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Nation : British
Local Price : £875.00

**RARE**NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA**C1800 British Spadroon Type Naval Officer’s Sword With Ebony Hilt Mounted With Naval Fouled Anchor Shield & Brass Guard. Sn 19225. -. The introduction of a spadroon hilted Officer’s sword within the British infantry regiments was soon copied by the Royal Navy. These Naval swords are exceptionally rare and few survive (see page 238 of Wither’s book World Swords where similar C1800 spadroon type British Naval swords are illustrated. Our example has a brass guard and ball top pommel cap. The correct grooved ebony hilt is mounted on one side with a brass shield featuring a typical Naval fouled anchor device. It has a 29 ¼” long fullered, single edged straight steel blade (35” overall). The blade has staining consistent with age and a few small nibbles to the cutting edge consistent with age and use. There are no visible maker or date marks. AS is typical this sword is without scabbard. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 19225.

Nation : British
Local Price : £875.00

**RARE**NAPOLEONIC PENINSULAR WARS ERA**, British Thomas Gill Birmingham Warranted 1786 Pattern 5 Ball Spadroon Infantry Officer’s Sword With C1760 George II Etched Blade ‘Never To Fall’ & Antique Ivory Hilt. ED 2362. -. This is an original rare to find example of a British 1786 Pattern 5 ball spadroon Infantry Officer’s sword (see page 155 of World Swords by Withers & Robson’s Swords Of The British Army page 144 No.129 where similar spadroons are illustrated). It has the correct brass 5 ball guard and crown top. The correct ribbed antique ivory grip is excellent with just light surface blemishes consistent with ivory of this age. It has a 32” long single edged, diamond section blade. The blade is etched on both sides with martial arms and foliate panels together with King’s Crown. One side has King’s crown above ‘II’ indicating that this sword was made using an earlier C1760 George II blade (GR II Reign June 1727 – October 1760) . One side of the ricasso is signed ‘T. Gill Birmingham’ (Thomas Gill began manufacturing Swords in Birmingham during the mid to late 1700’s and is last recorded at St James, London in 1816), the reverse ‘Warranted Never To Fall’. The blade has staining consistent with age. As is typical this sword is without scabbard. The price for this rare spadroon includes UK delivery. ED 2362 (NB Ivory Content Comprises less Than 10% Volume & Weight)

Nation : -
Local Price : 1,175.00 USD

RARE CELTIC SHORT SWORD SICA, C.200BC-200 AD. A classic example with 14 ½” bak fullered down the curved blade. Flattened tang with incomplete base ferrule secured with a rivet and extending with the end and pommel lacking. A fine example of a well-documented type specifically identified with the region between the Danube and the Carpathian mountains. Professionally conserved excellent excavated condition.

Nation : French
Local Price : 1,175.00 USD

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

Nation : British
Local Price : £865.00

Scottish Clackmannan Rifles Officers Sword. Victorian Clackmannan Rifle Volunteers Officers Sword in overall good condition, regulation hilt with strung bugle below Victorian crown, chequered pommel with tang button and complete with fish skin grip bound with silver wire. The blade which is excellent engraved with Royal cipher and crown to one side and crown and bugle to the reverse along with Clackmannan Rifle Volunteers and owners family crest and motto SPERO. Maker marked PILLIN Soho and complete with plated steel scabbard with two loose rings. Reference: Swords of the British Army Revised Edition Page 160¨ Blade Length: 89cm¨ Overall Length: 105cm

Nation : French
Local Price : £850

French Steel Hilted Officer’s Small Sword dating to circa 1750. An interesting French steel hilted officer’s small sword dating to the middle of the 18th century. The sword is a nicely balanced example mounted with a double shell guard hilt. Given the unforgiving nature of steel the shell guards are skillfully pierced and engraved with delicate floral patterns on the inner and outer surfaces. This pierced pattern is applied also to the ricasso and pommel with the middle part of the knuckle bow engraved in raised relief in similar style. The rear quillon, pas d’ane rings and upper and lower portions of the knucklebow are engraved in a gadroon manner as are the thickened outer rims of the shell guards. Remnants of the original blued finish to the hilt can be discerned in the parts that have been less prone to wear. Otherwise the hilt displays a russet patination. The grip consists of a wooden baluster-shaped rectangular core spirally covered with bands of copper strip separated by roped copper wire and is mounted with woven “Turk’s Heads” top and bottom. The tapering, slender, military style blade is single edged with a short ricasso from which a broad fuller extends beneath the spine to the tip. The blade is 32 inches ( just over 81 cm) long and the overall length of the sword is just over 38 inches (98 cm). The condition of the sword is in fine and original form.

Nation : French
Local Price : £850.00

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

Nation : British
Local Price : £850.00

British Mameluke Sword for a Royal Equerry to Queen Victoria. Description Curved, single fullered, hatchet-pointed blade with false edge and stepped spine. Mameluke hilt cast with decorative leaves and inset with the crown and cypher of Queen Victoria. Ivory scale grips, brown leather washer. Iron scabbard with simple throat piece held by screws, two brass bands of rosette form with hanging rings. Blade 32Â¼ inches in length, the sword 37Â½ inches overall. The blade is etched on both sides with foliate motifs, and the crown & imperial cypher of Victoria &#acute;VR&#acute;. A space for a proof slug is found at the ricasso on one side (under the langet) surrounded by an etched six-pointed star, but the slug has been lost. These uncommon swords were part of the dress uniform of royal equerries “ military officers selected to serve as personal attendants and assistants to the monarch, similar to an aide-de-camp. It was considered a tiring, difficult but highly prestigious duty. The term originated from their equestrian role controlling the royal stables, but over time this became a separate job and from 1825 this was done by the &#acute;Crown Equerry&#acute; alone. Equerry&#acute;s swords are of the &#acute;mameluke&#acute; style, similar to those of staff officers or Lord Lieutenants but with the monarch&#acute;s cypher inset in the hilt to signify direct service to the sovereign. See Bonhams sale of 13 June 2016, lot 1078, for another Queen Victoria example, Olympia Auctions sale of 29 June 2022, Lot 322, for an example for King Edward VII, and Bonhams sale of 5 Dec 2012, lots 197 & 198, for two George V examples. Victoria reigned from 1837 to 1901 and would have had three equerries at any one time, with a number of &#acute;extra equerries&#acute; in reserve, usually retirees from the position. Senior royals including the Prince Consort and Victoria&#acute;s sons (once they were old enough to assume royal duties) also had one equerry each. I am unsure how many equerries Victoria ultimately had in total throughout her long reign, but it should be noted that some men were long-serving in the role: Lord Alfred Paget, for instance, served as Chief Equerry with only brief interruptions from 1846 until his death in 1888. Today equerries serve on a fixed three-year term, but at that time terms were flexible, essentially at the monarch&#acute;s pleasure. Some spots of light patination to the blade. One of the ivory grip slabs has a break at the sword knot hole “ the broken piece remains attached but can move slightly. Some patination to the scabbard. There should be a brass chape piece on the scabbard held by two screws “ this is missing and so the end of the scabbard is open. The two screw holes are visible at the chape end. Due to the ivory used in the grip this sword cannot be exported from the UK. It has been declared and registered as antique ivory under the provisions of the UK Ivory Act and therefore can be sold within the UK. Please note that this is a one-time registration: if you purchase this sword and wish to resell it you must register it again.

Nation : French
Local Price : £850.00

French Préval Sword. One of the rare Préval sabres inspired by Colonel Claude Antoine Préval, these swords were created to be a viable alternative to the standard cavalry sword at the time. Préval trailed this style of blade in the 1830s as he believed it made sense from a cavalry perspective, being light, strong and very stiff. Creating a sword which could function as both a sword and lance in combat. These were often used by Zouave and Chasseur d’ Afrique regiments from around 1855 onwardThe multi bar steel steel hilt has a long triangular sectioned blade with horn handleThe sword has some historical damage around the hilt, where it appears a previous break has been pinned and brazed.

Nation : British
Local Price : £850.00

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

Nation : British
Local Price : £850.00

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

Nation : ?
Local Price : 1,150.00 USD

GOTHIC EUROPEAN SHORT SWORD C.1400-50. Northern Europe, (Germany). Forged iron 19 ¼” length with curved wedge section blade. Integral tang for scale grips with one retaining pin remaining. Excavated with considerable original surface preserved. Made without a guard, swords of this type were carried by peasants and saw service by infantry on the battlefield.

Nation : American
Local Price : 1,150.00 USD

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

Nation : Persian
Local Price : £845

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

Nation : -
Local Price : 1,125.00 USD

REVOLUTIONARY WAR HANGER. American adaptation of an English silver hilted hanger of about 1700. 23 1/8” length with 18 1/8” curved saw back blade struck with a king's head mark each side. Silver ferrule and pommel. Antler grip. The guard removed and the grip reseated with a velvet blade seat. It was reassembled with the pommel reversed, verifying that it was altered and not simply had a broken guard removed. As with virtually all serviceable weapons, it was pressed into service during the Revolution. As with many of these, it had its guard removed which provided quicker access and better purchase in action, specific to riflemen firing from cover and who could be ferreted out by scouts, after the shot was taken, and attacked. The weapon needed for the defense was a short sword or large knife for hand-to-hand fighting. Civilian hangers were well suited but the guards inhibited immediate purchase and often, as here, were simply broken off to give immediate access to the grip. It is untouched as found in New England in the 1960s.

Nation : -
Local Price : 1,125.00 USD

RARE US MODEL 1840 MARINE NON COMMISSIONED OFFICER’S SWORD. Standard pattern with brass hilt generally following the 1840 army NCO sword but with the left guard smaller, cast in down turned configuration and line bordered. The grip and pommel made in two pieces with brazed seam. The guard and knuckle bow also made in two pieces with brazed seam. 29” straight broad fullered blade, decorated first half with foliage, oak leaves, fouled anchor and maker's name W H HORSTMANN & SONS PHILADELPHIA. That form of address used after 1843. The ricasso struck with the king's head mark over C. Blade crisp and excellent with lightly mottled smooth surface. Just a little oxidation at the tip. Civil War period with the etched decoration as found on the more common Infantry officer's swords. Marines served ashore and afloat in the Civil War. Although most service was with the Navy, a battalion fought at Bull Run and other units saw action with the blockading squadrons and at Cape Hatteras, New Orleans, Charleston, and Fort Fisher.

Nation : British
Local Price : £825.00

British 1892 Pattern Household Cavalry Trooper’s Sword, Unusual Variant. Description Slightly curved, single fullered blade with spear point, basket guard with pierced foliate &#acute;honeysuckle&#acute; decoration incorporating the cypher &#acute;HC&#acute;, buff leather hilt liner and washer, brass wire-bound shagreen grip, smooth steel backstrap and integral smooth oval pommel. Buff leather sword knot. Steel scabbard with two hanging rings and fixed side loop to the upper band. Blade 32 inches in length (81.3cm), the sword 37Â¾ inches (95.9cm) overall. The blade is unmarked. The outside of the hilt is stamped with two broad arrows point to point, a mark that was put on War Department equipment that was declared obsolete or to be sold off. The inside of the hilt is stamped near the quillon (under the hilt liner) with &#acute;1 . 08&#acute; above &#acute;4 / 01&#acute; above &#acute;T&#acute; above &#acute;209&#acute;. The first two are most likely issue dates of January 1908 and April 1901, indicating periods this sword was in service. The last number is most likely a serial or rack number. The &#acute;T&#acute; marking is interesting “ see below. Since their inception the regiments of Life Guards and Royal Horse Guards which collectively made up the Household Cavalry carried different swords than the regiments of the regular cavalry. This stemmed from their unique status as bodyguards to the Sovereign, which placed them beyond the effective control of the Army bureaucracy for most of their existence. Until 1882 they designed, ordered and carried swords on their own initiative, not necessarily producing better weapons but enhancing their prestige and elite status. The 1892 Pattern sword for the Household Cavalry was adopted after much discussion of the shortcomings of its predecessor the 1888 Pattern. An intense debate had been ongoing throughout the 1880s of the optimal form for a cavalry sword, which had already resulted in three new models of sword for the regular cavalry in just ten years. It was eventually decided to simply adopt the blade of the then-current 1890 Pattern cavalry trooper&#acute;s sword, paired with essentially the same distinctive Household Cavalry hilt, which had not been particularly criticised. Ironically after all the talk of blade handling and sturdiness, the 1892 Pattern saw no combat. After 1908 the regiments of the Household Cavalry would carry the new 1908 Pattern while in the field, while the 1892 Pattern was retained (in the slightly modified Mk II form introduced in 1902) for parade use only. This was done on the direct request of King Edward VII, who found the 1908 pattern &156;hideous&157;. The use of the 1892 Pattern as their parade sword continues to this day. This example appears to have been modified from a standard 1892 Pattern “ its blade has been reduced in length by 2Â½ inches from the standard and has also been significantly reduced in breadth by grinding back the edge and the false edge, leaving the fuller roughly central in a blade 2.8cm wide at the shoulder, which rapidly narrows to 2cm along most of the blade&#acute;s length (2.7 on an unmodified example), with a much slenderer point as a result. It has even been reduced in thickness “ the original is 8mm thick along most of its length while this example is 6mm. The removal of material has made the fullers shallower and appears to have removed any previous markings from the blade. Conversion to this extent would have required the sword to be dismantled, and this is shown in its repeened pommel with atypical flat tang button. The changes to the blade allow it to fit into its atypical bespoke scabbard, which is along the lines of the steel parade scabbards used for all infantry officer&#acute;s swords since 1866, but modified with a fixed loop on the top band alongside the two hanging rings, which matches the Household Cavalry&#acute;s hanging configuration. The complex blade conversion has been very well done, and reminds me of very similar conversions done in the early 1900s to make sergeant&#acute;s swords, which also slimmed down 1890 Pattern Cavalry blades in order to fit them into scabbards like those of infantry officers. The parallels are interesting and may suggest some kind of deliberate reuse of old stock across the Army. I can find no reference to an official sword in this configuration, however so why was this sword made? The most logical reason to convert the 1892 Pattern to resemble the infantry sword would be to make it more readily wearable on foot. I think there is a strong possibility therefore that this example is an attempt to create a variant for trumpeters and other bandsmen of the regiments. These men had significantly more dismounted duties than the others, making a shorter sword more practical. At least one example exists of the 1820 Pattern sword for the Life Guards, which is usually more than 37Â½ inches in the blade and sometimes as much as 38Â¾, having been shortened to 33 inches, which is thought to have been for these musicians (see p185, The British Cavalry Sword by Dellar). The 1882 Pattern was the first to officially acknowledge this need with two distinct versions of the sword manufactured, one with a 34Â¾ inch blade for trumpeters and bandsmen, and one with a 38 7/8 inch blade for all other troopers. Notably the short model also had a variant scabbard with two hanging rings, just as this sword does. Officially the scheme of long & short versions was then dropped again in the 1888 Pattern, with a 37Â½ inch model for all troopers. I doubt that the practical need for a shorter version went away in those few short years, however. Perhaps in practice the bandsmen either used the old short 1882s for their foot duties or, as time passed, produced their own up-to-date short versions by conversion. Might that be the significance of the &#acute;T&#acute; marking on this example “ that it is intended for the regimental Trumpeters? See attached reference of a painting by notable military artist Richard Simkin depicting a trumpeter of the Royal Horse Guards on foot with sword as of 1912. The blade is bright with a high polish overall and only tiny areas of frosting or patination. There is no damage to its edge, which has been sharpened. The hilt including backstrap and pommel is likewise bright and clean. The knot and washer have some small areas of staining, the liner is clean. The buff leather pieces are so good that they may be later replacements, but this is difficult to judge. The wire binding of the grip is all intact and there are no losses or visible handling wear to the shagreen. The scabbard has some light patination and polishing marks.

Nation : British
Local Price : £825.00

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

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : £825

Click and use the code >25233 to search for this item on the dealer website Good 1796 Pattern Infantry Officer´s Sword, With Near Mint Hilt of Almost All Its Original Mercurial Gilt and Silver Grip Wire.

Nation : British
Local Price : £820.00

British 1845 Pattern Naval Cutlass (1888 Conversion) by Heighington. Description Slightly curved, unfullered spear pointed blade, steel bowl hilt with turned-over edges at the knucklebow and sword knot slit near the pommel, the outside of the hilt inset with a diamond-shaped brass plaque secured by two brass rivets through the steel. Cast iron ribbed grip, steel teardrop shaped pommel cap. No scabbard. Blade 27 inches in length, 1 7/16 inches broad at the shoulder, 9mm wide at the shoulder, the cutlass 32 inches overall. The blade is stamped on one side at the forte with a broad arrow and &#acute;WD&#acute;, indicating War Department property, as well as a crown inspection stamp with &#acute;E&#acute;, indicating the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, and on the other side with &#acute;C&#acute; over &#acute;/88&#acute;, indicating that it underwent conversion in the year 1888, and a crown inspection stamp with &#acute;B&#acute; indicating Birmingham. The spine of the blade is stamped with &#acute;HEIGHINGTON&#acute;, this mark partly rubbed and the letter H double stamped. Given that the cutlass underwent conversion (which would have taken place at Enfield) it is possible some markings were removed and replaced. The brass plaque on the outside of the guard is stamped with &#acute;1&#acute;, which would be a rack number. 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. The Birmingham-based cutler John Heighington established his firm in 1847, taking over the facilities of the recently bankrupted Thomas Osborn at Bordesley Mill. Heighington was able to secure a portion of the Admiralty&#acute;s ongoing contract to produce the 1845 Pattern, initially to be 160 finished cutlasses per month. A number of contractors including Osborn had fallen short or collapsed altogether trying to supply this order, but Heighington made a success of it. In 1848 he offered to increase his supply to 560 per month, which was accepted, and in 1849 he offered up to 1500, but the Admiralty stopped short at 800 p.m. His successful production run from 1847-51, plus an overrun which he also successfully sold to the Admiralty, made Heighington by far the most prolific manufacturer of the new Pattern, although sources vary on the exact number supplied. Like many successful designs the 1845 was tinkered with in attempts to improve it further. First a version sometimes referred to as the &#acute;Type B&#acute;, was introduced in 1859, which had a modified guard and a blade much like the original but only 27 inches in length. Heighington did not take part in these later production runs, so this cutlass must predate 1852. Then in the 1870s the blade was judged to be the wrong shape and attempts to modify the original stocks began (Type Bs in 1871 and Type As in 1875). Converting the numerous old cutlasses in store was substantially cheaper than ordering new ones. Many 1845s therefore had their curved 29Â½ or 27-inch blades altered by reforging to be straight and 25Â½ inches in length. This process was botched, however, by a lack of proper heat treatment after the reforging, leading to blade failures in combat, the deaths of British sailors, a public outcry and a military procurement scandal when the scale of the problem became apparent in the 1880s. In the wake of these problems, it was ordered in September 1887 for all remaining Type As to have their blades reduced to 27 inches “ this time there was no attempt to straighten the blade and it was simply ground down, which eliminated the reforging issue. This cutlass is one of these conversions. This would be the last chapter of the 1845 Pattern, as a new pattern of cutlass was finally introduced in 1889, which had a straight blade and incorporated new features like a full-width tang that could not have been added by conversion. With the size of the Royal Navy the 1845 probably had only a few further years of service while the new type was being introduced. The blade has numerous nicks to its edge, which is unsharpened, its faces are bright with only a few small spots of cleaned pitting near the tip. The hilt, grip, pommel and scabbard fittings retain almost all of their black lacquer &#acute;japanning&#acute;, with minor flaking losses to raised edges. The leather of the scabbard has some light surface rubbing. The chape piece has a few dents which do not interfere with sheathing and drawing.

Nation : Russian
Local Price : £820

Click and use the code >20222 to search for this item on the dealer website French, Mid to Late 19th Century, Elite Cuirassiers, Heavy Cavalry Sword

Nation : French
Local Price : £800.00

French M1816 Cuirassier Trooper’s Sword by Klingenthal, Dated 1822. Description Straight double fullered, spear pointed, brown leather washer, brass hilt with central knucklebow bar and three side bars, ribbed wood grip covered with pressed leather and bound with wire. Steel scabbard with two hanging rings and lyre-shaped chape. Blade 99.6cm (~37Â¾ inches) in length past the washer, the sword 115.6cm (~45Â½ inches) overall. The spine of the blade is engraved with &#acute;Manuf&157;re R&157;ale du Klingenthal, Mars 1822&#acute;. This indicates that the blade was made at the Royal arms factory at Klingenthal in March of 1822, during the reign of the restored King Louis XVIII. It is stamped at the forte with two Klingenthal poincons, or inspector&#acute;s stamps, one partly worn but probably a &#acute;B&#acute; within a circular chain, the mark of controller Jean-Georges Bick, the other an &#acute;L&#acute; for Francois Louis Lobstein. The top outer edge of the guard is stamped with a differently formed &#acute;B&#acute;, for controller Joseph Ambroise Bisch. The hilt is stamped on its central bar with the serial number &#acute;1454&#acute; and another poincon. The upper ring mount of the scabbard is stamped with the serial number &#acute;1087&#acute;. The. It aimed to improve upon the previous AN IX with a reinforced wood-lined scabbard and a lighter blade, with its characteristic double fullers retaining the blade&#acute;s strength while removing steel along its entire length. It. The AN XIII was the final revision of the XI type approved in 1804, nearly identical to the XI. The Model 1816 was the post-Napoleonic replacement for the AN XI and AN XIII Cuirassier trooper&#acute;s swords “ note the switch in nomenclature from the French Republican calendar (in which 1802 = Year 11 = Anno XI) back to the Gregorian calendar. These swords had been considered very well designed for the heavy cavalry role: the Russians had adopted a close copy in 1806, and the Prussians adopted captured examples (including many seized directly from Klingenthal after the defeat of Napoleon) as their own &#acute;Model 1817&#acute;. The M1816 therefore only needed minor changes, including a spear rather than hatchet point, a rounded rather than flat spine and a turned-up edge to the guard plate to reinforce it and provide a larger contact point for the side bars. Production of the M1816 ended at Klingenthal in 1829 but continued at Chatellerault. A number of examples of this type are actually hybrids: existing AN XI/XIII blades were ordered to be converted to spear points and some of these were given M1816 hilts and put into service. Even after many years of production of the 1816 pattern hilts there were old AN XI/XIII blades (as well as spare M1816 blades) still in stores when the Model 1854 hilt was introduced “ meaning that a blade made during the First Empire could quite easily still be in service during the Franco-Prussian War (1870). You can tell by the production date and rounded spine, however, that this is an entirely M1816 sword. Its scabbard is also the &#acute;1816&#acute; pattern, officially adopted in that year but actually in use some years earlier, as seen on swords recovered from Waterloo and other earlier battlefields with that scabbard. Government arms manufacture at Klingenthal began in 1730 with the opening of what was then known as the ’Manufacture Royale d’Armes Blanches d’Alsace’, and ended in 1836, the location being considered too close to the German border and vulnerable in case of invasion. Main production shifted to the arsenal at Châtellerault. The facility was thereafter run by the Coulaux family as a private enterprise, continuing to produce sword & bayonet blades, as well as fencing swords and agricultural blades, until its closure in 1962. The blade has only a few small spots of patination and no damage to its edge or point. The brass hilt has a mild and even patina. The wire binding of the grip has been lost except for four loops at the pommel end and a stub at the ferrule end. One small patch of the grip&#acute;s (about the size of a fingernail) has been lost on one side exposing the cord binding, the leather is otherwise good with only light handling wear. The scabbard has an even dark finish overall and is free of dents.

Nation : Indian
Local Price : £795

Click and use the code >21976 to search for this item on the dealer website Most Rare Antique 17th Century Sinhalese Kastane Sword, Used as A Naval Officer´s Hangar Acquired by the Early 17th Century Maritime Traders to Ceylon

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

British 1821 Light Cavalry Troopers Sword by Reeves & Co. British 1821 Light Cavalry Troopers Sword by Osborn steel three bar hilt with domed pommel with tank button and plain back strap with two ears and leather covered grip. The slightly curved blade with single fuller and spear point the spine stamped Reeves & Co 265. Complete with steel scabbard with two loose rings which is engraved 265 matching number to blade plus Q O R Y C and white buff sword knot. Overall length 40.75 inches the blade 35.75 inches

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

British 1859 Mk II Cutlass Bayonet. #2407021. British Pattern 1859 Type II Naval Cutlass Bayonet for use on the 1858 Enfield .577 Naval Rifle. This cutlass bayonet was made by the German company A. & E. Holler and is one of only 13,000 produced by them. Most of the 13,000 made were used by the Royal Navy, but some were sold to the United States and were used during the American Civil War. The 680mm un-fullered blade has a flat spine and single-edge. The blade terminates in a spear point and has a 240mm upper false edge. The blade is in excellent condition and was service sharpened. The forte is stamped with an oval cartouche containing the maker mark "A. & E. H." A. & E. Holler of Solingen Prussia who used this trademark between 1854 and 1885. The blackened steel bowl guard is in excellent condition. The chequered leather grips are in similarly excellent condition and the external spring catch works perfectly. The lack of British War Department or Naval ownership and inspection stamps suggests that this cutlass bayonet was one of those made for export. The cutlass bayonet is complete with its original black leather, steel mounted scabbard. The leather is in excellent condition with the stitching intact and tight. There are age and use related scuffs to the leather. The steel locket and chape are in good condition with a speckling of tarnish and very shallow pitting. This is an excellent example of a rare British Pattern 1859 Type II naval cutlass bayonet by a scarce maker.

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

1827 Pattern Naval Sword. SN X3111. An 1827 Pattern Naval Sword.&194;&160; 37&157; overall, 31 1/2&157; slightly curved fullered blade of Wilkinson´s new pattern, engraved with crowned fouled anchor, foliage & ´Shannon & Sons Fore Street Davenport´ to one side, the other with foliage & Royal coat of arms & proof mark to forte. Numbered on spine ´1719´. Solid gilt half basket hilt with crowned fouled anchor, folding side guard, lion´s head pommel. White fish skin grip with twisted gilt wire. In its original gilt brass & black leather scabbard, with Junior ranks dress belt By E. Walton of Gosport with two bullion bands, & flat unequal leather slings also with two bullion bands. Circa 1900&194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; Sword and scabbard in good condition, some wear to fish skin grip.&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160; Hugh Shannon 22 Fore Street, Davenport 1888-1919 Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : ?
Local Price : £795.00

Percussion Back Action Pistol by Hillar.. A Percussion Back Action Pistol by Hillar. With sighted octagonal barrel, foliate engraved breech block, foliate engraved barrel tang fitted with standing rear-sight, border engraved back action lock, decorated with sprays of foliage, cock decorated en suite, full-stocked in walnut, cut with chequering at the grip, steel trigger guard decorated with foliage on the bow (rubbed) and stylised pineapple finial, turned ramrod pipe and brass tipped ramrod. HILLIAR Hilliar (John) of 133 Suffolk Street Birmingham. Active 1829 - 35 (gun & pistol maker). Dimensions: Bore: 18 Bore Barrel Length: 8 Inches (20.30 cm) Overall Length: 13.5 Inches (34.30 cm)

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

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

Nation : ?
Local Price : £795.00

Silver Inlaid Flintlock Pistol by Wilson of London. A Silver Inlaid Flintlock Cannon Barrel Pistol by Wilson of London. With three-stage turn-off cannon barrel, stamped at the breech with London proofs and Wilsons own barrel smiths mark, border engraved box-lock action decorated with scrolling foliage, stands of arms and signed in script to the right and London to the left, replaced border engraved cock, swelling flat-sided walnut butt inlaid with scrolling silver wire, with unusual silver mounts comprising stand of arms escutcheon and castle style mask. WILSON Richard born 1703. Apprenticed to uncle, Thomas Green, 1718; free of Gunmakers Co., 1725. Proof piece and mark, 1730. Elected Assistant, 1734; Master, 1741. Gunmaker, at the Fowler, Minories, took over business of Agnes Green, 1730. Contractor to Ordnance, from 1746; East India Co., 1733-6; Hudsons Bay Co., 1730-56; Royal African Co., 1739. With son, William, became Richard & William Wilson & Co., 1757-9; Richard Wilson & Co., 1759-66. Died 1766. Howard L. Blackmore (1986) Gunmakers Of London, 1350-1850. George Shumway Publisher. USA. Dimensions: Bore: 50 Bore Barrel Length: 2.25 Inches (5.71 cm) Overall Length: 7.5 Inches (19.05 cm)

Nation : German
Local Price : £795.00

German Infantry Officers Blue and Gilt Sword. German Infantry Officers Blue and Gilt Sword, all steel hilt with leather grip bound with silver wire please note age wear. The blade slightly curved with good bright blue and gilt decoration. Complete with black leather scabbard with steel mounts, overall length 95.5cm blade 81.5cm

Nation : ?
Local Price : £795.00

Flintlock Pocket Pistol in a Book. New item, description to follow.

Nation : British
Local Price : £795.00

British Light Cavalry Sword by Wilkinson No 7373. British Cavalry Sword by Wilkinson No 7373 early number the register states purchased by Roome light cavalry, November 1855 : Colonel P. Roome served in Turkey during the war in the Crimea in 1855-56, with the Osmanli Irregular Cavalry (Bashi-Bazouks) as Captain in Turkey. Served in the Indian mutiny campaign, and was present at the storm and capture of the fortified village of Row Hill, the siege and capture of the rebel fort of Awah, siege storm and capture of Kotah in 1858; present during the operations of the brigade under Brigadier Smith in Central. The sword is in found condition regulation hilt with fish skin grip worn and complete with officer knot. The blade slightly curved with good early deep engraving VR Crown and floral decoration, with makers details Henry Wilkinson and the spin number 7373 no scabbard. Large sword over all length 106cm the blade 90cm