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Nation : British
Local Price : £625.00

Unusual 1796 Heavy Cavalry Dress Sword. This unusual sword combines a Scottish broad sword blade with a British 1796 Heavy Cavalry dress sword handle. The brass handle and copper wire are solid with no movement and the blade is in good condition with an overall patinaThe dress sword for the Heavy Calvary was introduced following army reforms in 1786 with full regulations brought in 1796. Normally the sword consists of a boat-shell guard and long double sided blade. These regulations were not strictly enforced, and it is not uncommon to find early swords with non regulation blades as long as the guard and scabbard conformedPossibly this was a family sword, or for a Scottish officer who preferred the shorter, heavier blade over the longer and more delicate regulation

Nation : British
Local Price : £620.00

Canadian 1890 Pattern Cavalry Trooper&#acute;s Sword, Princess Louise Dragoon Guards. Description Curved, single fullered blade, ambidextrous basket hilt with pierced Maltese Cross symbol and turned-over edges, black pressed leather grips secured by five steel rivets, brown leather washer. Steel scabbard with fixed opposed hanging rings. Overall length 39 inches (99.2cm) blade length 33Â½ inches (85.1cm). Traces of orange-brown paint to the lip of the guard on one side. The spine of the blade is stamped with &#acute;/90&#acute;, indicating that it is an 1890 Pattern, and a crown inspection mark for Enfield. The flat of the blade is stamped at the forte on one side with a broad arrow and &#acute;EFD&#acute;, indicating War Department property made at Enfield, with another Enfield inspection mark. On the other side it is stamped with an issue mark for 1899, and two broad arrows point-to-point, a mark that was put on War Department equipment that was declared obsolete or to be sold off. The inside of the guard is stamped with &#acute;PLDG&#acute;, indicating the Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, and the sword number &#acute;51&#acute;. The scabbard is stamped at the face side of the throat with two broad arrows point-to-point, below what appears to be &#acute;PLDG&#acute; again “ the &#acute;L&#acute; and &#acute;D&#acute; are most clearly visible with the other letters less visible due to shallower stamping and surface wear. The trailing side of the throat piece is stamped with the date &#acute;96, a further crown inspection mark for Enfield and what look like the Roman numerals &#acute;II.&#acute;. The flat spine of the scabbard body is similarly stamped with a broad arrow and &#acute;WD&#acute;, indicating War Department property, another crown inspection mark for Enfield, the same &#acute;II.&#acute; mark and the date &#acute;96. The PLDG originated in 1872 as the independent cavalry troop of the Canadian capital city of Ottawa. It gained the patronage of Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, during her time residing in the city. Louise&#acute;s husband John Campbell, the Marquess of Lorne, was appointed Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883, and she accompanied him as the viceregal consort. Her stay in Canada caused both excitement and uncertainty, Canadians not being accustomed to having royalty reside there, but left an enduring legacy: Lake Louise, Mount Alberta and the province of Alberta as a whole are named after her. The Ottawa Troop of Cavalry therefore took on the much grander name of the Princess Louise Dragoon Guards from 1879, and was expanded to a full squadron. Being a militia regiment, it could not directly serve overseas, but volunteers from the PLDG served within the Imperial Yeomanry during the Boer War, earning the battle honour &#acute;South Africa, 1900&#acute;. The 1899 issue date on the blade of this sword raises the possibility that it may have issued for this deployment. While the brand new 1899 Pattern was in service by the time of the Boer War the PLDG, like many Canadian regiments, never received it and would have continued to carry the 1890 Pattern throughout. The squadron was expanded again in 1903 to a full regiment and renamed the 5th &156;Princess Louise Dragoon Guards&157;. This regiment was once again not mobilised in its own right for the First World War, but contributed men to the 8th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles. The PLDG was still using their 1890 Pattern swords and carried them across the Atlantic, but on arrival in England they were exchanged for the up-to-date 1908 Pattern. The 8th Regiment was broken up after its arrival, the majority of its cavalrymen sent to France to reinforce the 4th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles. Fighting as infantry, enough of the former members of the 8th participated in the Battle of Mount Sorrel in 1916 to qualify for a battle honour, which ultimately passed to the PLDG after the formal disbandment of the 8th Regiment post-war. In 1936 the 5th PLDG was merged with the 4th Hussars of Canada to form the 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, which served as armoured car reconnaissance units within the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps during the Second World War, earning sixteen battle honours. The regiment became infantry in 1944 but retained some cavalry traditions, including having &#acute;squadrons&#acute; and &#acute;troops&#acute; of men rather than &#acute;companies&#acute; and &#acute;platoons&#acute;. It was disbanded in 1965, and moved to the Supplementary Order of Battle as an inactive unit. The blade has some scattered light pitting. It has been shortened by roughly 1 inch and repointed “ this was probably done during service to repair a damaged tip. Some damage to the leather grips, including chipping at the edges and an abrasion on one side. Light handling wear to the chequering. The hilt and scabbard have some patination and pitting, some small dents to the scabbard towards the chape end. The leather washer fits a little loosely and may be a replacement.

Nation : Russian
Local Price : £620

Click and use the code >20222 to search for this item on the dealer website Simply Superb & Most Impressive Antique, Original French, Mid to Late 19th Century, Elite Cuirassiers, Heavy Cavalry Combat Sword

Nation : -
Local Price : 8,000 kr

Empire saber ca:1800-1810.

Nation : -
Local Price : 8,000 kr

Engelsk interimsvärja för tunga kavalleriet m/1796.

Nation : American
Local Price : 850.00 USD

RARE AFRO-AMERICAN SECRET SOCIETY SWORD. Post Civil War, dating about mid 1880's. Gilt brass hilt finely detailed with pierced cross guard and quillon block with GUOOF inscription. Crusades tent form pommel with a crusader to the front. Gilt tape wrapped white ray skin grip. 31 ¾” heavy double edged blade as indicative of early examples. The ricasso marked M C LILLEY & CO COLUMBUS OHIO. That form used 1882-1925. The blade finely etched on gilt ground with the owner's name, foliage and crusaders scene. The gold faded with remnants of original blue as well. Gilt scabbard with finely modeled crusades and biblical motif mounts. The body hand engraved with the all-seeing eye (the Eye of Providence), serpent and cross and a halberd. The surface is fire gilt, clearly evidenced by remnant brush work. That technique was made obsolete about 1840 with the advent of electroplating and is seldom seen after that date. The GUOOF was the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, a branch founded in 1843 through a lodge in England, for blacks, which were excluded from membership in the Odd Fellows. The early membership drew from two established black groups who lacked mutual benefit components: the Philomathean Literary Society and the Philadelphia Company and Debating Society. It is considered one of the most significant black mutual aid societies from its beginnings and its membership grew through the 1880's, the period of this sword. The sword itself shows wear from use but was produced to the highest standard: to proportions and using techniques specific to the Civil War and immediate post war, clearly dating it to the early-mid 1880's. Very Rare.

Nation : -
Local Price : 835.00 USD

US M.1832 GENERAL AND STAFF OFFICER’S SWORD. The American Sword, Peterson #113. Bronze hilt with straight cross guard, thickened edge boat form shell guard and two piece globular pommel. Interesting fine copper wire on cored wrapped grip. Original to it and rarely seen type. Scattered tiny wire breaks as expected. 27 3/4” straight broad fullered double edged blade. Blade quite crisp with isolated islands pitting. Hilt very good with expected wear from use and good patina. Virtually all of these were made in Germany and as with all officer's swords, variants were produced, some to order and others by caprice, as the specifications were general and officers purchased their own swords. Peterson notes variations to this pattern in The American Sword. All examples are very rarely encountered.

Nation : French
Local Price : 7,800 kr

Large cavalry saber dated 1820 possibly French.

Nation : British
Local Price : £600.00

English 1751 Pattern Infantry Hanger, Huntingdonshire Militia, by Samuel Harvey. Description Slightly curved hanger blade with hatchet point, single narrow fuller close to the spine. Cast brass heart-shaped hilt with two side bars, spiral grip and round pommel. No scabbard. Blade 24 7/8 inches (63.2cm) in length, the sword 30Â½ inches (77.5cm) overall. The outside of the hilt is engraved with &#acute;M. HUNTINGDON&#acute; indicating issue to the Huntingdonshire Militia and &#acute;3 / 4&#acute;, most likely a rack number. The blade is stamped on both sides with a running fox within which are the initials &#acute;SH&#acute;, indicating the maker Samuel Harvey. It is also stamped at the shoulder on one side with a crown mark. This indicates government inspection or ownership and suggests this hanger was part of an officially ordered production run. The &#acute;1751 Pattern&#acute; is not an official pattern of British sword (built to specifications set by the military establishment) but a widely used type that appeared around that date, was purchased officially to some degree and issued to many regiments. In this era colonels of regiments typically controlled procurement of equipment but market availability affected their choices and some larger-scale ordering took place. The 1751 is simple and durable, its blade typical of the British &#acute;hanger&#acute;, and survives in some numbers today considering its age. Almost all examples are marked to a militia unit. The Huntingdonshire Militia was one of many created by the Militia Act of 1757 to respond to the threat posed by France during the Seven Years War. Parish constables drew up lists of all men aged 18 “ 50, with limited exemptions, then drew ballots to select some for three years of compulsory militia service, although men chosen could delegate their role to paid substitutes if they could find & afford them. Militia units were for home defence only, and could not be sent overseas “ service in practice meant a few weeks of training each year and occasional mustering for duty in keeping public order, almost always outside their home county. Nonetheless, the compulsory system was unpopular and riots broke out in Lincolnshire in 1757 over the Bill&#acute;s passage, some wrongly believing that it meant they would be conscripted into fighting overseas. Several counties delayed implementing the changes for years for fear of similar civil unrest. Uniform and equipment was provided for militiamen by the government - along with their muskets and bayonets the rank and file were armed with &#acute;Small Hangers, with Brass Hilts, Scabbards, and tanned Leather Waist-Belts&#acute;. The regiment&#acute;s periods of embodiment are not recorded. In 1852 it became the 2nd, or Huntingdonshire Rifle Regiment of Militia. In 1881 the Childers Reforms amalgamated militia and volunteer units with the regulars into larger regiments, attaching the county militia units to their respective county&#acute;s regiments as their third or fourth battalions. The Huntingdonshire regiment was an unusual case in that it became the 5th (Huntingdonshire Militia) Battalion of the King&#acute;s Royal Rifle Corps, a regiment which had no county associations. This may have occurred because the same reforms amalgamated Huntingdonshire&#acute;s county regiment, the 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot, with the 70th (Surrey) to form the new East Surrey Regiment, so there was no longer a true Huntingdonshire regiment for the militia to join with. The new battalions of the KRRC (more than most regiments received, reflecting the larger size of the KRRC which had four regular battalions) were a geographic hodgepodge: Huntingdonshire and Middlesex in England, Flintshire in Wales, Cork and Carlow in Ireland - but this to some degree reflected the national scope of the Rifles&#acute; recruitment. In 1908 the Haldane reforms converted Militia into &#acute;Special Reserve&#acute; units, and the battalion became the 5th (Reserve) Battalion, The King&#acute;s Royal Rifle Corps. The KRRC&#acute;s militia affiliations outside the county of Middlesex appear to have ceased at this time, reflecting a drive to anchor regiments more firmly in geographic areas, so the 5th battalion was no longer particularly associated with Huntingdonshire. It was primarily a training unit during WW1 supplying trained men to the regular battalions, but being temporarily based at Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey it was also part of the garrison protecting the Royal Naval Dockyard there and the coastal defences that guarded the mouth of the Thames. The 5th Battalion was disbanded in 1953, ending the lineage of the Huntingdonshire Militia. The KRRC amalgamated with other units to form the Royal Green Jackets and its lineage is maintained today by 2nd Battalion, The Rifles. The firm of Samuel Harvey was established in 1748, and used the mark of the &#acute;running fox&#acute; on both sides of their sword blades. After Samuel&#acute;s death in 1778 the family business was continued by his son and grandson, both of the same name, the last of whom died in 1810. Like other swords of this period the hanger has a low carbon tang and shoulder, forge welded to a higher carbon steel blade, and the differential aging of the two materials can be seen clearly at the transition point, about 2Â½ inches from the shoulder. The hanger is solid in the hand with no movement to the hilt. The blade has some very light speckled pitting overall with some patches of moderate pitting near the edge at the forte of the blade and around the tip on both sides. A few forging marks. The sharp edge has a few small nicks towards the tip and some larger nicks and chips at the forte. The brass parts have a light, even patina with a few spots of darker patina on the inside of the guard. The short quillon has been lost. No cracks to the hilt bars, though the inner bar has been pushed slightly inwards. The short quillon usually found on this type has been lost.

Nation : British
Local Price : £600.00

English Circa 1800 Fighting Dirk. Description Double-edged, spear-pointed blade 15Â½ inches in length, overall length ~20Â¼ inches, with full length tapering central fuller. Reeded wood grip, flat square gilt brass &#acute;pillow&#acute; pommel with ball finial, simple chamfered square gilt brass ferrule, brass cross hilt with forward and reverse quillons. Black leather scabbard with gilt brass throat and chape, with teardrop frog stud. This is an example of the early non-regulation type of English officer&#acute;s dirk, carried by officers in both the Army and Navy from around 1770 until the mid 1800s. The lack of any uniform regulations during this period allowed officers the freedom to buy and carry weapons of their choice, leading to great variety in weaponry. Dirks were a form of dagger or long knife typically carried in addition to an officer&#acute;s full-size hanger or smallsword, used either as a backup weapon or held in the off-hand in the manner of a parrying dagger. This example is gilded for a more pleasing appearance than many fighting dirks, which could be quite simply constructed. Without specific ornamentation or markings one cannot tell if it was carried by an Army or a Navy officer. The blade has been previously cleaned back from a slightly corroded state and has minor pitting to its surface. There is slight movement to the pommel cap. The grip is in excellent condition with only some very minor chipping near the pommel cap. The gilding has worn on raised edges of the ferrule and pommel cap. The scabbard may be a later replacement, in the correct style. An example with a very similar blade and grip (this time of ivory) is illustrated in Peter Tuite&#acute;s &#acute;British Naval Edged Weapons - An Overview&#acute;, in the American Society of Arms Collectors Bulletin, 86:37-57, made by Francis Thurkle. The scabbard is not shown but is described as &#acute;brass-mounted leather&#acute;.

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : £600.00

Spanish 18th Century Smallsword, with Motto-Inscribed Blade. Description Double-edged blade with short central fuller, thereafter with hexagonal profile, and spear point. Steel late-style hilt with asymmetrical boatshell counterguard, long opposed quillons, slender knucklebow joined by a single sidebar from the guard. Steel ferrule, silver wire-wrapped grip with turk&#acute;s heads. Globular pommel with tang nut. Blade 27Â¾ inches in length, Â¾ of an inch wide at the shoulder, its fuller extending 7Â½ inches. Sword 34Â½ inches overall. The blade is stamped at the in the fuller on one side with &#acute;X NO X ME X SAQUES X SIN RASON X&#acute; and on the other side with &#acute;X NO X ME X ENBAINES X SIN X HONOR&#acute;. At the end of the fuller on each side is stamped an anchor-like symbol, perhaps a maker&#acute;s mark. The stamped lettering is rough in places, the &#acute;R&#acute; of &#acute;RASON&#acute; for instance appears to have been lightly stamped once then more firmly stamped slightly off-centre of the first, creating a double image. &#acute;No me saques sin rason, No me enbaines sin honor&#acute; translates to &#acute;Draw me not without reason, sheath me not without honour&#acute;. This phrase, suggesting that the weapon should not be recklessly drawn, but once drawn should be used bravely until honour was satisfied, is sometimes termed the &#acute;Spanish motto&#acute; as it appears so commonly on sword blades of various types made in Spain or intended for the Spanish market. This includes a number produced in Solingen (Germany) for trade in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, many of which ended up in Spanish colonies. This example is of basic construction, and the six-sided nut used to secure the tang suggests that it has been previously taken apart, so it may be a composite piece. The blade has some areas of light patination, no edge damage apart from the very tip, which has rolled (

Nation : British
Local Price : £600.00

1796 Pattern Named Infantry Officers Sword. A rare named 1796 Pattern Infantry Officers Sword for Lieutenant Peter Atkinson, Ouse and Derwent Infantry (Volunteers) East Riding Yorkshire. Peter Atkinson was commissioned Lieutenant 5th September 1803, Ouze & Derwent Infantry. The company is numbered 801 in the 1804 army list, and 1296 in the 1806 list. Commanding officer Lt. Col. Richard Thompson.The regulation blade retains some gilt etching, including the crowned GR cipher, 1801-1816 Royal Arms, trophy of arms, floral tributes and &#acute;Warranted&#acute; within banner. The spine is marked with the maker&#acute;s name &#acute;Woolley & Deakin&#acute;. The regulation gilt brass hilt retains most of its original gilding, and the folding side guard is engraved &#acute;PA O.D.V&#acute;. In good untouched condition with age patina, the blade does have a few small patches of pitting. Blade 80cms, overall 97cms

Nation : -
Local Price : 7,700 kr

Engelsk sabel för lätta kavalleriet m/1796.

Nation : -
Local Price : 7,700 kr

Saber ca: 1790-1820.

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

British 1845 Dundas Hanger. Field Artillery Gunners Sword. #2504006. This sword was developed by Colonel W. B. Dundas for use by Royal Artillery gunners and was issued to the enlisted men attached to field guns from 1845 until the end of the Crimean War in 1856.This sword is rare.The 725mm single-edged blade has a slight curve and is un-fullered. The flat spine terminates in a double-edged spear point with a raised medial ridge. The edge was service sharpened and has small contact nicks. The blade is in good condition, with minimal age-related tarnishing and some small patches of shallow pitting. The ricasso and spine are without markings.The brass stirrup hilt has a contoured grip and a shaped knuckle-bow with a lanyard loop at the pommel end. The blade is peened through the brass pommel and is firm in the hilt.This rare sword is complete with its original steel scabbard with an oval frog stud. These swords are almost never found with their scabbards. The scabbard is in overall good condition, with shallow pitting. A previous owner drilled a small hole in the front of the scabbard body – presumably for display. I have filled the hole and it is almost unnoticeable.The scabbard retains its original wooden liner and the sword sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within.This a good example of a rare British field artillery gunner’s hanger from the mid-19th Century. Was: £595.00Now:

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 : 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

Click and use the code >25484 to search for this item on the dealer website Most Scarce Victorian Antique Honourable Artillery Company Officer´s Sword. In Field Service Scabbard

Nation : Swedish
Local Price : £595.00

Swedish M1893 Cavalry Sword. Swedish M1893 Cavalry Sword 37 1/2 inch, double edged blade with central fuller. The forte marked E Svalling. Eskilstuna and regimental stamps. Brass guard with pierced hole edge. Brass backstrap, leather covered ribbed grip. Contained in its steel scabbard with regimental stamps.

Nation : British
Local Price : £595.00

British Maltese Cross Cavalry Troopers Sword. British Cavalry Troopers Sword regulation sword with Maltese cross hilt and leather slab grips. The blade slightly curved with various date issue stamps for 1891 “ 91 “ 93 “ 94 plus a number of inspection stamps. The hilt is unit marked 4th hussars and then reissued to the Yeomanry. Complete with steel scabbard with two fixed rings and marked Moles Patent again with various WD and issue marks. Overall length 40 inch the blade 34.25 inch

Nation : British
Local Price : £595.00

1853 Universal Pattern Cavalry Sword. SN X1945. An 1853 Universal Pattern Cavalry Sword. 40 1/2&157; overall. 35&157; slightly curved spear pointed blade with broad fuller, with inspector´s marks on the blade. Three bar iron guard, chequered leather grip. In its original iron scabbard with 2 suspension rings. Circa1855. Sword in used condition.&194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160;&194;&160; Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : -
Local Price : £595.00

Royal Naval Reserve WW1 Officers Sword. Royal Naval Reserve WW1 Officers Sword in very good condition regulation hilt with RNR, fouled anchor and Kings Crown. Sharkskin grip bound with brass wire, the blade with clear good engraving, Royal Coat of Arms to one side the reverse with RNR and fouled anchor plus Kings crown. The sword marked Miller and Son Canute Road Southampton and complete with black leather scabbard with matching mounts, overall length 94 cm the blade 80cm

Nation : -
Local Price : £595.00

Grenadier Guards George 5th Officer’s Sword. Grenadier Guards George 5th Officer’s Sword levee pattern regulation hilt with regimental devise to centre and fish skin grip. The straight blade engraved with battle honours, GR5 and crown plus flaming grenade, complete with parade scabbard all in good solid condition

Nation : British
Local Price : £595.00

Victorian British 1845 / 1854 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword With Brass Hilt, Etched Blade & Steel Scabbard. Sn 17834 -. The British 1845 / 1854 Pattern Infantry Officer’s sword was the successor to the 1822 pattern. The 1822 Pattern had a pipe back blade and fold down guard. The 1845 / 54 pattern does not have a folding guard and has a fullered single edged blade (see page 175 of World Swords By Withers). This original infantry Officer’s Pattern 1845 / 54 sword has a 33” single edged blade with fullers (39 ¼” overall). The blade has just light staining consistent with age and has its original leather hilt washer, etched panels on both sides with Victoria Regina ‘VR’ Crowns and foliate panels. The ricasso has ordnance acceptance stars and inlaid proof roundel. There are no visible manufacturer, date or Regiment marks. The voided brass knuckle guard inspired by Gothic architecture incorporates the Crown & stylised Royal Cypher ‘VR’. It has a brass stepped pommel. Its leather bound grip with finger grooves & wire binding is undamaged with all wire tight and intact. The sword is complete with its original steel scabbard with 2 hanging rings and shoe. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 17834

Nation : British
Local Price : £595.00

English Small Sword c 1750. English Small Sword c 1750 brass hilted with faded gilt finish and decorative design. Boat shaped guard and the grip with silver twisted wire and banding. The straight double edged blade showing age wear, 30.5 inches in length over all 37.5 inch, early sword, classic design for the period.

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

Lowland Royal Field Artillery Officer&#acute;s Sword. Lowland Royal Field Artillery Officer&#acute;s Sword engraved with 2/1st Lowland RFA and officer&#acute;s name A R J Dunlop. Regulation 3 bar hilt with fish skin grip and chequered back strap. The blade in excellent condition well etched with G R V and crown the reverse with Royal Artillery plus officer&#acute;s name and unit. Complete with service scabbard and frog. Information: Reference: Swords of the British Army Plate 205 Blade Length: 35.0 inch Overall Length: 41.5 inch

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 : £585.00

British Royal Naval 1875 Pattern Cutlass. British Royal Naval 1875 Cutlass regulation pattern with broad blade straight with large fuller, single edged becoming spear point at the tip. Sheet steel bowl hilt with ribbed cast iron grip with brass plaque stamped No 62. Various markings including small broad arrow and I think what is know as an out of service mark two arrows pointing at each other, overall length 34.5 inch blade 29.25 inch

Nation : British
Local Price : £585.00

Victorian Renfrewshire Artillery Officer’s Sword. Victorian Renfrewshire Artillery Officer’s Sword. Regulation three bar hilt with step pomme, fish skin grip and sword knot. The blade single edged retailed by Finlay and Co Greenock, engraved with V R and crown to one side the reverse with cannon and Renfrewshire Artillery. Complete with steel scabbard with two loose rings age wear to sword

Nation : British
Local Price : £580.00

British 1796 Pattern Light Cavalry Trooper&#acute;s Sword by Woolley & Co. Description Curved single-edged blade with fuller and hatchet point. Leather washer, iron stirrup P-shaped hilt with forward curving quillon, semicircular langets, iron backstrap and pommel cap. Ribbed wooden grip covered with pressed black leather. Plain steel scabbard with two bands and hanging rings. Blade 32 5/8 inches (82.9cm) in length past the washer, the sword 37Â½ inches (95.4cm) overall. The spine of the blade is stamped with the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;WOOLLEY & CO&#acute;, indicating the firm of James Woolley. There are also two balance points marked on the spine with lines and the letter &#acute;B&#acute; “ these indicate the points of balance of the bare blade and the fully hilted sword, and were part of the quality control process to check for errors in blade shape. The cutler James Woolley first established a business in Birmingham in 1785. In 1790 the business moved to Edmund Street and James entered into the first of many partnerships, with the cutler Thomas Deakin. Deakin was very much a junior partner and some if not all blades continued to be marked with just Wooley&#acute;s name or &#acute;Woolley & Co.&#acute; for the next ten years “ &#acute;Woolley & Deakin&#acute; was eventually used but probably not until around 1800 when Deakin begins to be named in business directories. We can say therefore that this sword is probably an earlier example of its type, pre-1800. The blade has some speckled patination. Its edge has been sharpened and there are some small nicks to the upper half. Some scratching and small areas of light pitting toward the tip. The hilt, ferrule and backstrap were all originally painted black “ this paint has worn in a number of areas leaving only small fragments, but is completely intact on the outer face of the hilt. This may indicate the sword was used by yeomanry. Where the paint has worn the exposed iron has dark speckled patination. The leather of the grip has some cracking and losses exposing the cord binding in places and the wood core on one side next to the ferrule. There are a number of old woodworm holes. There is fractional movement to the ferrule but the grip is solidly peened with no rattling. The scabbard has heavy patination and pitting overall, but is free of dents. Designed by John Gaspard le Marchant, the 1796 Light Cavalry was the first British cavalry sword based not on tradition but on empirical analysis of what worked in combat. Le Marchant gained first-hand experience of cavalry fighting in the Flanders campaigns of 1793-95, and decided that other forces, particularly their Austrian allies, had superior equipment and training to the British: &156;I have been busily engaged in making drawings of all the articles in the military equipages of our Allies which differ from our own¦ I have also paid particular observation to the mode of training the Austrian cavalry to the use of the sabre, in which their superiority over us is incredible.&157; Swords in particular needed to change, existing types being in his view heavy and poorly balanced. For the heavy cavalry he recommended a near-copy of the Austrian Model 1775, while for the light cavalry, inspired by &156;the expertly used scimitar blades of the Turks, Mamelukes, Moors and Hungarians&157; Le Marchant argued for a lighter, shorter curved sword that could both cut and thrust. The design that emerged was in fact a pure cutting sword, very broad bladed, more strongly curved and with a simpler profile than its predecessor the 1788. In service the 1796 sowed fear, as an officer of the French Chasseurs recounted: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â &156;Out of every twenty blows aimed by them, nineteen missed. If, however, the edge of the blade found its mark only once, it was a terrible blow, and it was not unusual to see an arm cut clean from the body.&157; Le Marchant died in battle leading cavalry at Salamanca in 1812, but his swords carried on his legacy, with the regular Army until 1821 and with yeomanry units for decades longer “ it was still in active use with yeomanry as of 1848, the 1821 Patterns seemingly not being introduced to many. The Prussian 1811 &#acute;Blucher&#acute; sabre was a very close replica, and in India in particular the blade was a natural fit with an existing tradition of slashing sword technique. Spare blades were much in demand by native horsemen, typically mounted into their familiar tulwar hilts, and swords produced for Indian cavalry units as late as the 1910s used a blade modelled on that of the 1796.