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Nation : British
Local Price : £850.00

British Crimean War Royal Engineer Drivers Sabre. 1850. #2504003. This is a very rare British Crimean War (1853-1856), Royal Engineer driver’s sabre made by Schnitzler & Kirschbaum of Solingen in 1850.At the outbreak of the Crimean War, the Board of Ordnance felt it necessary to equip Royal Engineer wagon drivers with a sword, and as a matter of expediency, purchased sabres originally made for, and recently trialled by the Prussian monarch, Frederick William IV, Guard Hussar Regiment. The sabres bear both the Prussian monarch’s ownership marks and the inspection stamps of British Board of Ordnance inspectors based in Liege.The 888mm (35 inch) curved blade has a broad fuller below a flat spine and terminates in a spear point. The blade has a 220mm upper false edge. The blade is in excellent condition, retaining its unsharpened factory edge. The spine is stamped with the crowned FW cypher of Frederick William IV and the date mark for 1850 above an inspection mark.The ricasso is stamped with the Schnitzler & Kirschbaum maker’s logo and a crowned, British Board of Ordnance Liege inspector’s mark. The forte bears a later inverted arrows, sold out of service mark. These sabres had a short working life and were removed from British service after the Crimean War. Dress regulations for artillery and engineer drivers published in 1855 state that they were to bear no arms of any kind, so it would seem that the provision of these sabres was solely for used during the conflict in the Crimea.The large barred guard is in great condition and consists of a narrow, flattened knuckle bow and a rounded side bar joined by a broader, flattened bar. The guard also has a solid, demi-oval thumb guard and a rear facing quillon. The smooth backstrap incorporates “ears” that are riveted through the wooden grip. The ridged hardwood grip is in great condition retaining its original covering and the blade is firm in the hilt. The front of the guard bears Prussian inspection marks and the letters, K. G.The sabre is complete with its original scabbard with twin suspension rings. The steel scabbard is in good condition with cleaned, shallow pitting. The top of the scabbard bears the British inverted arrows, sold out of service mark and the shoe is stamped with the S&K maker’s mark. The sword sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within the scabbard.This is a great example of a very rare British sword supplied exclusively to Royal Engineer wagon drivers during the Crimean War.

Nation : British
Local Price : £850.00

Scottish Late Victorian 1828 Pattern Infantry Basket Hilt Broadsword, by Thurkle c1882-97. Description Straight spear-pointed blade with double central fullers and two short fullers at the ricasso. Steel pierced basket hilt, 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 scabbard with rigid band for hanging from a frog, steel throat and chape pieces, lyre shoe at the chape. No washer. Blade 32 15/16 inches (83.7cm) in length, the sword 39Â½ inches overall. The blade is etched on both sides with the crown and cypher of Queen Victoria and with foliate motifs incorporating thistles. On one side at the ricasso is a brass proof slug reading &#acute;PROVED T&#acute; with a small dot between the P and D, set within an etched six-pointed star. This proof slug indicates the sword was made by the company Thurkle “ they used this design of slug from around 1882 until the firm was acquired by that of J. R. Gaunt & Son in 1897 which gives us a range for this sword&#acute;s production date. There is no etched maker&#acute;s or retailer&#acute;s mark. 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). The use of an interchangeable hilt may date back to the 1860s, but is first officially mentioned in the Dress Regulations of 1883, which authorized the Highland Light Infantry to use the basket hilt for full-dress occasions and a cross-bar hilt for all other occasions. The hilt can be changed by unscrewing the pommel nut, removing the pommel, grip and guard, then replacing the hilt with the other version (not included). The scabbard on this example is a little unusual, the shape of its chape piece suggesting it might have been intended for a staff sergeant (officer&#acute;s scabbards typically using a ball finial), although the blade is that of an officer&#acute;s model with its etched designs and lack of any official inspection or issue marks. The blade&#acute;s finish is excellent, it has a mirror polish with only a handful of tiny spots of patination, some polishing marks, the etching growing a little faint further up the blade and some tiny scratches and a couple of spots of frosting towards the tip. The blade&#acute;s edge is unsharpened and undamaged. The shagreen of the grip is all intact with very light handling wear, its wire binding is all present and tight with fractional movement to the minor loop nearest the ferrule. Very slight movement to the ferrule and hilt. The, hilt, ferrule and pommel are nickel-plated with some blistering and light wear to the plating in places. One of the forward-guard bars of the basket hilt has cracked and detached where it should join to the forward quillon of the hilt, directly beside this there is a crack where one of the blade-end saltire bars joins the forward quillon “ both of these breakages were probably from the same impact. The liner is flexible with excellent colour, its blue edging has been lost in places. The silk fringe is fragile and its strands are prone to breakage “ some will probably detach in transit to you. The leather of the scabbard has some denting and abrasions, the leather is quite thin and in places this wear leaves the wood core exposed. Its stitching is all intact. Some light patination to the scabbard fittings and a few scratches to the chape piece.

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 : British
Local Price : £850.00

Scottish Victorian 1828 Pattern Infantry Officer&#acute;s Basket Hilt Broadsword, 90th Highland Borderers Light Infantry, 1855-1881. Description 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. Steel scabbard with two hanging rings, ball chape finial. Blade 34Â¼ inches in length past the washer, the sword 40Â½ inches overall. On one side at the ricasso is a brass proof slug reading &#acute;PROVED&#acute;, set within an etched six-pointed star. The blade is further etched on that side with &#acute;HIGHLAND BORDERERS 90 LIGHT INFANTRY&#acute;, wreaths of laurel and palm and foliate motifs. It is etched on the other side with the retailer&#acute;s mark &#acute;MARSHALL & CO ST JAMES&#acute;S ST LONDON&#acute; beneath the royal coat of arms, as well as the crown and cypher of Queen Victoria and foliate motifs. Marshall & Co. was a retailer who like many military outfitters resold swords made elsewhere, with their name applied to the blade at the production stage “ the Wilkinson company records, for instance, list Marshall as one of their trade customers. The 5th or Fifeshire Regiment of North British Militia was one of many created by the Militia Act of 1797 “ this essentially replicated the long-standing English militia system that had existed since 1757, but which had not previously applied to Scotland. 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 had broken out in Lincolnshire in 1757 over the first Act, some wrongly believing that it meant they would be conscripted into fighting overseas. Even forty years later some Scots feared at first that men in the militia would be ordered out of Scotland against their will. The Fifeshire Regiment recruited from the counties of Fife, Stirling, Clackmannan and Kinross until 1803, when it replaced Fife with Dumbarton, becoming the 28th Stirling, Dumbarton, Clackmannan, and Kinross Militia, sometimes referred to just as the Stirling Militia or Stirlingshire Militia. Recruitment was relatively strong compared to some counties, but not exactly eager: in 1808 only five of the 222 men from Stirling were principals (men actually chosen in the ballot) while the rest were all paid substitutes. The regiment languished for a long period, called out for training only 4 times between 1816 and 1855, until the Militia (Scotland) Act of 1854 breathed new life into it, reworking the Stirling Militia into the 90th Highland Borderers Light Infantry Militia, with the Duke of Montrose as their honorary Colonel. The Childers Reforms of 1881 attached volunteer and militia regiments to their local regular infantry regiments as new battalions “ the 90th therefore became the 3rd Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. That means this sword can be dated to the period 1855-1881. The 3rd Battalion served in South Africa during the Boer War “ a memorial can be seen in the Church of the Holy Rude in Stirling which commemorates the 13 men of the battalion that died there. During WW1 the 3rd Battalion served as a training unit, it was a Supplementary Reserve unit in WW2. It was ultimately disbanded in 1953. 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 does not have an interchangeable hilt, it is peened permanently in place. Interchangeable hilts are a feature that dates back to the 1860s and were first officially mentioned in the Dress Regulations of 1883. This would normally be a helpful feature for dating but it should be noted that Scottish volunteer and militia swords are typically non-interchangeable even in later periods. The blade is bright with only a few small spots of patination, some of these among the etching. Its edge is unsharpened and undamaged. 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 only very fractional movement of the ferrule. The, hilt, ferrule and pommel have some mottled patination. The fringe is very good with good colour and strength to the strands. The hilt liner has some light staining in places, its blue edging has been almost entirely lost exposing the join between fabric and leather. The scabbard has speckled light patination and one spot of notable damage “ a deep dent on one side which has rent the steel, exposing the wood core and meaning that the scabbard is supported there only by the remaining strip of steel on the opposite side, which flexes due to the weight of the scabbard. Too much bending there could put pressure on the wood core, so take care to support the scabbard when the blade is withdrawn. One small dent elsewhere on the opposite side. Despite this damage the sword still fully sheaths and draws.

Nation : British
Local Price : £850.00

British Circa 1801 Georgian Infantry Grenadier Officer’s Sabre. Description Single fullered spear pointed knife blade with reversed cutting edge (on the same side as the muzzle ring), steel hilt with muzzle ring and protruding rivets, wood scale grips attached by two screws, steel beaked pommel with locking button. Steel scabbard with frog hook and ball finial. The blade is stamped on its exposed tang with a three-part stamp &#acute;E95&#acute;, followed by a crossed swords emblem, followed by &#acute;50&#acute;, indicating the year of manufacture was 1950. The pommel end is stamped with &#acute;112&#acute; and &#acute;tgf&#acute;. The letter code &#acute;tgf&#acute; was used to indicate Ä

Nation : British
Local Price : £850.00

British Mameluke Sword for a Royal Equerry to Queen Victoria. Description 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 32Â¼ inches in length, the sword 37Â½ inches overall. The blade is etched on both sides with foliate motifs, and the crown & imperial cypher of Victoria &#acute;VR&#acute;. 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 &#acute;Crown Equerry&#acute; alone. Equerry&#acute;s swords are of the &#acute;mameluke&#acute; style, similar to those of staff officers or Lord Lieutenants but with the monarch&#acute;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 &#acute;extra equerries&#acute; in reserve, usually retirees from the position. Senior royals including the Prince Consort and Victoria&#acute;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&#acute;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 : British
Local Price : £850.00

British 1845 Pattern Naval Cutlass, Post-1859 Type B, by Chavasse. Description Slightly curved, unfullered blade, leather washer, black-painted bowl hilt and ribbed grip, both cast iron, complete with black leather scabbard with steel chape and throat piece with frog stud, black leather frog. Blade 27 inches in length, the cutlass 32 inches overall. The blade is stamped at the ricasso with the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;Chavasse&#acute;, indicating manufacture by Chavasse & Co, Birmingham. It is stamped on the other side with a small indistinct mark, possibly a crown inspection stamp. The rear side of the frog is stamped near the belt loop with a broad arrow and &#acute;I&#acute; which is an Indian stores mark, as well as with a very small letter &#acute;V&#acute; near the bottom edge. Experiments during the early 1840s for a new naval cutlass design to replace the venerable 1804 Pattern resulted in a design by George Lovell, the Inspector of Small Arms, being accepted in 1842. A fire at the Tower of London destroyed early stocks and the design did not enter service in bulk until three years later, hence being termed the 1845 Pattern, the initial production run lasting until around 1852. In December of 1859 and January of 1860, the War Office placed new orders for 17,000 cutlasses spread across eight British manufacturers. These were 1845 Patterns but with a modified hilt, sometimes called the Type B: slightly smaller than the original, with less of a swell to the grip towards the pommel, an oval steel strengthening piece between the grip and the hilt and the back edge of the bowl hilt upturned slightly towards the blade. 3,000 of this batch were ordered from Chavasse & Co, of which this example is one. It has its original brass-mounted leather scabbard, not the new model introduced in 1862 which featured a retaining spring. The blade is the original curved 27 inches long: many 1845s of both A and B types were converted to straight 25Â½ inch blades in the 1870s by shortening and reforging. This process was botched by a lack of proper heat treatment after the reforging, leading to blade failures in combat, the deaths of British sailors, a public outcry and a military procurement scandal. The original, unmolested 1845 was considered very successful, however, handling well compared to its bulky predecessor the 1804 and being simpler to manufacture. The blade is bright with patches of cleaned pitting, which affects the edge in places. The very tip of the blade has rolled (<1mm). The hilt and grip retains almost all of its black paint, some very minor flaking and wear e.g. at the bowl edges. The brass fittings of the scabbard are free of dents and have an even patina. The leather of the scabbard remains flexible with some surface-level cracking and light rubbing in places, its stitching is open along most of its length. The frog has more significant cracking, some flaking, and rubbing wear at its edges. The leather retaining strap of the frog has broken at the weak point where the hole is pierced for fastening at the buckle.

Nation : British
Local Price : £850.00

Scottish Victorian 1828 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Basket Hilt Broadsword. Description Straight spear-pointed blade with double central fullers and two short fullers at the ricasso. Steel pierced basket hilt, unusual green leather hilt liner. Spiral grip of wood covered with shagreen bound with wire, steel ferrule and pommel cap. Steel scabbard with two hanging rings, ball finial at the chape. 32Â½ inch blade, 38Â½ inches overall. The blade is etched with foliate motifs incorporating thistles, laurel and palm, the crown and cypher of Queen Victoria, an on one side at the ricasso with the retailer&#acute;s mark &#acute;Furnished by MIDDLEMASS 18 South Bridge EDINBURGH&#acute; beneath the Prince of Wales&#acute;s badge of a crown and three feathers and &#acute;BY APPOINTMENT&#acute;. At the ricasso on the other side is a brass proof slug reading &#acute;PROVED&#acute; set within an etched six-pointed star. The blade&#acute;s finish is excellent with only a handful of tiny spots of patination, some very light scattered scratches towards the tip. The etching is bright and clear, retaining the contrast between the matt acid-etched background and the reflective polished designs within it. The blade&#acute;s edge is unsharpened and undamaged. The shagreen of the grip is all intact with very light handling wear, its wire binding is all present with slight movement to the loops nearest the pommel. The, hilt, ferrule and pommel have speckled cleaned pitting. The leather of the liner is somewhat stiff with only light rubbing and small areas of flaking at its edges. A green liner is an oddity, basket hilt liners are generally red chamois, but there was considerable variation in dress for Scottish units, especially among Volunteer battalions. The scabbard is free of dents and has speckled patination.

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 : French
Local Price : £850.00

Italian 1855 Model Sabre. Designed by the Turin-based sword maker Francesco Gravier in co-operation with the royal arms factory, this sword would become an iconic sword of Italy’s unification period military. Taking influence from earlier military patterns, it would remain in service until 1888.82cm long, 94cm overall and 3cm wide at the shoulders, the double fuller extends the length of the blade and it is engraved with stands of arms and the initials D DThe sword and handle are solid with no movement, and the blade and scabbard are free from marks or pitting.

Nation : British
Local Price : £850.00

British 1827 Pattern Pipeback Rifle Officer&#acute;s Sword, King&#acute;s Royal Rifle Corps (60th Rifles). Description Curved pipeback blade with quill point, pierced steel hilt of &#acute;Gothic&#acute; style with inset Rifles badge of a strung bugle and crown. Steel ferrule, smooth backstrap and oval pommel cap. Wire-bound shagreen grip. Steel scabbard with two hanging rings. No leather washer. The blade is 32Â½ inches (~82.5cm) in length, the sword 37Â¾ inches overall (~95.8cm). The blade is etched on one side at the forte with the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;TATHAM 37 Charing LONDON&#acute;, indicating the firm of Henry Tatham. Moving up the blade on that side it is further etched with foliate motifs within a geometric pattern, then a pair of crossed lances with banners, the left banner reading &#acute;LX REG&#acute; and the right bearing the strung bugle symbol of the Rifle regiments, then a large strung bugle, then a laurel wreath, then &#acute;LX Regt&#acute; surmounted by more laurels, then a crown, a palm wreath and a fleur-de-lys like design. It is similarly etched on the other side with a geometric pattern at the forte, then the crossed lances with banners but with the bugle and text on the opposite sides, then a laurel wreath, then &#acute;The King&#acute;s own Rifle Corps&#acute; surmounted by laurels, then the crown, palm wreath and fleur-de-lys. This detailed custom etching is all legible upon close inspection but is faint. This has probably been worsened by past polishing but faint etching is a common feature for swords from the 1810s to the 1830s. Manufacturers must have used weaker acids or shorter immersion times, but their reason for doing so is unknown. The King&#acute;s Royal Rifle Corps was raised in 1756 as the 62nd (Royal American) Regiment of Foot, and renumbered the 60th (Royal American) Regiment of Foot just under a year later. It was from the beginning a unique force, intended to specialise in forest fighting in the wilderness of North America, where at the time the British colonies in North America were in conflict with the settlers of New France, each side joined by various Native American allies in the &#acute;French and Indian War&#acute;, which was one theatre of the global Seven Years War. Special dispensation was given for the new unit to recruit foreign Protestants, allowing them to make use of Swiss and German volunteers with the necessary skills, as well as American volunteers and men from regular British army units. The result was a unit somewhere between colonial infantry and a foreign legion, with the flexibility to move ahead of its time in equipment and tactics: while it wore cocked hats and swords on parade, in the field the men carried hatchets, short coats with no lace for ease of movement and most importantly, a rifle. The 60th distinguished itself in the successful campaign into Canada in 1760 under General Wolfe, who personally conferred on them the motto Celer et Audax (Swift and Bold). The regiment&#acute;s various battalions distinguished themselves in disparate North American conflicts from Canada to the Caribbean. Two fresh battalions were raised for the American Revolutionary War, where they fought in Georgia. In 1797 the Duke of York became Colonel-in-chief of the regiment, and shortly afterwards the 5th Battalion of the 60th was raised in England as green-jacketed riflemen. This battalion famously went with Wellington to the Peninsular War in 1808, where it was divided into companies attached to regular infantry brigades. Lord Wellington wrote to his brigade commanders that &156;they will find them to be most useful, active and brave troops in the field and that they will add essentially to the strength of the brigade" and stressed that the rifle companies could and should be deployed flexibly: "when opposing the enemy they would of course be on the front, flanks or rear according to circumstances&157;. Marshal Soult identified the British rifle battalions as a key threat in a letter to the Minister of War: &156;The men are selected for their marksmanship; they perform duties of scouts and in action are expressly ordered to pick off officers... This mode of making war and injuring the enemy is very detrimental to us; our casualties in officers are so great that after a couple of actions the whole number are usually disabled in the ratio of one officer to eight men&157;. In 1815 its name finally reflected its role as it became the 60th (Royal American) Light Infantry. However, with its links to North America diminishing and its role as a rifle regiment more clearly established, the regiment was renamed the 60th Duke of York’s Own Rifle Corps in 1824, although at least one battalion was in Canada at all times until 1824. In 1830 it gained the most prestigious patronage of all, becoming the King’s Royal Rifle Corps (sometimes phrased as the King&#acute;s Own, as etched on this sword, or as the &#acute;60th Royal Rifles&#acute;). This sword must therefore post-date 1830, and as the pipeback blade was replaced in rifle officer&#acute;s swords in 1845 with a fullered Wilkinson-style sabre blade, it cannot date to later than 1845. As noted above the style of etching is characteristic of the 1830s at the latest, so I am inclined to think this is a very early example of the 1827 Pattern, and to have been made not long after the new name was granted to this regiment. An identical example, also to the 60th Rifles, from the National Army Museum is illustrated in Robson&#acute;s Swords of the British Army (Revised Edition p.160). From 1845-60 the 1st Battalion served in India, from which it took part in the Sikh War, and Indian Mutiny. It returned to Canada in 1867 to guard against Fenian raids, then accompanied Sir Garnet Wolseley’s expedition across Canadian wilderness to end the Red River Rebellion in Manitoba. The 2nd Battalion fought in the Ninth Xhosa War in South Africa in 1878. The regiment served through both World Wars. In 1958 the regiment was grouped into the new Green Jackets Brigade as the &#acute;2nd Green Jackets, the King’s Royal Rifle Corps&#acute;. In 1966 the three regiments in the Brigade were amalgamated into one &#acute;large regiment&#acute;, with the 2nd Battalion maintaining the lineage of the King’s Royal Rifle Corps. In 2007 the Green Jackets was amalgamated with the rest of the Light Division to form The Rifles. Regimental titles were not officially maintained for the battalions of this new large regiment, but the 2nd Battalion, The Rifles is the descendant unit of the KRRC today. Henry Tatham was a sword cutler and gunmaker founded in 1800. From 1803-1816 he entered into partnership with the cutler Egg during which the firm traded as &#acute;Tatham & Egg&#acute;, then it reverted to his own name until its closure in 1860. The blade is bright, with only a few small spots of patination. Both its true and false edges have been sharpened, leaving sharpening marks, and this edge is undamaged. A few traces of old varnish are present in the recess where the &#acute;pipe&#acute; meets the flat of the blade, which may account for its better-preserved finish. All other steel parts of the sword have a dark patina, with speckled pitting in places. The wire binding of the grip is all present and tight, the shagreen of the grip is sound with only light handling wear. The leather washer has been lost. The scabbard is free of dents, its surface is likewise darkly patinated with speckled pitting overall.

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

Click and use the code >23012 to search for this item on the dealer website Superb Excavated & Fragmented Bronze Age Sword 3200+ Years Old. Seige of Troy Period

Nation : American
Local Price : 1,150.00 USD

AMERICAN NON COMMISSIONED OFFICER’S SWORD C.1790-1810. This pattern identified in The American Sword (Peterson) as #5 was carried by sergeants immediately after the Revolution and during the War of 1812. The brass hilt has a variation of the “pillow pommel” popular at the time. The grip is reeded American walnut. The blade is 26 ¾” long, broad fullered and retains its original blade seat. The specifications of the General Orders of March 30 and September 22, 1800, set out the specifications for this sword, making it arguably, the first standard pattern US sword.

Nation : British
Local Price : 1,150.00 USD

ENGLISH HANGER C.1770-90. Revolutionary War period. See Swords and Blades of the American Revolution, Neumann, #155.S for a related example. Fine brass hilt with reeded knuckle bow evolving to four slot guard. Integral backstrap and beaked pommel. Wire wrapped ebony grip. 30 1/8” broad fullered curved blade, unmarked. Hilt with exceptional patina. Heel of the grip chipped. Blade with smooth gray patina.

Nation : Danish
Local Price : 10,600 kr

Danish cavalry pallash m/ 1789.

Nation : British
Local Price : £825.00

British 1844 ’Deakin’ or ’Dundas’ Variant Cutlass, Indian Service Marks. Description 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 &#acute;I&#acute;, which is an Indian government stores mark. The spine of the blade is stamped with &#acute;1844&#acute;, presumably the production date. The outside of the hilt is stamped with &#acute;4 1853 GA&#acute;. 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 &#acute;40&#acute;, probably a rack number. The leather of the scabbard is stamped on the rear side next to the seam with &#acute;BO&#acute; and a broad arrow, the ownership stamp of the (British) Board of Ordnance, as well as &#acute;1844&#acute;, again presumably the production date. This cutlass is sometimes referred to as the &#acute;Deakin patent&#acute; model, although only a few carry a maker&#acute;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 &#acute;Dundas&#acute; 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 &#acute;Dundas&#acute; 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 &#acute;experimental&#acute; 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 (<1mm). The outside of the guard seems to have been roughly cleaned/polished in the past, leaving polishing marks. Some deeper pitting remains, as well as patination in places. The inside of the guard has dark even patination, pitting in places, and some traces of black paint near the grip (runoff from painting?) The grip retains much of its original black paint with some rubbing at the backstrap exposing patinated iron. There is a crack running the full circumference of the grip, which I assume runs all the way through dividing the grip into two pieces. However, despite this the grip is completely solid and firm in the hand with no movement whatsoever. 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 : £825.00

British 1892 Pattern Household Cavalry Trooper’s Sword, Unusual Variant. Description Slightly curved, single fullered blade with spear point, basket guard with pierced foliate &#acute;honeysuckle&#acute; decoration incorporating the cypher &#acute;HC&#acute;, 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 37Â¾ 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 &#acute;1 . 08&#acute; above &#acute;4 / 01&#acute; above &#acute;T&#acute; above &#acute;209&#acute;. 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 &#acute;T&#acute; 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&#acute;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 &156;hideous&157;. 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 2Â½ 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&#acute;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&#acute;s swords since 1866, but modified with a fixed loop on the top band alongside the two hanging rings, which matches the Household Cavalry&#acute;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&#acute;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 37Â½ inches in the blade and sometimes as much as 38Â¾, 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 34Â¾ 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 37Â½ 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 &#acute;T&#acute; 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 : $799.00

WWII Era British Shermuly Line-Throwing Pistol. William Schermuly,1857-1929, was one of the fathers of modern rocketry. He had served aboard vessels at sea and knew that many lives were lost each year due to shipwrecks. He invented several different line throwing devices, some of which were used in WWI for various purposes, such as throwing telephone lines from trench to trench. Although William started the business, it was his third son, Alfred James Schermuly, who invented and began production of this particular line-throwing gun. Produced during the 1920's, it was highly successful for the throwing of line from shore to ship, or ship to ship for life-saving purposes, and saved countless lives at sea. It used a blank cartridge, which would project and ignite the rocket The pistol is based on the Webley & Scott brass flare pistol, with a steel barrel extension to take a rocket that would propel a wire over long distance. The wire would then be attached to a line to help transfer people from ship to ship or shore to ship. It was made in several versions, some with swivel mounts to use aboard ship, or others, such as this example, which was entirely hand-held and portable. Brass frame stamped “SHERMULY’S/PAT No503324”, with a “P” and “S8” on the left side, and serial number 12932 on the right side and chamber. Chamber and barrel are hinged and released by thumb lever on left side. Round 14” steel barrel of 2” inside diameter, painted gray and featuring original diamond-shaped label on the top (mostly obscure), attached to the 4 3/4” long by 1” diameter brass chamber. Attached to the top of the barrel is a ribbed Bakelite handle for stabilizing the gun while firing. Two-piece mahogany grips; brass trigger guard. Very good original condition, with some wear to the gray paint. Mechanism functions properly. Line-throwing devices were made mandatory in Britain in 1938 for all vessels over 80 tons and 50 feet in length, and this type was widely used on both merchant and naval vessels during WWII. Overall length 23”. Originally, these pistols would have come in a kit and included line, cartridges, and rockets in a wood case. Offered here is the pistol only.

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

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

English Hunting Sword Hallmarked 1782. English Hunting Sword Hallmarked 1782 ribbed ebony grip please note cracks but solid. The silver hallmarked fitting indicate a date of 1782 and makers mark W. K Slightly curved blade 23.5 inch in length with narrow and wide fuller overall length 29 inch

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

**OSCAR WILDE’S BARRISTER CONNECTIONS**WW1 1916 British 1897 Pattern SJ Pillin London Infantry Officer’s Presentation Sword With King George V Guard & Etched Blade To Sub Commandant Sir Edward Clarke KC PC By Staines (Middlesex) Volunteer Traini. Sir Edward George Clarke, Kings Counsel (KC) (15 February 1841 – 26 April 1931) was a British barrister and politician, considered one of the leading advocates of the late Victorian era and serving as Solicitor-General in the Conservative government of 1886–1892. His legal career included representing Oscar Wilde in his disastrous prosecution of the Marquess of Queensberry for libel, and representing the plaintiff in the "baccarat case", during which Sir Edward cross-examined the Prince of Wales. He was a member of the anti-women’s suffrage movement. During WW1 he was Sub Commandant of Staines (Middlesex) Volunteer Training Corps (a Period pamphlet depicting the famous Sir Edward Clarke KC drilling in civilian clothing with the Staines volunteers in 1915 is illustrated in image 1). This is an original British 1897 pattern Infantry Officer’s sword presented to Sir Edward Clarke by Staines (Middlesex) Volunteer Training Corps with scabbard and frog. The sword has a 33 ½” long blade with partial fullers and measures 39 ¾” overall. The blade has areas of staining consistent with age and use. The blade has foliate etched panels and Kings Crown above heraldic arms. The ricasso has the makers name SJ Pillin 31 Gerrrard St London & the correct engraved ordnance acceptance proof star and inlaid brass roundel & original leather hilt washer. One side of the blade has a crisply engraved presentation panel with wording "PRESENTED TO SUB COMMANDANT THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR EDWARD CLARKE PC KC BY SUBSCRIBERS TO AND MEMBERS OF THE STAINES VOLUNTEER TRAINING CORPS AS A MARK OF APPRECIATION OF PATRIOTIC SERVICES EFFICIENCY RENDERED SEPTEMBER 1916". The spine of the blade is numbered 108262. It has a full 1897 Pattern knuckle guard with Crown GR V device. It has a curved stepped pommel with ball top and knurled back strap for grip, fish skin grip with wire binding in very good condition. It is complete with leather covered wood field service scabbard. The scabbard has a German silver throat mount & is fitted with leather frog that has 2 belt loops and buckles. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21541

Nation : -
Local Price : £795.00 GBP

Silver Mounted Ottoman Pistol. A very good silver mounted ottoman flintlock pistol in full working order.Â This can only be shipped within the UK."

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

C1890 Victorian Court / Diplomatic Small Sword With Ornate Brass Clam Shell Hilt & Scabbard. Sn 18015:2. -. The small sword or smallsword (also court sword, French: épée de cour or dress sword) is a light one-handed sword designed for thrusting which evolved out of the longer and heavier rapier of the late Renaissance. The height of the small sword’s popularity was between mid-17th and late 18th century. It is thought to have appeared in France and spread quickly across the rest of Europe. The small sword was the immediate predecessor of the French duelling sword (from which the épée developed. This is an excellent original late Victorian Court / Diplomatic small sword (see pages 270 to 282 of Wither’s book ‘World Swords’ where many variants of small sword are illustrated). It has the typical brass hilt with cross guard clam shell mount. The clam shell has ornate embossed decoration. It has a bar knuckle guard, Crown pommel & Dog’s head finial. The leather & wire binding on the wood handle is tight and intact. The slim 30” triangular section blade is straight and undamaged and has just staining consistent with age. The sword measures 35 ½” overall. It is complete with its original leather bound wood scabbard which has steel mounts and 2 hanging rings. The price for this attractive Court / Diplomatic small sword includes UK delivery. Sn 18015:2.

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

WW1 Era British Gaunt & Son Limited Late Edward Thurkle London 1912 Pattern Heavy Cavalry Officer’s Sword With Etched King’s Crown Blade Numbered 14198, Leather Cord & Acorn Knot & Leather Covered Field Service Scabbard. Sn 17832 -. This is a nice, original, WW1 British 1912 Pattern Heavy Cavalry Officer’s Sword with its scabbard & Frog. The Sword has an undamaged 35 ½” single edged blade with fuller (44" overall). The blade has staining consistent with age and is etched on both sides with foliate panels and King George Crown with ‘GR’ Royal Cypher (George Rex). The ricasso is crisply marked on one side by the manufacturer ‘Gaunt & Son Limited Late Edward Thurkle London’. The reverse has the ordnance acceptance star with inlaid proof roundel. It has a full bowl guard with ornate tooled decoration and wire bound fish skin covered wood grip with thumb recess. The hilt is fitted with an original Officer’s leather Cord & acorn knot. The back of the blade is numbered ‘14198’ which may assist to identify the British officer who originally commissioned this sword. The sword has no visible Regiment marks or dates. It is complete with its original leather bound field service scabbard. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 17832

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

Cavalry Troopers Sword 1899 Pattern. SN 8866. A 1899 Pattern Cavalry Troopers Sword. 40&157; overall, 33 1/2&157; slightly curved blade with wide fuller stamped ´99´ and ´Wilkinson London´ at the hilt with various inspectors´ marks. Steel bowl guard with reinforced edge, diced leather grip fixed with three rivets. In its scabbard with ox eye loops and experimental thick leather cover with ´EFD 99´ mark. Dated 1899 Rare with experimental&194;&160;scabbard cover, these swords are often found in well used condition, but this one is in good condition with a very good blade.&194;&160;&194;&160; Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

1897 Pattern Sword for the Northumberland Fusiliers, field service scabbard. SN 8816. A Rare 1897 Pattern Sword for the Northumberland Fusiliers.&194;&160; 39&157; overall, 33&157; dumbbell blade etched with scrolling foliage and crowned GR VI cypher on one side and battle honours on the other. Regulation plated hilt with regimental badge pinned to the outside, wire bound fish skin covered grip. In its field service scabbard complete with white leather acorn sword knot.&194;&160; Circa late 1930´s&194;&160;&194;&160; Some staining to blade, otherwise in good condition.&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 : £795.00

British Foot Artillery Sword c 1820. British Foot Artillery Sword c 1820 straight blade unfullered flat back with spear point. The guard brass straight knucklebow with brass shield shaped langets, curled quillon and leather-bound leather grip. Only marking is on the hilt which is a stylised S over stamped with a T or F overall length 24.75 inch over all 29.5 inch for reference please see Swords of the British Army Revised Edition page 233