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Nation : British
Local Price : £595.00

**AS FOUND**WW1 1915 British Officer’s WD Enfield 1908 Pattern Heavy Cavalry Troopers Sword With Leather Cord & Acorn Portepee & Scabbard. ED 3043 -. This is an original British 1908 Pattern Heavy Cavalry Troopers sword & scabbard. It is as found & has an undamaged 35 ½” single edged blade with fullers (43" overall). The ricasso is date marked ’11/15’ (November 1915) and fitted with original leather hilt washer. It also has WD arrow & EFD (Enfield) manufacturer mark. The spine has ‘08’ (pattern). The bowl guard has no discernible Regiment, maker or date marks. It has a clean undamaged chequered hilt with correct thumb recess to strengthen grip. The guard is fitted with original leather cord with acorn portepee. It is complete with its original steel scabbard with fixed hanging rings. The scabbard has no discernible date, maker or Regiment marks. The price includes UK delivery. ED 3043

Nation : German
Local Price : £595.00

**UNUSUAL**UNATTRIBUTED PUMA SOLINGEN PATTERN**WW2 Era Nazi German Army Officer’s Dress Sword, Leopard’s Head Pommel With Red Jewelled Eyes, Scabbard & Officer’s Bullion Cord With Portepee. Sn 23174:34 -. This is a very good original WW2 period Nazi German Army Officer’s Dress Sword. The sword has no visible makers marks but the hilt design is very similar in appearance to an unattributed pattern Puma Solingen example (see page 154 of the book ‘Swords Of Germany’ By Angolia where an example similar to ours is illustrated. The author states ‘Unattributed Leopard head sabre with a langet pattern very similar to a Puma pattern, Note: that the head of the Eagle looks to its left rather than the normal right’. Our example has the same left facing Nazi National Emblem ‘Eagle with outstretched wings & Swastika’ on the langet and a plain shield on the reverse langet. It has a flat knuckle bow and undamaged wire bound grip. The knuckle bow, grip strap and ferrule are adorned with oak leaf decoration. It’s Leopard’s head pommel has original red jewelled eyes. The sword measures 37 ½” overall and it has a 32 ¼” single edged, curved, fullered blade. The blade has its original leather hilt washer. The hilt is fitted with Officer’s bullion stitched cord With bullion portepee. The sword is complete with its original black painted steel scabbard with single steel hanging ring and fixed strap bar. The scabbard has no dents and even aged patina. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23174:34

Nation : German
Local Price : £595.00

WW1 1916 Imperial German Mannschaften (other ranks) Field Artillery Sword By Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Cie (WKC) Solingen & Scabbard. Sn 22954 -. All Mannschaften (other ranks) of the Imperial German Field Artillery carried these sabres (see page 199 of World Swords by Withers where similar swords are illustrated). The sabres were carried in a sword belt when dismounted or hung from a saddle when mounted. This WW1 dated other ranks Field Artillery sabre is in good condition. It has a nickel plated curved 29 ¾” sabre blade with fullers and measures 35 ½” overall length. The spine of the blade has Imperial inspection mark and ‘16’ 1916 date. One side of the blade under a langet has partially visible manufacturer detail Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Cie Solingen. The blade has no damage but has lost some of its original nickel plate finish in areas. It has the correct ribbed grip and flat curved knuckle bow guard. The sword has its original steel scabbard with 2 hanging rings. The scabbard has a small dent near to the shoe consistent with service carry. The hilt of the sword and scabbard have even aged patina. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22954

Nation : British
Local Price : £595.00

Victorian Era English Gentleman’s Cane Dagger / Sword Stick With Foliate Decorated German Silver Ball Top Handle & Brass Ferrule With Push Button Scabbard Locking Catch. Sn 22663 -. This is a Victorian era English Gentleman’s Cane Dagger Sword Stick. The sword stick has a German Silver Ball top handle with embossed foliate decoration. The sword stick has an 11 ¾” square shank dagger blade which tapers to a pin sharp point. The blade has 2 sections of scalloped edge decoration. The sword stick is 15 ¾” length without scabbard. In its scabbard the sword stick is 33 ¾” overall length. The hilt has a ribbed brass ferrule with brass screw which acts as the locking catch release button. The sword locks into the scabbard securely and the release button functions as it should. The throat of the scabbard has a brass insert to accept the prong on the hilt locking catch. The scabbard has a blackened conical steel end cap. The price for this antique dagger sword stick includes UK delivery. Sn 22663

Nation : British
Local Price : £595.00

British 1912 Officers Sword. British 1912 Officers Sword WW1 period straight single fullered blade with flat back and spear point 89cm in length. The blade is decorated on one side with the crowned royal cypher for George V, and on the other with the crowned royal coat of arms, both sides there scrolling foliate designs. Complete with field scabbard age wear

Nation : British
Local Price : £595.00

Pattern 1879 Artillery Sawback Bayonet and Scabbard for the MkI Martini Henry Rifle. 22426:52. -. The first bayonets intended for use by Garrison Artillery were conversions of the old Snider Yataghan sword bayonets. In 1878 H.R.H. The Duke of Cambridge, the Field Marshall commanding in Chief deemed it essential that Garrison Artillery should be able to fix sword bayonets. See page 315/380 No 785 of Watts & White for reference. The 1879 bayonet is quite distinctive with its straight fullered sawback blade, black chequered leather grips and a steel knuckle guard with a slot for a sword knot. One unusual feature is that the leaf spring locking arrangement is the reverse of that in other sword bayonets (left instead of right). This example has V.R. Cypher (Queen Victoria VR which stands for Victoria Regina) amongst inspection stamps and ’90 for manufacture year 1890. It has an Enfield R.S.A.F. inspection mark and a Birmingham R.S.A.F repair mark. The blade and sawback are undamaged with only light age-related staining. Blade length: 65 ½ cm – overall: 79 ½ cm. See images for the numerous inspection marks. The fish scale grips are intact with minor wear. The leather scabbard is in good order. The stitching and furniture are intact *slight movement in the locket. The frog stud has a Broad Arrow mark. The price includes UK delivery. 22426:52.

Nation : Borneo
Local Price : £595

Click and use the code >25186 to search for this item on the dealer website Dyak Of Borneo, Tribesman´s Mandau. A Tribal Head Hunter´s Sword, From Kalimantan Island

Nation : British
Local Price : £595.00

Victorian British Cambridgeshire Rifles Officer’s Sword. Victorian British Cambridge Rifles Officer’s Sword regulation steel hilt with crown and slung bugle plus fish skin grip. The blade with super etching including slung bugle and Cambridgeshire and maker marked Pillin London, complete with matching steel scabbard one ring missing. The regiment had its origins in the rifle volunteer corpsÂ formed in Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely during 1859-60

Nation : British
Local Price : £595.00

English Officers Spadroon c 1796. English Officers Spadroon c 1796 with steel hilt with side bar, knucklebow and decorative pommel with raised tank button plus fluted ebony grip. The blade straight with fuller each side engraved with G R Crown, trophies of arms and Britania with shield, the spine stamped Solingen overall length 38 inch the blade 32.5 inch

Nation : British
Local Price : £595.00

British Military Georgian Spadroon c1800. British Military Georgian Spadroon c1800 curved blade with two fullers, the hilt with knuckle guard and side loop plus fluted ebony grip. Overall length 36 inch the blade 30 inch the blade very similar to a 1788 cavalry sword.

Nation : British
Local Price : £595.00

British Infantry Officers Spadroon c 1796. British Infantry Officers Spadroon c 1796 The straight single edged blade maker marked Bland to each side plus G R and crown. All steel hilt comprising of pommel cap and raised tang button, knuckle bow and straight cross bar with ribbed ebony grip. Note “ John Bland London Sword maker and Cutler 1768 to 1800 over all length 34.75 inch the blade 29 inch

Nation : Burmese
Local Price : £595.00

Burmese Dha 19th Century. Burmese Dha 19th Century solid fighting blade single edged for the first 7 inches and then double for the remaining length 15.25 inches. The grip is cord wrap and complete with silver fitting. The scabbard polished wood which shows shadows of where decoration has been removed, over all length 29.75 inches

Nation : British
Local Price : £595.00

Victorian British Dockyard Or River Police Brass Hilt Sword / Hanger Sidearm & Scabbard. ED 3027 -. This is a nice original Victorian British Police Brass Hilt Sword / Hanger Sidearm & Scabbard as carried by Naval Dockyard Or River Police. It has a clean, fullered 24” steel blade & is 29 ½” overall length. The blade has its original leather hilt washer. There are no dates, maker or inspection marks on this sword. The brass hilt with bar guard and stepped pommel is in excellent order. The ribbed fish skin grip is clean & undamaged. The push button scabbard retaining clip functions as it should. The original leather scabbard has brass mounts. The brass throat mount has a frog locket and it has an external brass chape. All leather & stitching of the scabbard are clean & intact. The price includes UK delivery. ED 3027 (sword bucket armoury)

Nation : British
Local Price : £585.00

British P1856 Victorian Drummer MK 1 by Mole. British P1856 Victorian Drummer MK 1 Sword by Mole in good condition, regulation solid cast hilt, double edged blade and complete with black leather scabbard with matching mounts. The hilt with regimental markings and inspection stamps and the blade maker marked Mole and further inspection stamps

Nation : British
Local Price : £585.00

British Victorian P1856 Drummer MK 1 by Mole. British Victorian P1856 Drummer MK 1 Sword by Mole in good condition, regulation solid cast hilt, double edged blade and complete with black leather scabbard with matching mounts. The hilt with regimental markings and inspection stamps and the blade maker marked Mole and further inspection stamps

Nation : British
Local Price : £585.00

British 1908 Pattern Cavalry Trooper&#acute;s Sword of the Inns of Court Regiment &156;The Devil&#acute;s Own&157;. Description Straight single-fullered blade with spear point, steel basket hilt. Brown leather washer, chequered plastic grip. Smooth oval steel pommel. Steel scabbard with fixed opposed hanging rings. Blade 34Â¾ inches in length past the washer, the sword 42Â½ inches overall. The blade is stamped at the ricasso on one side with a broad arrow War Department stores mark, &#acute;EFD&#acute; indicating that it was manufactured by the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, a crown inspection mark with &#acute;E&#acute; for Enfield and an &#acute;X&#acute; indicating that the blade passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test. It is stamped on the other side with the manufacture date &#acute;12 15&#acute; for December 1915, a reissue stamp &#acute;38 for 1938, and three further crown inspection marks with &#acute;E&#acute;. The spine of the blade is stamped &#acute;P 08&#acute; indicating the pattern. The inside of the guard is stamped with &#acute;T&#acute; over &#acute;INN. CT.&#acute; over &#acute;209&#acute;. This indicates that it was weapon number 209 issued to the Inns of Court Regiment, a regiment in the Territorial Force. The throat piece of the scabbard is identically stamped on one side with the same unit, indicating sword and scabbard are an original pair. The spine side of the throat piece is stamped with a broad arrow, an indistinct mark and the date &#acute;15 indicating that it was also manufactured in 1915. The spine of the main section of the scabbard is stamped with I* (an Indian stores mark), another broad arrow, the manufacturer&#acute;s mark &#acute;EFD&#acute;, the manufacture date &#acute;16, two more crown inspection marks with &#acute;E&#acute;, and a faint reissue stamp &#acute;38. The four Inns of Court are ancient institutions and their involvement with the military dates back at least to 1584, when lawyers pledged to join the Trained Bands (an early militia force descended from and still mostly modelled on the Anglo-Saxon fyrd system) and defend Queen Elizabeth from the threat of Spain, which culminated in the attack of the Spanish Armada in 1588. The lawyers mobilized temporary regiments for many similar occasions due to conflict or civil disorder, including the Civil War, Jacobite Rebellion, Gordon Riots and Napoleonic Wars. During the last of these the Law Association Volunteers, a unit recruited from and funded by the Inner Temple, Middle Temple and Lincoln&#acute;s Inn, drilled before King George III at a royal review in Hyde Park in 1803. Impressed with their bearing and in high spirits, the king enquired who the men were. &156;They are all lawyers, sire&157; responded Lord David Erskine, their commander (himself of Lincoln&#acute;s Inn). &156;What, what?&157; exclaimed the king. &156;All lawyers, all lawyers? Call them the Devil&#acute;s Own, call them the Devil’s Own!&157; In 1859 fear of another invasion produced a nationwide &#acute;Volunteer Movement&#acute; of newly established rifle corps. The Inns of Court revived their volunteering tradition with the establishment of the 23rd Middlesex (Inns of Court) Rifle Volunteer Corps. King George&#acute;s nickname stuck and despite the passage of years the unit held on to the unofficial title of &#acute;The Devil&#acute;s Own&#acute;. Unlike previous units this battalion of part-time volunteers did not disband when tensions cooled: one recruit, L.D. Powles, who joined in the early 1860s, recalled that the unit was popular: &156;¦pretty nearly all the able-bodied men at the bar enlisted, and every afternoon Queen&#acute;s Counsel and others in large practise and well advanced in middle life were to be seen drilling in Lincoln&#acute;s Inn or Temple Gardens.&157; In 1881 it was attached to the Rifle Brigade as their 2nd Volunteer Battalion. Its first detachment of mounted infantry was formed in 1888. It was reduced in size and attached to the 4th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers in 1891, and made its first combat deployment in 1899 when it contributed 30 mounted infantry and 10 cyclists to the City Imperial Volunteers for service in the Boer War. It was reorganized as a full battalion again in 1908 as part of the new Territorial Force. It was initially to be the 27th Battalion of the London Regiment, but the lawyers complained that in light of their long history they should have received a lower number. The unit was permitted to retain its traditional title and soon after in 1909 became an independent officer training regiment, the Inns of Court Officers’ Training Corps (I.C.O.T.C.). This was composed of three companies of infantry and for the first time a squadron of cavalry, converted from the previous company of mounted infantry. One of the key distinctions between the two was that mounted infantry did not carry swords, but cavalry did “ however the regimental history suggests that at the outbreak of WW1 the regiment did not actually retain its own horses, probably due to lack of stable facilities “ for riding training the squadron used a riding school on Wimbledon Common and the Worcester Park Polo Ground. Nor, apparently, did it have swords in store. During WW1 the regiment expanded rapidly, establishing a camp at Berkhamsted in September 1914 for lack of space in London. Its cavalry squadron remained separate with the job of training up officers for the necessary skills for cavalry regiments. They got to work converting a disused brewery in Berkhamsted into a stables and housing block, although their horses did not arrive until October and the regimental history suggests that they were not delivered of swords and saddlery until later that winter. Groups of recruits for the cavalry squadron would be sent from the regiment&#acute;s depot at Stone Buildings when there was space and trained in the surrounding countryside. As the war progressed fighting became more static and many cavalry units were dismounted, leading to diminished need for cavalry-trained officers. The cavalry squadron was moved to Maresfield Park in Sussex and attached to the 13th Reserve Regiment of Cavalry in December 1916, then to Tidworth in February 1917 when the 13th was merged into the 5th RRC, allowing it to train on Salisbury Plain for the remainder of the war. More than 1,100 officer trainees passed through the cavalry squadron during the war, the ICOTC as a whole training more than 11,000. The last men were demobilized from the cavalry squadron in January 1919, and the regiment was reformed in 1920 with two companies of infantry and one squadron of cavalry. This sword must have been issued to the cavalry squadron at some point after its production in 1915. Whether it was one of the swords used for training during the war or was issued to the regiment later is difficult to say, although it was certainly in use in the year 1938 as indicated by its reissue stamps (these usually indicate some form of inspection, refurbishment or modification took place). The Corps became the Inns of Court Regiment in 1932. Its infantry companies were converted to light tank units in 1937 and the cavalry squadron was disbanded in 1940 leaving the regiment a fully armoured unit with no further use for swords. It fought in WW2 as an armoured car unit with the 9th and later 11th Armoured Divisions. It absorbed the single remaining squadron of the Northamptonshire Yeomanry in 1956. It was amalgamated with The City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) in 1961 to form the Inns of Court & City Yeomanry. The IC&CY was broken into parts in 1968: some of its personnel transferred to the Royal Signals, forming 68 (Inns of Court and City Yeomanry) Signal Squadron, and its regimental band transferred to the new Royal Yeomanry Regiment, while retaining its historic link and title from the IC&CY. The old unit itself was not actually disbanded but reduced to a cadre and used as the basis for a squadron of the Home Service Force “ these were home defence units which recruited from retired volunteers with previous military service in any branch of the Armed Forces, a sort of updated Home Guard intended to guard key strategic points in the event of an attack on the UK. The Home Service Force was disbanded after the 1994 Defence Review. The present-day descendants of the Inns of Court Regiment are therefore 68 (Inns of Court & City Yeomanry) Signal Squadron, and the band of the Royal Yeomanry. The blade is excellent, bright and clean with no edge damage, slight chipping to the tip, and only a couple of small patches of light patination. It has probably been preserved by the good seal between the washer and scabbard, note the bright steel on the inside of the scabbard mouthpiece. All of the exposed metal parts (the scabbard, guard, ferrule and pommel) by contrast have a mottled dark patina. A couple of scratches to the outside of the guard. The plastic grips have some surface-level cracking along the backstrap area but remain solid in the hand. The scabbard has a few light scratches and a number of light dents to the edges of its lower section, consistent with knocking against objects while carried. These do not interfere with sheathing and drawing.

Nation : ?
Local Price : 595.00

. An 1800 Pattern Flank Officers Sword by Prosser. With highly curved single edged blade (some pitting throughout) steel stirrup hilt with wire bound fish skin grip (worn) in is original steel mounted leather scabbard (scabbard is intact but appears to have some old repairs), retaining traces of the makers name on the locket, ‘PROSSER'. Dimensions: Blade Length: 30 Inches (76.20 cm) Overall Length: 35 Inches (88.90 cm)

Nation : British
Local Price : £575.00

Victorian British Mameluke Pattern 1831 Officer’s Sword With Ornate Brass Hilt Frame, Polished Bone Scales & Scabbard. Sn 23057 -. The introduction of the 1831 pattern sword followed a vogue for mameluke style swords during the 1800’s (see page 176 of World Swords by Withers and page 206 of Swords of the British Army by Robson). This is an original Victorian era British Mameluke Pattern 1831 Officer’s Sword. The blade has no maker or date marks. The sword has an undamaged 29 ½” blade (35” overall). The hilt has polished bone scales and ornate gilded brass fittings including cross guard with finials, central wreathed crossed arms, rose bosses, pommel hole mounts and grip strap. The sword has its original brass scabbard with 2 hanging rings. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23057

Nation : British
Local Price : £575.00 GBP

Georgian Pre-Regulation Sword (1780s). Georgian Pre-Regulation Hanger (1780s). Blade has traces of the GIIIR cypher.Â "

Nation : British
Local Price : £575.00

**MATCHING DATES**WW1 1915 British WD ‘SB&N Ld’ (Sanderson Bros & Newbold Limited) 1908 Pattern Heavy Cavalry Troopers Sword & 1915 Dated WD Enfield Scabbard. Sn 22553:7 -. This is an original British 1908 Pattern Heavy Cavalry Troopers sword & scabbard with matching WW1 dates. It has an undamaged 35 ½” single edged blade with fullers (43" overall). The ricasso is date marked ’6/15’ (June 1915) and fitted with original leather hilt washer. It also has WD arrow & SB&N Ld manufacturer mark which is "Sanderson Bros & Newbold". The spine has ‘08’ (pattern). The bowl guard has no visible Regiment or date marks. It has a clean undamaged chequered hilt with correct thumb recess to strengthen grip. It is complete with its original steel scabbard with fixed hanging rings. The scabbard has matching ’15 (1915) date together with Enfield’s ‘EFD’ mark and WD inspection marks. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22553:7

Nation : British
Local Price : £575

Click and use the code >22553 to search for this item on the dealer website 18th Century English Small Sword Circa 1760

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £575.00

WW2 Era Japanese Type 32 Army & Mounted Infantry Trooper’s Sword & Scabbard. Sn 23353 -. This is a very good original WW2 Japanese Type 32 Army & Mounted Infantry Trooper’s Sword & Scabbard (see Chapter 11 page 119 of Swords Of Imperial Japan By Dawson). The sword has a regulation steel and wood chequered hilt. It has its regulation steel guard with cord slot & its spring loaded scabbard release catch works correctly. It has a 32 ½” fullered curved steel blade with serial number 28584 at the ricasso together with faint indistinct arsenal inspection mark. The blade has just small areas of staining consistent with age and has no damage to the cutting edge. The blade has its original leather hilt washer. The guard has no visible inspection marks which are sometimes found on these swords. The inside of the guard has its original leather thumb loop often absent on these swords. It is complete with original steel scabbard with single steel hanging ring. The scabbard has some small dents consistent with service carry. The shoe of the scabbard has an arsenal inspection mark (illustrated). The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23353

Nation : ?
Local Price : 575.00

. A Scarce Parkhurst Prison Police Hanger. With regulation steel hilt, fish-skin grip (wire now missing) slightly curved single edged blade, double edged towards the point, etched at the forte with the makers details, ‘PARKER FIELD & SONS 233 Holborn London' and ‘PARKHURST PRISON'. No scabbard. Dimensions: Blade Length: 22 Inches (55.8 8cm) Overall Length: 27.25 Inches (69.21 cm)

Nation : American
Local Price : 775.00 USD

CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE CAVALRY SABER. US 1840 pattern (Peterson, The American Sword, #32). German manufacture as supplied to both the Union and Confederacy. 35 ¾” blade with smooth gray patina and a few superficial edge nicks. Brass hilt with wire-wrapped leather covered grip. Crown mark to the knuckle bow. These were produced in Germany to the US pattern. Those sold to American dealers who supplied them to the government were maker marks. Those sold for Confederate use were produced unmarked to prevent scrutiny by the Federal Government and run through the blockades at Southern ports. The return trips of the blockade runners were also critical to the Confederacy as they carried cotton and tobacco, the export of which supported the economy of the South.

Nation : French
Local Price : £550.00

French Infantry officers sword Marked with fleur-de-lis. An excellent infantry sword marked on the guard with the fleur de lisin its original scabbardThis is a M1816 epee de la Garde nationale a piedAn excellent sword

Nation : British
Local Price : £550.00

British Circa 1790 Naval Officer’s Fighting Sword, Probably By Thurkle. 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Nation : British
Local Price : £550.00

Victorian Welsh 6th Denbighshire Rifle Volunteers Officer&#acute;s Sword. A good and rare example of the Light Infantry regulation pattern. The slightly curved single edged blade is etched with a crowned VR cypher and title &156;6th Denbigh Rifle Vols&157;. Also etched with the original owners name of &156;ARTHUR W ADAMS&157;.The sword is in excellent condition with brigh crisp etching. Oddly the proof slug appears to have been stamped twice, something that I have not come across before. The balde is solid in the guard with no movement.Arthur Walter Adams, born in 1857 to Llewellyn Adams and Caroline L Adams in Ruthin Denbighshire. He was commissioned to Second Lieutenant (supernumerary) in the Volunteer Rifle regiment in June 1875, eventually resigning his commission in 9th June, 1880.On the forte it has the retailer&#acute;s details &156;Hobson & Sons St Martins Lane London&157; Originally based close to the Woolwich Barracks, Hobson was a Clothing and Regimental Regalia outfitter to officers. Quickly growing they established themselves as on of the top outfitters in London. The St Martins address dates the sword to around 1873-1877

Nation : British
Local Price : £550.00

British 1879 Pattern Martini Henry Artillery Carbine Bayonet, Royal Artillery Marked. Description 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 &#acute;V.R.&#acute; (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 &#acute;BR&#acute; over &#acute;66&#acute;, two crown inspection marks with &#acute;E&#acute; indicating the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, and reissue dates &#acute;94 and &#acute;99. All marks pre-1895 are notably fainter than those post. On the other side it is stamped with a broad arrow atop &#acute;WD&#acute;, meaning War Department property, another crown inspection mark with &#acute;E&#acute;, an &#acute;X&#acute; which indicates that the blade passed a manufacturer&#acute;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 &#acute;R&#acute;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 &#acute;W&#acute; and an &#acute;R&#acute;. The exposed tang has another Birmingham repair stamp, &#acute;J&#acute;, a Maltese cross, &#acute;A.S.&#acute;, &#acute;B&#acute; and &#acute;P&#acute;. The pommel is stamped near the mortise slot with another Enfield crown inspection mark, and near the locking button with the unit mark &#acute;63. RA.&#acute; over &#acute;39&#acute;, 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 &#acute;81&#acute; and &#acute;101&#acute;. 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.

Nation : British
Local Price : £550.00

British WW1 1908 Pattern Cavalry Trooper&#acute;s Sword with Field Camouflage Paint, Dated 1916. Description Straight single-fullered blade with spear point, steel basket hilt. Brown leather washer, chequered brown plastic grip. Smooth oval steel pommel. Brown leather sword knot. Steel scabbard with fixed opposed hanging rings. Blade 34Â¾ inches in length past the washer, the sword 42Â½ inches overall. The blade is stamped at the ricasso on one side with a broad arrow War Department stores mark, &#acute;S.B & NLD&#acute; indicating that it was manufactured by Sanderson Brothers & Newbould, a crown inspection mark with &#acute;E&#acute; for Enfield and an &#acute;X&#acute; indicating that the blade passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test. It is stamped on the other side with the manufacture date &#acute;3 16&#acute; for March 1916, and two further crown inspection marks with &#acute;E&#acute;. The spine of the blade is stamped &#acute;P 08&#acute; indicating the pattern. The spine side of the throat piece is stamped with &#acute;WSC&#acute; indicating that it was manufactured by the Wilkinson Sword Company. There may be other stamps on the guard and scabbard, such as on the inside of the guard (there are some small protrusions on the outside that suggest there may be a unit mark) and the spine of the main section of the scabbard, but the multiple layers of paint applied to it have obscured these areas. The top layer in particular was applied thickly and will have pooled in depressions like stampings. Paint was often applied to cavalry trooper&#acute;s swords during the First World War as camouflage, and to reduce reflection off the polished metal which could give away a unit&#acute;s position. This was often removed after the conflict to return swords to parade condition, so examples with intact field paint are relatively rare and may show a fair amount of wear from their usage. Painting does not seem to have been done preemptively or according to a central plan “ rather it was done ad hoc by deployed soldiers themselves. The odds of a camouflaged sword having been carried on a campaign are therefore very high. Several colours of paint can be found, although only one seems to have been applied at a time, with no patterning. The colour chosen generally matches the terrain of the theatre in which a unit served but was probably also dependent on availability. This example appears to have originally been painted khaki which would be appropriate for an arid environment, which has then been overpainted with a very dark green suitable for a more temperate one. Some wear has occurred to the paint layers leaving a mottled appearance that shows both colours, as well as bare steel in places where the paint has been completely lost. Sanderson Brothers and Newbould was established in 1776 as Naylor and Sanderson, a steelmaker and cutlery manufacturer based in Sheffield. Naylor retired in the 1820s after which his business partners, the four brothers Sanderson, took over full control of the business. They operated multiple sites at Newhall Road and the Attercliffe Steelworks and in 1835 acquired the Don Glassworks to convert it to a steelworks, with 180 crucible furnaces on that site alone by 1872, then adding state of the art gas furnaces in 1873. Sanderson and Newbould described itself as &#acute;Manufacturers of steel saws, small tools, etc.&#acute; It does not appear to have made swords until around the time of the First World War, although it took War Office contracts to produce 1907 Pattern bayonets for the Lee Enfield at some point before 1911. During WW1 the bayonet manufacturing facilities at Enfield were moved to Sheffield and it is thought that they were reinstalled at one of Sanderson&#acute;s facilities, making it the second largest bayonet manufacturer after Wilkinson. Multiple different models of sword have been recorded with Sanderson&#acute;s mark, from standard issue cavalry trooper&#acute;s swords to officer&#acute;s swords that would have been sold individually “ but always WW1 era models. A number of manufacturers stepped in to produce swords during the war but Sanderson appears to have capable of doing so at some scale. After WW1 the firm returned to its usual business of steel, files and sawblades. After WW2 the famous &#acute;Stalingrad Sword&#acute; was rolled into shape there from Sanderson&#acute;s steel before being sent to Wilkinson Sword for finishing. The firm merged with fellow Sheffield steelmaker Kayser Ellison and Co Ltd in 1960 to form Sanderson Kayser, which ceased trading around 1997. The blade is excellent, retaining its bright finish with only tiny spots of light patination. Its edge has been sharpened with just one tiny nick near the end of the fuller, no tip damage beside some very light scratching near it. A tiny band of brown residue sits at the very base of the blade against the washer “ I am unsure if this is rust or some paint overspill. It seems to move quite readily to be rust, so I have opted to leave it alone. The aforementioned camouflage paint has been applied to the inside and outside of the guard, most of the washer and the exterior of the scabbard. The inside of the scabbard mouthpiece is unpainted - it has some patination and residue that may be spots of the khaki paint. Wherever the paint has completely worn away, e.g. the edges of the guard, the exposed steel has a dark patina and light speckled pitting, suggesting there has been no more recent loss of paint. A few specks of white paint to the outside of the guard, probably incidental. The pommel has lost almost all its paint, with moderate pitting and dark patination overall. The strap and acorn of the sword knot has been lost, leaving only a short surviving section tied onto the hilt. The metal beneath this is heavily patinated. The plastic grip has some deliberate scoring to the backstrap area. The plastic is very dry-feeling, a little faded in tone with some surface-level cracking (sun damage?), but is solid in the hand. Rust and some encrustation to the ferrule. The scabbard is free of dents. Like the guard it shows very dark black patination in areas where the paint has worn, including the faces of the throat piece, the fixed rings, the leading and trailing edges, particularly in the lower section, and the chape end.

Nation : British
Local Price : £550.00

British Indian Short Sabre, pre-1855. Description Slightly curved double-edged blade with spear point, no fuller or ricasso, both faces slightly convex for a lens-shaped cross-section. No leather washer, steel P-shaped hilt with faceted knucklebow including sword knot slit and comma-shaped quillon, wide semioval langets, steel ferrule, backstrap and integral pommel cap. Ribbed wooden grip covered with shagreen bound with wire, a section of black leather at the base. Black leather scabbard with steel throat and chape pieces, the throat piece with oval frog stud. Blade 26 inches in length, 33mm wide at the shoulder, the sword 30 7/8 inches overall. The blade is unmarked. The scabbard is stamped next to the seam with &#acute;BO&#acute;, the stamp of Board of Ordnance ownership, as well as a broad arrow with &#acute;I&#acute;, which is an Indian stores mark. The government markings on its scabbard suggest that this sword saw official service in India. This model of sword is not a standard Pattern with its design specified by the military: instead it was probably a commercial design purchased &#acute;off the shelf&#acute; from a private manufacturer. It has an unusual combination of an unfullered blade, which reminds me somewhat of the British circa 1845 &#acute;Dundas&#acute; artillery hangers: this blade is the exact same width, albeit 1Â½ inches shorter and unlike the Dundas it does not have a flat spine, instead having a false edge running all the way to the shoulder. This atypical blade is paired with a hilt and grip in the style of a Georgian sabre. Overall it seems to sit somewhere between simple British hangers and more elaborate sabres, similar in form to other sidearms produced for infantry and/or foot artillery in India like this piece also for sale here with a very similar blade. There exist numerous examples of both arms produced in India influenced by British designs, and arms produced in Britain specifically for the Indian market, and this could be either, although I would incline towards British production. The Board of Ordnance was constituted by Royal Warrant in 1673, continuing the work of the Office of Ordnance which had been in existence since at least the 1460s. It was responsible, broadly, for managing military installations and supplying equipment, weapons and ammunition for the Army and Navy, including the critical task of ensuring a national gunpowder supply. It founded and controlled the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers, and grew to become the second largest government department after the Treasury. In the Crimean War the British Army suffered from wide-ranging logistics failures, for which the Board of Ordnance was held partly responsible. Reform was demanded and in the process the Ordnance Board Transfer Act 1855 moved all previous responsibilities of the Board, including stores, into the War Department, and the marking of a broad arrow with &#acute;BO&#acute; was replaced with &#acute;WD&#acute; thereafter. While old stores would not have been remarked and the old version might have persisted for a while during the reorganisation, we can be reasonably sure that this sword&#acute;s production predates the demise of the Board of Ordnance. I would tentatively date this piece to the 1840s: compare this non-standard cutlass also for sale here, which is identically Board of Ordnance-marked for Indian service and has a very similar blade, with a rarely-seen manufacture date of 1844. The sword has signs of previous cleaning, with polishing marks on the blade and the scabbard fittings in particular polished bright (except in recesses like under the frog stud) and possibly restored “ I note that the portion of the grip nearest the pommel is covered with black leather rather than shagreen, which may be a replacement. The blade is unsharpened with no edge damage, light speckled patination overall and some light scratching towards the tip, and the previously mentioned polishing marks. The hilt and backstrap have some very light cleaned peppered pitting and spots of patination in places, the ferrule has only some tiny spots of light patination. The grip is solidly peened, there is some fractional movement to the hilt and some slight sideways movement to the ferrule. The shagreen of the grip has some moderate handling wear, small areas worn smooth and some small patches lost to expose the wood core: next to the ferrule on one side, and in the recesses near the pommel end on the other side. The scabbard fittings are bright with polishing marks, some small spots of dark patination. The scabbard leather is very good for an Indian piece of its age (heat, humidity and sometimes poor storage being the issues), it is strong and capable of supporting itself even with the blade withdrawn, with only light abrasion and a few shallow dents to its surface, all of its stitching is intact.

Nation : British
Local Price : £545.00

*MOVIE INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS*Original George V Joseph Ridge & Co Sheffield 1897 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword with Etched Blade Used as A Film Prop in The Film Innocent & Presented to Andrew Hawley on His 1st Film from The Director John Mackenzie 1. This is an original 1897 British Infantry officer’s sword. These swords were a great improvement on previous patterns with better protection to the hand through its ¾ basket hilt (see page 179 of World Swords by Withers & pages 165-167 of Swords of the British Army by Robson). The sword has a 32 ½” single edged blade with partial fullers. The ricasso is signed by the British manufacturer ‘Joseph Ridge & Co Sheffield’. The reverse has the ordnance acceptance ‘proof’ star and inlaid roundel. Both sides of the blade have etched panels featuring foliate devices, the King’s Crown & Royal Cypher ‘GRV’ (George Fifth Rex). It has the correct ¾ bowl guard voided with foliate design and ‘King’s Crown GRV’. The guard has much of its original nickel plating & has an etched plaque ‘To Andrew a memento of his first film from John Mackenzie September 1984’ (Provenance: Purchased in 1984 by Tempest films from Alan Beadle Antique Arms to be used as a film prop by Andrew Hawley in the film ‘The Innocent’ (Andrew Hawley is a producer and actor, known for Devil’s Gold 2018 and The Innocent 1985). It was then presented by the Director John Mackenzie (He assisted Ken Loach on his classic early TV plays such as The Wednesday Play: Cathy Come Home (1966) and made many other films including The Long Good Friday starring Bob Hoskins in 1980). The sword has the correct fish skin covered grip with wire binding which is tight and intact. The hilt is fitted with original leather cord which has stapled repairs in places and acorn knot. The sword is complete with its leather field covered steel scabbard which has fixed hanging bar & shoe. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 19416.

Nation : British
Local Price : £545.00

Victorian British Officer’s 1821 Pattern Light Cavalry Officer’s Sword With Etched Blade & Officer’s Bullion Cord With Portepee By Hamburger & Rogers London & Scabbard. ED 3025 -. This is an original 1821 pattern Light Cavalry Officer’s sword & scabbard (see page 94 Of Swords Of The British Army by Robson & page 99 of World Swords by Withers). It has a 34” blade with fullers and measures 40” overall. The blade has original leather hilt washer. It has the correct fish skin grip with wire binding which is intact and tight and correct 3 bar guard hilt. The blade is etched on both sides with foliate panels together with ‘Crown VR (Victoria Regina). The ricasso is marked on one side by the maker ‘Hamburger & Rogers King St Cov Garden London’ and the reverse with ordnance star and inlaid proof roundel. The blade has some staining consistent with age but no damage. The hilt is fitted with silver & red bullion cord and portepee in very good clean condition. The original steel scabbard has 2 hanging rings & shoe. The scabbard has areas of light denting & staining / patina consistent with age. The price includes UK delivery. ED 3025