilkinson was the holder of the patent, having absorbed Reeves&#acute;s company in the 1880s. The blade has no damage to its edge and only a few tiny spots of patination, some of these among the etching. The etching is crisp with some very light rubbing to the foliate pattern beyond the end of the fuller due to sheathing and drawing. Some light verdigris to the proof slug. The chequered grip is all intact and its diamonds sharp with no notable handling wear, the wire binding is all present and tight. The exposed tang of the blade has an even grey patina. The nickel plating of the hilt parts is very good with only a few tiny specks of wear revealing patinated steel in the usual areas including inside the guard where fingers would rub against it when carried. Some tiny spots of staining on the outer guard. The scabbard is darkly and evenly patinated overall with only its brass mouthpiece bright. Some patches of moderate pitting to the steel body with spots of heavy pitting near the chape. Some horizontal dents to the scabbard near the chape on both sides, these do not interfere with sheathing and drawing.

Nation : British
Local Price : £875.00

**RARE**NAPOLEONIC PENINSULAR WARS ERA**, British Thomas Gill Birmingham Warranted 1786 Pattern 5 Ball Spadroon Infantry Officer’s Sword With C1760 George II Etched Blade ‘Never To Fall’ & Antique Ivory Hilt. ED 2362. -. This is an original rare to find example of a British 1786 Pattern 5 ball spadroon Infantry Officer’s sword (see page 155 of World Swords by Withers & Robson’s Swords Of The British Army page 144 No.129 where similar spadroons are illustrated). It has the correct brass 5 ball guard and crown top. The correct ribbed antique ivory grip is excellent with just light surface blemishes consistent with ivory of this age. It has a 32” long single edged, diamond section blade. The blade is etched on both sides with martial arms and foliate panels together with King’s Crown. One side has King’s crown above ‘II’ indicating that this sword was made using an earlier C1760 George II blade (GR II Reign June 1727 – October 1760) . One side of the ricasso is signed ‘T. Gill Birmingham’ (Thomas Gill began manufacturing Swords in Birmingham during the mid to late 1700’s and is last recorded at St James, London in 1816), the reverse ‘Warranted Never To Fall’. The blade has staining consistent with age. As is typical this sword is without scabbard. The price for this rare spadroon includes UK delivery. ED 2362 (NB Ivory Content Comprises less Than 10% Volume & Weight)

Nation : Austrian
Local Price : 1200.00 USD

Magnificent Lion Head Austrian Hunting Sword: Double Headed Eagle!. ON SALE! ORIGINALLY $1,495. A stunning circa 1830 hunting sword with large detailed lion head (check out the detail!), stag antler grip and beautifully detailed guard displaying the Austrian Double Headed Eagle on its shell! Over length is 26 inches. The blade is stamped “KLINGENTHAL” and is the same pattern that was used on the French 1831 foot troop sword. A RARE AND MAGNIFICENT HUNTING SWORD! Price is firm. Thanks for looking!