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Nation : French
Local Price : $965.00

FRENCH SMALLSWORD C.1780-90. All steel, transitional form which was followed by variations with studded hilt elements and triangular section blade. This example has a 30” flattened diamond section blade of fighting weight and form. The forte is decorated with broad scrolling foliage with a stylized maker’s mark above. The iron hilt has a faceted grip and pommel and oval guard with radial motif to the inside. See Swords and Blades of the American Revolution , Neumann, #223.S for a related example.

Nation : Chinese
Local Price : $965.00

RARE VARIATION CHINESE SHORT SWORD. 19th century. 10 5/8” s.e. blade, wedge section at the forte with thumb recess to the back. The point with long, near half length, false edge/spear point. The left side struck with clear maker’s marks. Bulbous wood grip with brass mounts chiseled in Zen motifs and inlaid twisted wire. Wood scabbard with foliate decorated mounts and congealed leather covered middle. Materials and workmanship as found on the jians of the period such as our UC9999. The form unique in our experience after extensive research.

Nation : British
Local Price : £950.00

British WW2 1925 Pattern Royal Air Force Officer's Sword of Group Captain David Lumgair CBE. Straight single-fullered spear-pointed blade. Brass hilt with pierced and cast decoration including the crown and cypher of King George VI and the crown & eagle badge of the Royal Air Force within an oval. Brass ferrule, brass backstrap, integral pommel in the form of an eagle’s head. Wire-bound white shagreen grip, white leather washer, blue and gold parade sword knot with acorn. Black leather scabbard with brass throat, chape and middle pieces, hanging rings on the throat and middle pieces. Black leather sword bag, blue and gold sword belt with brass buckle cast with the RAF badge and motto ‘PER ARDUA AD ASTRA’ within a laurel wreath. Blade 32 3/8 inches in length, the sword 38 inches overall. The blade is etched at the ricasso on one side with a six-pointed star within which is set a brass proof slug stamped with ‘PROVED’ and a fleur de lys. The blade is further etched with banners and foliate motifs, centred around the royal coat of arms on one side, and the crown & eagle of the Royal Air Force on the other. There is a cartouche for the optional etching of the owner’s name, within which is etched ‘DAVID LUMGAIR 2 ND JUNE 1930’. George VI’s reign did not begin until 1936 and the etching does not appear to have been applied retrospectively, so it would seem that this sword was rehilted at some point in its owner’s career to bring the cypher up to date with the current monarch. This was not mandatory as previous cyphers were generally accepted on parade and could be seen as a mark of long service. David Lumgair Jr was born in 1907 in Liscard, Cheshire, now a part of Wallasey. His family relocated from Cheshire to the Isle of Man in the 1920s, where he attended King William’s College from 1920-23 and while there became a cadet in the school’s OTC unit. The Officers’ Training Corps were established in 1908 as part of the wide-ranging Haldane Reforms to the British Army’s structure. They were intended to alleviate the shortage of trained officers in the various volunteer units (Militia, Yeomanry, Volunteer Force and Reserve of Officers) by forming a system of junior training units in public schools and senior ones in universities. Some of the junior OTCs were formed out of existing school Cadet Corps, but many were new. The contingent at King William’s College was established in 1911. Thousands of OTC recruits gained commissions in the regular Army during the First World War but King William’s College was the only OTC contingent to itself see active duty, its cadets tasked with guarding prisoners of war sent to the island. In December 1925 David joined the 4 th /5 th (Earl of Chester's) Battalion of the Cheshire Regiment as a 2 nd Lieutenant. This was part of the Territorial Force of part-time volunteers attached to regular regiments as additional battalions. David resigned his commission with the Cheshire Regiment in June 1930 and was commissioned into the Royal Air Force the next day, joining the Accountant Branch at the rank of Pilot Officer. This matches the date etched on the blade, and the sword would most likely have been ordered upon his commission as part of his new uniform. In June 1931 he was promoted to Flying Officer and in June 1937 to Flight Lieutenant, which would have been his rank upon the outbreak of WW2. In June 1940 David was promoted to temporary Squadron Leader. His youngest brother Ranulph was killed in 1943 fighting with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in Tunisia, leading an assault on a German artillery post at the Battle of Hunts Gap. In 1944 David was made a war substantive Squadron Leader and temporary Wing Commander – his seniority as a Squadron Leader was later set from June 1945. The Accountant Branch was a dedicated specialist unit within the Royal Air Force dedicated to its financial administration, including pay, allowances, contracting and management of funds. Consistent with the other specialist branches (Legal, Medical, Dental, Stores and Chaplains) its officers held commissioned rank and underwent specialist training at the Accountant Officer’s School. Specialist officers were not trained pilots, however, which in the interwar period limited their promotion ceiling to Head of their respective branch, while pilot-trained ‘General Duties’ officers who made up the bulk of the service were eligible for operational command at the highest levels of the service. During WW2 there was some criticism of the Accountant Branch as wasteful of manpower, although it did not stand out among similar offices in the other forces. Efforts were made to release men from it for other duties, but the expansion of the Air Force created a great deal of accounting work to be done and the government recognised that proper resource management in the services required good accountancy. As of September 1945, 2,006 R.A.F. officers and 8,016 airmen were serving there, as well as 127 officers and 4,864 airwomen of the W.A.A.F. These numbers were drawn down and the system of military finance substantially restructured in the following decades: today the senior finance role in the RAF is held by the Director of Resources, a civilian, with wider support and administration duties pertaining to the Air Force carried out by civilian staff and/or specialist finance officers within the wider Ministry of Defence (MOD) structure. Remaining with the Air Force after WW2, David was promoted to Group Captain in 1949, and he served as Station Commander of RAF Digby from 1949 to 1952. Notably the promotion ceiling on specialist officers appears to have broken down by this point. In 1953 he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal while serving at Headquarters of the 2 nd Tactical Air Force. As of 1958 he was Air Officer Commanding at the headquarters of No. 90 (Signals) Group, based at RAF Medmenham in Buckinghamshire. Also titled RAF Signals Command, this was a radar, telecommunications and electronic warfare unit - it was absorbed into the new RAF Support Command in 1973 and exists today as a tactical communications, network and cyber operations unit. David was named Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1959 Birthday Honours. David retired from the service in 1961 and in his retirement became an ordained minister, training at the Edinburgh Theological College and serving a curacy at St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh. He took up the vicarage of Stanton on the Isle of Man briefly in 1970, then became chaplain of St Vincent’s Chapel in Edinburgh and Dean of the Order of St Lazarus from 1975 to 1977. He is commemorated in a stained glass window in St Vincent’s Chapel which includes the badge of the RAF and the Lumgair family coat of arms. David died in 1991 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. The only Pattern of sword introduced for the Royal Air Force, the 1925 Pattern is based on the 1897 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword, but with decorative elements added which are more in line with the Navy such as its white shagreen grip, black leather scabbard and brass fittings. The blade’s finish is excellent with only the tiniest spots of light patination, its etching crisp and clear retaining the contrast between the matt acid-etched background and the reflective polished designs within it, no damage to its unsharpened edge or notable wear generally. The shagreen of the grip is all intact with no handling wear, its wire binding is all present and tight. Light and lustrous patination to all brass parts, including on the scabbard. The scabbard leather is in excellent condition with no dents, creases or abrasion, all of its stitching is intact. No fray to the sword knot.

Nation : British
Local Price : £950.00

An Original & Historical 1796 Pattern Napoleonic Wars British Light Dragoon Trooper's Sword. A Regiment of the Line Issue Combat Sabre, For An NCO Or Other Rank Trooper Used In The Peninsular War and Battle of Waterloo era.. All steel scabbard, with steel P hilt and wooden grip. The blade is in excellent plus condition, and superbly bright overall, made circa 1802 to 1803. Average condition for age, obviously seen combat service . Maker stamped by Osborne, ordnance contract maker of 1796 pattern light and heavy dragoon trooper's swords, a maker in Birmingham, 1797 to 1803, & ordnance inspector stamped on the blade face, Crown over 1. This sword would have been used by a Light Dragoon trooper in any of the light cavalry regiments of the line, of the Napoleonic Wars, such as one who served, just for example, in the 11th Light Dragoons. The 11th Light Dragoons later became the 11th Hussars. The 11th fought at both the Peninsular War and at the Battle of Waterloo, and were awarded almost 500 medals for Waterloo. After a spell in Ireland the 11th were sent to Spain and Portugal to reinforce Wellington's army. Their strength, normally around 300 in peacetime was raised to 725. They arrived in June 1811 and, as in Egypt, they had a bad start. A dawn attack by the French in woods between Elvas and the Guadiana forced the 11th to retire on to what they thought were friendly Portugese lines. When they realised they were French, their commander Capt Lutyens ordered the charge. The shock tactic worked and they were able to drive their way through, but a second line of enemy troops was able to resist them. They lost 8 killed, 22 wounded and 77 taken prisoner. The regiment had more success at El Bodon near Cuidad Rodrigo on 25th September. By this time they were commanded by Lt Col Cumming, a brave and efficient cavalry officer. A large force of French cavalry was threatening Allied infantry and artillery on the plain in front of the 11th and a squadron of the King's German Legion who were well placed on high ground. Although they were vastly outnumbered the 11th and KGL charged at the enemy again and again, 20 times in all. The 11th were part of Wellington's great victory over Marmont at Salamanca on 22nd July 1812 but by 3rd April 1813 they had to give up their horses and embark for England much to the regret of Sir Stapleton Cotton who was in command of the cavalry in the Peninsula. It had been a hard two years for them having lost 417 men and 555 horses. During their time in the Peninsula many changes had been made to the uniforms of the British Army. The Prince Regent had a keen eye for dress and with his newly acquired position of supreme power was determined to push through his ideas based on continental military trends. The 11th exchanged it's light dragoon Tarleton helmet for a shako. The new jacket was still dark blue but had a buff plastron covering the chest, and white epaulettes, silver for officers. With the return of Napoleon in March 1815 the war with France resumed and the 11th arrived at Ostend on 2nd April. They were in Vandeleur's brigade with the 12th and 16th and had an unprecedented strength of 947 men. They came under heavy attack at Quatre Bras but did not suffer badly. On the 18th June 1815 the Battle of Waterloo began after a terrible night of torrential rain. It was a frustrating morning for the British cavalry who had to stand and watch an infantry battle. Against Wellington's wishes, the heavy cavalry made a brilliant charge that was spoiled by it's failure to re-form. The 11th under the command of Lt Col Money were sent into action when it looked as if the enemy were breaking up. They broke a French infantry square and carried on with the pursuit of Napoleon’s fleeing soldiers. Wellington entered Paris in triumph on 7th July escorted by the 11th and others. The regiment bivouacked on the Champs Elysees and became part of the army of occupation in France and Belgium. On 20th November they eventually arrived home after 3 years on the continent The mounted swordsmanship training of the British emphasised the cut, at the face for maiming or killing, or at the arms to disable. This left masses of mutilated or disabled troops; the French, in contrast, favoured the thrust, which gave cleaner kills. A cut with the 1796 LC sabre was, however, perfectly capable of killing outright, as was recorded by George Farmer of the 11th Regiment of Light Dragoons, who was involved in a skirmish on the Guadiana River in 1811, during the Peninsular War: "Just then a French officer stooping over the body of one of his countrymen, who dropped the instant on his horse's neck, delivered a thrust at poor Harry Wilson's body; and delivered it effectually. I firmly believe that Wilson died on the instant yet, though he felt the sword in its progress, he, with characteristic self-command, kept his eye on the enemy in his front; and, raising himself in his stirrups, let fall upon the Frenchman's head such a blow, that brass and skull parted before it, and the man's head was cloven asunder to the chin. It was the most tremendous blow I ever beheld struck; and both he who gave, and his opponent who received it, dropped dead together. The brass helmet was afterwards examined by order of a French officer, who, as well as myself, was astonished at the exploit; and the cut was found to be as clean as if the sword had gone through a turnip, not so much as a dint being left on either side of it" The blade is remembered today as one of the best of its time and has been described as the finest cutting sword ever manufactured in quantity. The steel hilt and scabbard has overall ols russetting, bright polished and with no denting. Every single item from The Lanes Armoury is accompanied by our unique Certificate of Authenticity. Part of our continued dedication to maintain the standards forged by us over the past 100 years of trading

Nation : Turkish
Local Price : $950.00

OTTOMAN TURKISH FLINTLOCK PISTOL. 18th century, displaying the long elegant proportions of the horse pistols of the period, Ottoman and Italian. The pistols of this period were nearly identical as the Turks based theirs on the Italian model and often incorporated Italian locks and sometimes barrels. This example dates to the mid-century and incorporates the Italian features neglected on later examples, including the sight flat to the barrel top, flared muzzle and iron furniture. Barrel length, 13 ¼”. The walnut stock has a long elegant wrist, shortened and thickened on later examples as it was prone to cracking though this example survives without that defect. The top of the wrist had an escutcheon, long lost in battle and smoothed over from use. The mounts include iron ramrod tubes with a dummy ramrod, as the Turks used a separated rod attached to the priming flask. That was superior to the European process as the ramrod did not need to be threaded back into the gun stock mounts, after loading, which took a few seconds which, in battle, could mean the difference between life and death. Neither, of course, could it be pocketed or otherwise stowed, as, if it was lost, the gun was useless. And, pistols were used on horseback, where a lot was going on! In all, a lovely 18th century Ottoman horseman’s pistol with strong Italian influence.

Nation : British
Local Price : $950.00

BRITISH M.1796 INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD. Standard pattern with gilt brass hilt incorporating a folding side guard and silver simulated wire covered grip. 32” blade by noted maker WOOLEY & DEAKIN which did business in Birmingham 1800-03 under that name thus dating this sword to the early/middle of the Napoleonic Wars. The blade well decorated with considerable original gold to the right side. The left frosty gray near the middle but decoration crisp and considerable gold. The hilt with about 95% heavy fire gilt gold overlay. Grip excellent.

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : $950.00

JAPANESE NCO SWORD, WWII. WWII issue. Painted cast hilt with a top latch to the scabbard. Blade oval iron tsuba. 26 ½” blade serial numbered at the forte. Blade excellent in original polish. Khaki green scabbard, unnumbered as made. Hilt and scabbard with virtually all original finish. Just wear to the high points of the “lace” on the hilt. Good exceptionally clean example of this iconic weapon.

Nation : -
Local Price : $950.00

US M.1859 MARINE NCO SWORD. Last quarter of the 19th century. The 1859 regulation was adopted with a hilt of 1850 Infantry Officer pattern, and were indistinguishable but for the plain polished blade of the Marine pattern. The 1875 regulation which reinstated the mameluke hilt for officers, specified blade decoration for the NCO sword. This example is made by Horstman to that specification and is dated by its early broad blade. The blade is frosty with the decoration well preserved. The hilt, marked 32, is excellent with the original grip as made. The scabbard lacks about 20% of the leather covering. A very rare sword from the famed Frank Barnyak Collection.

Nation : British
Local Price : £950.00

A Fine Regimental Victorian 60th Rifles Officer's Sword of the Rifle Brigade Signed Blade by Kemp, Leddell & Co. Armourers, 41 London Wall, London, Used In The Zulu War and in The Boer War As The Later Regiments Name The Kings Royal Rifle Corps. Etched with foliate scrolls, crowned VR cypher, regimental title device of the strung bugle blade in superb bright polish. Regulation grey steel gothic hilt, also incorporating a slung bugle horn, wire bound fish skin covered grip, in its good steel combat weight scabbard with two suspension rings. Sword bespoke commisioned from Kemp, Leddell & Co in London, circa 1870 3rd Battalion, 60th or The King’s Royal Rifle Corps (1755-1958) The 60th Rifles in 1879 were part of No. 1 Column (the Main Force) under Colonel Glyn and Lord Chelmsford. Fought in key engagements, including the decisive Battle of Ulundi on July 4, 1879, which effectively broke Zulu military power. After the Zulu war the regiments name was changed to the KRRC, the Kings Royal Rifle Corps. The 60th Rifles (The King's Royal Rifle Corps) served actively during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, (with individual officers like Major Charles Walter Robinson served on staff). The 3rd Battalion arrived in South Africa as part of the vital wave of British reinforcements sent after the initial disaster at Isandlwana. Before reaching Ulundi, they took heavy part in relieving the siege of Eshowe and fought at the Battle of Gingindlovu on April 2, 1879. The British fought in their traditional square formation at the battle of Gingindlovu, with the 60th Rifles taking position on the northern face of the square. According to Castle and Knight, “the main Zulu body split into columns, then crossed the Nyezane (River) at two drifts a mile apart; and, as it advanced up the slopes towards the laager, it fanned out into the traditional chest and horns attack formation. The order to hold fire until the enemy were within 300 yards condemned the troops at the front of the square to the nerve wracking spectacle of the Zulus deploying to attack without a shot being fired to stop them. It was a sight that was to strain the nerves of the untried men of the 60th. The British fought in their traditional square formation at the battle of Gingindlovu, with the 60th Rifles taking position on the northern face of the square. According to Castle and Knight, “the main Zulu body split into columns, then crossed the Nyezane (River) at two drifts a mile apart; and, as it advanced up the slopes towards the laager, it fanned out into the traditional chest and horns attack formation. The order to hold fire until the enemy were within 300 yards condemned the troops at the front of the square to the nerve wracking spectacle of the Zulus deploying to attack without a shot being fired to stop them. It was a sight that was to strain the nerves of the untried men of the 60th. At Ulundi: The battalion marched into the heart of Zululand with Chelmsford's advancing field force. At the decisive Battle of Ulundi, the British formed a massive, mobile hollow square (or rectangle) out on the Mahlabatini plain to repel an estimated 20,000 Zulu warriors. During the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902), the King's Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC)—originally the 60th Regiment of Foot—served with distinction in South Africa. Their actions inspired several notable historical paintings, commemorative prints, and portrait commissions. The Battle of Talana Hill (20 October 1899): The 1st Battalion KRRC played a pivotal role in this early clash, successfully storming the heights alongside the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Famous period illustrations and paintings capture the intense infantry assault up the boulder-strewn slopes where the KRRC's commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Gunning, was killed. The Battle of Colenso (15 December 1899): The 3rd Battalion KRRC was deployed just 700 yards behind Colonel Long's exposed artillery batteries to prevent the Boers from capturing the guns. This chaotic scene is immortalised in multiple famous paintings depicting the desperate struggle to rescue the artillery pieces under heavy fire.

Nation : British
Local Price : £950.00

Sword of a Page of Honour to King George V (1910-1936). Straight narrow spear-pointed blade with lenticular cross-section. Blade 58cm in length including washer, the sword 70.8cm overall. Gilt brass recurved crossbar hilt with finials in the form of dog’s heads, smooth ivory grip, gilt brass pommel in the form of a horse’s head. Bullion sword knot. Scabbard of white painted leather with brass throat and chape pieces. The throat and chape pieces of the scabbard are engraved with foliate motifs. The blade is etched on both sides with the crown and cypher of King George V, flowers and foliate motifs. The ricasso of the blade is etched on one side with the retailer’s name ‘WILKINSON & SON 57 AND 58. JERMYN ST. ST. JAMES’S. LONDON.’ It is etched on the other side with a six-pointed star inside which is a stylised ‘W’ indicating the manufacturer, the Wilkinson Sword Company. The Pages of Honour are boys appointed to serve the British monarch at state occasions, most notably carrying the long train of his various robes that would otherwise drag behind him. They should not be confused with the Pages of the Royal Household, who are paid adult servants, although both roles date back to the practice of young noblemen serving other lords in return for education and training in the medieval period. Since 1689 there have been four Pages of Honour at any one time – for some events only two are required, allowing the two not holding the monarch’s train to carry that of the consort, but the Robe of Estate worn at a Coronation requires all four. A second group of four is therefore required for the train of a royal consort at the Coronation. Becoming a page to the monarch was a prestigious honour given at that time to sons of courtiers and prominent noble families. Given their origins these young men often went on to become notable figures in their own right: among George V’s pages were Sir John ‘Jock’ Colville, who was private secretary to Prime Ministers Chamberlain, Churchill and Attlee, Major-General Lloyd-Verney, who commanded the 7 th Armoured Division in WW2, and Lieutenant-Colonel Rowland Baring, Earl of Cromer, who became Governor of the Bank of England and later Ambassador to the United States. Today pages of honour are almost exclusively close friends and family of the monarch. The specifications as of 1921 for the sword to be carried by a Page as part of his official dress were as follows: Sword. — Short, with cross guard and horsehead pommel, ivory grip, white leather scabbard with gilt mounts. Sword Knot. — Gold lace strap and bullion tassel. This model of sword was used for no other function and would almost certainly have been bought along with the page’s uniform. As shown on this example the firm Wilkinson & Son was the retailer – probably the sole retailer. Wilkinson & Son was a tailor specialising in court & diplomatic dress at the highest levels, including tailoring the coronation robes worn by Knights of the various orders, the ermine robes and coronets of the Peers, and even the robes of the monarchs themselves from William IV to George VI. Based on Jermyn Street, which is to this day a centre of British tailoring excellence, it would make perfect sense for them to have produced the dress for royal pages. However, they were not sword cutlers and should not be confused with the Wilkinson Sword Company. This other Wilkinson was founded in 1772 as the business of the noted gunmaker Henry Nock of London, later inherited and renamed by his partner and son-in-law James Wilkinson. It enjoyed great success and was from the late 19 th century the premier swordmaking company in Britain, employing around 300 people in its factory on Oakley Street, Chelsea and with a showroom on Pall Mall. It absorbed many rival firms including Reeves, Mole, Pillin and Thurkle and took an active role in the design process for British military swords like the 1908 Pattern for Cavalry. Despite its near monopoly its business in razor blades and other items eclipsed the declining sword trade and Wilkinson stopped producing swords in 2005, some of its machinery being sold on to Pooley Sword which continues to supply the British Army. It is worth considering how many of these swords could still exist: George V only had 31 pages of honour over his reign, and that number includes the first group of four that carried the train at his coronation, who had served his late father and therefore would already have had swords with the cypher of Edward VII. Queen Mary’s four Coronation pages may not have carried swords at all and she probably needed no other pages after that date: archived pictures of non-Coronation state occasions appear to confirm that two pages carried the King’s train and two carried the Queen’s. This example is complete with its knot and is in excellent condition. The blade is immaculately bright and clean, all of its etching crisp. The ivory grip has no cracking or discolouration due to age, only one tiny black spot near the pommel on one side (>0.5mm). Some surface level latitudinal cracking and one small chip to the white paint of the scabbard. Some rubbing and very minor denting to the scabbard fittings. Due to the ivory used in the grip, this sword cannot be exported from the UK . It has been declared and registered as antique ivory under the provisions of the UK Ivory Act and therefore can be sold within the UK. Please note that this is a one-time non-transferable registration: if you purchase this sword and wish to resell it you must register it again.

Nation : British
Local Price : £945.00

A Most Rare, Original, Late 18th Century Spanish Heavy Dragoon Cup Hilt Sword of the Napoleonic War Peninsular Campaign. An I8th Century or Earlier Form Spanish Rapier Hilt With a British 1796 Heavy Cavalry Ordnance Stamped Hadley Contract Blade. This is simply a fascinating and intriguing sword in that in it's service working life it has had a wide 1796 British Heavy cavalry trooper's sword blade, stamped and made by Ordnance contractor, Hadley of 47 Bull St. Birmingham, and supplied by their British allies. The hilt is actually a design and likely made from a 1650 Spanish Toledo cup hilt rapier. Spanish cup hilt rapiers often originally had long and slender blades, however in the 18th century their blades became wider and of broadsword dimensions when used by Spanish heavy dragoons, especially in the Peninsular war from 1808, but they retained the cup hilt form of the traditional, Spanish cavalry sword. We also acquired a rare, fully standard Napoleonic Peninsular War 1808 Spanish Heavy Dragoon sword, with its wide blade, and changed hilt pattern We have never seen an original period Spanish sword mounted with a British ordnance blade before, and this is most intriguing. We conclude it was added at the time of the Spanish alliance with Britain during the Peninsular War in Spain, against Napoleon's occupying forces. Possibly supplied and given by the British, from such as the 4th Heavy Dragoons or 3rd Dragoon Guards, to their Spanish allies to replace an unsuitable narrow earlier Spanish rapier blade. The 4th Dragoons were landed between the 22nd and 27th of April 1809 at Lisbon and were brigaded with the more senior 3rd Dragoon Guards under Major General Henry Fane forming the first British Heavy Cavalry brigade in the Peninsular War. The sword's cup has some original combat impact damage and field repair on one side. Traditional long quilons of the late 18th century pattern up to 1808 when the hilt design was changed and the quillons deeply curved. Crown 4 stamp to blade and maker's mark stamp on backstrap, ordnance contractor and supplier of 1796 Heavy Dragoon swords, Hadley of Birmingham. The Spanish heavy cavalry in the Peninsular campaign, such as, The Battle of Bailen Fought July 19, 1808, between 15,000 Spaniards under Castaflos, and 20,000 French under Dupont. The French were totally defeated with a loss of over 2,000 men, and Dupont surrendered with his whole army. The Battle of Bailen was contested in 1808 between the Spanish Army of Andalusia, led by Generals Francisco Castanos and Theodor von Reding, and the Imperial French Army's II corps d'observation de la Gironde under General Pierre Dupont de l'Etang. The heaviest fighting took place near Bailen (sometimes anglicised Baylen), a village by the Guadalquivir river in the Jaen province of southern Spain. In June 1808, following the widespread uprisings against the French occupation of Spain, Napoleon organised French units into flying columns to pacify Spain's major centres of resistance. One of these, under General Dupont, was dispatched across the Sierra Morena and south through Andalusia to the port of Cadiz where an French naval squadron lay at the mercy of the Spanish. The Emperor was confident that with 20,000 men, Dupont would crush any opposition encountered on the way. Events proved otherwise, and after storming and plundering Cordoba in July, Dupont retraced his steps to the north of the province to await reinforcements. Meanwhile, General Castanos, commanding the Spanish field army at San Roque, and General von Reding, Governor of Malaga, travelled to Seville to negotiate with the Seville Junta a patriotic assembly committed to resisting the French incursions?and to turn the province's combined forces against the French. Dupont's failure to leave Andalusia proved disastrous. Between 16 and 19 July, Spanish forces converged on the French positions stretched out along villages on the Guadalquivir and attacked at several points, forcing the confused French defenders to shift their divisions this way and that. With Castanos pinning Dupont downstream at Andujar, Reding successfully forced the river at Mengibar and seized Bailen, interposing himself between the two wings of the French army. Caught between Castanos and Reding, Dupont attempted vainly to break through the Spanish line at Bailen in three bloody and desperate charges, losing more than 2,500 men. His counterattacks defeated, Dupont called for an armistice and was compelled to sign the Convention of Andujar which stipulated the surrender of almost 18,000 men, making Bailen the worst disaster and capitulation of the Peninsular War, and the first major defeat of Napoleon's Grande Armee. When news of the catastrophe reached the French high command in Madrid, the result was a general retreat to the Ebro, abandoning much of Spain to the insurgents. France's enemies in Spain and throughout Europe cheered at this first check to the hitherto unbeatable Imperial armies tales of Spanish heroism inspired Austria and showed the force of nation-wide resistance to Napoleon, setting in motion the rise of the Fifth Coalition against France. The Portuguese and Spanish played an important part in the war. Retrained and reorganised by Marshal William Beresford, Portugal’s soldiers fought bravely alongside those of Britain. The stubborn Spanish defence of cities and towns tied down thousands of French troops. Spanish armies, though frequently defeated, kept reappearing, forcing France to send more armies against them. French troops were also required to garrison hostile territory and wage a bitter war against Spanish and Portuguese insurgents, the ‘guerrillas’. French communications and supply lines were harassed by their raids and ambushes. By 1812, the French had over 350,000 soldiers in Iberia, but 200,000 were protecting lines of supply rather than serving as front-line troops. All of these factors meant that although on paper the French heavily outnumbered the British armies in Iberia, they were never able to concentrate enough of their troops to win a decisive victory. The continual drain on French resources led Napoleon to call the conflict the ‘Spanish Ulcer’. A picture in the gallery of an old watercolour of an officer of one of the British allies in a Spanish Heavy Dragoon regiment in the Peninsular War, with his identical broadsword bladed cup hilt sword drawn for combat. 42 inches long overall

Nation : British
Local Price : $945.00

BRITISH COURT SWORD FOR A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD, 1830-37. Fine quality particularly early examples from the reign of William IV, evidently the first use of this pattern. Gilt hilt with crown form pommel and pierced WR cipher to the guard. Fine wire wrapped grip. See British Cut and Thrust Weapons , Wilkinson, fig.54a for this pattern. Hilt with nearly all original bright gold overlay and original blade seat. Blade shows gray patina with scattered oxidation. We found no other examples on the internet including auction results.

Nation : British
Local Price : £945.00

A Hugely Impressive, Attractive and Historical, Sudan War 'Mahdi' Warrior's War Sword, a Siege of Khartoum' Period & Battle of Omdurman Kaskara. With Spectacular Blade Bearing Armourer's Stamps & Inscription "May God Bless You and Grant You Victory. The inscription is Arabic and approximately interprets to "May God Bless You and Grant You Victory" a 21st Lancer officer's souvenir. Probably the best and most historical example we have ever seen in the past 50 years thanks to its expert conservation. And it had to spend over a week in our museum conservation workshop, having highly detailed preserving and polishing undertaken by hand. As it had been in storage for likely a hundred years or more, with the Arabic inscription etched in the design It has a spectacular and huge broadsword blade with cruciform hilt, the blade has a central fuller with another fuller either side of the central one, and the blade has been struck many times with armourer's marks of crescent moons and the large Arabic inscription. In the 1880’s the Sudan, the vast land just south of Egypt, was ruled by the Khedive from Cairo. Sudan was basically occupied by native Africans in the south and Arab traders in the north. The coming of the Muslim religious leader known as the "Mahdi" unified the population into an uprising against Egypt. Britain assisted and allowed General Charles Gordon to become the Governor of Sudan on behalf of the Egyptian Khedive. The result was that after a long siege the entire Khartoum garrison, including General Charles Gordon, was butchered leading to much embarrassment for the British Government. It took 14 years, until 1898 for General Gordon to be avenged with the complete destruction of the Muslim Army at the Battle of Omdurman. In this battle In 1898 the 23 year-old Winston Churchill was serving with the 21st Lancers in the Sudan, while earning money on the side as a war correspondent for the Morning Post. While participating in the last British cavalry charge in history at the Battle of Omdurman, he witnessed the bravery of Dublin-born Victoria Cross winner, Private Thomas Byrne. He also became a skin graft donor to the officer that Byrne saved. The Mahdi army, numbering over 100,000, was made up of many tribes of various origins and used long broad swords fashioned on those the European Crusaders had carried back in the 13th and 14th centuries. These were known as Kaskaras, and were carried along with a large shield. This Broadsword, known as a Kaskara, is a lovely example of the principal weapon carried by the Mahdi's warriors. These were desert people and had modelled the broadsword on those carried by the European Crusaders in the 14th century. This particular example is of very nice quality. A fine example taken in combat from one of Britain's native adversaries. Probably 80% of examples one sees in England today are often souk or bazaar bought examples, acquired in the early to mid 20th century by British travelers and soldiers, often with pseudo German markings. This is a completely different order of merit from those. The Sudanese Wars are famously remembered in the movies too: Charlton Heston in "Khartoum" and in at least two productions of "The Four Feathers”. The close of the Victorian era was the height of the Great British Empire. A British soldier's bring back souvenir from his times on the front line. The Kaskara was a type of sword characteristic of Sudan, Chad, and Eritrea. The blade of the kaskara was usually about a yard long, double edged and with a spatulate tip. While most surviving examples are from the 19th or 20th century the best type is believed to have originated around the early 14th century and later, and may represent a localized survival of the straight, double-edged medieval Arab sword with blades acquired from Europeans. The kaskara was worn horizontally across the back or between the upper arm and thorax. According to British Museum curator Christopher Spring, "in the central and eastern Sudan, from Chad through Darfur and across to the Red Sea province, the straight, double-edged swords known as kaskara were an essential possession of most men." 34 1/2 inch blade overall 41 3/4 inches long. The scabbard's very tip has developed an inverted bend

Nation : British
Local Price : £945.00

**OLDEST BRITISH ARMY REGIMENT**C1870 British Ordnance Proofed Honourable Artillery (HAC) Officer’s Sword By Kenning London With Etched Blade To ‘Richard White’, Bullion Cord & Portepee & Scabbard. Sn 22645:9 -. 22645:9 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 30 ½” long, rapier type steel blade (36 ½” overall). The blade has light staining consistent with age. Both sides have foliate engraved panels, one side has stylised combined ‘HAC’ badge, name in banner ‘Richard White’ (most likely the Officer who carried this sword) and British Ordnance inlaid brass proof roundel. The reverse has foliate panels ‘HAC’ badge and maker / retailer name ‘Kenning Little Britain 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 hilt is fitted with original bullion cord and portepee which has some service wear. The sword is complete with its original brass mounted leather scabbard. The scabbard with brass shoe has 2 original brass hanging rings. The scabbard has no damage & all leather & stitching are intact. The price for this sword worthy of further research regarding the named officer includes UK delivery. Sn 22645:9

Nation : French
Local Price : £935.00

A 19th Century Napoleonic Pattern, Spanish Dragoons, Heavy Cavalry of the Line Sword. In the Napoleonic wars the Spanish heavy line cavalry troopers were equipped with this pattern of sword, based on the French cuirassiers sword, having a hilt of the French heavy cavalry Cuirassiers, An XI pattern, in brass, with knuckle-bow, three curved quillons and pommel. Later this was regularised to create the model 1832 pattern. This sword's blade is maker marked, Toledo 1863. This sword has certainly seen service and evidence of combat use. This is a big, scarce Napoleonic pattern Cuirassier battle sword, and a most impressive and fascinating example, and the first of it's kind we have seen in nearly 10 years, These huge and impressive original 19th century Spanish heavy cavalry swords are very rarely seen to survive and this is a very impressive piece. The Cavalry Regiment El Rey (Spanish: Regimiento de Caballera El Rey is the oldest cavalry regiment in the Spanish Army, distinguishing itself on several occasions during the Peninsular War. They are known bestn for there charge at the Battle of Talavera where they dealt the decissive blow against General Jean Francois Leval's German Division. The Cavalry Regiment El Rey is Spain's oldest cavalry regiment, founded in 1538 under the reign of King Charles I of Spain, and as such bore the title The King's in the Spanish Army. During the Napoleonic era it was considered as one of the best Spanish regiments and it distinguished itself during the Spanish War of Independence, frequently being commented as performing very well in those years. In 1807 the regiment was assigned to Marques de la Romana's Division of the North. In 1808 it joined the fight against France after evacuating from Denmark. Upon arrival in Cantabria the cavalrymen marched to Extremadura where they were to collect horses, thus avoiding the defeat that fell upon Romana's division at Espinosa de los Monteros. In 1809 the regiment would see much action while serving in Gregorio Garcia de la Cuesta y Fernandez de Celis' Army of Extremadura, as part of General Jose de Henestrosa's 1st Cavalry Division. It would fight at the Battle of Talavera, where they captured four French cannons and would be highly praised in Cuesta's report. During the Spanish War of Independence the unit wore a blue coat with scarlet cuffs, collar, lapels, turnbacks, gold piping and buff breeches. Like all regiments at the start of the Peninsular War they wore a red plume on their hat to show their loyalty to the Bourbon monarch, Ferdinand VII of Spain, instead of the "hated foreigner" Joseph Bonaparte. In 1870 the regiment wore a blue coatee with scarlet cuffs, collar and lapels, white turnbacks, and yellow piping and had brass buttons, they also wore blue breeches. The troopers wore a black bi-corn hat with gold lace and a red cockade with a gold cockade loop. In 1898 the regiment had a uniform of a light blue dolman with black Austrian loops and white metal buttons; red collar and cuffs, and red trousers with a light blue stripe. They had also, after the Napoleonic Wars adopted the use of a cuirass and helmet, of steel with brass ornamentation. However, in the colonies of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Las Carolinas Islands and the Philippines they wore the Rayadillo colonial uniform with red collar and cuffs and Leopoldina shakos with the Spanish red and yellow cockade 95 cm blade

Nation : -
Local Price : $925.00

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 : Turkish
Local Price : $925.00

OTTOMAN SILVER MOUNTED FLINTLOCK PISTOL, LATE 18th CENTURY. 17” length with 10 5/8” .60 cal. barrel, tapered through its length and medially banded. The breech with spurious signature and three maker’s marks. Walnut stock with silver butt plate decorated with star and crescent. Fine lion form finial. Silver escutcheon to the wrist. Star and crescent to the silver trigger guard and star decorated side plate. The muzzle sheathed in brass. False ramrod in brass tube. Foliate decorated lock with spurious signature.

Nation : Turkish
Local Price : $925.00

OTTOMAN SILVER HILTED SMALLSWORD. Eastern Adriatic, C.1790-1810. Provincial example, Balkan or Greek, in the Northern European taste, probably made for an officer. Heavy silver hilt decorated throughout in bold relief foliage. Shallow dent to the pommel. Silver wire wrapped grip. 28 7/8” triangular section blade blued and gilt first half with maker’s initial at the base. The blade a German import as was typical throughout Europe. The arms industry in Greece and the Balkans were built largely on a system of specialty centers, each of which would provide a certain service or part for arms which transported from center to center in a sort of production line system. A German blade accords specifically with that system. See The Arms of Greece and Her Balkan Neighbors in the Ottoman Period , Robert Elgood for details. France, with alliances with Italy, Naples and the Illyrian Provinces (modern Croatia, Slovenia, and Gorizia) held the Adriatic in anticipation of a push against the Ottomans when success elsewhere allowed. Based on its style, this sword likely dates to the period of arming to support or resist Napoleon and may well have served on either or both sides allowing for an Ottoman change of loyalties as the French strength grew. Rare.

Nation : British
Local Price : £925.00

1803 Flank Office's Sabre. A large solid example of the popular British 1803 Flank Offices sabre. Made by Osborn (dated 1803-1808), carrying the GG stamp of the maker. It has the distinctive lion headed pommel and brass guard with GR cypher. The long fullered blade has a speckled overall patina and is solid in the guard with no movement. The grip still retains its original shagreen and brass wire cover. The sword is 94cm overall with a 81cm blade and measures 3.5cm at the forte. Authorised in 1803, when 'a Pattern Sword for the Officers of Grenadiers and Light Infantry' was authorised. Similar in shape and style to the sword carried by light cavalry officers, it still retained a remarkable amount of regimental differences. It was designed to be a more robust fighting sword for officers of the elite flank companies of British regiments. These sabres proved to be incredibly popular, and remained in service until 1822, when they were eventually replaced by a more standard pattern.

Nation : Turkish
Local Price : $925.00

RARE OTTOMAN FLINTLOCK PISTOL. Balkan, made in Prizren, Kosovo. See Elgood, #280. 18 ½” length with 12 1/8” tapered barrel, faceted at the breech, decorated with raised foliage and top flat sight. Excellent quality lock engraved with panels of foliage in the European style. Spured b rass butt cap with silver terminal. The entire stock sheathed in brass engraved in foliate and geometric panels. Some wear from use throughout. Style rarely encountered.

Nation : German
Local Price : $925.00

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 : -
Local Price : $925.00

EAGLE HEAD US OFFICER'S SWORD C.1820-30. Premium quality with opened beak eagle and profuse decoration to the guard including the edges of the cross guard. Reeded bone grip. 28 1/4" spadroon form blade decorated with foliage and flag motif. The blade back with leafy tendril. Blade bright with decoration crisp and a few very small edge nicks. Brass scabbard hand engraved with stylized foliage. The reverse stamped with maker's name HORSTMANN. Superior quality and excellent preservation.

Nation : British
Local Price : £925.00

Georgian 52nd Oxfordshire Light Infantry.... Georgian 52nd Oxfordshire Light Infantry bugler's or pioneers sidearm. A neo-classical, gladius style sword. Cast, lion headed brass hilt showing the

Nation : British
Local Price : £925.00

English Late 18th / Early 19th Century ‘Segary’ 16 Bore Flintlock Holster Pistol. Sn 14657. -. 14657 This is a very good English form flintlock holster pistol made sometime in the late 18th / early 19th Century. It has a 9” round steel barrel. The barrel is 16.71mm muzzle diameter (approx. 16 bore). The smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The barrel has crown V and crown P proofs (illustrated). It has a swan neck hammer, and brass furniture including butt plate, trigger guard with extended tang and ram rod mount. The lock plate is signed ‘Segray’. The walnut stock full stock is undamaged. The pistol has its original wood ram rod with brass end cap. The price for this pistol worthy of further research re the maker includes UK delivery. NB As an antique flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 14657.

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £895.00

C1800 – 1840’s Japanese Yori Doshi (Armour Piercing) Aikuchi (Dagger Without Tsuba), Scabbard & Kodjuka (Side Knife) & Expert Assessment. Sn 19377:7 -. 19377:7 This Aikuchi has been assessed by UK Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg. A copy of his hand written notes and illustrations accompany the knife. In extracts from his notes he states “C1800 – 1840’s Japanese Yori Doshi (Armour Piercing) Aikuchi (Dagger Without Tsuba). This is an unsigned mumei piece. It is in bright condition but has lots of fine scratches which are obscuring the forging details. Can see an undulating notare hamon line with what looks like a nioi crystal edge. Grain is not visible needs a polish (professional) to see what its like. Saya is speckled black lacquer with dark Buffalo horn mounts & a sentoku-Do (brass with golden hue) Kodjuka side knife in fitted pocket. Unsigned blade, hilt decorated with copper & shakudo leaves good condition with a few marks and scratching. A simple tsuka hilt of brown speckled lacquer with line banding decoration & Buffalo horn fuchi & kashira. There is no sign of menuki hilt ornaments ever being fitted NB small bit of damage horn bottom mount. An attractive looking dagger”. In his illustrations of the blade he observes ‘ cutting edge 7” (length) Total length 9 ¾”, Sujikai right slant file marks (on tang), ridge line (blade spine) is iroi mune, mune is flat (tang)’. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 19377:7 (tanto box armoury floor)

Nation : French
Local Price : £895.00

American Civil War Era French Import U.S. Army Model 1840 NCO’s Type Sword With ‘Eagle’ Device Clamshell Guard, Brass Hilt & Brass Mounted Leather Scabbard. ED 2166 -. ED 2166 This is an excellent original Infantry Officer’s Sword most likely made in France for the U.S. Military during the American Civil War. It has a French form hilt and rapier type blade similar to the U.S. Army model 1840 NCO’s sword (see page 211 of World Swords by Withers) a bulbous brass wire bound handle which is undamaged with all wire tight and intact, brass knuckle bow with urn shaped pommel and correct kidney shaped clamshell guards, one hinged for folding. The fixed clamshell has a riveted brass Eagle device indicating U.S. army use. The 32 ¼” rapier shaped blade with double partial fullers is straight and undamaged and has just staining consistent with age. The ricasso has a small inspection mark (illustrated). The sword measures 38 ½” overall. The sword has its original Brass Mounted Leather Scabbard. The throat mount has a frog locket. The end of the chape is open. The price for this sword worthy of further research includes UK delivery. ED 2166

Nation : -
Local Price : £895.00

Rare Late-18th Century Sardinian Infantry Hanger. EL7309 - A rare late-18th century Kingdom of Sardinia infantry hanger, featuring a broad 24 inch sabre blade. The blade with some pitting, but clear engraving showing the 'Viva le Roi' motto and eagle motif. Brass hilt with knucklebow and sidebar, with a bit of movement on the tang due to the loss of the leather washer. Leather covered wooden grip, firm on the tang.

Nation : British
Local Price : £895.00

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

Nation : British
Local Price : £895.00

**MINT**Post 1952 QEII British 1895 / 97 Pattern Infantry Officer's Chrome Plated Parade Sword Blade Numbered ‘A O 322’ With Etched Panels, Cord, Portepee, Steel Scabbard, Leather Bound Field Scabbard, Leather Belt Rig & Sash. Sn 18524:11 -. 18524:11 This is a British 1895/ 1897 Infantry Officer’s parade sword (see page 179 of World Swords by Withers). It has a 32 ½” single edged clean chromed steel blade with fullers. Both sides have crisp foliate panel blued etching with ‘ER II’ cypher (Queen Elizabeth II Regina) and heraldic arms. The back of the blade is numbered ‘A O 322’ (There are no manufacturer’s name on this sword). It has the correct ornate chrome plated bowl guard with Queen’s crown ER II Royal Cypher and undamaged wire bound fish skin grip together with stepped steel pommel with ball top. It is complete with its chrome plated steel scabbard which has 2 hanging rings fitted with Red leather hanging straps with clips attached to its red leather parade belt (approx. 34” waist). There are no date or manufacturer marks on the belt rig. The sword also comes with its additional brown leather covered field scabbard. The red cloth parade sash is in similar mint condition with brass hook fastener and tassels. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 18524:11

Nation : British
Local Price : £895.00

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

Nation : French
Local Price : £895.00

Flintlock French Officers Holster Pistol. Ref X3293. A Flintlock French Officers Holster Pistol. 21 ½” overall,13 ¾” 15 bore [15mm] round barrel with narrow top rib & moulded breech, bevelled edge stepped ‘Banana’ lockplate with bevelled pan, swan necked cock. Walnut full stock moulded around the barrel tang, lock & ramrod channel. Steel mounts comprising foliate sideplate, escutcheon, long spurred pommel with domed butt cap, trigger guard with cone shaped finial, turned baluster ramrod pipes, later horn tipped wooden ramrod. Circa 1700-30. A fine looking large officer’s holster pistol of the pre regulation type, size & calibre. In rubbed condition, fore end repaired . See 'Armes De Poing Militaires Francaises' by Robert Brooker Jr, pages 7 to 49 & page 26 for similar pistol.

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £895.00

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