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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 : British
Local Price : £420.00

Essex Regiment Bandsman Sword. Bandsman’s sword to 2nd Essex regiment volunteer battalion. This would date late Georgian early Victorian. Nicely marked on the grip to the regiment with

Nation : -
Local Price : £420.00

Royal Navy Warrant Officer's Spadroon 1805 Pattern. EL7277 - A Napoleonic era Royal Navy warrant officer's 1805 pattern spadroon. Blade with light pitting and a couple of areas of heavier pitting, with some of the decorative engraving still visible. The hilt in generally good condition, with a little bit of movement in the guard, the dark shagreen and grip wire in good condition. No scabbard.

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 : 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

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.

Nation : American
Local Price : 575.00 USD

US MILITIA NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER'S SWORD C.1850. One of the many variants (see The American Sword, Peterson #11 and #12) which were purchased by state militias before, during, and after the Civil War. Type which served extensively in the Civil War as the military was comprised to a great extent of state militias. Used by Southern militias as well as Northern, these were drawn into the Civil War on both sides. 25 3/8" straight double edged blade marked 23 at the base. Brass hilt with cruciform guard and shield form langets, with a plumed helmet pommel and reeded bone grip. Brass mounted steel scabbard, blued and now turned to brown.

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 : 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 : 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 : American
Local Price : 565.00 USD

US 1852 PATTERN NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD. See The American Sword, Peterson #138. Pattern used through the Civil War and current today. This example is from the mid 20th century. Gilt brass hilt with pierced USN guard with virtually all its bright gold surface. Wire wrapped simulated ray skin grip. Original sword knot with gold bullion tassel. 30” broad fullered blade decorated with foliage, USN, eagle, stars & bars, anchor and officer's name. The ricasso with inset proof and German maker's mark, N S MEYER. Crisp and bright.

Nation : Russian
Local Price : 565.00 USD

PRUSSIAN M.1873 ARTILLERY SABER. Iron hilt with P form guard and ribbed composition grip. The cross guard with 5 cancelled regimental issue numbers and serial number opposite. 29 3/4” broad fullered blade, with ALEX COPPELL SOLINGEN make's mark to the ricasso. Shown uniform medium gray patina. The back ordnance marks. A well used veteran showing its years of service.

Nation : British
Local Price : £400.00

British c1860 Volunteer Lancaster Bayonet. Unfullered pipeback blade with quill point, steel cross hilt with straight lower quillon with round forward-swept finial, and upper quillon projecting from the muzzle ring. Grip slabs of pressed black leather over wood, secured to the exposed tang with four rivets, one of which secures the external leaf spring which actuates the locking catch. Black leather scabbard with steel throat piece with oval frog stud and steel chape piece. Blade 58.9cm (~23 3/16 inches) in length, the bayonet 72.4cm (28½ inches) overall, muzzle ring diameter 20mm. The blade is stamped at the ricasso on one side with the maker’s mark ‘CHAVASSE’, indicating manufacture by Chavasse & Co, Birmingham. The pommel is stamped with the number ‘208’, probably a rack or weapon number. The Lancaster carbine was adopted by the Royal Sappers and Miners (the precursor to the Royal Engineers) in 1855, and came with a bayonet that was unusual for British Army issue, as it used brass for its hilt, pommel and scabbard fittings and had a conspicuously long pipeback blade. Pipeback blades for swords had fallen out of usage on British swords in the 1840s: while they were intended to be stiff in the thrust with a durable point, they were difficult to forge, easily bent and the cutting edge was so thin as to be fragile. The design might have fared better on a bayonet for which thrusting was paramount, and the shorter blade was less likely to flex, but fullered blades were the norm and the Lancaster would be the only British pipeback bayonet. While its looks were striking on parade, the Lancaster bayonet was fragile, requiring more frequent repairs than other models. Despite this issue, sheer decorative appeal meant that the bayonets outlasted the carbines they were made for, being repurposed as parade sidearms for the Royal Army Medical Corps and remaining in service into the early 20 th century. Shortly after the Lancaster’s introduction, growing tensions in Europe raised concerns about Britain’s vulnerability to potential invasion. To bolster national defenses the War Office sanctioned the establishment of ‘Volunteer Corps’ in 1859. These units were somewhat a reinvention of the militia – non-professional soldiers who were expected to provide their own uniform and equipment, train at regular intervals and be ready for mobilisation in case of invasion. Providing their own equipment extended to arms too – some volunteer rifle units were provided with Army surplus but many instead pooled money and purchased weaponry from the commercial market. Volunteer rifle units generally purchased carbines wherever possible, and one option for a bayonet to pair with these was the Lancaster. Its looks may have appealed to volunteer soldiers, or its potential to double as a bayonet and a sidearm. Commercial versions differed from the service model: they usually had steel components instead of brass, and a different scabbard closer to that of the contemporary cutlass bayonets. See British & Commonwealth Bayonets by Skennerton, p123. These were not necessarily fitted to Lancaster carbines – each bayonet would have been hand-fitted and this may have been to the Enfield short rifles or carbines, of which there were multiple models. The blade is unsharpened with no nicks to its edge. Some grinding and polishing marks to the blade, with some spots of patination, some frosting at the hilt end, areas of moderate pitting along the spine and small spots of heavy pitting on the flat of the blade in the pipeback section, some of these contacting the edge. The hilt, pommel, rivets and exposed tang have heavy dark patination and speckled light pitting, moderate pitting to the muzzle ring and upper quillon. The locking button functions well. The leather grips are very good with no apparent wear to the knurling, beside some surface rubbing at the pommel end. One small dent to the exposed tang. The scabbard leather has some surface rubbing and flaking but is generally strong with all of its stitching intact, able to support its own weight. The scabbard throat and chape pieces are heavily patinated with peppered heavy pitting, some small dents to the chape piece which do not interfere with sheathing and drawing.

Nation : Indian
Local Price : £400.00

US M1873 Entrenching Tool. Flat blade with straight edges leading to a round spadelike point. Steel socket with reinforcing side bars crimped onto the blade. Ribbed wood grip. Tin scabbard covered with brown leather, with brass throat piece secured with brass rivets, the throat piece incorporating a square loop, through which runs a circular steel hanging ring. Blade 8 inches in length, the tool 13¼ inches overall. The wood grip is stamped next to the socket with ‘US’. The leather covering of the scabbard is also stamped on one side near the throat with ‘US’. In the 1860s the US Army had no standard issue entrenching tools, earthworks traditionally being considered the domain of engineers, but experience from the Civil and Indian Wars led commanders to the conclusion that the ability to create one’s own cover, even in the form of a shallow pit, was crucial for troops on the battlefield. The Model 1873 tool was manufactured at the Springfield Armory for use by the US Cavalry – note the metal ring at the scabbard throat which allows it to be attached to a saddle rather than to a man’s belt. Simple and robust, the M1873 was a successful design, and Army field tests showed that seemingly small trowels could provide useful pits and mounds in the unforgivingly flat plains of the central United States. The blade has no edge damage. It has polishing marks and some light scratches, some spots of patination, and a few small spots of light pitting near the tip. The brass throat piece of the scabbard has an even patina, with some small areas of verdigris around its rivets. The steel hanging ring is patinated overall. The wood grips are in good condition, retaining rich colour with no significant handling wear or damage. The leather of the scabbard has some spots of staining and surface rubbing, one small hole near the throat on the reverse side, and one short crack along the central rib of the reverse side, exposing some of the tin core. All the scabbard’s stitching is intact.

Nation : French
Local Price : £400.00

French M1854 Naval Officer's Sword by Coulaux, Klingenthal. Curved blade fullered a la Montmorency (one broad fuller and one narrow fuller running close to the spine) with false edge and spear point. Black leather washer. Ornate brass hilt with forward-curving quillon in the form of a mythical sea creature, usually referred to as a dolphin, cast and pierced panel of decoration to the outer guard in the form of a fouled anchor, leaves and vines, the edges of the panel cast to appear as if wrapped in a rope, this feature continuing down the ornate knucklebow, which has an oval opening for a portepee. Ring also set inside the hilt next to the ferrule for threading a portepee. Grip of ribbed black plastic bound with wire. Brass backstrap cast with seashells, swags and leaves, integral oval pommel cap with radial palmate design. Black leather scabbard with brass fittings at the throat, middle and chape, the throat and middle pieces with hanging rings, the throat piece bearing a frog stud in the form of a seashell on one side, and a fouled anchor on both sides, the chape piece with large shoe cast with a seashell and leaves. The spine of the blade is engraved with the maker’s mark ‘Coulaux & C. Klingenthal’. The ricasso of the blade is stamped on one side with two poinçons (inspector’s punch marks), one of a star and ‘C’, the other a star and ‘B’. 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 Coulaux family had been managing and operating the Klingenthal facility since 1801, and purchased it at auction from the French state in 1838. It was run by the family thereafter as the private enterprise ‘Coulaux & Cie’ (Coulaux & Co.), continuing to produce sword & bayonet blades, as well as fencing swords and agricultural blades, until its closure in 1962. The Model 1854 naval officer’s sword remains in use by the French navy to this day, France’s longest serving regulation model of sword. This example is probably from the early 20 th century as it uses plastic for the grip rather than horn: the material was updated when Bakelite became available. The combination of poincons seen on the blade’s suggest a date range starting from 1900, although I cannot find an end date for these. Given its manufacturer the sword cannot postdate 1962. The blade has a high polish with only small spots of light frosting and a few tiny spots of patination – it may well be nickel-plated and if so the plating is in excellent condition with no flaking. The brass hilt has an even light patina and a few tiny dents. The wire binding of the grip is all present and tight, the wood itself in undamaged. The scabbard has a few shallow dents to the upper end which do not interfere with sheathing and drawing, it retains its gloss black paint with a few tiny spots of flaking revealing steel and some areas of abrasion.

Nation : French
Local Price : £400.00

French 1870 Franco-Prussian War 'Defense Nationale' Bayonet for the Remington Rolling Block Rifle, Repurposed M1831 Sword Blade. Straight unfullered blade with spear point, cross hilt with muzzle ring and hooked lower quillon with ball finial. Ribbed cast brass grip and beaked pommel, one steel rivet which also secures the external leaf spring which actuates the locking catch, peened tang at the pommel. Steel scabbard with frog loop. Blade length: 48.6cm (19 1/8 inches), overall length 61.1cm (~24 inches), muzzle ring diameter 18mm. The hilt is stamped on one side with the serial number ‘859’. These bayonets were made at the French arsenal of Chatellerault for two months of the year 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War (July 1870 - January 1871), intended to fit the Remington Rolling Block rifle. They are sometimes referred to as ‘Defense Nationale’ bayonets, presumably because they were commissioned as a matter of emergency for national defense. They are in many respects like the German ‘ersatz’ bayonets of WW1, including the use of repurposed materials: the French combined the hilt and grip of the M1866 Chassepot bayonet with blades of the much older M1816 and M1831 infantry sidearms, (both of ‘gladius’ style). These obsolete short swords were presumably seen as expendable sources of good blade steel, but they needed significant reshaping to make serviceable bayonets. One edge of the double-edged, diamond profile blade has been ground down to form a flat spine and clear the way for the rifle to be fired. The blade was originally leaf-shaped broadening slightly along its length, and this is still visible in the remaining edge. The shoulder of the blade has been slimmed on both sides. With no fuller and no additional distal taper the blade remains noticeably heavy for a bayonet: a standard M1866 weighs 622g while this piece weighs 774g, despite being nearly 10cm (4in) shorter. Note the small divots on the third rib of the brass grips, placed as a guide to where a second grip rivet would usually be located. That rivet is always absent on these models. Its scabbard is a modified version of the standard M1866 scabbard: identical in its upper section but in its lower section it remains straight rather than curving as the M1866 must to accommodate a yataghan blade. It is oversized in length relative to the bayonet it holds. They were finished in bright steel, never blued. The French acquired around 210,000 Rolling Block rifles from Remington during the Franco-Prussian War, most being the model ordered by Egypt in 1869, chambered in .43. The Egyptian government had been delinquent in payment so Remington happily resold its initial order of 60,000 to France and produced the rest thereafter – the Egyptians had to wait until 1876 to get theirs. Many of the rifles acquired by France were adapted to use the M1866 Chassepot bayonet but these rare bayonets are examples of an attempt to go in the opposite direction. One may marvel today at the very idea of there ever having been a shortage of Chassepot bayonets. See page 415 of Collecting Bayonets by Maddox for discussion of this type.

Nation : British
Local Price : £400.00

British 1905 Pattern Infantry Staff Sergeant’s Sword by Enfield, 1912 Rehilt and Conversion for George V. Straight single-fullered spear-pointed blade. Hilt similar in form to the 1897 pattern infantry model, with pierced decoration including the crown and cypher of King George V. Fully chequered backstrap, integral oval pommel with tang button. The hilt, ferrule, backstrap and pommel are all non-ferrous metal, probably German silver (copper-nickel-zinc alloy). Wire-bound shagreen grip, brown leather washer. Blade 32¼ inches in length, the sword 38 inches overall. Nickel-plated steel parade scabbard with two hanging rings. The blade is stamped at the forte on one side with a broad arrow, indicating War Department property, the maker’s mark ‘EFD’, indicating the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, a crown inspection stamp with ‘E’ for Enfield and an ‘X’ indicating that the blade passed a manufacturer’s bending test. It is stamped on the other side with two further crown inspection stamps for Enfield, the manufacture date ’00, and issue stamps ’01 and ’03. Unlike officers who privately purchased and owned their own swords, staff sergeants were issued their swords from regimental stores like a musket or bayonet, and the swords remained government property. The 1905 Pattern staff sergeant’s sword was unusual in that it was manufactured using surplus 1899 Pattern cavalry trooper’s sword blades, which is thought to have been done to replace swords lost in the Boer War without too much expenditure. As originally produced the 1905 comprised of an unmodified 1899 Pattern blade fitted with new slab grips secured with rivets and an 1897 type infantry hilt bearing the cypher of Edward VII. In 1912 both the 1898 and 1905 Pattern staff sergeant’s swords were officially rehilted to replace the old royal cypher with the new one of King George V. Having encountered and stocked multiple examples like this one, it is clear to me that other modifications were carried out to many of the 1905 Pattern swords beyond simply replacing the hilt, these modifications tending to bring them closer in form to the infantry officer’s sword (much like the 1898 Pattern sergeant’s sword, which was already a doppelganger of the officer’s model). The blade of this example has been reduced in length by trimming the tip, and narrowed in both width and thickness by grinding the faces, belly and false edge. Some curve has been left in the blade which is unusual for the type, perhaps because this one has been fitted into an artillery scabbard which itself has a slight curvature. For comparison: Original 1899 Pattern cavalry blade: Curved, 33½ inches in length, 1.45 inches wide at the shoulder (due to a flare at the base designed to add strength there specifically), 1.05 inches wide at the midpoint (16.75 inches from shoulder), 0.36 inches thick at the shoulder, 0.275 inches thick at the midpoint This sword’s blade: Slightly curved, 32¼ inches in length, 1.04 inches wide at the shoulder, 0.77 inches wide at the midpoint (16.75 inches from shoulder, ignoring shortening for a more direct comparison), 0.32 inches thick at the shoulder, 0.26 inches thick at the midpoint After this reshaping, which would have required complete reprofiling of the tip, the blade has been left unsharpened and mounted with its new hilt plus a new infantry-style shagreen grip and a standard infantry backstrap. The grip is very distinctive on these swords as it is quite crude compared to contemporary equivalents, lacking for instance grooves for the wire. Possibly the tang is wider than standard requiring something bespoke yet easily fabricated. While the pattern stamp found on the spine of the 1899 Pattern is missing on this example, probably ground off in the conversion, its issue stamps are typical and its modified shape is distinctive. Even with a few manufacturing shortcuts, why the military went to such effort to convert these is an interesting question. My thought is that the 1912 sword would have stood out less on parade than the 1905 Pattern, which needed a larger scabbard and distinctive riveted grip to fit its cavalry blade. Rehilting swords for a new monarch may have become an opportunity for the Army to ‘fix’ the odd-looking and cumbersome 1905 Pattern into something that looked less makeshift, at minimal cost. This rehilt & conversion type is not found in lists of official patterns, but the change is extensive enough that perhaps we ought to consider the 1912 Sergeant’s sword worth noting as a distinct model for collecting purposes. Its features are consistent and it helps explain why the 1905 Pattern staff sergeant’s sword is quite rare today. The blade is bright with only very light patination in places and a polished finish. It is, as mentioned, unsharpened with no edge damage. The tip is fractionally bent to one side. The alloy parts are undamaged and bright with no damage or staining. The shagreen of the grip is all intact with very little handling wear, its wire binding is all present with very slight movement to all loops. The ferrule can shift slightly side to side: I suspect as a result of the conversion the tang is not quite the right thickness for it. The sword is otherwise firm in the hand, solidly peened with no movement to the grip. The scabbard is bright, free of dents with only a few tiny areas of wear to the plating. The sword sheaths and draws smoothly.

Nation : -
Local Price : 555.00 USD

1840 PATTERN MUSICIAN'S SWORD. German made with HORSTMAN SOLINGEN maker's mark. Undated and not US marked, indicative of militia use. Very likely fought for the Confederacy. Musicians marched at the head of the attack and were recognized as a stabilizing and stimulating force. Musicians marched at the head of the attack and were recognized as a stabilizing and stimulating force. They were attacked to silence them and a few including Robert Henry Hendershot and John Clem became legends for their bravery on the battlefield. Union musicians were equipped with the 1840 pattern sword and no other weapon. From the famed American Sword Collection of Frank Barnyak.

Nation : British
Local Price : £395.00

A Rare, Victorian, British Royal Engineer's Sword, Prussian Designed, British Army Issue, Experimental Sword of The Royal Engineers, The Driver's Sword, Model of 1850. Used in the Crimean War, and for sale as a very, very inexpensive rare Royal Engineers sword, due to its pitted surface. This sword was originally a Prussian experimental cavalry sword that was once issued for testing, to a limited number of Prussian Hussar regiments, in 1850. It was in fact not actually finally approved by the Prussians, but it's form was continued and developed until it's successor sword eventually evolved to become the Prussian Model of 1852 Cavalry Hussar Sabre. Those experimental 1850 swords were withdrawn from service by the Prussian Cavalry, and they were placed in storage in Liege in Belgium for disposal. There was an article published in the "Deutsches Waffen Journal" about this sword. On the sword they had, it had on the guard, the regimental marking of the 4th squadron, Prussian Garde-Husaren regiment and on the spine of blade a crowned FW 50 and German D mark. This confirms it was the Prussian Hussar experimental issue of 1850. On the ricasso was an S&K marking with Crowned L 8 and two British Ordnance broad arrows to show that this pattern of sword was thus purchased and re-issued to the British army. So, these very rarely seen swords are recorded as the Royal Engineers 1850 Driver's pattern swords, but they were originally known as the Prussian experimental Hussar sword, that after disapproval were then removed to Liege and later sold to the British Ordnance through the Liege armourers. It came from the descendant family of a Crimean War Royal Engineer. Our example is certainly age worn, in fact none of it's original markings are now still visible unfortunately. However, it is a most rare and fascinating piece. To collectors of British [and Prussian] swords this would make a most fascinating addition, especially, that if particularly searched for, it may take many years to find another, if at all. The condition is certainly not good, but its rarity and significance is considerable. All over russetted, no scabbard, damaged grip. There used to be an example identical to this one in the Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield. Pattern Room

Nation : British
Local Price : £395.00

C1817 English Gentleman’s Root Cane Mallaca Sword Stick with Knurled Handle & Silver Band by Silversmith Joseph Hicks. ED 827. -. This is an excellent English Masonic gentleman’s swordstick made sometime in the early 19th century. Joseph Hicks was a well-known and prolific Exeter maker. He was apprenticed in 1771 and in 1778 took on his own apprentice, so will have been operating as a silversmith in his own right by then. He was admitted as a member of the company in 1785. Joseph Hicks died on 26th February 1835. It has a knurled wood pommel & 15” blade (22 ½” overall length – not including sheath). The blade is true with age related staining and tapers to a pin sharp point. The sword stick measures 35 ¼” overall in its scabbard. The root cane Mallaca scabbard is undamaged and has a brass-coloured ring to the base. The price includes UK delivery. ED 827

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : £395.00

**MINT**Spanish Model 1895 Mounted Carabineros Cavalry (Civil Guard) Officer’s Sword With Toledo Blade Etched Crossed Swords Guard & Scabbard. Sn 22441:10 -. The Spanish city of Toledo has a sword smithing history dating back hundreds of years. This is a near mint Spanish Model 1895 sword these swords were issued to Carabineros (Civil Guard), Artillery & Engineers Corps. This Carabineros Cavalry officer’s Sword has a Toledo steel blade & Scabbard. Our example in near mint condition has a 30 ¼” long, curved sabre blade (36 ½” overall). One side of the plated blade is marked ‘Toledo 19895 (Model)’. The reverse has heraldic arms. The blade has its original leather hilt washer. It has a plated full knuckle guard etched with crossed swords Cavalry device within panel. Its contoured chequered hilt is undamaged (either bakelite or polished horn). The sword is complete with its original plated steel scabbard also in near mint condition. The scabbard The scabbard has its original single hanging ring. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22441:10

Nation : British
Local Price : £395.00

Victorian Middlesex Rifle Volunteers 1827.... Victorian 1827 pattern 49TH Middlesex Rifle Volunteers Officer's sword. 83.25cm blade by 'Robinson, Birmingham', etched with scrolling foliage, crowned VR

Nation : German
Local Price : £395.00

Early 20th Century / WW1 Era Imperial German Field Artillery / Cavalry Sabre Form Sword Langet Regiment Marked ‘95’ (95th Regiment) & Scabbard. Sn 23484:106 -. This is an unusual Early 20th Century / WW1 Era Imperial German Sabre. The sword has features of Field Artillery & Cavalry sabres of the era. It has a clean, curved 32 ½” sabre un-fullered blade & measures 38” overall length. It has the typical Imperial German form curved wire bound ribbed grip and flat curved knuckle bow guard. The cross guard unusually has ball finials. The blade has its original hilt washer. No maker marks are visible on the blade where they would normally be found under the guard langets. The langets are both marked ‘95’ within line decoration most likely a Regiment designation (95th Regiment ?). The sword has its steel mounted leather scabbard with 2 hanging rings. The price for this sword worthy of further research includes UK delivery. Sn 23484:106

Nation : British
Local Price : £395.00

**NAMED**British WW1 August 1915 Dated George V 1897 Pattern British Infantry Officer’s Sword By Deakin & Sons Sheffield With Etched Blade to ‘A.H. Hunnings’ & Leather Field Combat Covered Wood Scabbard With Sam Browne Pattern Leather Swo. This is an excellent original, George V 1897 Pattern British Infantry Officer’s Sword with Leather Field Combat Covered Wood Scabbard With Sam Brown Pattern Leather Sword Frog. The Sword has a 32 ¾” single edged blade with fullers (38 ¾” overall). The blade has etched panels to both sides. One side has a foliate etched panel and Ordnance proof star and inlaid brass roundel. The reverse has foliate etched panels King’s crown above ‘GR V’ Royal cypher (King George V Rex), Maker or retailer name within panel ‘James Deakin & Sons Ltd Sheffield’ together with trademark and Panel inscribed to ‘‘A.H. Hunnings August 1915’ no doubt the name of the British Officer who commissioned this sword or was presented with it. The hilt is fitted with its original leather washer. It has an ornate bowl guard with stylised King’s crown & Royal Cypher ‘GR V’ and undamaged wire bound fish skin grip together with stepped steel pommel with ball top. It is complete with its brown leather covered field scabbard which has a German silver insert in the throat and Sam Browne pattern leather sword frog with brass stud that fastens to a retaining strap and hanging straps with brass buckles. All leather & stitching of the scabbard and frog is clean & intact. There are no visible maker or date marks on the scabbard or frog. The price for this early WW1 sword worthy of further research regarding the named Officer includes UK delivery. Sn 22391

Nation : Unknown
Local Price : £395.00

A Rare & Amazingly Intriguing, 19th Century King's 'Status' Knife of the Zande or the Mengbetu People, A Trombash Power Authority Knife or Short Sword. A long knife or short sword consisting of a short cylindrical wooden handle, round in section, with a flat end bound in iron banding at the pommel end. The other end of this is cut flat, and has a smaller cylindrical body as the middle hand grip section. Above this point, the handle connects with the blade tang. Which goes through the handle, the tang has been inserted through the centre of the handle, and then its rectangular end hammered over at the top to fix it in place. This is end is visible where it emerges through the handle top, and is off centre. The narrower part of the handle have been decorated with an iron binding strip. Both binding strips top and bottom have their ends hammered into slots in the wood to secure them. The blade is curved, with a broad flat ridge running along the length on both sides. This is not centred. On one side of the ridge, the blade extends to form a broad, sharpened base edge with a pointed corner; a more narrow blade extends from the other side of this, slightly higher up the knife. The sides then begin to taper in towards the point at the other end. Both edges were once sharpened. The object is complete, with some minor cut marks on the blade and handle. Very similar to a Mengbetu collected by Robert Grenville Gayer-Anderson in the Bahr el Ghazal region, probably between 1909 and 1914, in the period immediately before World War I. At the time this object was collected, the Bahr el Ghazal province was much larger than it is today, extending from roughly the Bahr el Arab all the way to the border with the Belgian Congo; this area is now divided into the districts of Western Bahr el Ghazal, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, and parts of Warab, El Buheyrat and Western Equatoria. The drawing in the gallery is a 19th century depiction of Munza, the king of the Mangbetu. Seated on his throne, he holds a similar knife to ours as a symbol of power and authority.

Nation : British
Local Price : £395.00

An Attributed Rifle Officers Sword of a Decorated Territorial Colonel.. An attributed sword to Colonel Henry Starkey Coldicott V.D., T.D. 1853-1936. This is an 1827 Pattern Rifle Officers sword with, fullered 1845 type blade etched with crown over royal cypher, strung bugle and the crest of Coldicott, a dexter hand holding a billet and the family motto ‘Sum quod sum’ (I am what I am) and the initials H.S.C. for Henry Starkey Coldicott. With regulation steel hilt decorated with crown and strung bugle with wire bound fish-skin grip, in steel scabbard with two suspension rings. The sword was retailed by Hobson & Sons of Artillery Place Woolwich, who were trading from that address from 1873 to 1883. The sword has been replated possibly at the time of his World War One service and unfortunately the plating has flaked away from the original blade in places it is nonetheless a very interesting attributed piece. Colonel Coldicott who was a solicitor in civilian life had a long and distinguished career in the Rifle Volunteers and Territorials serving from the 1870’s with Rifle Volunteers and Volunteer Battalions in Worcestershire Essex and Middlesex culminating in command of the 22nd Middlesex RV which became the 12th Battalion London Regiment. He retired in 1911 but although being over 60 he rejoined in 1914 at the beginning of World War 1 to command the 21st Battalion the London Regiment (1st Surrey Rifles), later commanding the second and third line battalions during training until late 1916. In 1917 Colonel Coldicott despite being about 63 was appointed a Staff Officer and proceeded to France, finally retiring in January 1919. He was awarded the Volunteer Officers Decoration in 1892, the British War Medal and Victory Medal for the First World War and in 1922 was also awarded the Territorial Decoration. A sword to a dedicated and long serving Volunteer and Territorial Officer who although old for military service rejoined in World War 1 to aid his country commanding at home and then proceeding abroad to the serve in France. Summary of military career 1870’s-1911 7th Worcestershire Rifle Volunteers 1870s-c1882 1st Volunteer Battalion the Worcestershire Regiment c1882-1884 4th Volunteer Battalion of the Essex Regiment. 1884-1887 22nd Middlesex Rifle Volunteers, (Central London Rangers) 1887-1908 (Commanding 1907-8) 12th Battalion London Regiment, (The Rangers), Commanding Officer 1908-1911 1911 retired 1914-1919 21st Battalion the London Regiment, Commanding from September 1914, Commanding 2/21st Battalion until Dec 1915 then commanding 3rd line depot. 1916 Nov -1917 June, T.F. Reserve 1917 June, Staff Officer in France 1919 Jan, retired.

Nation : British
Local Price : £395.00

Victorian Rifles Officer's Sword by Thurkle in Early Scabbard. EL7318 - A good Victorian Rifles officer's sword by Thurkle, in 1850s/60s leather and iron scabbard, which are rarer to see than the steel scabbards. Good condition, no movement.

Nation : British
Local Price : £550.00

British 1879 Pattern Martini Henry Artillery Carbine Bayonet, Royal Artillery Marked. Straight single-fullered blade with sawback, steel knucklebow hilt with slit for sword knot and muzzle ring. Black pressed leather grips with chequering (technically, knurling), steel pommel with external leaf spring. Black leather scabbard with steel chape and throat with teardrop frog stud. Blade 25 3/4 inches in length, the bayonet 31 1/4 inches overall, muzzle ring 0.65 inches in diameter (1.65cm). The blade is profusely stamped on one side of the ricasso with a crown over ‘V.R.’ (Victoria Regina), this mark quite rubbed, the manufacture date 12/82 for December 1882, /95 which probably indicates the bayonet was retested in 1895, a Birmingham repair/refurbishment mark of a crown over ‘BR’ over ‘66’, two crown inspection marks with ‘E’ indicating the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, and reissue dates ’94 and ’99. All marks pre-1895 are notably fainter than those post. On the other side it is stamped with a broad arrow atop ‘WD’, meaning War Department property, another crown inspection mark with ‘E’, an ‘X’ which indicates that the blade passed a manufacturer’s bending test, two broad arrows point to point indicating a weapon which was obsolete or to be sold off, and a mark of two letter ‘R’s back-to-back, indicating a condemned weapon – one that had failed inspection or was otherwise deemed unfit for further military service. The spine of the blade has another Enfield stamp, a letter ‘W’ and an ‘R’. The exposed tang has another Birmingham repair stamp, ‘J’, a Maltese cross, ‘A.S.’, ‘B’ and ‘P’. The pommel is stamped near the mortise slot with another Enfield crown inspection mark, and near the locking button with the unit mark ‘63. RA.’ over ‘39’, which I believe indicates this was weapon number 39 issued to 63 Battery Royal Artillery. The Royal Artillery had 93 active field batteries as of 1898. In 1899 the Royal Field Artillery was established as a separate arm of the artillery and 63 Battery was transferred into it, retaining its same unit number. 63 Battery R.F.A. served in the Boer War, and it is interesting to note that this bayonet was still evidently in service as 1899, when the Boer War broke out. 63 Battery sailed for South Africa near the end of 1899, losing their artillery pieces in the sinking of the SS Ismore and requiring a refit, but were ready to fight in time for the Battle of Spion Kop in January 1900. I believe it is unlikely that they brought this bayonet with them to South Africa however, as the Martini-Henry artillery carbine had been replaced by the Magazine Lee-Metford carbine as the standard rifle for the RFA by that date. Single-shot Martini rifles were antiquated by comparison and while some Martini type rifles were used in the Boer War by volunteer units and colonial troops, including artillery, these would have been .303 chambered Martini Metfords and Martini Enfields which could not have accepted the 1879 Pattern bayonet. The frog stud of the scabbard is stamped with ‘81’ and ‘101’. No legible markings to its leather section. When mounted to a carbine-length Martini Henry rifle the 1879 Pattern bayonet gave a soldier good overall reach, and with its substantial hilt it could also serve as a fighting sword. Its saw-toothed back would have found use in brush-cutting, like other similar designs popular during the 19th century. Production of the bayonets at Enfield continued until 1890. The blade is bright with some frosting in the fullered section and small patches of light patination. Both its true and false edges have been sharpened, with no edge or tip damage. The sawblade is good, with signs of light use, some tip wear to the teeth but no breakages. The leather grips have very little handling wear, one small dent to the edge of one of the scales where it contacts the exposed tang. The hilt, tang and pommel pieces are bright in places and moderately patinated in others, dependent of wear and possibly service polishing, e.g. the inside of the hilt is darker than the outside. The steel pieces of the scabbard have mottled light patination over a bright finish. The throat piece of the scabbard can move ~3mm up and down, but remains attached to the leather section by its staple. The chape piece has some dents, it has lost its staple but remains firmly attached by some other means. The bayonet sheaths and draws smoothly.