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Nation : British
Local Price : £695.00

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

Nation : Chinese
Local Price : £695.00

Chinese Boxer Rebellion Qing Dynasty Duandao. 19th Century Short Sword. #2407024. This scarce duandao dates to the late Qing Dynasty, circa 1890. The duandao was used mainly as a secondary weapon worn on one’s belt and was often a status symbol. The short blade with a slight upwardly curving point was effective for both slashing and thrusting.Swords like these were used by the Boxers during their rebellion (1899-1901). Many duandao held by collectors in the West were brought back as souvenirs by returning British and American soldiers.The 476mm single-edged blade has narrow double fullers below a flat spine and terminates in a hatchet point with a 170mm upper false edge. The blade is approximately 40mm wide at the base and narrows to 22mm before the point.The blade is in good condition with a pleasing patina. The edge remains sharp.The downward curving hilt has an oval cross-section, typical of swords of the late Qing Dynasty. The hardwood hilt is wrapped with shagreen with a copper binding. The shagreen remains tight and intact with a few closed cracks. The tang is peened through the brass pommel which is decorated with a foliate design. The design is repeated on the hilt ferrule and on the oval brass disk guard. The blade is firm in the hilt.The sword is complete with its shagreen covered wooden scabbard with decorative brass mounts. The scabbard is in overall very good condition with a small repair to the shagreen near the lower band. The mouth of the scabbard retains its red felt and the sword sheathes and draws smoothly from the scabbard.This is a scarce example of an attractive late 19th Century duandao. A beautiful Chinese hanger.

Nation : Chinese
Local Price : £695.00

Chinese Late Qing Dynasty Duandao. 19th Century Chinese Hanger Sword. #2407025. This scarce duandao dates to the late Qing Dynasty, circa 1890. The duandao was used mainly as a secondary weapon worn on one’s belt and was often a status symbol. The short blade with a slight upwardly curving point was effective for both slashing and thrusting.Swords like these were used by the Boxers during their rebellion (1899-1901). Many duandao held by collectors in the West were brought back as souvenirs by returning British and American soldiers.The 475mm single-edged blade has narrow double fullers below a flat spine and terminates in a hatchet point with a 120mm upper false edge. The blade is approximately 40mm wide at the base and narrows to 22mm before the point. The blade is inlet with seven circular brass disks. In traditional Chinese culture, seven represents the combination of Yin, Yang and the five elements - Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth. This combination is considered as “harmony” and therefore lucky.The blade is in good condition with some use-related scratches and two small chips to the forward edge. The edge remains sharp.The downward curving hilt has an oval cross-section, typical of swords of the late Qing Dynasty. The hardwood hilt is intricately wrapped with brown cord. The cord shows wear and is in generally good condition. The tang is peened through the brass pommel which is decorated with a foliate design. The design is repeated on the hilt ferrule. The plain, circular iron dish guard is in good condition with a pleasing patina. The blade is firm in the hilt.The sword is complete with its shagreen covered wooden scabbard with decorative brass mounts. The scabbard is worn with the curved end pointing down, the sheathed blade being edge-up. The scabbard is in overall very good condition with three small patches of loss to the shagreen along the upper edge. The sword sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within the scabbard.This is a scarce example of an attractive late 19th Century duandao. A beautiful Chinese hanger.

Nation : British
Local Price : £685.00

Victorian 27th LRV Officers Sword. Victorian 27th LRV Officers Sword. Levee weight sword with brass gilt hilt with folding side guard, fish skin grip, leather liner and sword knot both showing age wear. The blade slightly curved engraved with 27 LRV, Victorian crown and initials J R B the reverse with V R and crown plus regimental badge and motto, Tutus in undis. Complete with two scabbards, parade and field both in poor condition please see images Overall length 37.5 inch the blade 32.5 inch maker marked Joel Edwards and Sons Hanover Street London

Nation : British
Local Price : £675.00

c1750 Small Sword. An 18th Century Small Sword originally from Central Europe. Silvered brass hilt with a ball pommel, crossguard with club ends, two finger rings, and an asymmetrically kidney-shaped guard. The entire piece is decorated with profile portraits, acanthus leaves and other foliage. The square, bulbous pommels have tight wire wrapping and Turk’s head bands with no movement or looseness. The narrow thrusting blade (83.5 cm long) has a hexagonal cross-section with a single, narrow groove on each side. Engraved on each groove is the inscription "INTER ARMA SILENT LEGES" (In battle, silent laws). Slight patina present at the tip. Length 98 cm."INTER ARMA SILENT LEGES", is the shortened version of "Inter arma enim silent leges". Originally written Cicero in chapter 11 of his oration Pro Milone. It means ’For among arms, the laws are silent’ but is more popularly rendered as ’In times of war, the law falls silent’.

Nation : British
Local Price : £675

Click and use the code >26162 to search for this item on the dealer website Good 1821 Pattern Light Cavalry Sabre For Dragoons Hussars and Lancer´s

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : £675

Click and use the code >25310 to search for this item on the dealer website Edo Period Tettsu &#acute; Krishitan&#acute; {Christian} Samurai Sword Tsuba {Sword Guard} Of Twin Symbols of The Rope And The Cross. In Superb Condition & Traditionally Boxed For Display. From A Very Fine Collection Of Beautiful Antique Tsuba

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £675

Click and use the code >24045 to search for this item on the dealer website Super Early Samurai Sword Katana Tsuba, Kanayama and Ono School

Nation : British
Local Price : £675.00

Georgian Cut Steel Court Sword. Georgian Cut Steel Court Sword in super condition with facet cut hilt with pierced boat guard and chain and tassel knuckle bow, trefoil blade, complete with original steel mounted leather scabbard with matching polished hanger and chains.

Nation : German
Local Price : 925.00 USD

GOTHIC SHORTSWORD, GERMAN C.1450. 19 ¼” length with 13 ¾” blade of heavy wedge section. Excavated with its pommel cap and two of three grip rivets intact. Closely related to the scramseax of centuries earlier, these were swords of peasants, untrained in fencing, but of extraordinary musculature resulting from their backbreaking work. They were kept in the house at the front door for defense and carried when foul play might be encountered as when going to town. That they are weapons and not working knives, is verified by the fact that their original form is preserved, uncompromised by repeated sharpening, as would be the case with a working knife or tool.

Nation : American
Local Price : 925.00 USD

US 1840 PATTERN FOOT OFFICER’S SWORD. Among the rarest of standard pattern swords, this sword is based on the 1840 NCO sword with distinguishing premium features. The all-brass hilt is decorated with foliage motifs on the pommel and knuckle bow. The left thickened edge side guard folds for wear and opens locked for combat. The underside of the guard is hemispherical to seat the folding guard and is above an oval brass blade seat. The 32 ¼” blade of this example is undecorated and unmarked. It has a chocolate brown patina with some islands of pitting mid-blade, mostly to the right side. Good uniform dark patina. Probably a German import under the pressures of War, this pattern is among the rarest of Civil War swords.

Nation : British
Local Price : $1250.00 CAD

BRITISH NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD. BRITISH NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD:. Circa 1870. Retailer: RANKEN & CO, CALCUTTA. Gold washed hilt with figures of a seated Britannia with a union shield on the grip and Britannia standing with an anchor on the knuckle guard. The back side of the grip has a seated Neptune with trident. The shell guard and pommel have mythological figures. There are military trophies, stands of arms scattered throughout the hilt. The 31” blade is very clean with a lovely patina. A few small spot stains. The retailers cartouche is very clear “RANKEN & CO. CALCUTTA”. The scabbard is silver plated and nicely engraved in foliate patterns at the top and bottom. It is highly likely this sword was the property of a very senior Captain of the East India Company merchant navy. Quite a spectacular piece. EXC $1250.00 SOLD

Nation : Tibetan
Local Price : £650

Click and use the code >25963 to search for this item on the dealer website Most Interesting & Unusual Form of Antique Tibetan Buddhist Large Dagger-Short Sword. A Dpa´dam. Decorated With Repousse Dragon and Buddha, Seated in the Padmasana Pose, in Dhyana Mudra, With Mandorla, a Coral Stone Bead Inset & Unalome Spiral Sun

Nation : Swiss
Local Price : £650.00

M.1775 Sardinia-Piedmont sabre. A short infantry sabre of the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont, Model 1775. A solid brass hilt with a wide hilt and a side guard. Leather-covered grip with a firm brass wire wrapping. Engraved on the quarto side of the blade with the crowned eagle and Savoy breast shield, as well as the motto "VIVE LE ROY". On the other side, an equilateral cross between floral tendrils and military trophies. Broad fullered back blade, 62.2 cm with a back point and a 15 cm long back edge, overall 75.3 cmIntroduced following the reorganisation of the army by King Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia-Piedmont Mainly used by the light infantry and jäeger sniper regiments, including the Swiss regiments in Sardinian-Piedmontese services. They were in use from 1775 and 1797

Nation : Indian
Local Price : £650.00

1896 pattern Indian Mountain Artillery Sabre. The mountain artillery sabre was issued to the Indian Army in 1850 when the Hazara Mountain Train was formed, by 1889 there were eight battalions. With its guns and ancillary equipment carried by mules a mountain battery could move at the same pace or faster than light infantry and a battery could be unloaded, assembled and brought into action within a few minutes. The ’world record’ is probably from the Tibet Expedition of 1904 when a section of one battery brought its guns into action at a height of 17,200 feet Both the sword is in good condition with no rust, and some minor pitting towards the tip. The mk2 scabbard over all is in a good condition. The spine is marked for Wilkinson and the has the inspection mark for the Indian army.The guard is marked 26 M.B. 228 4. This is for the 26th Jacob’s Mountain Battery, the battery can trace its origins back to Golandauze Battalion (1826). In 1843 it became the 10th Company Golandauze Battalion of Bombay Foot Artillery, and became the 26th Jacob’s Mountain Battery in 1903. During the First World War, the 26th Jacob’s Mountain Battery fought with great distinction at Gallipoli, Egypt, Mesopotamia and Persia. After the war, it again saw service on the Northwest Frontier. During the Second World War, it fought in the Burma Campaign as part of the 17th Indian Division.

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : £650

Click and use the code >25638 to search for this item on the dealer website Fabulous & Massive Antique Moro Keris Kalis, A Phillipines Pre Colonial Style Warrior´s Sword

Nation : British
Local Price : £650.00

Cambridge University Rifles 1827 Pattern Rifle Officer&#acute;s Sword, c1866 by Thurkle, of Sir Lucas Eustratios Ralli, 1st Baronet. Description Slightly curved spear-pointed blade with fuller. Pierced steel hilt of &#acute;Gothic&#acute; style with inset crown & strung bugle badge of the light infantry. Steel ferrule, partly chequered backstrap and stepped oval pommel cap. Wire-bound black shagreen grip. Buff leather washer. Steel parade scabbard with two hanging rings. Blade 32Â¼ inches in length, the sword 37Â¾ inches overall. The blade has a brass proof slug at the forte on one side stamped with a six-pointed star and &#acute;PROVED&#acute;, with an rayed star etched around the proof slug. It is further etched on that side with the owner&#acute;s initials &#acute;LER&#acute; within an ornate cartouche, a strung bugle badge of the Rifle Corps, the coat of arms of Cambridge University beneath a crown, and foliate motifs. On the other side the blade is etched at the forte with the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;E THURKLE SWORD MANUFACTURER 104 HIGH HOLBORN LONDON&#acute;, and further up the blade with the crown and cypher of Queen Victoria, victor&#acute;s laurels and foliate motifs. Lucas Eustratios Ralli was born in London in 1846, son of Eustratios Stephanos Ralli. The Ralli family were merchants from the Greek island of Chios, one of many branches supposedly descended from a Norman aristocrat named Raoul who defected to the Byzantine Empire. They were already wealthy when in 1815 the patriarch, Stephanos Ralli, sought to take advantage of the fall of Napoleon and subsequent changes to European trade routes. He moved their trading business off the island to offices in Marseille and London, dispatching his five sons to establish an east-west network trading British textiles for grain from Odessa and Constantinople, with Eustratios positioned in Manchester overseeing the textile exports. This arrangement was not only profitable but also saved all of their lives, as the Ottoman Empire conquered Chios in 1822 during the Greek War of Independence, massacred its population and took most of the survivors into slavery. Predicting wars and successfully trading from their consequences seem to have been one of the family&#acute;s talents and the trading company went from strength to strength, establishing offices across the Mediterranean, in the United States and a large operation in India from 1851, the latter timed perfectly to sell Indian jute as a substitute for Russian hemp no longer available due to the Crimean War. The Ralli family were the wealthiest and most successful Greek expatriates in Victorian Britain, and Lucas would have been born in considerable luxury but with high expectations. During his childhood his uncle Pandia Ralli, one of the five original sons, had taken the company to new heights and became an eminent figure in their community. Pandia generously assisted fellow Greeks in Britain but also used his family&#acute;s commercial might to enforce his personal high standards for fair dealing - earning him the nickname among them of &#acute;Zeus&#acute;. He was appointed the first Greek Consul in London in 1835, helped build a Greek Orthodox church at London Wall and was responsible for the Greek stand at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Lucas attended Harrow school then Trinity College, Cambridge. An albumen print photograph of him in 1861, aged around 15, is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG Ax52231) and is viewable online here. He joined the Cambridge University Rifles as an Ensign in 1866. The Cambridge University Rifles claimed its founding in 1803 from a corps of undergraduate volunteers formed in response to the threat of French invasion. It was formally raised in 1860, however, as the 3rd Cambridgeshire (Cambridge University) Rifle Volunteer Corps, with the Prince of Wales as honorary Colonel. It was very popular among the student body and as might be expected, it had a rivalry with the 1st Oxfordshire (Oxford University) Rifle Volunteer Corps, particularly in shooting competitions. Lucas would have purchased his own sword as part of his new Rifles uniform and one can see the pride taken in his membership: this is a particularly fine example of a Rifles sword with detailed working on the hilt and custom etching including the badge of the university that he would have had to commission from a sword manufacturer like Thurkle, not merely buy off the shelf from a military outfitters. Lucas&#acute;s military career appears to have gone no further than his college days, and what he did in general for some years after graduation is unclear. After Pandia Ralli died in 1865 Lucas&#acute;s brother John and cousin Stephen, both of them Pandia&#acute;s proteges in different arms of the business, reorganised the family firm into a new Ralli Brothers Ltd. John, who was 11 years Lucas&#acute;s senior, died in 1879 and Lucas joined the partnership afterward to take his older brother&#acute;s place. He retired in 1892 but returned to the firm again in 1902 when Stephen died, passing control of Ralli Brothers entirely to Lucas. Lucas ran the company well through difficult times, axing their struggling American cotton business and securing the entire British government contract for jute sandbags on the outbreak of WW1. He was created a baronet in 1912, the family&#acute;s generations of business success finally securing a place among British nobility. The stock market crash of 1929 and subsequent Great Depression forced him to close down operations in India. He married Eugenia ’Janie&#acute; Argenti, a daughter of another prominent Chiot merchant family in London, with whom he had five children. Lucas&#acute;s younger son Leonidas died of an illness in Monaco in 1917 while on service with the Royal Army Service Corps, at the rank of Captain. His elder son Eustratius &#acute;Strati&#acute; Ralli served with the Middlesex Imperial Yeomanry in the Boer War, and with the Royal Field Artillery in WW1, reaching the rank of Captain. He earned the Military Cross in 1918 for gallantry: For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in charge of a party delivering ammunition. One man was killed and five wounded, and but for his efficient control the casualties would have been greater. When, two men were reported missing he remained behind for six hours searching for them, eventually tracing them to a dressing station. Lucas died in 1931 in a Swiss nursing home, leaving an estate valued at Â£2,290,447, which would be more than Â£135 million today. He is buried at the Greek Orthodox Cemetery at West Norwood, London, which his uncle Pandia had helped establish in 1842. His son Strati took over operation of Ralli Brothers and inherited the baronetcy. His direct descendant Sir David Charles Ralli is the current 4th Baronet. The blade is bright with a mirror polish, its etching is crisp and bright with mild contrast between the reflective designs and matt background, most notable in the initialled cartouche. A few spots of patination mainly along the edges but a few slightly impacting the etching, as well as two small areas of cleaned pitting which impact the maker&#acute;s mark on one side and some foliage on the other. Its edge is unsharpened and tip undamaged. The backstrap, pommel, quillon, one side of the ferrule and top side of the guard are patinated while much of the bars and knucklebow are bright with spots of patination. The shagreen of the grip is all intact with light handling wear, the wire binding is all present and tight with fractional movement to one loop nearest the ferrule. The steel scabbard is likewise highly polished, it is free of dents although there is a fair amount of frosting and speckled light patination, a few very small spots of cleaned pitting.

Nation : British
Local Price : £650.00

British Edward VIII 1897 Pattern Infantry Officer&#acute;s Sword by Flights Ltd. Description Straight single-fullered spear-pointed blade. Steel hilt with pierced and imprinted decoration including the crown and cypher of King Edward VIII. Steel ferrule, fully chequered steel backstrap, integral oval pommel with tang button. Wire-bound black shagreen grip, brown leather washer, red and gold parade sword knot with silver acorn. Brown leather field scabbard with frog strap, nickel plated steel throat piece. Blade length 32Â½ inches, 0.98 inches (2.5cm) wide at the shoulder, the sword 38Â¾ inches overall. The blade is faintly etched at the ricasso on one side with the retailer&#acute;s mark &#acute;FLIGHT&#acute; indicating Flights Ltd “ there would have been more text including the company&#acute;s street address but this has been polished off, seemingly deliberately given that there are visible polishing marks and none of the other etching shows any signs of rubbing. At the ricasso on the other side is an etched six-pointed star within which is a brass proof slug stamped with &#acute;PRO_&#acute; and a fleur de lys. Some letters are illegible but this should read &#acute;PROVED&#acute;. The blade is further etched on one side with the royal crown and shield, on the other side with the crown and cypher of Edward VII, and on both sides with a wreath of laurel & palm and foliate motifs. There is a cartouche for the optional etching of the owner&#acute;s name, which has been left blank. King Edward VIII reigned from January to December 1936, a total of 326 days from the death of his father George V until his abdication. He was never coronated, but his cypher, monogram and likeness were used on various items produced during his very brief reign. Army officers&#acute; swords bearing his cypher are rare today because for one to exist it would most likely have to have been made during this brief window of time. Officer&#acute;s swords were privately purchased on an individual basis. The most common time for the officer to buy one was when he was newly commissioned, a sword being a necessary part of his new uniform, at which point the cypher of the current monarch would be used. This would limit the supply of Edward VIII swords to the number of Army officers commissioned during that period, with some margin for stock produced but not sold. Existing officers purchasing a new sword for a new monarch would be very unusual, as swords with an old monarch&#acute;s cypher remained acceptable for wear (provided they were of an acceptable Pattern) and could be a point of pride as they demonstrated an officer&#acute;s length of service. Rehilting of old swords rather than a complete replacement did occur to some extent - I have previously seen a sword with a George V marked blade paired with an Edward VIII hilt. This would have been substantially cheaper and not left the officer with a redundant sword, but would still have been an unnecessary expense done purely for looks. By the same logic there may be swords out there made as an Edward VIII then rehilted for George VI, but I have not yet encountered one and they would have to be rare indeed as a fraction of an already small number. This example has the cypher of Edward VIII on both blade and hilt, making it true 1936 production with no modifications. Its excellent overall condition invites the question of whether it was carried much, or quietly put away when the King shocked society by abdicating in order to marry a woman widely considered unsuitable to be Queen Consort. A great many coins, stamps and items of memorabilia made in honour of the new King were simply junked. The polishing off of the retailer&#acute;s name from this example is also an interesting detail. Did this sword actually make it to an officer at all, or did it end up as redundant stock, like the mountains of unsold Edward VIII coronation mugs? The firm of William Flight was established in Winchester in 1750. It was at the outset a tailor&#acute;s shop, becoming specifically a military tailor in around 1852 “ both the King&#acute;s Royal Rifle Corps (60th Rifles) and the Rifle Brigade had their depot in the former &#acute;King&#acute;s House&#acute; at Winchester (later called the Rifle Depot, then the Green Jackets Depot, then the Upper Barracks, now called the Peninsula Barracks), totalling eight battalions of potential customers. It remained in the family for generations, Frederick William Flight taking over in 1867. The firm moved to 90 High Street in 1875. The business became Flights Ltd in 1920 and gave up its old Winchester premises in favour of newer branches at London and Aldershot. It ceased trading in 1956. The blade&#acute;s finish is excellent with minimal patination: some spots near the tip, a few light and very small spots in the etched section with little impact. 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 light handling wear, its wire binding is all present with some movement to three loops. Fractional movement to the ferrule. The scabbard mouth, hilt, ferrule, backstrap and pommel have all been nickel-plated and this plating is in very good condition with only tiny spots of flaking at the edges of the hilt. The sword knot has some small spots of fray exposing to the wires exposing the fibre core above the acorn and next to the hilt (where it would rubs against the edge). The leather of the scabbard is good with only a few very small scuffs, the stitching of the frog strap bands have partly opened but it remains well attached.

Nation : ?
Local Price : 895.00

. A Pair of Flintlock Pocket Pistols by Smith of London. With round turn-off barrels engraved around the muzzles, stamped at the breech with Birmingham proofs and tombstone marks, line engraved box-lock actions, signed ‘SMITH' within ovals surrounded by stands of arms to the left and ‘LONDON' within ovals surrounded by stands of arms to the right, sliding thumb-piece safety catches that also lock the pans, fold down triggers, slab sided walnut butts with chequered back straps, and unusually shield shaped escutcheons on the butts. Dimensions: Bore: 54 Bore Barrel Length: 1.75 Inches (4.5 cm) Overall Length: 6.25 Inches (15.85 cm)

Nation : British
Local Price : £645

Click and use the code >26177 to search for this item on the dealer website WW2 F.W. Höller (FW Holler) of Solingen, Germany German Third Reich NCO/Officer´s Dove Head Cavalry Sword. Gilt Hilt With Original Multi Wire Binding Over Celluloid Grip. With Stunning, Near Mint, Mirror Bright Blade and Blued Steel, Dent Free

Nation : Russian
Local Price : £645

Click and use the code >26179 to search for this item on the dealer website Good Imperial German Artillery Officer´s Sabre With Deluxe Lion Head Pommel Hilt, Lioness Quillon End and Embossed Oak Leaf & Acorn Pattern Design Throughout With Crossed Cannon Quillon.

Nation : American
Local Price : £645

Click and use the code >26187 to search for this item on the dealer website Good Imperial German WW1 Officer´s Sword A Beautiful 1889 Pattern German Infantry Officer´s Sword of The Great War. and Used into WW2 Until May 1945. Wonderful Condition For Age Kaiser Wilhelm´s Crest Inset Within The Grip

Nation : ?
Local Price : 875.00 USD

FINE EUROPEAN PLUG BAYONET, 19TH CENTURY. German for the Spanish market, first half of the 19th century. 7” d.e. blade with grooved edge ricasso, etched in foliage throughout. The forte with an inscription perhaps RATHBONE. See Armas Blancas en Espana, color plate 16 for an identical example identified as German monteria knife made in Solingen by A & E Holler. That maker is recorded 1839-69 and almost certainly made this knife during that period. Plug bayonets were popular in Spain for hunting, where a musket could be quickly be converted into a spear for self defense, particularly against boar and bear.

Nation : American
Local Price : 875.00 USD

CONFEDERATE NCO SWORD, FROM THE FAMOUS FRANK BARNYAK COLLECTION. Possibly a German import but almost certainly Southern made. Styled as the US M.1840 musicians sword (Peterson #44) which is specified with a 28” blade, this example has a 28 3/8” straight broad fullered blade which is unmarked. The brass or bronze hilt is made in three pieces as opposed to two for the regulation pattern. The pommel base has a flamboyant baluster form compared to the ferrule and neck of the regulation swords. Additionally, the pommel and grip are of a significantly different alloy from the guard, which is substantially similar to the US regulation. The pommel and grip are of copper-rich reddish bronze, not seen on US contract swords. Their very noticeable dissimilarity from the guard virtually precludes manufacture in Germany, leaving Confederate production as the logical conclusion. Frank Barnyak was a professional gun show promoter which gave him unparalleled access to the market. He was known for his ability to ferret out rarities such as this.

Nation : Italian
Local Price : 875.00 USD

ITALIAN PLUG BAYONET C.1700. Good quality example which was most likely was carried as a sidearm in the form of a bayonet to circumvent local restrictions. 13 3/8” overall. The blade finely formed in the Italian taste with a central fuller and back fuller which transitions to a false edge past the midpoint. Delicate scallops flanking the bolster. Brass base ferrule and one-piece horn grip with silver or white metal cap. The ferrule below worn and incomplete.

Nation : British
Local Price : $1200.00 CAD

ENGLISH FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTO. ENGLISH FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL: Approximately .62 Cal. Circa 1770. The 9 inch barrel is engraved “N… SON LONDON”. It seems quite crudely done, however, it does have clear British Proof marks with the initials “_ W”. The lock has quite a unique waterproof pan. Again, the cartouche on the lock, which would have had the maker’s name, is not visible. The brass furniture is very nice and quite unique in its style. The walnut stock is also unique in that it was never made to carry a ramrod. It is quite likely it was made for the Eastern market. The stock has a very nicely chequered panel on the back of the grip. This is a very unique and unusual flintlock. $1200.00

Nation : American
Local Price : $1200.00 CAD

P. 1859 NAVAL CUTLASS 2ND TYPE. P. 1859 NAVAL CUTLASS 2ND TYPE: Maker: A & E HOLLER of Solingen. Holler made 13,000 cutlass bayonets many of which were exported to the U.S. for the Civil War. The grips are EXC+, the blade is bright and also EXC+. The scabbard is VG (BCB-B165 & 167) Also European Bayonets of the American Civil War Pg. 73-75. EXC. $1200.00

Nation : British
Local Price : £625.00

Unusual 1796 Heavy Cavalry Dress Sword. This unusual sword combines a Scottish broad sword blade with a British 1796 Heavy Cavalry dress sword handle. The brass handle and copper wire are solid with no movement and the blade is in good condition with an overall patinaThe dress sword for the Heavy Calvary was introduced following army reforms in 1786 with full regulations brought in 1796. Normally the sword consists of a boat-shell guard and long double sided blade. These regulations were not strictly enforced, and it is not uncommon to find early swords with non regulation blades as long as the guard and scabbard conformedPossibly this was a family sword, or for a Scottish officer who preferred the shorter, heavier blade over the longer and more delicate regulation

Nation : Russian
Local Price : £620

Click and use the code >20222 to search for this item on the dealer website Simply Superb & Most Impressive Antique, Original French, Mid to Late 19th Century, Elite Cuirassiers, Heavy Cavalry Combat Sword

Nation : British
Local Price : £620.00

Canadian 1890 Pattern Cavalry Trooper&#acute;s Sword, Princess Louise Dragoon Guards. Description Curved, single fullered blade, ambidextrous basket hilt with pierced Maltese Cross symbol and turned-over edges, black pressed leather grips secured by five steel rivets, brown leather washer. Steel scabbard with fixed opposed hanging rings. Overall length 39 inches (99.2cm) blade length 33Â½ inches (85.1cm). Traces of orange-brown paint to the lip of the guard on one side. The spine of the blade is stamped with &#acute;/90&#acute;, indicating that it is an 1890 Pattern, and a crown inspection mark for Enfield. The flat of the blade is stamped at the forte on one side with a broad arrow and &#acute;EFD&#acute;, indicating War Department property made at Enfield, with another Enfield inspection mark. On the other side it is stamped with an issue mark for 1899, and 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 guard is stamped with &#acute;PLDG&#acute;, indicating the Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, and the sword number &#acute;51&#acute;. The scabbard is stamped at the face side of the throat with two broad arrows point-to-point, below what appears to be &#acute;PLDG&#acute; again “ the &#acute;L&#acute; and &#acute;D&#acute; are most clearly visible with the other letters less visible due to shallower stamping and surface wear. The trailing side of the throat piece is stamped with the date &#acute;96, a further crown inspection mark for Enfield and what look like the Roman numerals &#acute;II.&#acute;. The flat spine of the scabbard body is similarly stamped with a broad arrow and &#acute;WD&#acute;, indicating War Department property, another crown inspection mark for Enfield, the same &#acute;II.&#acute; mark and the date &#acute;96. The PLDG originated in 1872 as the independent cavalry troop of the Canadian capital city of Ottawa. It gained the patronage of Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, during her time residing in the city. Louise&#acute;s husband John Campbell, the Marquess of Lorne, was appointed Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883, and she accompanied him as the viceregal consort. Her stay in Canada caused both excitement and uncertainty, Canadians not being accustomed to having royalty reside there, but left an enduring legacy: Lake Louise, Mount Alberta and the province of Alberta as a whole are named after her. The Ottawa Troop of Cavalry therefore took on the much grander name of the Princess Louise Dragoon Guards from 1879, and was expanded to a full squadron. Being a militia regiment, it could not directly serve overseas, but volunteers from the PLDG served within the Imperial Yeomanry during the Boer War, earning the battle honour &#acute;South Africa, 1900&#acute;. The 1899 issue date on the blade of this sword raises the possibility that it may have issued for this deployment. While the brand new 1899 Pattern was in service by the time of the Boer War the PLDG, like many Canadian regiments, never received it and would have continued to carry the 1890 Pattern throughout. The squadron was expanded again in 1903 to a full regiment and renamed the 5th &156;Princess Louise Dragoon Guards&157;. This regiment was once again not mobilised in its own right for the First World War, but contributed men to the 8th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles. The PLDG was still using their 1890 Pattern swords and carried them across the Atlantic, but on arrival in England they were exchanged for the up-to-date 1908 Pattern. The 8th Regiment was broken up after its arrival, the majority of its cavalrymen sent to France to reinforce the 4th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles. Fighting as infantry, enough of the former members of the 8th participated in the Battle of Mount Sorrel in 1916 to qualify for a battle honour, which ultimately passed to the PLDG after the formal disbandment of the 8th Regiment post-war. In 1936 the 5th PLDG was merged with the 4th Hussars of Canada to form the 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, which served as armoured car reconnaissance units within the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps during the Second World War, earning sixteen battle honours. The regiment became infantry in 1944 but retained some cavalry traditions, including having &#acute;squadrons&#acute; and &#acute;troops&#acute; of men rather than &#acute;companies&#acute; and &#acute;platoons&#acute;. It was disbanded in 1965, and moved to the Supplementary Order of Battle as an inactive unit. The blade has some scattered light pitting. It has been shortened by roughly 1 inch and repointed “ this was probably done during service to repair a damaged tip. Some damage to the leather grips, including chipping at the edges and an abrasion on one side. Light handling wear to the chequering. The hilt and scabbard have some patination and pitting, some small dents to the scabbard towards the chape end. The leather washer fits a little loosely and may be a replacement.

Nation : American
Local Price : 850.00 USD

RARE AFRO-AMERICAN SECRET SOCIETY SWORD. Post Civil War, dating about mid 1880's. Gilt brass hilt finely detailed with pierced cross guard and quillon block with GUOOF inscription. Crusades tent form pommel with a crusader to the front. Gilt tape wrapped white ray skin grip. 31 ¾” heavy double edged blade as indicative of early examples. The ricasso marked M C LILLEY & CO COLUMBUS OHIO. That form used 1882-1925. The blade finely etched on gilt ground with the owner's name, foliage and crusaders scene. The gold faded with remnants of original blue as well. Gilt scabbard with finely modeled crusades and biblical motif mounts. The body hand engraved with the all-seeing eye (the Eye of Providence), serpent and cross and a halberd. The surface is fire gilt, clearly evidenced by remnant brush work. That technique was made obsolete about 1840 with the advent of electroplating and is seldom seen after that date. The GUOOF was the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, a branch founded in 1843 through a lodge in England, for blacks, which were excluded from membership in the Odd Fellows. The early membership drew from two established black groups who lacked mutual benefit components: the Philomathean Literary Society and the Philadelphia Company and Debating Society. It is considered one of the most significant black mutual aid societies from its beginnings and its membership grew through the 1880's, the period of this sword. The sword itself shows wear from use but was produced to the highest standard: to proportions and using techniques specific to the Civil War and immediate post war, clearly dating it to the early-mid 1880's. Very Rare.

Nation : -
Local Price : 835.00 USD

US M.1832 GENERAL AND STAFF OFFICER’S SWORD. The American Sword, Peterson #113. Bronze hilt with straight cross guard, thickened edge boat form shell guard and two piece globular pommel. Interesting fine copper wire on cored wrapped grip. Original to it and rarely seen type. Scattered tiny wire breaks as expected. 27 3/4” straight broad fullered double edged blade. Blade quite crisp with isolated islands pitting. Hilt very good with expected wear from use and good patina. Virtually all of these were made in Germany and as with all officer's swords, variants were produced, some to order and others by caprice, as the specifications were general and officers purchased their own swords. Peterson notes variations to this pattern in The American Sword. All examples are very rarely encountered.