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Nation : British
Local Price : £695.00

British George 4th 1821 Light Cavalry Officers Sword. British George 4th 1821 Light Cavalry Officers Sword, in nice untouched condition regulation 3 bar hilt with stepped pommel and fisk skin grip. Slightly curved pipe backed blade etched with Crown GR and IV on each side with in panels plus makers details MOORE, LATE BICKNELL & MOORE, 1 OLD BOND ST., LONDON note very faint, Complete with matching steel scabbard. Overall length 104cm the blade 90.5cm for reference please see Swords of the British Army Revised Plate 78

Nation : -
Local Price : £695.00

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 : British
Local Price : £695.00

British Edward VII Holt & Sons London 1845 / 1854 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword With Etched Blade To The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC), Acorn Knot, Scabbard, Leather Field Combat Cover & Frog. Sn 21227 -. Formed in 1898 the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all Army personnel and their families, in war and in peace. The RAMC, the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, the Royal Army Dental Corps and Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps form the Army Medical Services. The 1845/54 pattern sword was the successor to the 1822 pattern, the main change being the folding langet of the Pattern 1822 being removed (see page 175 of World Swords by Withers). This original infantry Officer’s Pattern 1845 / 54 sword to the RAMC has a 32 ½” single edged blade with part fullers (39" overall). The blade is clean. The blade is etched on both sides with foliate panels, King’s Crown ER VII (Edward VII Rex). The ricasso has the ordnance acceptance star and inlaid roundel. The blade is signed by the maker ‘Holt & Son Sackville Street London’ together with Royal Appointment and has the etched serpent coiled around a staff badge of the RAMC (this symbol is known as the Rod of Asclepius, after the ancient Greek god of healing & medicine) and the Regiment motto ‘In arduis fidelis’ (Faithful In Adversity). The blade is fitted with original hilt washer. The voided brass bowl guard has stylised Royal Cypher ‘ER VII’ & King’s Crown in the centre. It has brass stepped round pommel with ball top. It’s fish skin grip with finger grooves & wire binding is intact. The hilt is fitted with leather cord and acorn knot. The sword is complete with its leather covered wood scabbard with German silver insert at the mouth. The scabbard is fitted with original leather frog with 2 hanging straps, buckles and brass stud. All leather and stitching of the scabbard & frog are clean & intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21227

Nation : ?
Local Price : £695.00

Pocket Pistol by Knubley, London.. A Flintlock Box Lock Pocket Pistol by Knubley, London. With round turn-off barrel fitted below with a sprung bayonet, the trigger guard releasing the bayonet, border engraved box-lock action, decorated with stands of arms and signed on the left side, ‘KNUBLEY', sliding safety catch, slab sided walnut butt, stamped with Tower of London private proofs. KNUBLEY John Gunmaker, Otley, Yorkshire, 1771. Sword Cutler & Gunmaker, 11 Charing Cross, 1786-93; 7 Charing Cross, 1794. Gunmaker to Prince of Wales, Duke of Clarence and Prince Edward. Contractor to Ordnance (canon locks, trade muskets, pistols and broadswords), 1790-4. Business taken over by Samuel Brunn, continued under Knubley name until 1797. Succeeded by John Mallett. Howard L. Blackmore (1986) Gunmakers Of London, 1350-1850. George Shumway Publisher. USA. Dimensions: Bore: 54 Bore Barrel Length: 3 Inches (7.5 cm) Overall Length: 8 Inches (20.32 cm)

Nation : British
Local Price : £695.00

Boer War Era 1890-1901 Dated British WD 1885 Pattern Cavalry Troopers Sword Regiment Marked ‘RA’ To The Royal Artillery. Sn 21412:1 -. The Royal Artillery colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises thirteen Regular Army regiments, the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery and five Army Reserve regiments. The regiment has been involved in all major campaigns from the Napoleonic Wars to the present day. This is an excellent original, 1885 Pattern British Cavalry Troopers Sword to the Royal Artillery with Scabbard. These swords were designed during the period when the British army was continuing to argue on the merits of the ‘cut’ versus the ‘thrust’ of British cavalry blades. The hilt design features a Maltese Cross motif cut into the knuckle guard and is a distinctive feature of these swords (see pages 48 – 57 of Swords Of The British army by Robson). The Sword’s fullered 33 ¼” blade is clean. It measures 39 ¼” overall length. The blade and hilt have WD inspection marks & dates ranging from 1890-1901 (illustrated). There are no visible maker marks. The back of the blade has inspection marks. The knuckle guard has the correct Maltese cross motif which has Regiment mark ‘RA’ to the Royal Artillery and other struck out numbers. It has the correct boiled leather chequered scales in very good condition secured by the correct 5 rivets. It is complete with its steel scabbard which has 2 fixed hanging rings. The scabbard has even aged patina & some struck out unreadable numbers. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21412:1

Nation : Chinese
Local Price : £695

Click and use the code >25469 to search for this item on the dealer website Very Fine French IInd Empire Napoleonic Naval Officer´s Deluxe Sabre, With Near Mint Original Gilt Finish. Used in the Crimean War, & Up To The Destruction of the Chinese Fleet in Foochow, During the Sino-French War.

Nation : British
Local Price : £695.00

**RARE**1822-1830 Georgian British Woolley & Sargant Birmingham 1822 Pattern General & Staff Officer’s Sword With Correct Warranted Pipe Back Etched Blade, Brass Guard & Scabbard. Sn 21506 -. The 1822 pattern sword was a radical departure from previous designs, having a ‘gothic’ style pierced basket hilt so named after its resemblance to window shapes in gothic architecture and folding langet on one side. Pre 1845 these swords had pipe back blades. Post 1845 they were made with slightly curved fullered blades (see page 173 of World Swords by Withers ). This original infantry Officer’s Pattern 1822 sword has the correct pre 1845, 34” single edged blade pipe back blade (40” overall). The blade has staining consistent with age and has light etched decoration consisting of foliate and Martial arms panels, King’s crown GR IV (George IV Rex) stylised Royal cypher, indicating manufacture 1822-1830 (from the beginning of William IV’s reign in 1831 the more commonly found Mameluke-style sword tended to be the fashion). The blade also has manufacturer detail ‘Woolley & Sargant Sword Cutler Birmingham’ together with banner ‘Warranted’. The gothic style voided brass guard has Crowned Wreath with crossed arms in the centre denoting issue to General or Staff Officer’s. Its fish skin grip with finger grooves & wire binding is in very good condition. The sword is complete with its brass scabbard which has 2 brass hanging rings. The price for this rare sword includes UK delivery. Sn 21506

Nation : British
Local Price : $895.00

English Plug Bayonet, Last Quarter 17th C. The plug bayonets of England had curved blades more often than any other country. The example offered here features an unmarked slightly curved 11 1/16″ single-edged blade of wedge section, the last 4 3/4″ double-edged. Brass guard with acorn finials and brass pommel with small turned button finial. Figured walnut grip with brass base ferrule. Blade smooth and near excellent, with one tiny edge nick. Grip and guard also near excellent, appearing to have never been mounted in a gun barrel. Overall length 17″. Though probably originating around 1550, the plug bayonet had a relatively short span of use from around 1650-1720 (except in Spain where they were used into the 19th C). Their rise in popularity largely paralleled the development of standing armies in Europe, which were realizing the importance of the musketeer, while at the same time not wanting to wholly abandon the pike. In this sense the plug bayonet can be considered a transitional weapon. However, despite its use as a dagger on its own, it was soon found to be impractical since it's use prevented the musket from being fired. Countless soldiers also found great difficulties in removing a stuck plug bayonet from the muzzle, rendering the musket useless as a firearm. Many were damaged while being removed and as a result relatively few survive. For these reasons it was soon superseded by the socket bayonet, which did not affect the musket's ability to fire and could much more easily be removed.

Nation : British
Local Price : $1250.00 CAD

BRITISH NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD. BRITISH NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD:. Circa 1870. Retailer: RANKEN & CO, CALCUTTA. Gold washed hilt with figures of a seated Britannia with a union shield on the grip and Britannia standing with an anchor on the knuckle guard. The back side of the grip has a seated Neptune with trident. The shell guard and pommel have mythological figures. There are military trophies, stands of arms scattered throughout the hilt. The 31” blade is very clean with a lovely patina. A few small spot stains. The retailers cartouche is very clear “RANKEN & CO. CALCUTTA”. The scabbard is silver plated and nicely engraved in foliate patterns at the top and bottom. It is highly likely this sword was the property of a very senior Captain of the East India Company merchant navy. Quite a spectacular piece. EXC $1250.00 SOLD

Nation : ?
Local Price : £685.00

Percussion Overcoat Pistol. A Percussion Overcoat Pistol by With sighted browned octagonal to round barrel, foliate engraved tang and with single gold line and platinum plug at the breech, engraved steel tang fitted with rear-sight, signed and engraved lock, full-stocked in walnut, cut with chequering at the grip (some slight imperfections to the back of the grip - see photographs) engraved steel mounts comprising butt cap with trap, foliate engraved trigger guard and ramrod pipe with captive ramrod, white metal fore-end cap and barrel bolt escutcheons. Dimensions: Bore: Barrel Length: Overall Length:

Nation : British
Local Price : £680.00

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: &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.

Nation : Italian
Local Price : 875.00 USD

ITALIAN PLUG BAYONET C.1700. Good quality example which was most likely was carried as a sidearm in the form of a bayonet to circumvent local restrictions. 13 3/8” overall. The blade finely formed in the Italian taste with a central fuller and back fuller which transitions to a false edge past the midpoint. Delicate scallops flanking the bolster. Brass base ferrule and one-piece horn grip with silver or white metal cap. The ferrule below worn and incomplete.

Nation : American
Local Price : 875.00 USD

CONFEDERATE NCO SWORD, FROM THE FAMOUS FRANK BARNYAK COLLECTION. Possibly a German import but almost certainly Southern made. Styled as the US M.1840 musicians sword (Peterson #44) which is specified with a 28” blade, this example has a 28 3/8” straight broad fullered blade which is unmarked. The brass or bronze hilt is made in three pieces as opposed to two for the regulation pattern. The pommel base has a flamboyant baluster form compared to the ferrule and neck of the regulation swords. Additionally, the pommel and grip are of a significantly different alloy from the guard, which is substantially similar to the US regulation. The pommel and grip are of copper-rich reddish bronze, not seen on US contract swords. Their very noticeable dissimilarity from the guard virtually precludes manufacture in Germany, leaving Confederate production as the logical conclusion. Frank Barnyak was a professional gun show promoter which gave him unparalleled access to the market. He was known for his ability to ferret out rarities such as this.

Nation : ?
Local Price : 875.00 USD

FINE EUROPEAN PLUG BAYONET. German for the Spanish market, first half of the 19th century. 7” d.e. blade with grooved edge ricasso, etched in foliage throughout. The forte with an inscription perhaps RATHBONE. See Armas Blancas en Espana, color plate 16 for an identical example identified as German monteria knife made in Solingen by A & E Holler. That maker is recorded 1939-69 and almost certainly made this knife during that period. Plug bayonets were popular in Spain for hunting, where a musket could be quickly be converted into a spear for self defense, particularly against boar and bear

Nation : American
Local Price : 875.00 USD

CONFEDERATE CAVALRY OFFICER’S SWORD. Classic conversion of a French officer's sword by removing the side bars to produce a simple stirrup guard. Wire wrapped horn grip. 36” broad and narrow fullered blade with French proof to the ricasso and conformed to US specifications as a result. As well, the South depended on remnants of inscription to the back. French swords redesigned after the Napoleonic wars were the inspiration for American patterns. Many Union officer's carried French swords which conformed to US patterns as a result. The South depended on French swords as many were more than a generation old at the time of the Civil War and available on the secondary market. Some, like this one, were personalized by modifications.

Nation : British
Local Price : £675.00

British 1786 Pattern Spadroon Type Infantry Officer’s Sword with Blued Blade Containing an Indian Script Etched Panel & Antique Ivory Hilt. ED 2599. -. This is an original rare to find example of a British 1786 Pattern spadroon type Infantry Officer’s sword (see pages 155 & 159 of World Swords by Withers where similar 1786 pattern swords are illustrated). It has the correct brass guard with single hanging ring and ball top. The correct antique ivory grip has no damage. It has a 31 ¼” long fullered, single edged sabre blade (37 ¼” overall). The blade is blued and has staining consistent with age. One side has a gilt panel containing what appears to be Indian script. As is common this sword is without scabbard. The price includes UK delivery. (NB Ivory Content Comprises less Than 10% Volume & Weight). ED 2599

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £675.00

1868-1912 Japanese Meiji Period Decorated Bone & Buffalo Horn Mounted Aikuchi (dagger / dirk without a guard) / Possible Samurai Ladies Knife With Dragon & Cloud Carved Blade & Scabbard With Expert Assessment. Sn 18828. -. This is a Japanese Aikuchi (dagger / dirk without a guard) . The piece has been examined by UK Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg and a copy of his hand written notes accompany the sword. In extracts of his notes he states “Aikuchi dagger meiji period export ware 1868-192 Possibly sold as a Samurai Ladies Knife. With no demand internally due to the ban on Sanurai wearing swords, artisans started to make things like this aikuchi for markets outside of Japan. A basic one piece forged blade which has very simple hormino (both sides). Blade carving of Dragon & clouds with simulated hamon put on with stones. It will have been tempered in oil to harden it. Cannot strip to examine tang (they are usually un-signed). It is mounted in a bone & Buffalo horn mount. Bone is painted with gold lacquer cherry tree & blossoms & birds. In original un-touched condition. Some small patches of old rust near habaki collar”. In his illustration of the blade he notes: Cutting edge Cutting edge of blade is just under 6”. Total length 9 ¾”. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 18828.

Nation : British
Local Price : £675.00

**NAMED**WW1 Era British George V 1897 Pattern Sword With Presentation Etched Blade ‘Presented To Captain Goronwy Owen By His Golfing Friends March 1st 1915’ (Lieutenant-Colonel Goronwy Owen DSO & Twice Mentioned In Despatches 15th Royal Welch F. Goronwy Owen was born at Penllwyn, Aberystwyth. He was educated at Ardwyn Grammar School and the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth where he gained an MA degree. He worked as a schoolteacher in London until 1914 but then joined the London Welsh Battalion (15th Royal Welch Fusiliers) as an officer. He served in France and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1916. He was promoted to Brigade Major and twice mentioned in dispatches. By 1948 however he was being referred to as having achieved the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. After the war, he was called to the Bar by Gray’s Inn but the law was a subordinate interest to business and politics. He became a member of the London Stock Exchange and went into the oil business. He became president of British Controlled Oilfields which had interests in Venezuela and the Caribbean and was on the board of the Trinidad Petroleum Development Company as well as having interests in other commercial and trading companies. Owen was elected as Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Caernarvonshire at the 1923 general election. This is an excellent WW1 era 1897 pattern Infantry Officer’s sword with presentation etched blade presented to Captain Goronwy Owen by his golfing friends in 1915 (a copy of a period portrait image of Goronwy Owen, the original of which hangs in the National Portrait Gallery London is illustrated in image 1). The sword has a clean 33” long blade with partial fullers. The blade is etched on both sides with decorative foliate panels. One side has Kings crown Royal Cypher ‘GR V’ (George V Rex). The blade also has an etched panel ‘Presented To Captain Goronwy Owen By His Golfing Friends March 1st 1915’ and has the ordnance acceptance star with inlaid brass proof roundel. It has a full 1897 Pattern knuckle guard with King George V Crown & Royal Cypher. It has a curved stepped pommel with ball top and knurled back strap for grip, leather covered wood grip with wire binding in good condition. It is complete with leather covered wood field service scabbard. The throat has a German silver insert and it retains its leather tab hanger strap. All leather and stitching are clean and intact. The price for this excellent named sword to a decorated Officer includes UK delivery. Sn 20769

Nation : British
Local Price : £675.00

Victorian British Firmin & Sons London 1822 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword With Gilt Brass Guard Etched Blade To The 1st Manchester (Volunteer) Rifles & Steel Scabbard. Sn 22090 -. Originally raised as the King’s Royal Rifle Corps in 1755, the Rifle Brigade was officially formed in 1800. The Manchester Volunteer Rifles were raised in 1859/60. Their expansion in WW1 as eighteen battalions of the Manchester Regiment saw the Regiment play a significant role in the Great War. The 1822 pattern sword was a radical departure from previous designs, having a ‘gothic’ style pierced basket hilt so named after its resemblance to window shapes in gothic architecture (see page 173 of World Swords by Withers & Page 159 of Robson). This original infantry Officer’s Pattern 1822 sword has a clean 32 ½” single edged steel blade (38 ½” overall).. The blade is signed by the maker or retailer ‘Firmin & Sons 153 Strand London’ and has ordnance acceptance star and inlaid proof roundel. Both sides of the blade have etched decoration featuring foliate panels Queen’s crown VR Royal Cypher, ‘First Manchester Rifles’ within scrolling banners and heradic arms of Manchester with motto ‘From Acorns Spring Oaks’. The gilded brass gothic style voided guard has stylised Royal Cypher Queen’s crown ‘VR’ (Victoria Regina). Its fish skin grip with finger grooves & wire binding is in excellent condition. The sword is complete with its steel scabbard which has 2 steel hanging rings. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22090

Nation : French
Local Price : £675

Click and use the code >19498 to search for this item on the dealer website Scarce 18th Century Military Style Plug Bayonet.

Nation : German
Local Price : £675

Click and use the code >24972 to search for this item on the dealer website Original & Rare 19th Century Saxon M.1880 Faschinenmesser Pioneer Artillery Short Sword - Regimentally Marked

Nation : British
Local Price : £675.00

British 1897 Pattern Henry Wilkinson London Officer’s Sword With Etched Blade Inscribed Monogram ‘HG Monogram’, Blade number 26504 Scabbard & Leather Foul Weather Cover. Sn 21226 -. This is a very good, 1897 pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword By Henry Wilkinson. It has a 32 ¼” long blade with partial fullers. The blade has just light staining consistent with age & etched on both sides with decorative foliate panels & Queen’s crown with Royal Cypher ‘VR’ Victoria Regina’. The blade is also etched by the manufacturer ’Henry Wilkinson Pall Mall London’ together with Royal Warrant and has the ordnance acceptance star with roundel. One side of the blade is inscribed with stylised monogram ‘combined HG’ Palm tree crest and indistinct motto within banner most likely a family crest of the original Officer who owned this sword. The back of the blade is numbered ’26504’ (Wilkinson keep records of their blades and it may be possible to determine the date the sword was manufactured and who commissioned it). It has a full 1897 Pattern knuckle guard with Victorian Crown VR (Victoria Regina) device. It has a stepped pommel with ball top, fish skin grip with wire binding all complete and intact. It comes with its original steel scabbard with 2 hanging rings and original leather foul weather cover with full flap cover, retaining strap with buckle and rear carry loop. The cover has ink stamp ‘W’. The price for this presentation sword worthy of further research regarding the blade number & monogram includes UK delivery. Sn 21226

Nation : Chinese
Local Price : £675.00

**MATCHING NUMBERS**Second Sino-Japanese War / WW2 Era Chinese Cavalry NCO’s & Trooper’s Sword (Japanese Type 32 ‘Ko’ 1st Series Long Blade) & Scabbard. Sn 21887 -. The Second Sino-Japanese War was the war fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan from 1937 to 1945 as part of World War II. The Chinese Army and Cavalry were armed with swords similar in design to the Japanese including a variant of the Japanese Type 32 Army & Cavalry swords. This is an excellent Chinese made Cavalry NCO’s and Trooper’s sword similar in design to the Japanese ‘Ko’ 1st series long blade (approx. 32”) issue sword (Otsu 2nd series Japanese type 32 shorter approx. 30” blade examples were issued to NCO’s and men in the military police, transportation corps, infantry, engineers & artillery Master Sgts). This sword has all of the correct Chinese variant features such as : No Japanese arsenal marks on the guard which has the correct original leather finger loop on the inside of the guard found on early variant Type 32 swords, Olive green painted plastic chequered grip scales (Japanese were wood and steel): a block shaped locking catch as opposed to the bar catch on the Japanese Type 32 & Two ‘D’ shaped hanging rings on the scabbard rather than single ‘O’ ring on the Japanese Type 32 (see Swords Of Imperial Japan By Dawson Chapter 11 pages 119 & 121). Its guard has cord slot & its scabbard release catch works correctly. Its clean, ‘Ko’ 1st Series fullered slightly curved steel blade is 32” length with serial number 212380 at the ricasso. It is complete with original steel scabbard with correct 2 x ‘D’ shaped hanging rings. The shoe of the scabbard has matching number 212380. The scabbard retains its original olive green paint and leather band cover between the 2 hanging ring mounts. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21887

Nation : Russian
Local Price : £675.00

Mameluke Scimitar for A Boy. Interesting Mameluke of style, overall length 76.5cm and with a 65cm plain blade, the hilt with ivory grips, and the brass cross-guard engraved with a double-headed eagle on both sides possibly Russian , it is complete with its brass scabbard with two hanging rings, bottom of scabbard with a solder repair. Submission reference 9E6AKD6E

Nation : -
Local Price : £675.00

Highland Regiment 1857 Drummers Sword. Highland Regiment 1857 Drummers Sword, regulation hilt with age wear, red liner and fish skin grip. Broadsword blade with small fuller, faint issue marks and maker name Mole again very faint, no scabbard overall length 91cm the blade 74.5cm

Nation : British
Local Price : £675

Click and use the code >22526 to search for this item on the dealer website Very Fine 18th Century Royal Naval Officer&#acute;s Sword of Hunting Sword Type

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £675

Click and use the code >24045 to search for this item on the dealer website Super Early Samurai Sword Katana Tsuba, Kanayama and Ono School

Nation : British
Local Price : $1200.00 CAD

ENGLISH FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTO. ENGLISH FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL: Approximately .62 Cal. Circa 1770. The 9 inch barrel is engraved “N… SON LONDON”. It seems quite crudely done, however, it does have clear British Proof marks with the initials “_ W”. The lock has quite a unique waterproof pan. Again, the cartouche on the lock, which would have had the maker’s name, is not visible. The brass furniture is very nice and quite unique in its style. The walnut stock is also unique in that it was never made to carry a ramrod. It is quite likely it was made for the Eastern market. The stock has a very nicely chequered panel on the back of the grip. This is a very unique and unusual flintlock. $1200.00

Nation : American
Local Price : $1200.00 CAD

P. 1859 NAVAL CUTLASS 2ND TYPE. P. 1859 NAVAL CUTLASS 2ND TYPE: Maker: A & E HOLLER of Solingen. Holler made 13,000 cutlass bayonets many of which were exported to the U.S. for the Civil War. The grips are EXC+, the blade is bright and also EXC+. The scabbard is VG (BCB-B165 & 167) Also European Bayonets of the American Civil War Pg. 73-75. EXC. $1200.00

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 : British
Local Price : £650

Click and use the code >24898 to search for this item on the dealer website Very Good British 1912 Pattern WW1 Cavalry Officers Sword, Made by Fentons, Makers to the War Ofice

Nation : -
Local Price : £650.00 GBP

1796 Pattern Light Cavalry Trooper's Sabre by Dawes, Birmingham. 1796 Pattern Light Cavalry Trooper's Sabre, made by Dawes, Birmingham (marked Dawes, Birmm on spine). Blade also marked with Board of Ordnance stamp. Very good fighting blade with a wide hatchet point. Pitting present, and some slight nicks. Scabbard is marked Woolley & Co. Birmingham. It is common to see scabbards"