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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 : 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 : French
Local Price : 1,175.00 USD

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

Nation : -
Local Price : 1,175.00 USD

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

Nation : British
Local Price : £825.00

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

Nation : British
Local Price : £825.00

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

Nation : British
Local Price : £800.00

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

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

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 : ?
Local Price : 795.00

. A Crisp Over & Under Percussion Pocket Pistol by Tipping & Lawden, With round turn-off barrels decorated with bands of foliage at the muzzles, foliate engraved breech, border engraved box-lock action, decorated on both panels with scrolling foliage and signed above on the tang, ‘TIPPING & LAWDEN' engraved dolphin hammer, chequered walnut grip with foliate engraved silver butt trap. The pistol retains a large amount of original finish and is in good working order. TIPPING & LAWDEN Dimensions: Bore: Barrel Lenth: Overall Length:

Nation : ?
Local Price : 795.00

. A Very Good Percussion Sea Service Pistol, Dated 1855. With round barrel struck with numerous Government viewing and proof marks, border engraved lock, stamped with crowned VR and TOWER 1855, full stocked in walnut, stamped with stockers marks beneath the belt hook, brass mounts comprising trigger guard, butt cap with lanyard ring, and captive ramrod pipe and fitted with captive ramrod. In very good clean order. Dimensions: Bore: 22 Bore Barrel Length: 6 Inches (15.5 cm) Overall Length: 12 Inches (31 cm)

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

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

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

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

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

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

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

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

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

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

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £795.00

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

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

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

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

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

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

Georgian 60th Rifles Bandsman’s Sword.. A rare Georgian period 60th Rifles bandsman's shamshir sword. Plain, single fullered steel blade, marked "Bd 6" to the backstrap (presumably a rack number

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

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

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

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

Nation : British
Local Price : 1,075.00 USD

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

Nation : British
Local Price : £765.00

British George 5th 1912 Officers Sword by Wilkinson. British George 5th 1912 Officers Sword by Wilkinson, the number has been removed from the spine as we assume the family did not want it traced back. Regulation hilt grip and pommel with full dress knot. The blade is with etched with Royal Coat of Arms, G R 5 so either WW1 or WW2 with Wilkinson Sword London plus the initials P A U Complete with parade scabbard with no damage.

Nation : British
Local Price : £1,050.00

Rare Russian M1843 Luttich Carbine Bayonet by P J Malherbe. Leaf-shaped, double-edged blade with short, narrow central fuller. Brass cross hilt with twin forward-curving quillons, ribbed solid brass grip. External leaf spring secured with a single screw, its fixed button protruding from the opposite side of the grip. Black leather washer. No scabbard. The ricasso of the blade is stamped on one side with the maker’s mark ‘P J MALHERBE A LIÈGE’ above an inspection stamp and the number ‘2’. The hilt is stamped next to the leaf spring near the pommel with a crown over ‘B’. The .704 calibre Brunswick rifle was designed by Captain Berners, a Jaeger officer of the Brunswick Army, and adopted with some modifications by the British Army in 1836. The Russian Imperial Army essentially copied the British Brunswick as their M1843 Luttich Carbine. The carbines and associated bayonets were manufactured on their behalf in Liège, Belgium by the gunmaker Pierre Joseph Malherbe – “Lüttich” is the German name for Liège. Numbers produced are uncertain but low – anecdotally I read that the observed serial numbers on the carbines have been below 1000, and production of the bayonets was probably equal. The Luttich carbines were used in the Crimean War, issued to specialist Russian sharpshooters as it was the only rifled long arm in their arsenal. The British had already replaced the Brunswick with the improved Minie rifle issued to all their infantry, and introduced the new Enfield rifle over the course of the conflict. Examples of the Luttich found outside Russia may well have been originally taken as trophies in that conflict. The blade’s lower section has some light patination and spots of pitting, a larger patch of pitting around the tip section on one side. The tip of the blade is slightly chipped. The hilt is in good condition with an even patina. The locking mechanism moves freely.

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 : British
Local Price : £750.00

British 1854 Pattern Scots Guards Officer's Sword of Lieut-Col Sir Ernest Edward de Winton Wills, 4th Bart. Hazelwood, Commander of the Guard at Balmoral Castle 1944. Straight spear-pointed picquet weight blade with central fuller. Pierced steel hilt of ‘Gothic’ style with inset regimental badge of the Scots derived from the badge of the Order of the Thistle: a St Andrew's cross overlying a multi-rayed star with a central circlet bearing the motto of the Stuarts ‘Nemo Me Impune Lacessit’ (No one provokes me with impunity) enclosing a thistle. Steel ferrule, chequered backstrap and oval pommel cap. Wire-bound black shagreen grip. Steel parade scabbard with two hanging rings. The metal parts of the hilt and scabbards have all been nickel-plated. Remnant of a parade knot. A fabric strap runs through the hanging rings of the scabbard, its colour maroon edged with blue, tied into a bow to secure it (with a staple added on one side, possibly later). I am unsure if this is an original part of the sword as worn, although the maroon & blue pattern matches the stable belts worn by the Household Division. The blade is etched on both sides with the royal crown and cypher of George V, the badge of the Scots Guards, a wreath of laurel and palm, and most prominently the battle honours of the Scots Guards within scrollwork, from ‘Namur 1695’ to ‘France and Flanders 1914-18’. At the forte on one side is etched the maker’s mark ‘HENRY WILKINSON PALL MALL LONDON’ with the royal coat of arms and scroll reading ‘BY WARRANT’ above. There is a space for the optional etching of the owner’s initials, which has been filled with ‘E. E. de W. W.’. The blade has no brass proof slug, instead being etched at the forte on the other side with a stylised ‘W’ inside a six-pointed star. The spine of the blade is stamped at the forte with the Wilkinson serial number ‘59830’, which indicates that it was made in the year 1923. The spine is also etched with ‘MADE IN ENGLAND’. Ernest Edward de Winton Wills was born in December 1903 at Clevedon, near Bristol. He appears to used Edward as his first name day-to-day but for consistency with his formal documents I will refer to him here as Ernest. The Wills family was extremely wealthy, their riches derived from ownership of the tobacco company W.D. & H.O. Wills. Originally founded by Ernest’s great-great-grandfather in 1786, this was by the late 19 th century the largest tobacco company in Britain. The extended Wills family became highly influential in their home city of Bristol and were responsible in large part for establishing Bristol University and the Bristol Art Gallery. They eventually rose into the ranks of the aristocracy: Edward Payson Wills, Ernest’s grandfather, was granted a baronetcy and became the 1 st Baronet of Hazelwood. In 1901 W.D. & H.O. Wills merged with twelve other British tobacco manufacturers to form the Imperial Tobacco Company, the second largest tobacco company on earth (after the American Tobacco Company, which Imperial was formed specifically to compete with). Ernest’s father, Ernest Salter Wills, the 3 rd Baronet, sat on Imperial’s board of directors and owned five houses: three English manors one of which was his main residence at Littlecote, plus Meggernie Castle in Perthshire, Scotland, and a chateau on the French Riviera. The younger Ernest attended Stone House School at Broadstairs, Kent, then Eton College, where he served with the Eton College Contingent of the OTC (Officer’s Training Corps), reaching the rank of Cadet Corporal. After leaving school he gained a commission as a 2 nd Lieutenant with the Scots Guards in August 1923. He was attached to their 1 st Battalion, although he was placed on the Reserve List of officers. During the 1920s due to budget cuts and an oversupply of officers commissioned during WW1, officers would often be shuffled between Active and Reserve Lists (or half-pay) – this meant a large pool of officers were available for callup while only putting on the full payroll those that were required for deployment, who would receive temporary active duty commissions. Ernest’s date of commission matches perfectly with this sword’s purchase date – a sword being part of a new officer’s uniform one would usually be purchased immediately upon gaining a commission. ‘Picquet weight’ or ‘levee’ swords like this one were made slightly scaled down, with noticeably slimmer blades than specified in their Pattern, making them lighter and easier to wear off duty including in ‘frock coat order’ – a high level undress order used by the Foot Guards for formal but non-parade settings like state events, courts-martial, or when in attendance on Royalty. Ernest married Sylvia Ogden, the only daughter of the late tobacco magnate William Barker Ogden, in January 1926. In February he moved from the Reserve to full regular service with the 1 st Battalion of the Scots, receiving training as a machine gunner. In May the 1 st Battalion was deployed to safeguard food supply during the nationwide General Strike, including men posted at Deptford Cattle Market and convoys escorting food shipments by road. He was promoted to Lieutenant in February 1929. He resigned his regular commission and returned to the Reserve of Officers in September 1931. As of 1933 Ernest and his wife lived at the country house of Beenham Court, Headley with their daughters Venetia and Edwina (born 1927 & 1933). They sold Beenham Court just a year later to the Cheam School, a private prep school which educated Prince Philip and King Charles III. While out of the Army, Shire horses were a particular hobby of Ernest’s – both he and his father bred them on the family estate at Littlecote and he won a number of prizes at agricultural shows in the 1930s. With tensions rising in Europe Ernest was called back to service with the 1 st Battalion in June 1939 ‘for training’. After the formal declaration of war in September 1939 he was posted to 164 Officer Cadet Training Unit as an instructor. In January 1940 he was transferred to the Middlesex Regiment at the rank of Lieutenant, but with pay of an Acting Captain. In December 1940 he successfully applied for a transfer to the 2 nd Battalion of Princess Louise’s Kensington Regiment, on the grounds that they were a machine gun battalion and such was his specialty (their official role was heavy fire support including mortars, anti-aircraft and machine guns). He quickly rose to command this unit. In December 1942 he applied to return to the Scots Guards, as his unit was to be merged with another Battalion, but this was refused with apologies as the Guards had a surplus of officers and no machine guns. He kept pressing on the grounds that he felt wasted in his role. He did not make it back to the Guards, but by December 1943 Ernest was in command of 5 th Battalion Manchester Regiment instead. Recruited mainly from Wigan and surrounding settlements, this infantry battalion deployed to France in 1940 and fought there until successfully evacuated at Dunkirk. It was converted into the 111th Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps and the men trained on tanks, but this was reversed in November 1943. It reverted to the Manchester Regiment as infantry, but in the role of a dedicated machine gun battalion. Ernest would have been a natural fit to train and command these machine gunners. In the summer of 1944 however their role changed once again to a quite special duty: the battalion was dispatched to Scotland to guard King George VI and the Royal Family in residence at Balmoral Castle for the summer. This duty put Ernest in direct contact with royalty as the head of their house bodyguard, referred to in since declassified documents as a ‘ring of steel’ around the monarch – the fact that he was originally a Guards officer probably helped with this role. Later that year most of the men were moved to another post but 'D' Company of the battalion followed the royals to a different residence, Sandringham House in Norfolk. Ernest appears to have retired from the Army again after WW2, though I cannot find the notice of exactly when. The 5 th Battalion of the Manchesters were dispatched to Malta from November 1945, and he may have accompanied them as he was abroad when his wife Sylvia died in January 1946, of an infection following appendicitis. He remarried in 1949 to Juliet Graham-Clarke. He is also said to have been consulted by King Hussein of Jordan to recommend suitable officers to supervise the training of officers of the Jordanian army – I can find few details on this, but if this consultation did take place then given historical context it must have been between 1952 and 1956. Hussein came to the throne in 1952. At that time Jordan’s army, the Arab Legion, was led by British senior officers with Jordanians as junior officers. The young King, sensing political danger in this subservient-looking position, unilaterally ordered the British officers to be replaced with Jordanians in 1956. This delighted his people but came as a shock to the British, briefly endangering the British-Jordanian alliance until the affair was smoothed over diplomatically. Ernest’s father died in 1958, leaving him to inherit the Hazelwood baronetcy as well as a share of his father’s estate. While the elder Ernest had sizeable debts the net amount was valued at more than £131,000 (more than £2.7m today). After inheriting, Ernest and his wife appear to have resided primarily at Meggernie Castle. Ernest died in August 1983, aged 79. Between his two daughters he had eleven grandchildren, including the 9 th Marquess of Ailsbury. The blade is undamaged with light rubbing wear and light patination in places, it sheaths and draws smoothly. The sword is solidly peened with no movement to its parts. The shagreen grip is good with very light handling wear. Its wire binding is intact and tight, fractional movement to the loop nearest the hilt. All metal parts except the blade are nickel-plated, with some frosting to the plating, light wear on the inside of the hilt and around the sword knot slit. The sword knot is stiff and missing its acorn, with some abrasion to its wire and fray to the broken end. A small blob of paint (or Blanco?) on the washer.