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Nation : British
Local Price : £695.00

British 1796 Troopers Cavalry Sword. British 1796 Troopers Cavalry Sword curved blade with large fuller each side and stamped with a small crown over broad arrow plus large B O and arrow. The hilt regulation stamped 13, the grip has lost the leather and the wood is split please see images. The spine maker marked Thomas Craven and complete with matching scabbard with two loose rings, blade length 32.5 inch

Nation : British
Local Price : £695

Click and use the code >25923 to search for this item on the dealer website Historical 16th-17th Century Indian Tulwar Sword From the Siege and Relief Of Lucknow. Battle Trophies of an Irish Captain Of the 32nd Foot, Capt. H.G.Browne From a Collection Swords From The Battles & Defence. Its Knuckle Bow Blasted By Cannon Fire

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : £695

Click and use the code >25525 to search for this item on the dealer website Very Fine, 17th Century, King ´William & Queen Mary´ Period Hangar Sword Cutlass of Senior Naval Officer´s Admirals and Captains of the Royal Navy. Also, Of Notorious Pirates ð&159;´

Nation : British
Local Price : £695.00

**NAPOLEONIC PENINSULAR WARS ERA** British 1796 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword With Etched Blade & Scabbard. Sn 22771 -. This is an original British 1796 Pattern Infantry Officer’s sword (see page 160 of World Swords by Withers. In his book withers states that most of these swords are found with missing quillons, & worn blades). Our excellent example has the correct shell guard with foliate decoration, one shell correctly folds for scabbard carry. It has the correct knuckle bow and ornate urn shaped pommel. The wire bound grip is excellent and retains its original quillon finial. All wire is tight and intact. It has a 31 ½” long fullered, single edged blade (37” overall). The blade is etched on both sides. The etchings are foliate & Martial panels & Crown GR (George Rex) devices. All of the etchings are crisp. Its original scabbard has brass mounts and 2 hanging rings. The throat mount has a frog locket. There are no visible maker or date marks on the sword or scabbard. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22771

Nation : French
Local Price : £695.00

French Naval Cutlass Early 19th Century. Very Rare. #2407018. This rare French naval cutlass dates to around 1800-1820 and was developed to supply arms to the merchant marine. A similar cutlass is described in Michel Petard’s book, “Le Sabre D’ Abordage.”The 720mm single-edged blade has a broad fuller below a flat spine and terminates in a hatchet point. The blade is a re-purposed sword blade. It was quite common throughout Europe for existing blades to be shortened for use in cutlasses for arming enlisted seamen, both for expediency and as a cost cutting measure.The blade is in good condition for its age, with shallow pitting and speckled tarnish along its length. The blade has been cleaned.The forte of the blade bears a faint anchor stamp. So too does the spine.The cast iron hilt has an off-set oval guard which is stamped to the front with worn marks and an anchor. The iron knuckle bow continues into a crude pommel cap through which the tang is peened. The knuckle bow bears the clearest anchor stamp. The hardwood grip has slight age-related cracking and remains in good strong condition. The blade is firm in the hilt.This is a rare example of an early 19th Century French naval cutlass in very good condition.

Nation : British
Local Price : £695.00

British 19th Century Mounted Police Sword. #2512001. This rare, mounted police sword is similar to the 1821 pattern used by the British light cavalry. These swords were issued to officers of British Mounted Police in the mid-19th Century.The 805mm single-edged blade is an almost straight version of the 1845 pattern “Wilkinson” blade. The blade has a flat spine above a deep single fuller and terminates in a double-edged spear point. The blade measures 30mm wide at the ricasso and has an 8mm thick spine.The blade is un-sharpened and is in great condition. The ricasso bears the War Department Broad Arrow and WD over an Enfield inspection stamp. It is possible that these swords were also used by the mounted military police.The three-bar hilt is in good condition and is bright and rust free. The shagreen grip is in excellent condition and the twisted wire is intact and tight. The blade is firm in the hilt.The sword is complete with its black leather scabbard with polished steel mounts. The bottom mount has some cleaned pitting. The leather is in good condition and retains its original finish with small losses. The stitched seam is intact and tight. The sword sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within the scabbard.This is a great example of a rare British sword for the Mounted Police.

Nation : British
Local Price : £695.00

British WW1 Troopers 1908 Sword dated 1915. British WW1 Troopers 1908 Sword dated 1915 regulation sword and what seems to be original paint. The blade marked with issue and inspection marks as is the scabbard under the paint but it is also stamped 5R 904. No damage to sword or scabbard and age wear to paint overall length 42 inch the blade 34.75 inch.

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £695.00

Japanese WW2 Officer&#acute;s Sword. Japanese WW2 Officer&#acute;s Sword with the hilt missing. The blade in good condition single hole to tang no signature. Complete with metal scabbard with single ring and canvas sewn part cover in the area where you would hold the scabbard to draw the sword.

Nation : British
Local Price : £695.00

Victorian Ayrshire Artillery Officer&#acute;s Sword. Victorian Ayrshire Artillery Officer&#acute;s Sword in good condition 3 bar steel hilt with fish skin grip and officer&#acute;s knot. The blade well engraved with VR crown plus regimental badge to one side the reverse with Ayrshire Artillery complete with steel scabbard. Information: Blade Length: 83cm Overall Length: 98cm

Nation : French
Local Price : 965.00 USD

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 : 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 : ?
Local Price : 695.00

. A Small Percussion Turn Over Pistol by Lang of London. With round turn-off barrels, cut at the muzzle for a key, with single border line engraving at the muzzle and double line at the breech, border engraved box-lock action, stamped at the breech with London proofs and ‘LONDON' and ‘PATENT', the lock profusely engraved with squares of foliage and signed within a square, ‘LANG HAYMARKET', profusely engraved dolphin hammer and sliding safety catch, chequered walnut butt with vacant silver escutcheon and engraved silver butt plate. LANG  Joseph Gunmaker (opened as Gun & Pistol Repository from Wilson's Warehouse, Vigo Lane) 7 Haymarket, 1925-52 (Shooting Gallery adjoining from 1827) 22 Cockspur St., Charing Cross, 1853-74. Became Joseph Lang & Sons, eventually amalgamating with Stephen Grant, Exhibited 4 and 6 barrel revolvers, Great Exhibition, 1851. Popularised the pin-fire breechloader. Died 1869.  Howard L. Blackmore (1986) Gunmakers Of London, 1350-1850. George Shumway Publisher. USA. Dimensions: Bore: 120 Bore Barrel Length: 1.25 Inches (3.17 cm) Overall Length: 5 Inches (12.70 cm)

Nation : ?
Local Price : 695.00

. A Colt 3rd Model Thuer Derringer. With nickel plated frame and barrel, varnished walnut grips. In good original condition with some scuffs to the Nickel. Dimensions: Bore: .41 Rimfire Barrel Length: 2.5 Inches (6.35 cm) Overall Length: 5 Inches (12.70 cm)

Nation : British
Local Price : £675.00

**RARE**C1887 Victorian Greaves & Co Kings Head Police Station, Chingford Kent Weapon Number 9 Police Constabulary Sword Hanger With Etched Blade ‘KHP No.9’ & Scabbard. ED 2562 -. The Metropolitan police was formed in 1829 and although Chingford in Kent was in its jurisdiction, the scattered village fell under the control of Waltham Abbey Police Force and did not warrant its own police station at that time. In the 1870’s there were concerns about the increase in lawlessness in Chingford, in particular, rowdy behaviour by some of the many visitors to the forest. In 1887 land was found to build the station next to the Kings Head public house. Illustrated in image 1 is a period image taken Circa 1887 of a Group of King’s Head Police Station Police Officer’s outside their new Police Station. This is an original Victorian era Police hanger & scabbard to the King’s Head Police manufactured by Greaves & Co. It has a faint etched panel on one side of the 23 ½” swept cutlass form blade ‘KHP No.9’ (Kings Head Police Weapon Number 9). The spine has a faint etched panel ‘Greaves & Co Manufacturer’. The fullered blade has just staining consistent with age and is very sharp. The blade has its original leather hilt washer. The shagreen wrapped handle is in good order with brass hand guard & stepped pommel. The hilt’s locking catch works correctly retaining the hanger securely in its scabbard, The overall length of the sword is 29 ½”. The leather scabbard with brass mounts is in good condition with just small areas of stitching on the spine open & just scuffs & abrasions to leather consistent with age and service use. The brass throat mount has a frog locket. The price for this rare hanger to a small Victorian Police constabulary includes UK delivery. ED 2562

Nation : British
Local Price : £675.00

Victorian British Firmin & Sons London 1822 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword With Gilt Brass Guard Etched Blade To The 1st Manchester (Volunteer) Rifles & Steel Scabbard. Sn 22090 -. Originally raised as the King’s Royal Rifle Corps in 1755, the Rifle Brigade was officially formed in 1800. The Manchester Volunteer Rifles were raised in 1859/60. Their expansion in WW1 as eighteen battalions of the Manchester Regiment saw the Regiment play a significant role in the Great War. The 1822 pattern sword was a radical departure from previous designs, having a ‘gothic’ style pierced basket hilt so named after its resemblance to window shapes in gothic architecture (see page 173 of World Swords by Withers & Page 159 of Robson). This original infantry Officer’s Pattern 1822 sword has a clean 32 ½” single edged steel blade (38 ½” overall).. The blade is signed by the maker or retailer ‘Firmin & Sons 153 Strand London’ and has ordnance acceptance star and inlaid proof roundel. Both sides of the blade have etched decoration featuring foliate panels Queen’s crown VR Royal Cypher, ‘First Manchester Rifles’ within scrolling banners and heradic arms of Manchester with motto ‘From Acorns Spring Oaks’. The gilded brass gothic style voided guard has stylised Royal Cypher Queen’s crown ‘VR’ (Victoria Regina). Its fish skin grip with finger grooves & wire binding is in excellent condition. The sword is complete with its steel scabbard which has 2 steel hanging rings. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22090

Nation : British
Local Price : £675.00

Victorian, British Ordnance Scarboro Rifles (Scarborough North Yorkshire) Pattern 1827 Volunteer Rifle Brigade Officer’s Sword With Etched Blade By Hart & Hill, Scarboro & Scabbard. Sn 23156 -. The Volunteer movement had its origins in the eighteenth century. Service in the Militia was compulsory at that time for those selected by ballot and who were not wealthy enough to hire a substitute. But specific threats, such as Jacobite risings or the threat of French invasion, induced men to volunteer for home defence. A series of Militia Acts, notably in 1761, 1768 and 1802, had the effect of transforming the Militia from a home defence force into a reserve for the Regular Army, and its former function was increasingly filled by the Volunteers. During the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815, the risk of invasion by Revolutionary France persuaded the government to authorise the formation of volunteer units that would be subject to military discipline and eligible for pay when called out. Numerous Volunteer units were formed around the country. British Volunteer strength peaked in 1803 at a remarkable total of some 440,000, but with the defeat of Napoleon they were all disbanded. In 1859 after another threat of Invasion Volunteer rifle units throughout Britain were reinstated. The Scarborough Volunteer Rifles were part of the historic Yorkshire Rifle Volunteer Corps. They became part of the North York Militia, then the North York Rifles, and later a battalion of the Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own Yorkshire Regiment). The 1827 pattern is defined by gothic bar guard hilt coupled with the usual Royal Cypher with strung bugle cartouche badge of the Rifle Brigade (see page 174 of World Swords by Withers). This is an original 1827 Pattern Scarborough Rifles Officer’s Sword. The sword has a clean 32 ½” blade (38 ½” overall) with fullers and original leather hilt washer. The blade has etched & blued foliate panels together with ‘Scarboro Rifles’, the slung bugle of the Rifle Brigade Queen’s crown and ‘VR’ Royal Cypher (Victoria Regina). The blade also has ordnance proof star and roundel & is signed by the maker or retailer ‘Hart & Hill, Scarboro’. It has the correct steel gothic bar knuckle guard with the Rifle Brigade ’Queen’s Crown with slung bugle’ badge and curved stepped pommel. The fish skin covering on the grip grip is very good, the grip’s copper wire binding is all present and tight. It is complete with its steel scabbard with 2 hanging rings and shoe. The scabbard has areas of staining consistent with age but no dents. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23156

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 : £675.00

**NAMED**WW1 Era British Fenton Brothers Ltd Sheffield George V 1897 Pattern Sword with Presentation Etched Blade ‘Presented To 2nd Lieut Ewart H Philips from Bargoed’ & Field Service Scabbard. ED 2683. -. This is an excellent WW1 era 1897 pattern Infantry Officer’s sword with presentation etched blade. The sword has a clean 32 ½” long blade with partial fullers. The blade is etched on both sides. Both sides have decorative foliate panels. One side has Kings crown Royal Cypher ‘GR V’ (George V Rex), maker detail ‘Fenton Brothers Ltd Sheffield’ together with panel ‘Presented To 2nd Lieut Ewart H Philips from Bargoed (Bargoed is a town and community in the Rhymney Valley, Wales, one of the South Wales Valleys)’. The reverse has King’s crown heraldic arms and has the ordnance acceptance star. It has a full 1897 Pattern knuckle guard with King George V Crown & Royal Cypher. It has a curved stepped pommel with ball top and knurled back strap for grip, fish skin grip with wire binding in superb condition. It is complete with leather covered wood field service scabbard. All leather and stitching are clean and intact. The price for this excellent named sword includes UK delivery. ED 2683.

Nation : British
Local Price : £675.00

British Board Of Ordnance 1845 Pattern Royal Navy Boarding Cutlass Weapon Number ‘172’ Regulation Converted Slender Blade C1887 / 1888. Sn 22296 -. The British Royal Navy due to its global presence and command of the sea was by far the most organised and trained of all the World major sea services and it’s edged weapons used for boarding and repelling boarders reflected this. The Royal Navy was one of the first Navies in the 18th Century to begin standardising the personal edged weapons used by ordinary seaman. Experiments during the early 1840s for a new naval cutlass design to replace the venerable 1804 Pattern resulted in a design by George Lovell, the Inspector of Small Arms, being accepted in 1842. A fire at the Tower of London destroyed early stocks and the design did not enter service in bulk until three years later, hence being termed the 1845 Pattern. It was considered very successful, handling well compared to its bulky predecessor the 1804 Pattern and being simpler to manufacture. Many of the 1845 pattern cutlasses were converted in 1887 and 1888 to the new specifications. They had their blades made more slender (see page 248 of World Swords by Withers). Our example is one of the regulation converted blades which would have been performed circa 1887- 1888. It has the classic single edged 28 ½” (34” overall). The blade is 1 ½” broad at its widest and the spine is 5mm width at its widest. The blade has some staining consistent with age & service use. It has the correct full steel bowl knuckle guard and ribbed steel hilt all blackened. The guard is slotted for wrist strap and has an additional period pierced hole. The guard has 2 brass rivets (these would most likely have supported a brass lozenge riveted to the front with a weapon / rack number. The lozenge is absent (Wither’s book illustrates afore described hilt plates). The guard also has engraved ‘BO WD arrow’ Board of Ordnance mark and weapon number ‘172’. These weapons were stored in locked racks on board ships and issued only for training or combat so are often found without scabbards. Only a small number were furnished with scabbards so that with a baldrick they could be worn for land-bound duties. Our example is without scabbard. The price for this piece of British Naval history includes UK delivery. Sn 22296 (tub armoury)

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

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 : British
Local Price : £675.00

British Ordnance Marked Victorian 1845 Pattern Royal Navy Boarding Cutlass. Sn 22266 -. The British Royal Navy due to its global presence and command of the sea was by far the most organised and trained of all the World major sea services and it’s edged weapons used for boarding and repelling boarders reflected this. The Royal Navy was one of the first Navies in the 18th Century to begin standardising the personal edged weapons used by ordinary seaman. Experiments during the early 1840s for a new naval cutlass design to replace the venerable 1804 Pattern resulted in a design by George Lovell, the Inspector of Small Arms, being accepted in 1842. A fire at the Tower of London destroyed early stocks and the design did not enter service in bulk until three years later, hence being termed the 1845 Pattern. It was considered very successful, handling well compared to its bulky predecessor the 1804 Pattern and being simpler to manufacture. This is a very good original Victorian 1845 Pattern boarding Cutlass (see page 248 of World Swords by Withers). Our example has the classic broad single edged 29 ½” blade (34 ½” overall). The blade is just under 1 ½” broad at its widest and the spine is 7mm width at its widest. It has the correct full steel bowl knuckle guard and ribbed steel hilt all blackened. The guard is slotted for wrist strap. The blade has some staining consistent with age & service use and has its original leather hilt washer. Near to the hilt one side of the blade has a ‘crown 13’ British ordnance inspection mark. The spine has faint indistinct partial maker’s name ‘***INGTON’ . These weapons were stored in locked racks on board ships and issued only for training or combat so are often found without scabbards. Only a small number were furnished with scabbards so that with a baldrick they could be worn for land-bound duties. Our example is without scabbard. The price for this piece of British Naval history includes UK delivery. Sn 22266 (tub armoury)

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 : French
Local Price : £675.00

WW1 Era 1913 Dated French Chatellerault Arsenal 1882 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Flag Promotion / Commission Family Presentation Sword With Nickel Plated Brass Hilt, Etched Blade Retailed By Petitfils Paris, Officer’s Rank Tassel Cord & Scabbard. This is an excellent original French 1882 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Flag Promotion presentation sword (see page 192 of World Swords by Withers). Our example of the 1882 has a clean, 35 ¼” long, clean nickel plated steel blade with fullers (40 ¾” overall). The blade has its original leather hilt washer. One side of the blade is crisply engraved by the French Chatellerault Arsenal manufacturer, dated ‘Juillet (July) 1913’ and ‘Mle 1882’ pattern / model designation and retailer detail which looks like ‘Petitfils Paris’ a known French maker and retailer of WW1 swords (illustrated). One side has foliate engraved panels & presentation message in French ‘A Son Neveu De Bonnaventure (To His Nephew Good Fortune)’, the reverse ‘Promotion Des Drapeaux’ (On Flag Promotion / Commission)’. It has a voided nickel plated brass guard and rounded stepped pommel. Its grooved polished horn hilt has its original copper wire binding all tight and intact. The hilt is fitted with original period cord with rank tassel all clean and intact. The sword is complete with its original steel scabbard. The scabbard with single hanging ring & shoe has even patina and no dents or damage. The price includes UK delivery. ED 3022

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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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.

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Kindjal, 19th Century. A 19th century kindjal or qama sword. Hilt mounted with blue and green gemstones, and blade featuring deep fullers."