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Nation : Swiss
Local Price : £450.00

Swiss m1878 Pioneer Sword. A Swiss Model 1878 Pioneer short sword by Gerbrueder Weyersberg SolingenThe steel sawbacked blade has a fuller on one side of the blade, the front is marked with makers name and Swiss cross and the reverse has the serial number 1349 and the date the date 1883. The handle has black chequered grips secured by 5 brass rivets, brass pommel cap and crossguardIt measures 25" overall with a 19" blade. A scarce Swiss sword in Excellent condition

Nation : British
Local Price : £450.00

Swiss 1842 Pattern Sawback Pioneer's Sidearm, Dated 1891 by Wester & Co., Solingen. Straight double-edged blade with sawback. Ribbed solid brass hilt with cross guard and oval pommel. Scabbard of black leather-covered wood with brass fittings at throat and chape. Maker’s marked to the ricasso with ‘Wester & Co Solingen’ and on the opposite face stamped with the serial number ‘21964’ and date of manufacture ‘1891’. Sidearms with the form of a neoclassical ‘gladius’ appear to have originated with the French 1771 ‘Eagle Head’ Artillery sword. A series of very similar-looking short swords were subsequently designed, including the French 1816 & 1831 Artillery, the US Model 1832 Foot Artillery, the Swiss 1842 Pioneer’s, the Russian 1848 Pioneer’s and the British 1855 Land Transport. While durable and simple to manufacture, they were not particularly useful for combat (the gladius having become obsolete for good reasons) so remained either ceremonial items or in the role of a machete for various field tasks such as clearing brush. Blades with a saw-toothed back were also tried during this same period in an attempt to add functionality as a tool, such as on the British 1871 and 1879 pattern bayonets for the Martini-Henry rifle, and the Pioneer’s swords of various nations. Such attempts were generally considered failures, as a sawblade needs to be much narrower and longer than a short sword or bayonet to cut efficiently, and the soldiers had trouble sharpening the saw after use. This model combines both fanciful features in one. Blade is mint. Leather washer is present and intact, the leather of the scabbard has minor scuffing consistent with age. The scabbard’s frog hook is very slightly bent, still intact and usable.

Nation : British
Local Price : £450.00

Swiss M1878 Vetterli Sawback Bayonet. Straight spear pointed blade with sawback and false edge, with single fuller on one side, the other side completely flat. Steel hilt with upper muzzle ring & foresight notch and lower lobe quillon, beaked steel pommel with locking button and external leaf spring for the locking mechanism. Slab grips of chequered gutta percha (a form of natural rubber) secured by four steel rivets, the leaf spring running through and screwing into the centre of the grip on the fullered side. Brown leather scabbard with steel throat and chape pieces, the throat piece with frog loop, the chape piece with ball finial. Leather frog, its front side black, reverse brown. The blade is stamped at the ricasso with the manufacturer ‘S J G Neuhausen’, and on the hilt with the serial number ‘14460’. The pommel is stamped with ‘D’ and the lobe quillon is stamped with a Swiss cross and ‘C’. The frog is stamped with ‘J. Schmid 1888’, probably its manufacture date, and the reverse is stamped with a Swiss cross and ‘B’. The scabbard finial is stamped with a Swiss cross. Thought to have been inspired by the British Elcho bayonet, the Swiss M1878 fitted to the 10.5mm Vetterli repeating rifle. This rifle was introduced in 1869 and originally used a socket bayonet. When the switch to a sword bayonet was ordered, the new model was designed to mount on the right side of the barrel rather than below it, like a socket bayonet, and with unusual projections from the muzzle ring that engaged with the foresight as it locked into place. Its blade is also unusual in that it is flat on one side and with a ground edge on the other. It incorporated the then-popular ‘sawback’, saw teeth cut into the spine of the blade intended to make it useful for field work like cutting brush. The bayonet’s length is noticeable – when mounted the rifle and bayonet together are more than 6 feet in length. There are several successor models which used the same blade - the M1878 is the earliest version, produced for only three years, distinguishable by the four rivets used in its grip (reduced to three in the M1881). The blade is bright and clean overall, with only some very small spots of pitting towards the point on the flat side. The saw’s teeth are unbroken and do not appear heavily used. The grips are in good condition with no cracking, a couple of small chips around the rivets. No dents to the scabbard fittings. Some light dents and occasional scratches to the scabbard leather, its stitching is all intact. The black finish has rubbed on the front of the frog’s belt loop, but only where the pommel contacts it while sheathed. No retaining strap – this is a separate leather piece that would thread through the loop on the scabbard’s throat piece and attach to the buckle on the frog. The scabbard still sits in the frog correctly but can’t be locked in place with the belt & buckle system.

Nation : German
Local Price : £450.00

German Weimar Period Hunting/Forestry Association Hirschfanger, By E. & F. Hörster, Solingen. Straight unfullered blade with spear point. Brass shell guard on one side, brass hilt with recurved quillons in the form of deer legs with hoof finials, white fabric washer, ribbed brass ferrule, grip of smoothed white antler set with three brass acorns, ridged brass pommel cap, round tang button. Black leather scabbard with brass fittings at the throat and chape, the throat piece with acorn-shaped frog stud, the chape piece with oval finial. Blade 13 inches in length, the hirschfänger 19¼ inches in length overall. The blade is stamped or etched at the ricasso on one side with the maker’s mark of E. & F. Hörster, Solingen – the letters ‘H H S’ arranged as a monogram and impaled vertically with a straight cross-hilted sword within an oval, surrounded by the firm’s name in another oval forming a band. The blade is also etched on both sides with detailed hunting scenes and related images. On one side the main scene shows a hunter in a kneeling position among trees, taking aim with a long gun at two fleeing deer, one stag and one hind. Above this on the same side is etched a bird perched on a branch and knotwork formed of branches with foliage. On the other side of the blade the main scene is of a boar being run down in the forest by a pack of hunting dogs. One of the dogs is biting the boar’s neck, and another has been bowled over by its charge. A hunter runs behind the boar & hounds with his gun in one hand and a dagger in the other, ready to finish off the boar once it falls. Above this is etched a long-beaked bird on the wing and more knotwork formed of branches with foliage. The spine of the blade is etched with foliage. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped next to the screw with ‘51’. The Hirschfänger (literally, ‘deer catcher’) is a German hunting sword or long knife with a long history dating back to the 17 th century, when it emerged as a specialized offshoot of the Hauswehr (all-purpose domestic knife) which was itself descended from the Germanic seax. Like other hunting swords its purpose was to dispatch game animals, but its small size is probably linked to the development of enclosure hunting in Germany, wherein rather than chase down prey in open ground hunters would wall off an area with stretched fabric allowing them to easily kill the trapped animals. At close quarters, with other hunters nearby, firearms and longer swords were less practical. The hirschfänger became emblematic of the huntsman and even as the nature of hunting changed it gained a ceremonial role, presented and worn to show that the bearer was qualified and knowledgeable in the rules of the hunt. Highly decorated examples can be found, often incorporating romantic hunting iconography. By the 19 th century variations on the design might be carried by hunters, forest rangers, civil servants employed by the forestry department, local rifle associations and off-duty soldiers of the Jäger & Schützen battalions. Whether military or not, these were privately purchased pieces and multiple Solingen manufacturers produced different versions to suit customer demand, resulting in great variation. Given its decoration style this example is probably non-military. The etching is excellent, clear and detailed retaining a strong contrast between the matt background and the bright polished lands. The blade overall retains its high polished finish free of patination, rubbing or staining. Slight side-to-side movement to the hilt and the ferrule can rotate in place, allowing very slight shifting of the grip. The brass parts have an even moderate patina, with some spots of rubbing to the ferrule and pommel. Slight movement to one of the acorn-shaped grip rivets, the one nearest the pommel. The scabbard fittings are likewise evenly patinated, with a couple of darker spots and light staining to the chape piece, some very light scratches to both pieces. The chape piece of the scabbard has lost its attaching screw/rivet – it remains quite well attached to the leather body by friction (it does not fall off under its own weight, it needs to be pulled) but it is not fixed and can be pulled off – it would need either a replacement or to be glued in order to secure it permanently. The leather scabbard body has some light surface rubbing and a few small dents, all of its stitching is intact.

Nation : British
Local Price : £450.00

An attributed Edward VII 1897 Pattern Infantry Officers Sword. An attributed Edward VII 1897 Pattern Infantry Officers Sword to Major Pedro Telesforo Wessel of the Cheshire Regiment. The sword blade is etched to the 1st Volunteer Battalion Cheshire Regiment and with the owners initials PTW. The sword was retailed by Hobson & Sons of 1-3-5 Lexington St., London, the proof mark on the blade suggests it might have been made by the well known quality sword manufacturer Pillin, who is known to have supplied Hobson & Sons. Pedro Telesforo Wessel was born 24th July 1878, Antofagasta, Chile, and died in 1954 in Bournemouth, England. Educated in Copenhagen, Denmark. Settled in England 1896 and was naturalized a British subject May 4, 1904. Commissioned to the Cheshire Regt. T.F. June 1904. Captain 1907. Seconded 5th East Surrey Regt. 1910. Reserve of Officers 1911. Mobilized Cheshire Regt. Aug 4th 1914. Attached 101st Provisional Battalion: May 1915. Military Representative East Ham. West Ham and Leyton Tribunals 1916. Adjutant South Western Group County of London Infantry Volunteer Corps 1917-1920. Married September 9, 1902 at Bromborough, Cheshire to Kathlee Shirely Forwoord, born September 25, 1875, daughter of Sir William Bower Forwood K.B.E., D.L., J.P. of Bromborough Hall. Cheshire. B. 21st jan: 1840 d 23rd march 1928. And Mary Eleanor Moss. B; 7th Sept: 1841. D: 24th Dec: 1896. Privilegium Sacelli domestici granted by Pope Pius XI. by brief dated 18th May. 1922. Received Patent of Arms H.C. 13th Dec: 1922. On his retirement purchased Apley House, Grayshott, Hampshire. (1931). He had four children, interestingly his third son Richard Wessel was a BBC Home news reader and announcer during World War Two. Dimensions: Blade Length: 32.5 Inches (82.5 cm) Overall Length: 38.5 Inches (98 cm)

Nation : Unknown
Local Price : £450.00

1885 Pattern Cavalry Troopers Sword.. 34.5” blade stamped Weyersberg Kirschbaum & cie, Solingen and dated ‘87. The sword has its original steel scabbard with various inspection marks. Both sword and scabbard are stamped with the Regimental marks V. F.E.L for the Forfar Light Horse Volunteers. The leather grip slabs remain in very good condition but the blade is excellent with its original polished finish. Dimensions: Blade length: 34.5 Inches (87.5cm) Overall length-40.25 Inches (102cm)

Nation : British
Local Price : £450.00

An Attributed Victorian Infantry Sword of a Senior Career Officer.. An attributed sword almost certainly belonging to Colonel Edward James Courtenay 1848-1906, 35th Regiment (Royal Sussex Regiment). An 1822/45 Infantry Officers sword with regulation pattern brass hilt with folding section with wire bound fish-skin grip and 1845 type fullered blade, in steel scabbard with two suspension rings. The folding guard was superseded from around 1854 by a solid guard so this is a latish example but some officers had a preference for them. The blade is etched with crown, royal cypher, scrolling foliage and a crest of a branch of the Courtenay family showing a Dolphin embowed over a Ducal coronet with the motto Quod Verum Tutum (What is true is safe) above monogram EJC. The sword was retailed by J. B. Johnstone of Sackville Street London & Dublin. J. B. Johnstone traded from Sackville Street from at least 1861 to 1897, and this ties in with E. J. Courtenay as he was first commissioned in 1862. Colonel Courtenay had a long and distinguished career which included being a Sandhurst Instructor, commanding the 1st Battalion of the Royal Sussex Regiment and being Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Ireland, at the time of Queen Victoria’s visit to Ireland in 1900. Summary of Career 1848 born 14th August 1862 30 th June Ensign 35th Foot 1870 16 th March promoted Lieutenant 1875 attached 21st Hussars Aldershot for instruction 1878 promoted Captain 1878-1885 Instructor in Tactics at the Royal Military College Sandhurst and was also Honorary Secretary of Cricket matches at Sandhurst 1883 promoted Major 1890 promoted Lieutenant Colonel, appointed to command 1st Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment 1892 Lt Col Courtenay was presented to the Duke of Connaught by the Adjutant General at a Levee held at St James’s Palace 1894 6th August promoted Brevet Colonel, 28th October Substantive Colonel, appointed AAG (Assistant Adjutant General) Headquarters Ireland 1896 Colonel Courtenay attended a Levee at St James’s Palace held by HRH Duke of Connaught on behalf of the Queen 1899 As AAG Ireland Colonel Courtenay was on the staff directing Military Manouvres in Ireland 1900 April, at Queen Victoria’s visit to Ireland Col Courtenay as AAG Headquarters Ireland was with Headquarters Staff at the head of the march past in Phoenix Park Dublin. 1905 A Short Record of the Royal Sussex Regiment 1701-1905 by Colonel Courtenay was published. 1906 6th April, Colonel Courtenay Died at St Andrews

Nation : British
Local Price : £450.00

A Scarce British Imperial Police Officers Sword. A Scarce Imperial Police sword, with an 1892 infantry blade and a steel gothic hilt like a Rifle Officers sword but with an IP cypher under a kings crown on the guard and blade. This sword probably dates from the first quarter of the Twentieth Century, it has a good leather clad field service scabbard with scabbard supporting strap (often missing) and Sam Browne sword frog. Notes: The Indian or Imperial Police was established in British India 1861 as part of a new system of police administration following the Indian Mutiny or Sepoy War of 1857-59, and was also the primary law enforcement agency in Burma after British conquest of that country which was then governed as a province of India. Indeed George Orwell, under his real name Eric Blair would have worn a sword like this whilst serving as an officer in the Imperial Police in Burma from 1920-27. Appointment s of senior officers from Assistant District Superintendent upwards were generally made from European officers of the Indian Army, from 1893 they had to take Indian Civil Service examinations to gain appointment. From around that date officers would have worn this type of sword with 1892 Pattern blade (as used in the current 1897 Pattern Infantry Officers sword). A year after Indian Independence in 1947 the Imperial Police Service were replaced by the Indian Police Service established by the Constitution of the new federal union of India. Dimensions: Blade Length: 33 Inches Overall Length: 38.5 Inches

Nation : British
Local Price : $450.00

British P1796 Light Cavalry Officer’s Saber. Featuring iron hilt with “P” guard slotted for a sword knot, long reverse ricasso with scrolll finial, single langets at quillon block, and dove-head pommel with integral backstrap. Shagreen-covered wood grip with twisted iron wire wrap (shagreen missing from top portion and crack in wood). Unmarked 33″ (84 cm) curved single-edged blade with broad 4/5- length single fuller and original leather blade washer. No scabbard. Iron parts with dark rust patina. Blade smooth, with dark patina, scratches and shallow edge nicks on the lower half. Overall length 37 3/4″ (96 cm). The standard British light cavalry sword of the Napoleonic Wars, many of which saw action at Waterloo.

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : $450.00

Asian Carved Bone Tanto Dagger, Probably 19th C Japanese. This type dagger was often carved from the leg bone of a Buddhist monk, though we do not believe that is the case with this example. It features an unmarked 6″ single-edged blade of flattened wedge section, with small copper habaki (blade ferrule). Tsuka (handle), tsuba (guard), and saya (scabbard) are made of multiple pieces of bone, carved with Japanese samurai figures. Blade is not hand forged, which is common with decorative daggers of this type. Very good condition, some bone pieces possibly replaced, as they are lighter in color. Overall length 10 1/8″ without saya, 12″ with the saya.

Nation : -
Local Price : 625.00 USD

NEW YORK MILITIA PRESENTATION SWORD 1912. Standard pattern. See The American Sword, Peterson #11. Gilt brass hilt with bow tie form guard and plumed helmet pommel, retains considerable gold finish. Fine reeded bone grip. 30” straight double edged blade decorated first half with foliage, U. S. and maker's name Ridabock & Co. New York on gold ground, one side. The opposite with profuse elegant presentation inscription to Sgt. Samuel R Burns, 4th Co., 7th Reg., NY National Guard. Date Jan 15, 1912. Brass mounted leather scabbard with stabilized kink, otherwise excellent. Very rarely encountered.

Nation : American
Local Price : 625.00 USD

FINE AMERICAN SECRET SOCIETY SWORD C.1880. The Odd Fellows, founded in England in the 18th century, was a secret society which promoted brotherhood and good will among its members. It is thought that the name referenced skilled workers in fields outside the organized guilds and thus outsiders to the main workers community. This sword is a fine example, beautifully finished and lavishly overlaid in pure gold, nearly all of which remains in bright presentation. The 28” blade, in virtually as new condition, is decorated with gilt foliate panels with King David Encampment No. 42 Fitchburg Mass. and the owner's name. Maker's name f t Littlefield Portland Maine the ricasso. The whole is as fine a preservation as can be found for the period. The owner's name, C M Flinh, which we ordinarily do not list, is of such rarity as to beg for further research. Exhaustive search by AI reveals a single Flinh family in Maine in 1880. As information on the internet evolves, it is likely that further details of the family and this sword's owner will become available. That aside, it is as fine a sword of the period as can be found. If it were a military sword, it would command a price in the $3000-4000 range.

Nation : German
Local Price : 625.00 USD

IMPERIAL GERMAN OFFICER’S SWORD, 19TH CENTURY. Second half of the 19th century. Gilt brass hilt with P form guard slotted for a sword knot, retains about 90% original gold surface. Wire wrapped black leather grip. 31 ½” curved broad fullered blade with near all bright finish and scattered freckling of oxidation only, unmarked. Iron scabbard shows chocolate brown patina with frosty surface. No damage or dents. The gilt mounts with about 50% gold surface intact.

Nation : -
Local Price : $5,995.00

Exceptional Balinese Silver, Gilt and Jewel-encrusted Kris Dagger. Featuring silver hilt with gilt highlights in the form of a Hindu deity with skull under foot atop a round base set with semi-precious stones and a smaller ring set with garnets. Slightly curved 15 5/8″ (39.7 cm) double-edged Damascus blade with elaborate forging pattern. Scabbard of wood with carved bone wranka, wrapped in silver and decorated with fine silver filigree with gilt highlights and set with semi-precious stones. Fine quality and condition, of 20TH Century manufacturer; the bone wranka with several tight cracks on reverse, not affecting integrity. Overall length 20 1/4″ (51.4 cm), not including scabbard.

Nation : British
Local Price : $5,995.00

European Rondel Dagger, Misericorde, Late 14th C. Designed solely for thrusting against an armored opponent, this dagger is very stoutly constructed of solid steel, with thick unmarked 10 1/4” diamond-section blade with long rectangular ricasso. The guard is forged in two pieces in a cog wheel shape, with a down-turned lobe extension serving as a belt hook. Tapering octagonal grip with cross hatching and decorative turned top, bottom, and central features. The 2” diameter pommel disc is forged in two pieces and features a decorative flower head washer at the blade peen. Never been apart and blade with moderate pitting, the entire piece with a dark gunmetal gray patina. Shows lamination and slight forging flaws. Similar examples illustrated in A Europaische Hieb-und Stichwaffen @ , by Muller, Kolling, and Platow (published 1984), page 174. A very rare untouched piece of medieval history, possibly used at the famous Battle of Agincourt. This style dagger is known as a rondel dagger due to it = s round-shaped guard and pommel, though it can also be classified as a A Misericorde @ . The latter name is a French term derived from the Latin A misericordia @ , meaning A act of mercy @ . The intent of such daggers was to dispatch a seriously wounded knight and end his suffering. Such daggers were known to have been used at the famous Battle of Agincourt in 1415, when a force of English knights, men-at-arms, and longbowmen under the command of Henry V, defeated a much larger force of French knights, men-at-arms, and crossbowmen. Despite the code of chivalry and the value of ransomed prisoners, Henry ordered the killing of many of the prisoners because he saw the French forming for what he feared would be a renewed attack, which could have caused an uprising among the prisoners. When the French fled the field of battle, he ordered the killing to cease. Despite the overwhelming English victory, the result of the battle had little effect on the continuing Hundred Years War, which was ultimately won by the French. Henry returned to England the following month, but the French nobility and military were decimated, with entire noble families being wiped out.

Nation : -
Local Price : $5,995.00

Exquisite Chiseled North European Rapier, ca. 1650. Unique and superbly chiseled iron hilt with separate lower guard featuring down-turned acorn-shaped knob on the obverse side and an upturned hollow heart on the reverse. Partial pas d’ane with long chiseled quillon block and single chiseled acorn-shaped quillon. Single side ring curving upward to join the knuckle bow, which in turn joins the acorn- shaped pommel with large button. Decorated ensuite with chiseled acanthus design in relief. Original grip wrapped with two sizes of twisted copper wire and finished with turks heads top and bottom. Cleaned hollow-ground single-edged 35 3/8″ blade with ridge on the spine and double-edged for the last 8 1/4″; remains of engraved design at the forte. Overall length 42″. Beautiful and unique sword of extraordinary quality, much better in person than photos.

Nation : British
Local Price : £5950.00

Superb Napoleonic Wars, British Officer's Sabre With Captured French 'Trophy' Mamluk Consular Guard Officer's Damascus Blade, With An Ancient Egyptian Serpent Goddess Hilt. For an Officer Who Served in The Nile Campaign. New photographs added to include the identical Damascus blade, bearing a Mamluk officer's portrait bust within its design, of the Philippe Missilier Collection exceptionally rare sword of an officer of the Mamluk Imperial {formerly Consular} Guard, Ist Empire, {see photo 9 in the gallery} Gilt bronze entwined twin serpent zoomorphic hilt, influenced by the Egyptian Goddess Wadget, chisselled in great detail and of very fine quality. Talisman symbolic, Napoleonic Damascus blade, of an officer of the elite Napoleonic Mamluke Guard Circa 1800. There is another blade known, an identical example, on another sword from an officer of the French Napoleonic Mamluke Guard, formerly in the Philippe Missillier collection, that appears in Aries seminal work on French Napoleonic swords, and Michel Pétard's work of similar renown, with all the same iconography within the design, and, also upon a damascus blade {see photo 9 in the gallery}. This sword is extraordinarily rare, as the officer corps of Napoleon's Mamluk Consular Guard would likely number less 15. For example in 1802 there were just 13 officers recorded who would have carried this sword, and how many survive to today, may possibly be less than two or three. Certainly a war trophy blade and scabbard used by a British officer that served at the Battle of the Nile, thus, it also has Nile Club connections. There are numerous examples of snakes depicted in zoomorphic hilted Napoleonic swords, such as the Lloyds Patriotic Fund swords, but usually combined with other beasts, such as lions, tigers or hounds, but to have two opposing entwined serpents is very rare indeed. Without a doubt this hilt design was inspired by Wadjet, the ancient Egyptian serpent goddess, in order to reflect the direct connection to a Battle of the Nile British officer veteran. Snake sculpture - the Staff of Aesculapius, the Staff of Mercury, and the Embodiment of Wisdom Snakes are fairly frequent in Georgian sculpture, and of course from other periods. In art generally in fact from medieval times onwards, the snake is also associated with wisdom, and in this capacity is often found with statues of Prudence. The way this sword is constructed shows it is a trophy blade, of a Mamluk officer, thus captured in combat by the British, and then re-mounted. The Mamluk officer’s sword, was etched with talismanic symbols of a crescent moon, sun, a Mamluks turbaned officers portrait bust head, and a stand of arms, upon fine Damascus pattern steel. In fact the whole sword may indeed now be described as iconically talismanic. The blade is in superb condition, with its original steel combat scabbard, also in excellent condition, and the English zoomorphic hilt is, furthermore, excellent too . Egyptian gods and goddesses, much famed in ancient Egypt, become hugely popular throughout Western artistic culture in the early 19th century. Europe became beguiled by ancient Egyptian art and architecture in all its forms, and furniture designers and sculptors particularly, eagerly created the ‘Egyptian style’ in the Regency period England, and the Consular and Directoire period in France. The Nile Club" (often referred to historically as the Egyptian Club) was an exclusive group of senior British officers who fought under the command of Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson at the decisive Battle of the Nile on August 1–3, 1798. Key details regarding this group and its connection to the Napoleonic Wars include: Following their massive victory at Aboukir Bay, which stranded Napoleon in Egypt, the captains of Nelson’s fleet formed this most exclusive club to celebrate and commemorate the action. The club included the captains of the ships present at the battle, such as Captains Sir F. Berry (Vanguard), T. Trowbridge (Culloden), R.W. Miller (Theseus), and A.J Ball (Alexander). The "Nile" Dirks/Swords: Members were entitled to wear a special sword or dirk featuring a zoomorphic Nile Crocodile on the hilt to signify their participation. Marines and Army may have had the associated Egyptian zoomorphic snake god hilt, or, another option, the zoomorphic camel head hilted sabre. We had a zoomorphic Nile Club camel head hilted officer’s sword a few years ago that we sold to an esteemed American dealer. These weapons are now considered very rare historical artifacts. Connection to Trafalgar: Many of the officers in the Nile Club continued to serve under Nelson and were likely present at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, where they would have worn their Nile-associated swords with pride. The Mamluks service in the Napoleonic Wars; At the Battle of Austerlitz, the Mamluks were in the reserve, under Rapp, with the rest of the Imperial Guard cavalry, when the Russian cavalry charged onto the Pratzen Heights and dispersed two French regiments of the Vandamme division. After an unsuccessful counterattack by two squadrons of mounted chasseurs supported by three squadrons of mounted grenadiers, Napoleon ordered Rapp to charge at the head of the last two squadrons of chasseurs and the Mamelukes in order to restore the situation. The Mamelukes threw themselves into the mêlée, but the impact of their charge was mitigated by the mass of men and horses. Lieutenant Renno rushed at a Russian square and opened a breach, which was quickly exploited by the Mamelukes, who broke through the formation and took 120 prisoners. Encouraged by this success, Rapp's cavalrymen seized a battery before contributing to the rout of the Russian Imperial Guard cavalry. Following this victorious engagement, two Mamelukes each came to throw an enemy standard at Napoleon's feet. The company's losses amounted to one dead and five wounded. In 1808, Napoleon ordered Marshal Murat to enter Spain and occupy Madrid. The Mamluks took part in this expedition. Staunchly Catholic, the Spanish people remembered the period of Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula by the Moors, and was offended by the presence of the Mamluks who entered the capital on 24 March 1808. The abdication of King Charles IV and then of his son Ferdinand in favour of Joseph Bonaparte, the Emperor's brother, exacerbated tensions between the Spanish and the French. In April, the company of Mamluks numbered 86 men. Seeking to expand this force, chef d'escadron Daumesnil, commanding the detachment of chasseurs of the Guard in Spain, asked permission to enlist foreigners, former Mamelukes but also Greeks or Spaniards, which Napoleon refused: "I created this corps to reward those men who served me in Egypt, and not to make a collection of adventurers." On 2 May, the people of Madrid revolted and attacked isolated soldiers. Murat then ordered the cavalry to enter the city to suppress the riot. The mounted chasseurs of the Guard led by Daumesnil advanced first, followed by the Mamelukes and the rest of the Guard cavalry. Passing through Alcalá Street, where they had rocks thrown at them, the French cavalrymen reached the Puerta del Sol where many Spaniards had gathered. The Mamluks arrival marked the beginning of merciless fighting. The Madrid rebels assaulted the horsemen with knives, jumped onto their mounts behind them and tried to dismount them. For their part, the Mamluks responded with scimitar strikes and skillfully cut off heads, a hundred "in an instant" according to Marbot. In the mêlée, Lieutenant Chahin saved chef d'escadron Daumesnil, who had fallen to the ground after having his horse killed from under him, before being struck in turn; the residents of a house on San Geronimo Street were also massacred by the Mamluks in retaliation for the killing of two of their comrades. At the end of the fighting, the company had its five officers injured as well as three horsemen killed or mortally wounded, losses that Ronald Pawly considered as "relatively limited" compared to the painter Goya's depictions. Edward Ryan instead mentions only two killed. See picture 8 in the gallery to see Admiral Nelson with his Nile Club zoomorphic hilted sword Overall in superb condition, Small scabbard throat mount lacking to the scabbard. Overall 39 inches long, blade 32 inches

Nation : Austrian
Local Price : 615.00 USD

AUSTRIAN 1861 INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD. Iron hilt with double slotted guard. Brass wire wrapped ray skin grip (small loss at the heel). 29 3/4” slightly curved broad fullered blade with dedication at the forte: Ehre (honor) W T Flicht 1878-1898, commemorating his service upon retirement. Reverse with E JUNG, Vienna sword maker. Hilt shows most original plating with uniform smooth brown patina to the balance. Iron scabbard complete, with remnants of plating.

Nation : French
Local Price : £425.00

C1750 French Form Court / Diplomatic Rapier Sword With Ornate Cast Brass Hilt & Original Brass Mounted Leather Scabbard. Sn 22657 -. The court sword, French: épée de cour or dress sword) evolved out of the longer and heavier rapier of the late Renaissance. The height of the small sword’s popularity was between mid 17th and late 18th century. It is thought to have appeared in France and spread quickly across the rest of Europe. The court sword was the immediate predecessor of the French duelling sword from which the épée developed (see pages 270 to 282 of Wither’s book ‘World Swords’ where many variants of small & Court / diplomatic swords are illustrated). This is an original Circa 1750 Diplomatic court sword in French form. It has a cast brass hilt decorated with Ornate, cast floral and scroll motifs. The Knuckle bow and side ring quillons typical of diplomatic court swords. The egg-shaped pommel is decorated with relief designs. Its solid grip with intricate repoussé work rather than wire wrap and decoration to one side of the knuckle guard only suggests ceremonial or dress use. The slim 31 ¾” rapier type blade is fullered blade and undamaged and has just staining consistent with age. (38 ¼” overall). The blade has what looks like French inspection marks on both sides near to the hilt and one side has faint indistinct French style signature most likely that of the maker. The sword has its original Brass mounted leather scabbard. The throat mount has a frog locket and the long external chape has a decorative finial. The price for this attractive Court / Diplomatic sword worthy of further research includes UK delivery. Sn 22657

Nation : French
Local Price : £425.00

French 1833 Coastal Artillery Cutlass. Here we have a good example of a French 1833 pattern naval cutlass. Clearly marked on the spine of the blade for the government arms making centre of Chatellerault, the inspection stamps are for Réviseur Joseph Ambroise Bisch who worked there until 1834. The blade is etched with a pair of anchors, one of each side. The hilt is in a good condition, featuring the narrower symmetrical guard without the large side-wing thay many have. It also features some examples of period repares.The Manufacture d&#acute;Armes de Châtellerault , nicknamed La Manu , is a French arms company located in Châtellerault , created in 1819 and disappeared in 1968.

Nation : French
Local Price : £425.00

Russian M1817 Infantry Sword / Hanger. Curved blade with single broad fuller and spear point. Cast brass one-piece hilt with ribbed grip and oval pommel, knucklebow and forward-curving quillon. No scabbard. Blade 26 7/8 inches in length, the sword 32 1/8 inches overall. The Russian M1817 was based on the French ‘sabre briquet’ line of short sidearms for foot troops, which had been in use in France since the retirement of the infantryman’s epee in 1767 (‘briquet’ being a joking nickname from their supposed use as oversized firelighters). Being simple, strong and cheap to produce the design spread across Europe, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars, and it was either adopted or copied in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Switzerland, Italy and Spain. The Russian version, perhaps inspired by examples captured from their enemy during the 1812 invasion of Russia, has a slightly longer blade which is fullered until very close to its spear point, whereas the original was unfullered with a hatchet point. Its quillon has an unusual finial with a smaller ball atop a larger one, the larger having notches in its surface, very different to the smooth single ball finial of the French-derived type. Compared to the somewhat heavy but robust French type the Russian feels a little nimbler in the hand. There is engraved text, the script probably Cyrillic, on the spine of the blade, which is difficult to make out due to wear. There are some stamped letters including ‘I’ within circles on the side of the knucklebow, probably manufacturing or inspection stamps along the lines of the French ‘poincons’. The blade is darkly patinated overall, with some pitting and denting towards the point, which has worn (probably reduced by around 1/8 of an inch). The grip has some handling wear that has rubbed it smooth, with a light patina overall.

Nation : French
Local Price : £425.00

Swiss M1852 Cavalry Trooper’s Sword. Curved blade with hatchet point, with a long central fuller and shorter narrow fuller near the spine of the blade (a la Montmorency). Brass hilt with central knucklebow and two side bars, spiral ribbed grip of pressed black leather over wood. Steel scabbard with two hanging rings. Blade 36 inches in length, the sword 42 inches overall. The blade is stamped at the ricasso on one side with the maker’s mark ‘Gebr: Weyersberg’, and on the other side with ‘Solingen’ indicating the manufacturer Gebrüder Weyersberg (Weyersberg Brothers). Founded by the brothers Wilhem, Peter and Johann Ludwig Weyersberg in 1787, this major Solingen-based firm merged with W. R. Kirschbaum & Co in 1883, forming the even larger Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co. which still exists today as WKC Stahl- und Metallwarenfabrik. The blade is also stamped in the fuller on one side with a crown over ‘AA’, the arsenal stamp of Bern, Switzerland, and the serial number ‘1060’. The French M1822 Light Cavalry sabre proved to be an extremely popular design. It was adopted by Belgium in 1834 after its independence from the Netherlands. The United States also adopted this sword as the Model 1840, and surplus French-made swords were sold to Poland and Finland in the 1920s. The Swiss initially adopted it as the M1842 - this example is the later M1852, which lacks the clipped point of its predecessor. The Swiss contracted production of the blades to firms in Solingen, Germany. I have also seen examples marked to Clemen & Jung, so the contracts were probably spread across multiple manufacturers. The blade is bright with only a few tiny spots of patination, a few nicks to the edge towards the point (beyond the end of the fuller). The brass hilt has a dark patina which I have left untouched. The grip’s wire binding has been lost, aside from a few stubs at the pommel end. The grip leather is intact with light handling wear. The scabbard is free of dents and is bright with some patination in the recesses.

Nation : British
Local Price : £425.00

Napoleonic Non-Regulation Infantry Officer's Sabre. EL7271 - A Napoleonic British non-regulation infantry officer's sabre, circa 1800. With a hilt inspired by the 1796 light cavalry sabre and a 29 inch blade of 'scimitar' form, being a flat wedge section with no fuller, having a narrow hatchet tip and false edge. The blade sharpened for service and firm in the hilt, with the leather washer intact and no movement. The shagreen in very good condition

Nation : Swedish
Local Price : £425.00 GBP

Swedish Infantry Officer's Spadroon. An excellent quality Swedish Infantry Officer's Spadroon with its diamond shaped blade."

Nation : Chinese
Local Price : £420.00

Chinese Shuangjian Double Shortswords, Late 19th Century. Two straight, spear-pointed blades with flattened diamond cross-section, each with cast brass hilt and pommel, horn grips, both fitting together into a wooden scabbard covered with smoothed rayskin, with five cast brass fittings, two with fixed hanging rings. A fine brass chain is attached to a loop on the pommel of one of the swords, the other pommel has the same loop but no attached chain. Blade length 16.5 inches, overall length of each sword 22 inches. The hilt of each sword depicts a taotie or ‘greedy glutton’, a Chinese mythological monster which was one of the ‘Four Perils’, lacking a lower jaw to emphasise its insatiable hunger. Like the lion often used on European swords, the taotie symbolized both threat towards enemies and protection of one’s own. The pommel is cast with a foliate pattern, and the scabbard fittings with a dragon motif framed by a Greek key or ‘rolling thunder’ pattern and more foliate designs. Jians were commonly worn in China during the Qing period. Shuangjian (雙劍) literally means "double jian", and described two jians mounted into half hilts that both fit into the single scabbard side-by-side to appear as one. Dual wielding of them was relatively common in the quite flamboyant warrior culture of the period, making shuangjian a more convenient way to carry the pair. They are typically shorter than single jians. Travellers to China found jians to be interesting and portable souvenirs, which led to a growing number of pieces made purely to sell to the tourist trade towards the end of the 19 th century, including miniature versions. Both practical and tourist jian vary greatly in materials and workmanship, making them difficult to tell apart. The blades are clean, with some polishing marks and areas of light patination. Some casting imperfections on the brass fittings. There is some movement to the pommel on one sword (without the chain). The wooden divider in the scabbard sits between the blades - this quite thin and has been chipped slightly at the mouth. One should take care when sheathing the blades not to scrape against the divider.

Nation : Russian
Local Price : 575.00 USD

PRUSSIAN M.1889 INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD. Standard pattern. Brass hilt with folding side guard pierced with the crowned eagle with cipher of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Wire wrapped ray skin covered grip with the crowned cipher as well 32 double fullered blade, unmarked. Blade bright with 100% plating remaining. Hilt retains nearly all bright gold.

Nation : Russian
Local Price : 575.00 USD

PRUSSIAN M.1819 INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD LATE 19TH CENTURY. Late 19th-century. Standard pattern with 33” broad fullered single edged blade, finely decorated half its length with scrolling foliage and military trophies. The ricasso with the Z in shield mark of Clemen & Jung of Solingen. Brass hilt with double raised edge shell guards, the left folding with dark patina. Wire wrapped grip, sound and tight. The blade with scattered minor smooth black staining, heavier at the extreme tip as shown.

Nation : -
Local Price : 575.00 USD

EARLY KNIGHT’S TEMPLAR SWORD, 1916-27. Early 20th century. Gilt hilt with Roman armor motif. Oriental tent pommel. Ebony grip. 30” double edged blade decorated 2/3 its length with crusades battle scenes, foliage, Templar motifs, owner's name, and knight's helmets, on faded gold ground. The ricasso with retailer's name, NATIONAL UNIFORM & CAP CO BROOKLYN. That seller is known to have worked 1916-27. Heavily gilt scabbard with high relief mounts with templar motifs. The upper hand engraved with 32 (32nd degree Mason) in drape flourish. Fine early example.

Nation : German
Local Price : 575.00 USD

BAVARIAN ARTILLERY OFFICER’S SWORD. Late 19th century. Iron hilt with D form guard and composition grip. 32” curve broad fullered blade with maker's mark of A C S with scale, Alexander Coppel, Solingen. The blade decorated first half with and artillery emplacement with cannons and artillerymen. The opposite with foliage, horse head and inscription panel, Kgl Bayr. 12 Feldaetilln Regt. That inscription identified it as the sword of an officer of the Royal Bavarian Army, 12th Field Artillery Regiment. That unit was garrisoned at Landau in der Pfalz (in the Bavarian Palatinate region), part of the 3rd Bavarian Infantry Division in World War I (under the 6th Army). The decoration well preserved with ricasso lightly pitted. The point, right side with lamination. The hilt with carefully cleaned light to medium pitting. Rare with historic background.

Nation : -
Local Price : 575.00 USD

FINE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR SWORD. Mid 20th century. 29 7/8" blade finely decorated with Crusades scenes and motifs, owner's name, with the gold background just showing light wear and about 50% bright. Gilt hilt with faux ivory grip inscribed with cross, Masonic motifs and monogram. Gilt scabbard with finely detailed mounts. Fine enamel inlay to the guard and scabbard mounts (small losses). Excellent quality and excellent preservation for impressive bright presentation.

Nation : American
Local Price : 575.00 USD

US 1872 CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD. See The American Sword, Peterson #86. Custer era and showing distinctive Western Frontier character. 31 3/4" broad fullered blade unmarked. Brass hilt with three bar guard and wire wrapped leather covered grip (dry but complete and excellent). Blade crisp with gray patina and minor oxidation the mid point right side, negligible. Early Custer era example with great age appearance which exudes Western/cowboy character.

Nation : -
Local Price : 575.00 USD

US M.1860 STAFF & FIELD OFFICER’S SWORD. See The American Sword, Peterson #121. Standard pattern carried by Union sergeants in the Civil War. Brass hilt with eagle motif to the pommel and guard. Floral motif knuckle bow. Spirally fluted ray skin grip with twisted wire wrap. 30” double edged diamond section blade with minor finger staining, unmarked. Brass mounted plated scabbard. Good clean example with great Civil War character.