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Nation : British
Local Price : £795

Click and use the code >20871 to search for this item on the dealer website Most Scarce 16th Century Indian ´Firangi´ Battle Sword Circa 1500´s Basket Hilt Form

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

**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

British 1859 Mk II Cutlass Bayonet. #2407021. British Pattern 1859 Type II Naval Cutlass Bayonet for use on the 1858 Enfield .577 Naval Rifle. This cutlass bayonet was made by the German company A. & E. Holler and is one of only 13,000 produced by them. Most of the 13,000 made were used by the Royal Navy, but some were sold to the United States and were used during the American Civil War. The 680mm un-fullered blade has a flat spine and single-edge. The blade terminates in a spear point and has a 240mm upper false edge. The blade is in excellent condition and was service sharpened. The forte is stamped with an oval cartouche containing the maker mark "A. & E. H." A. & E. Holler of Solingen Prussia who used this trademark between 1854 and 1885. The blackened steel bowl guard is in excellent condition. The chequered leather grips are in similarly excellent condition and the external spring catch works perfectly. The lack of British War Department or Naval ownership and inspection stamps suggests that this cutlass bayonet was one of those made for export. The cutlass bayonet is complete with its original black leather, steel mounted scabbard. The leather is in excellent condition with the stitching intact and tight. There are age and use related scuffs to the leather. The steel locket and chape are in good condition with a speckling of tarnish and very shallow pitting. This is an excellent example of a rare British Pattern 1859 Type II naval cutlass bayonet by a scarce maker.

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 : 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

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

Click and use the code >25924 to search for this item on the dealer website 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

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

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 : 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

British Light Cavalry 1821 Troopers Sword. British 1821 Light Cavalry Troopers Sword steel three bar hilt engraved with domed pommel with tank button and plain back strap with two ears and leather covered grip. The slightly curved blade with single fuller and spear point. Complete with steel scabbard with two loose rings. Overall length 37 inch the blade 32 inches

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £785

Click and use the code >23507 to search for this item on the dealer website Fine, Mid Edo Signed, Samurai Sword Tsuba Umatada Tadatsugu With Hozon Papers

Nation : -
Local Price : $9995.00

Exquisite Saxon Wheellock Rifle, ca. 1730. Featuring heavy 30” blued octagonal barrel of 15mm caliber with swamped muzzle and 8-groove rifling; silver inlaid figure of a standing hunter above scrollwork and maker’s name “CH:GO: STEVDEL:A BVDISSIN” (Christian Gottfried Steudel, Baudissin, Saxony, ca. 1730-1750) in a scroll at the breech; decorative brass two-leaf rear notch sight and inlaid brass front blade sight surrounded by inlaid silver foliate decoration. Lock with internal wheel and flat lockplate with beveled edges, finely engraved with hunting scene featuring mounted hunters, hounds, and game; with maker’s name “CHR:GOTTFRIED/STEVDEL” below the cock; double set trigger. Walnut full stock with finely carved shell and foliate decoration in relief; brass mounts, including pierced side plate, trigger guard, fore end cap, butt plate, ramrod thimbles, and wrist escutcheon, all finely engraved in hunt-related theme. Original wood ramrod with decorative brass tip. Overall length 45 1/4” (115 cm). Excellent provenance, having been acquired by well-known author and collector W. Keith Neal from Schloss Kranichstein. During his lifetime, Neal (1905-1990) amassed one of the finest collections of antique firearms ever assembled, and was considered the leading authority on antique firearms. The rifle was sold in 1959 to Norman Blank, who also amassed a fine collection. Included is a Certificate of Weapon Authenticity from F. Theodore Dexter, curator of the Academic Arms Center of America Museum, to Norman Blank. The certificate erroneously shows the date as “1640” and shows an appraised value of $1,000 (1959), which is over $11,000 in its 2026 equivalent. Trigger guard with old attached tag reading “1852”, probably an inventory number. Very fine complete and original condition, retaining approximately 60% of its original bluing on the barrel, with excellent rifling; metal smooth, with no pitting; only minor handling marks to the stock . While the flintlock had largely replaced the wheellock by the time this rifle was made (mostly due to its lower cost of production), the wheellock mechanism provided a much smoother ignition without the striking of cock and flint against the frizzen of the flintlock. Schloss Kranichstein was a palace/hunting lodge north of Darmstadt, Hesse originally built in 1578 as a hunting lodge and summer residence for George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. In 1917 it became a museum of the hunt. It now serves as a hunting museum, restaurant, and hotel.

Nation : American
Local Price : £750

Click and use the code >21684 to search for this item on the dealer website Fine and Beautiful Carved Horn Hilted 18th Century Royal Naval Officer´s Hanger Sword, Cutlass or Cuttoe

Nation : British
Local Price : £750.00

18th Century Shearing Sword. A silver-hilted British Shearing sword, London 1761. With a tapering double-edged blade, silver hilt cast and chased with writhen designs, comprising boat-shell guard, a pair of quillons with scalloped terminals, knuckle-guard struck with marks (rubbed), and spirally-moulded ovoid pommel, and the grip bound with plaited copper alloy wire and ribband between silver collars, 74.7 cm bladeThe handle is marked for William Kinman, (a raised ’WK’ within a shaped cartouche). He was a prominent London silver hilt maker and leading member of the Founders Company of which he was elected Master in 1780The shearing sword was popularised by fencing masters William Hope and Donald Mcbane as a cut and thrust blade, but with out the weight commonly found in the backsword. Only around for a short period, the however had a long service life, before eventually being replaced by the single edged spadroon

Nation : American
Local Price : £750.00

18th Century French Hunting Hanger. A large, French Silver-Mounted Hanger with Lyon Silver Marks, dating from the mid-18th Century. With a broad fullered single-edged blade double-edged towards the point, a fine patina over the whole blade, with some old pitting towards the tip. The hilt comprising quillon-block cast and chased on each side with a stag beset by a hound in a wooded landscape. Recurved quillons each with lion-head terminal, lion-head pommel cast and chased with two hounds and rococo ornament at the back, and spirally-grooved ivory grip with small, slender old splits and minor damage. Ivory handle requiring a CITES license for UK and exporting outside the EU, cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU69.8 cm

Nation : Sumatra
Local Price : £750.00 GBP

Sumatran Sword, Rhino Hilt. A 19th century Sumatran sword of very high quality, with a rhino horn hilt (Sumatran rhino), silver mounts, and ivory scabbard chape."

Nation : British
Local Price : £750

Click and use the code >21275 to search for this item on the dealer website Very Good & Most Rare Victorian &#acute;Colonel-of-Staff&#acute; Hussars Regiments 19th Century, British Army Colonel&#acute;s {Undress} Combat Service Sabretache, in ´Russia Leather´, With Royal Cypher

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £750

Click and use the code >19741 to search for this item on the dealer website Ko Tosho School Swordsmith Made Koto Katana Tsuba Circa 1400

Nation : American
Local Price : £750

Click and use the code >23573 to search for this item on the dealer website Antique Ethiopian Shotel - Gorode Officer´s Sword Of Emperor Menelik IInd´s Reign, & Then Into Emperor Halie Selassie´s Reign, the Last Ethiopian Emperor

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

Nation : German
Local Price : £750.00

Saxon Model 1867 Cavalry Trooper&#acute;s Sabre, Garde-Reiter Regiment, 1867-73. Description Curved single fullered sabre blade with spear point. Brass hilt with side bars. Brass backstrap, integral pommel with tang button and riveted ears. Ribbed grip of black leather over wood. Steel scabbard with two fixed hanging rings. Blade 34 3/8 inches in length, the sword 40 inches overall. The ricasso of the blade is stamped on one side with the manufacturer&#acute;s mark &#acute;P. D. Lüneschloss, Solingen&#acute;. It is stamped on the other side with the crown and &#acute;JR&#acute; cypher of King Johann, who reigned from 1854 to 1873. The outside of the hilt is stamped &#acute;GR&#acute;, for Garde Reiter. The quillon is stamped on one side with a crown proof mark. The Garde-Reiter-Regiment (1. Schweres Regiment) (1st Royal Saxon Guards Heavy Cavalry) was established in 1680 as a regiment of cuirassiers. It was the senior and premier heavy cavalry regiment of the Kingdom of Saxony, fighting in its wars from the Battle of Vienna through to WW1. The Saxon M1867 cavalry sword used by the enlisted men of the Garde Reiter borrowed much of its design from the Prussian M1852 cavalry officer&#acute;s sword, but with a brass hilt. Other Saxon cavalry of the period used the M1867 with a steel hilt. The Garde Reiter Regiment was disbanded in 1919. The outside of the hilt should bear the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Saxony “ this has been lost, and one can see the two holes in the hilt where it would be riveted through. Removing the solidly riveted emblem would seem like a strange but deliberate modification. While this is speculative, this might have been done in the republican period for political reasons. The abdication of King Frederick Augustus III in 1918 left a power vacuum which led to several years of political violence in Saxony as left-wing radicals attempted to establish a Soviet Republic, opposed by right-wing forces including the infamous Freikorps, and later the army of the new Weimar Republic. The blade has areas of patination and pitting along its length. Its edge is undamaged, there are a couple of dents to the spine. No leather washer. The inside of the hilt has a dark, even patina, while the outside is brighter brass. Some patches of patination to the backstrap, pommel and ears. Only a short stub remains of the leather finger loop. A patch of leather has been lost from the grip on one3 side at the pommel end, exposing the ribbed wood beneath. Otherwise the grip shows very little handling wear. The scabbard has significant pitting and dark patination overall. It is structurally strong but has a rough texture.

Nation : British
Local Price : £750

Click and use the code >23496 to search for this item on the dealer website Fabulous 10th to 12th Century, Crusader Knights Period, Original, Large Reliquary Pectoral Cross Pendant, Crucifix. Possibly Cleaved By a Sword Cut

Nation : British
Local Price : £750.00

British Circa 1804 Naval Cutlass with Unusual Variant Blade. Description Single fullered spear pointed blade with upturned tip section, iron &#acute;figure eight&#acute; hilt with sword knot slit, tubular quillon. Solid iron grip cast with corrugated texturing. Barest fragments of a leather washer. Blade 28 3/8 inches in length, the cutlass 33Â¼ inches overall. No scabbard. This cutlass has the &#acute;figure-eight&#acute; hilt and grip that were used on the first standardised cutlass for the Royal Navy, the 1804 Pattern, but pairs these with an unusually shaped blade, neither fully straight due to its upturned tip nor with a continuous curve. Its single narrow fuller running close to the spine is of the style seen on British hangers and backswords of the 18th century, whereas the 1804 Pattern was unfullered, simpler to manufacture but heavier in use. This blade shape seems to be rare but has been seen on other cutlasses of the late 18th century. See Lot 212 sold at Antony Cribb auctions on 26th Nov, 2024: described by them as a late 18th century American cutlass, that example has the same unusual blade shape but with a simpler iron strap hilt and ribbed wood grip. The Cribb example might indeed be American in origin, but this example is more likely British in origin because of its use of the Pattern hilt and grip. That said, British and American cutlasses of that period shared design features and components could be traded or reused. Without a maker&#acute;s mark this identification can&#acute;t be conclusive. With no evident military marks either I would suggest this cutlass was made for the commercial market: suppliers of the period sold even-handedly to the Royal Navy, merchant shipping and the growing American market. Compared with the Cribb example and most other pre-Pattern cutlasses I would say this was the better sword: the textured and contoured cast iron grip was less likely to turn in the hand and coped better with sea air than smooth wood, the figure-eight hilt offered more hand protection than a simple knucklebow, and providing a knot slit allowed it to be tied to the hand more securely. Logically this cutlass must postdate 1804, and was perhaps a transitional piece or a manufacturer making use of the availability of Pattern components to pair with traditional blades “30,000 of the 1804 Pattern were ordered split between ten different manufacturers in the period from 1804 to 1808, so plenty of parts would have been available from the production boom. Like other swords of this period the hanger has a low carbon tang and shoulder, forge welded to a higher carbon steel blade, and the differential aging of the two materials can be seen clearly at the transition point. The two pieces were stepped to increase the surface area of the weld: one can see the line of the weld on the spine and the iron surface extends further up the blade on the right face than the left (roughly 7 inches vs 6 inches). The blade is unsharpened with a few small dents to its edge and a slightly rolled tip (~1mm). Its surface has areas of patination, light scratching, spots of light pitting in the fuller and around the tip. The hilt and grip have the common black japanned finish, but have also been painted with an unusual tan colour. It is difficult to tell which was applied first but more of the tan remains, particularly on the inside of the hilt. Both have rubbing and flaking exposing heavily patinated iron. Slight rotational movement to the grip.

Nation : British
Local Price : £750.00

English 1751 Pattern Infantry Hanger, 2nd West Riding of Yorkshire Militia, by Samuel Harvey. Description Slightly curved hanger blade with hatchet point, single narrow fuller close to the spine. Cast brass heart-shaped hilt with two side bars, spiral grip and round pommel. No scabbard. Blade length ~24Â¾ inches (62.9cm), the sword ~30Â¼ inches (76.9cm) overall. The outside of the hilt is engraved with &#acute;YORK “ W-R “ 2 “ DB&#acute;, indicating issue to the 2nd West Riding Militia a.k.a. 2nd Regiment of West Yorkshire Militia and &#acute;1 / 31&#acute;, most likely a rack number. The blade is stamped on both sides with a running fox within which are the initials &#acute;SH&#acute;, indicating the maker Samuel Harvey. It is also stamped at the shoulder on one side with a crown mark. This indicates government inspection or ownership and suggests this hanger was part of an officially ordered production run. The &#acute;1751 Pattern&#acute; is not an official pattern of British sword (built to specifications set by the military establishment) but a widely used type that appeared around that date, was purchased officially to some degree and issued to many regiments. In this era colonels of regiments typically controlled procurement of equipment but market availability affected their choices and some larger-scale ordering took place. The 1751 is simple and durable, its blade typical of the British &#acute;hanger&#acute;, and survives in some numbers today considering its age. Almost all examples are marked to a militia unit. The West Riding of Yorkshire Militia was first raised in 1759, one of many created by the Militia Act of 1757 to respond to the threat posed by France during the Seven Years War. Parish constables drew up lists of all men aged 18 “ 50, with limited exemptions, then drew ballots to select some for three years of compulsory militia service, although men chosen could delegate their role to paid substitutes if they could find & afford them. Militia units were for home defence only, and could not be sent overseas “ service in practice meant a few weeks of training each year and occasional mustering for duty in keeping public order, almost always outside their home county. Nonetheless, the compulsory system was unpopular and riots broke out in Lincolnshire in 1757 over the Bill&#acute;s passage, some wrongly believing that it meant they would be conscripted into fighting overseas. Several counties delayed implementing the changes for years for fear of similar civil unrest. There were initially three regiments in the West Riding, but these were reorganized into two full regiments in 1763, the 1st and 2nd. The 2nd regiment, also called the Northern or &#acute;York Regiment&#acute;, was based at York and commanded by Col. William Thornton, who in 1745 had raised the &#acute;Yorkshire Blues&#acute; militia at his own expense to oppose the Jacobite Rebellion, and fought with them at the battle of Falkirk. Along with their muskets and bayonets the rank and file were armed with &#acute;Small Hangers, with Brass Hilts, Scabbards, and tanned Leather Waist-Belts&#acute;. The 2nd West Riding only assembled for their annual training until 1778 when it was embodied until the end of the American Revolutionary War in 1783. This pattern of brief periods of embodiment continued with no significant action. In 1853 it became the 21st, or 2nd West York Light Infantry. In 1881 the Childers Reforms amalgamated militia and volunteer units with the regulars into larger regiments, attaching the county militia units to their respective county&#acute;s regiments as their third or fourth battalions. The regiment therefore became the 3rd Battalion, The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). It was primarily a training unit during WW1 supplying trained men to the regular battalions, but being based at Whitley Bay was also part of the garrison on the Tyne. The 3rd Battalion was disbanded in 1953. The lineage of the West Yorkshire Regiment is today maintained by the 2nd Battalion, Royal Yorkshire Regiment. The firm of Samuel Harvey was established in 1748, and used the mark of the &#acute;running fox&#acute; on both sides of their sword blades. After Samuel&#acute;s death in 1778 the family business was continued by his son and grandson, both of the same name, the last of whom died in 1810. Like other swords of this period the hanger has a low carbon tang and shoulder, forge welded to a higher carbon steel blade, and the differential aging of the two materials can be seen clearly at the transition point. The two pieces were stepped to increase the surface area of the weld: one can see the line of the weld on the spine and the iron surface extends further up the blade on the right face than the left (roughly 2 1/8 inches vs 1 inch). The blade has been sharpened, with a number of nicks to its edge, some shallow notches near the tip. The tip itself is rounded and fractionally bent to the right in its last 3mm. It has patches of patination overall, some light pitting to the iron at the forte of the blade spotted heavier pitting near the tip. The brass parts have moderate patination and a few dents, including a larger one to the pommel. No cracks to the hilt bars. The short quillon usually found on this type has been lost. Slight movement of the hilt side to side, while the grip itself remains firm.

Nation : British
Local Price : £750.00

English 1751 Pattern Infantry Hanger, North Lincoln Militia, by Samuel Harvey. Description Slightly curved hanger blade with hatchet point, single narrow fuller close to the spine. Cast brass heart-shaped hilt with two side bars, spiral grip and round pommel. No scabbard. Blade length ~24Â¾ inches (62.8cm), the sword ~30Â½ inches (77.5cm) overall. The outside of the hilt is engraved with &#acute;M “ LINCOLN “ N “ B&#acute;, indicating issue to the North Battalion of Lincolnshire Militia, aka the North Lincoln Militia and &#acute;4 / 34&#acute;, most likely a rack number. The blade is stamped on both sides with a running fox within which are the initials &#acute;SH&#acute;, indicating the maker Samuel Harvey. It is also stamped at the shoulder on one side with a crown mark, partly obscured by the hilt. This indicates government inspection or ownership and suggests this was part of an officially ordered production run. The &#acute;1751 Pattern&#acute; is not an official pattern of British sword (built to specifications set by the military establishment) but a widely used type that appeared around that date, was purchased officially to some degree and issued to many regiments. In this era colonels of regiments typically controlled procurement of equipment but market availability affected their choices and some larger-scale ordering took place. The 1751 is simple and durable, its blade typical of the British &#acute;hanger&#acute;, and survives in some numbers today considering its age. Almost all examples are marked to a militia unit. The North Lincoln Militia was first raised in 1759, one of many created by the Militia Act of 1757 to respond to the threat posed by France during the Seven Years War. Parish constables drew up lists of all men aged 18 “ 50, with limited exemptions, then drew ballots to select some for three years of compulsory militia service, although men chosen could delegate their role to paid substitutes if they could find & afford them. The county of Lincolnshire had two separate battalions, North and South. Militia units were for home defence only, and could not be sent overseas “ service in practice meant a few weeks of training each year and occasional mustering for duty in keeping public order, almost always outside their home county. Nonetheless, the compulsory system was unpopular and riots broke out in Lincolnshire in 1757 over the Bill&#acute;s passage, some wrongly believing that it meant they would be conscripted into fighting overseas. Several counties delayed implementing the changes for years for fear of similar civil unrest. The Childers Reforms of 1881 attached county militia units to their respective county&#acute;s regiments as their third or fourth battalions “ the North Lincoln Militia accordingly became the 3rd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. This battalion served overseas for the first time in the Boer War. In 1908 all Militia battalions became the Special Reserve. It served as a training unit throughout WW1 supplying trained men to the regular battalions. The 3rd Battalion was disbanded in 1953 as the regiment shrank in size - after a series of amalgamations the lineage of the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment is today maintained by the Royal Anglian Regiment. The firm of Samuel Harvey was established in 1748, and used the mark of the &#acute;running fox&#acute; on both sides of their sword blades. After Samuel&#acute;s death in 1778 the family business was continued by his son and grandson, both of the same name, the last of whom died in 1810. The blade has been sharpened, with numerous nicks to its edge and a rounded tip. It has patches of patination and some spots of light pitting, with heavier pitting at the very tip. The brass hilt and grip are in good condition with even light patination and a few dents. The outer bar has a crack where it joins to the hilt but this is surface-level, it does not run all the way through the bar. The short quillon usually found on this type appears to have been deliberately removed. Slight movement of the hilt side to side, while the grip remains firm.

Nation : British
Local Price : £745.00

Boer War 1901 Dated 1899 Pattern, British WD Wilkinson Heavy Cavalry Sword Regiment Marked ‘5Y NK’ To The 5th Norfolk Yeomanry Cavalry & Mole Patent WD Scabbard Sn 22198 -. The Norfolk Yeomanry was a volunteer cavalry (Yeomanry) regiment of Britain’s Territorial Army accepted onto the establishment of the British Army in 1794. After seeing action in the Second Boer War, it served dismounted at Gallipoli, in Palestine and on the Western Front during the First World War. Between the wars it converted to the Royal Artillery , and served as an anti-tank regiment in France, the Western Desert, Italy and North West Europe during the Second World War. After the war it served as a Territorial Army air defence unit and then as an Army Air Corps unit. This is an excellent original Troopers Sword to the Norfolk Yeomanry Cavalry (see pages 54 & 55 of Swords of The British Army by Robson). The Sword has a 33 ½” single edged, slightly curved blade with fullers (40” overall length). The blade is undamaged and clean with just a few scuffs consistent with scabbard carry. The ricasso is marked on both sides. One side has War Dept arrow and inspection mark. The reverse has ‘Wilkinson London’, 9 01 date (September 1901) and inspection marks. The spine of the blade is stamped ’/99’ (1899 Pattern) together with inspection mark. The full bowl guard is Regiment marked on the inside ‘5 Y NK’ to the 5th Squadron Norfolk Yeomanry Cavalry together with other indistinct numbers. The Sword’s black hard boiled leather chequered grips with 3 rivets are secure and undamaged. It is complete with its original steel scabbard with 2 fixed hanging rings. The scabbard has WD inspection marks and is stamped ‘Mole Patent’. The scabbard has even patina and just a few small dents. The price for this Regiment marked Boer War sword includes UK delivery. Sn 22198

Nation : British
Local Price : £725.00

Victorian Overcoat Pistol. A continental Flintlock pocket pistol, approx 7" overall with a 3 1/4" barrel, two stage barrel with fluted chamber. White metal, possibly German silver wire inlay to butt and handle. Steel butt plate and guard with floral engraving, additional floral engraving to the wooden stock. Overall a very decorative pistol circa 1800.Lock and action working well, holding at both half and full cock.Commonly known as an &#acute;overcoat&#acute; or &#acute;pocket&#acute; pistol. These were carried mainly for civilian self defense against highwaymen or muggers

Nation : Indian
Local Price : £725.00

Pre 1803 Flank Officers Sabre. An unusual pre-1803 Flank Officers sabre with scabbard. The blade is 71cm long with a total length of 82cm. The brass guard and horn grip is in good condition with no chipping, the grip wire is partially intact. There is a small amount of movement in the handle, most likely caused by natural shrinkage in the wooden core of the handleThe leather scabbard is unusual lacking any form of drag at the chape, and pronounced cutouts at the throat for the langets. Possibly for an office serving in India, the design is similar to ones used later by the East India CompanyFollowing the introduction of the 1796 Infantry Officers spadroon many officers serving in the Flank Companies of regiments required something more robust. Often charged with skirmishing close to the enemy lines, these officers required a more suitable weapon, and by 1799 many had adopted the sabre. This also had the advantage of being suspended on slings, and could be hitched up for travel over rough ground more easily than traditional officers sword

Nation : British
Local Price : £725.00

Victorian, South Irish Yeomanry Officer’s ’Walking Out’ Heavy Cavalry Levee Sword by Hamburger Rogers & Co, London with Royal Cypher Etched Blade, Leather Knot & Scabbard. Sn 8295. -. This is an attractive original, Victorian, South Irish Yeomanry Officer’s ’Walking Out’ Heavy Cavalry Levee Sword (small version) By Hamburger Rogers & Co, London with Etched Blade, leather Knot & Scabbard. The sword has a 35 1/2"" single edged blade with fuller (41 1/2" overall). The blade is clean and beautifully etched with stylised VR (Victoria Regina) Royal Cypher and foliate decorative panels on both sides. The ricasso is marked with inlaid quality inspection star at the ricasso and the reverse with the Hamburger Rogers & Co, King Street, Covent Garden WC’ (London), manufacturer’s name. The hilt is fitted with original leather washer. The back of the blade is stamped with a crisp serial number ’ 4974’. The bowl knuckle guard is decorated with a void foliate design, and it is fitted with the brass Shamrock shaped badge of the South Irish Yeomanry (the stem of the shamrock is missing) and it has a chequered round pommel. Its fish skin grip with wire binding is in superb condition. The sword is fitted with original leather strap & knot & complete with its leather-bound scabbard with hanging strap. The scabbard retains its original finish and is undamaged. The sword fits snugly into the scabbard. Price includes UK delivery. Sn 8295.