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Local Price : 6,800 kr

Större flintlåspistol förmodligen Italien/Frankrike 1700talets andra hälft..

Nation : ?
Local Price : 745.00 USD

EUROPEAN HUNTING SWORD C.1750-70. Iron mounted hilt with thick recurved scalloped guard and shaped ebony grip with iron base ferrule and pommel cap. 13 7/8” double edged blade, made in this size. The forte with rococo panels of scrolling foliage. Iconic hound and boar/hound and stag motifs beyond. Rarely found in this size (see Swords and Blades of the American Revolution, #97.S) this sword would have served as a side arm for protection in the streets. May well have served in the American or French Revolutions.

Nation : British
Local Price : £525.00

1845 Pattern British Infantry Officer Sword. A good, clean example of the 1845 pattern Infantry Officers sword with a Wilkinson style blade. The sword is etched both sides with Royal Crown, VR all surrounded by floral decoration plus brass proof plug. Regulation gilt hilt with VR and crown to centre. Fish skin grip bound with gilt wire, and it unusually retains the leather insert for the guard. The leather scabbard has some wear towards the tip but is otherwise in good order. Originally Retailed by Murray of Exeter.Replacing the old 1822 pattern, the new style of blade was promoted for British officers’ swords by Henry Wilkinson from 1844-45 and it was made official regulation for Army officers in 1845 and for Naval officers in 1846

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : £525.00 GBP

Napoleonic Artillery Gunner's Short Sword, T Craven. A very scarce 'Spanish Hanger', named as such due to its introduction into service during the Peninsular war. These also saw use during the Maratha War, American War, and Waterloo. In exceptionally good condition, as well as maker marked "T Craven" on the spine. Thomas Craven was active in Birmingham between 1798 and 1"

Nation : British
Local Price : £525.00

C1760 Steel Hilt Spadroon. Unusual spadroon with a pierced steel shell guard, wire wrapped handle with carved decorations to the pommel and knuckle bow. The 73 cm blade is double fullered, making it quite a light and nimble sword. Spadroons grew in popularity in Britain during the late 17th and 18th century as a light cut and thrust sword for military officers. Eventually being adopted into the official British Army patterns in 1796The handle and guard are solid with no movement, with an even patina over all. The blade has some pitting but is otherwise in good condition.

Nation : British
Local Price : £525.00

English Circa 1800 Fighting Dirk. Description Double-edged, spear-pointed blade 18 inches in length, overall length 22Â¾ inches, diamond cross-section. Reeded ebony grip, flat square brass &#acute;pillow&#acute; pommel, simple chamfered square brass ferrule and brass cross hilt with forward and reverse quillons and remnants of a side-ring. The hilt and ferrule are both marked &#acute;XIII&#acute;, quite crudely struck. This is an example of an early type of English officer&#acute;s dirk, carried by officers in both the Army and Navy from around 1770 until the 1820s. 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. Fighting examples such as this one tend to be simply constructed, probably quite inexpensive at the time, with little ornamentation but a relatively substantial blade. This example could be Army or Navy, one cannot tell from its plain features. The blade has light patination and minor pitting in places. There is slight movement to the hilt, which appears to have at one time had a simple side-ring like those often found on contemporary swords “ this has broken or been removed, leaving two spurs. The brass parts have a dark, even patina consistent with their age. A very small hole has been bored on each side of the grip near the pommel. The grip has minor handling wear and surface-level cracking, but remains sound and solidly mounted to the blade. A very similar example 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, with a shorter blade and steel mounts instead of brass, made by Mayfield of Dublin circa 1800.

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Local Price : 6,500 kr

Artilleri officerssabel m/1889.

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Local Price : 6,500 kr

Sv marinsabel m/1915.

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Local Price : 6,500 kr

Sv sk Gotlandshuggare m/1810.

Nation : German
Local Price : 6,500 kr

German officer's saber ca: 1870-90.

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Local Price : 6,500 kr

Sv infanteriofficerssabel m/1899.

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Local Price : 6,500 kr

Ã–sterrikisk Werndl bajonett m/1867.

Nation : ?
Local Price : 735.00 USD

EUROPEAN OFFICER’S SWORD C.1800. Napoleonic Wars period, probably from one of the PR confederation German states. Brass hilt with lion head pommel and wire wrapped leather covered grip. 27 ¾” curved broad fullered blade shows smooth glossy patina but for the point area which has a patch of pitting (as shown) each side. Many of the southern German states including Bavaria fought with Napoleon. Others including Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Brunswick and Oldenburg, opposed France early or defected later. A well used veteran of the Napoleonic Wars.

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Local Price : 735.00 USD

CIVIL WAR INFANTRY OFFICERS SWORD 1850 PATTERN. See The American Sword, Peterson #73. Brass hilt with good high relief, well chased foliage decoration. The guard in pierced floral motif with U S centered. Wire wrapped leather covered grip, a little dry but complete. Wire complete. 30 1/4” broad and narrow fullered curved single edged blade of fine fighting form decorated 2/3 its length with foliage, military trophies, US, and E PLURIBUS UNUM, motto. Maker's mark to the ricasso. Blade condition excellent plus, bright with crisp decoration. Blade shows gray patina, with the decoration excellent, mottled toward the point. Great age character.

Nation : British
Local Price : £500.00

1845 Pattern British Infantry Officer Sword. A good, clean example of the 1845 pattern Infantry Officers sword with a Wilkinson style blade. The sword is etched both sides with Royal Crown, VR all surrounded by floral decoration plus brass proof plug. Regulation gilt hilt with VR and crown to centre. Fish skin grip bound with gilt wire, and it unusually retains the leather insert for the guard. The brass scabbard has some dents otherwise in good order. Originally Retailed by Hawkes & Co London.Replacing the old 1822 pattern, the new style of blade was promoted for British officers’ swords by Henry Wilkinson from 1844-45 and it was made official regulation for Army officers in 1845 and for Naval officers in 1846

Nation : German
Local Price : £500.00

German Flintlock Travelling Pistol. 80 Bore German Flintlock traveling Pistol, Circa 1770. With sighted barrel formed in two stages, with a round barrel and octagonal breech. Flat lock fitted with bolt safety-catch, with a beveled cock and faceted pan. Full stock carved with a bouquet about the tang, iron mounts including ’bird’s head’ pommel with foliate terminal, trigger-guard en suite, sideplate and ramrod-pipe. Rifled barrel with 6 lands and groovesAn interestingly over-engineered pistol commonly carried for self defense

Nation : Dutch
Local Price : £500.00

Dutch M1911 Klewang / Marechauseesabel by Hembrug. Description Curved, single-fullered blade with clipped point, steel hilt with pierced openings to form side bars as well as a sword knot slit, wood slab grips secured with three brass rivets, exposed tang. Leather scabbard with riveted leather throat piece incorporating a frog strap, brass button chape reinforced with copper wire. Blade 24Â¾ inches in length, the klewang 29 5/8 inches overall. The ricasso of the blade is stamped on one side with the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;Hembrug&#acute;. Based in Zaandam, Holland, this manufacturer held the original Dutch contract for mass production of this pattern. It is stamped on the other side with a crown inspection mark. The inside of the hilt is stamped with another crown inspection mark and the serial number &#acute;566 B&#acute;. The scabbard is stamped on one side next to the seam with the non-matching serial number &#acute;8881 A&#acute; and stamped faintly on the body under the frog strap with what looks like &#acute;AD A&#acute;. These swords were issued to Dutch colonial police and security forces, termed Marechausee, in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). These units were founded in 1890 and deployed in a counter-insurgency role in the Acinese Wars that had been dragging on since 1873. The Acinese guerillas were expert jungle fighters and ambushers, and it was found that European sabers were too cumbersome for close quarters, unsuitable for cutting vegetation (requiring a second blade to be carried) and hard for locally-recruited auxiliaries to wield. The native Acinese ’klewang’ blade was much more suitable, and was unofficially adopted very quickly by the troops. Early designs for Marechausee klewangs used a European-style hilt with a local blade, or a European sword ground into a more suitable shape “ these ideas were used to produce the first standardised klewang in 1898 on the principle of a light, short sword good for both combat and as a tool. This is the M1911, which was the first version to be produced in Europe rather than in the East Indies, and the first to contain all original parts, rather than using repurposed cavalry sword hilts, which were heavier and had a relatively thin tang. Many klewangs were captured during WW2 by the Japanese during their occupation of the East Indies and converted into &#acute;Heiho&#acute; blades “ the blade was shortened and the guard almost completely removed to produce a machete-like tool for use in the jungle. This example survives in its original form as used by the Dutch. The blade retains almost all of its original blueing, with a streak of wear on one side due to sheathing and drawing revealing bright steel, the only other notable spots of rubbing being at the tip and on the corners of the spine. A few small nicks to its edge. The hilt is likewise blued with some rubbing at its edges, some patination on the outside around the sword knot slit, spotted patination and rubbing wear overall on the inside. Some dents to the wood grips, no cracks or chipping. The brass rivets to the grip and scabbard have an even patina. The scabbard is in good condition, with its stitching intact and the leather strong with some flexibility; these did not always fare well in the humid climate they were used in. However, there is some bowing along the length of the scabbard and undulation on the surface of the seam side, that suggests the leather has slightly shrunk. Probably because of this, the klewang fits tightly in the scabbard “ with patience and pressure it will sheath and draw, but take care.

Nation : British
Local Price : £500.00

British 1890 Pattern Cavalry Trooper&#acute;s Sword, Duke of Lancaster&#acute;s Own Yeomanry. 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 38 7/8 inches (98.7cm) blade length 33 3/8 inches (84.7cm). 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, another Enfield inspection mark and an &#acute;X&#acute; indicating that the blade passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test. On the other side it is stamped with an issue mark &#acute;97 for 1897, another for 1899, and two further Enfield crown inspection marks. The outside of the guard is stamped near the spine of the blade with another &#acute;EFD&#acute; below a broad arrow. The inside of the guard is stamped with &#acute;8 97&#acute; indicating issue in August 1897, matching that on the blade, and the unit mark &#acute;13 / A.S.C. / 6&#acute;, indicating the Army Service Corps. The exposed tang is stamped near the guard with &#acute;M&#acute; and &#acute;P&#acute;. The scabbard is stamped at the face side of the throat with &#acute;8 1893&#acute;, above &#acute;Y / DLO / 212&#acute;, indicating sword number 212 issued to the Duke of Lancaster&#acute;s Own Yeomanry. The opposite face side is stamped with &#acute;MOLE PATENT&#acute; indicating the manufacturer Mole of Birmingham. The trailing side of the throat piece is stamped with another /90, which probably indicates the pattern rather than manufacture date (which would be rendered &#acute;90). The flat spine of the scabbard body is similarly stamped with a broad arrow and &#acute;WD&#acute;, indicating War Department property, another /90 and a crown inspection mark with &#acute;B&#acute; for Birmingham. The dissimilar maker&#acute;s and unit markings on sword and scabbard suggest that they are a non-original pairing “ whether they were brought together during their service life or later is impossible to tell, though they are in similar condition. The Duke of Lancaster&#acute;s Own Yeomanry was formed in 1828 out of several troops of yeomanry based in the county of Lancashire. Initially named the Lancashire Corps of Yeomanry Cavalry, it was honoured by King William IV with the title &#acute;Duke of Lancaster&#acute;s&#acute; in 1834 “ the Duke of Lancaster being one of the British monarch&#acute;s several titles. In 1893 the DLOY had four squadrons, with its headquarters at Worsley. Together with the Lancashire Hussars it contributed two companies of volunteers to the Boer War, which operated as mounted infantry and earned the regiment&#acute;s first battle honour &#acute;South Africa 1900-02&#acute;. It became part of the Territorial Force in 1908, headquartered in Manchester. Being one of the more senior yeomanry regiments in the TF it was chosen to remain a mounted cavalry unit after WW1. It mobilised as cavalry for WW2 but was abruptly transferred to the Royal Artillery in 1940. After WW2 it became an armoured reconnaissance unit. Its lineage is maintained by B Squadron of the Queen&#acute;s Own Yeomanry. The Army Service Corps (ASC) was responsible for much of the transport and logistics of the British Army, supplying food, water, fuel, clothing and other domestic goods, as well as some technical equipment. Supplying armaments was the responsibility of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps. It was formed in 1888 out of the Commissariat and Transport Department, plus the War Department Fleet and some transport elements from the Royal Engineers.

Nation : British
Local Price : £500.00

British 1905 Pattern Infantry Staff Sergeant&#acute;s Sword by Enfield, George V Rehilt and Conversion. Description Straight single-fullered spear-pointed blade. Pierced hilt similar in form to the 1897 pattern infantry model, with pierced decoration including the crown and cypher of King George V. Fully chequered backstrap, integral oval pommel with tang button. Wire-bound shagreen grip, brown leather washer. Blade length 32Â¼ inches, 38 inches overall. Nickel-plated steel infantry parade scabbard with two hanging rings. The blade is stamped at the forte on one side with a broad arrow, indicating War Department property, the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;EFD&#acute;, indicating the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, a crown inspection stamp 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 two further crown inspection stamps for Enfield, the manufacture date &#acute;00, and issue stamps &#acute;01 and &#acute;03. What sets this sword apart is its blade, which on close inspection is not the symmetrical infantry officer&#acute;s model introduced in 1892. Its fuller is wider and runs more along one edge of the blade. Rather than tapering as the blade does it remains about as wide, taking up almost the full width of the blade by the end of the fuller. This suggests that it is in fact not an infantry blade at all, but a modified 1899 Pattern cavalry trooper&#acute;s sword blade. Surplus cavalry blades of this pattern were used to manufacture the 1905 Pattern staff sergeant&#acute;s sword, an uncommon type which is thought to have been brough in to replace swords lost in the Boer War without too much expenditure. Unlike officers who privately purchased and owned their own swords, staff sergeants were issued their swords from regimental stores like a musket or bayonet, and the swords remained government property. In 1912 both the 1898 and 1905 Pattern staff sergeant&#acute;s swords were officially rehilted to replace the old royal cypher with the new one of King George V. This sword may be one of these modified examples, although its modifications have gone much further than rehilting. The blade has been shortened and narrowed (1 inch wide at the shoulder and 5/8 of an inch at the end of the fuller), with material removed from the belly and the false edge. The spine has been slightly narrowed and rounded. This has entirely removed the cutting edges, and a new thinner spear point has been created and profiled, although not sharpened. The overall effect is to bring the blade closer to that of the infantry sword, to such an extent that it now fits in an infantry officer&#acute;s scabbard. This version would certainly have stood out less on parade than the larger scabbard which had to be made for the 1905 Pattern. The issue stamps seen on the blade match those seen on 1899 Pattern swords and suggest that the blade might have seen some use before being used in the conversion “ with the degree of modification even a damaged or training-purpose cavalry blade could have been used. The blade is bright with only very light patination in places and a polished finish. The hilt is undamaged with a light patina. The shagreen of the grip is all intact with very little handling wear, the wire binding is all present with very slight movement to the loops. The ferrule can shift slightly side to side with pressure “ I suspect as a result of the conversion the tang is not quite the right thickness. The scabbard is bright, free of dents with only a few tiny areas of wear to the plating.

Nation : British
Local Price : £500.00

British 1827 Pattern Naval Officer’s Sword, Early 20th Century by Gieves. Description Single fullered, spear-pointed &#acute;Wilkinson&#acute; type blade, 31Â¼ inches in length, 37 inches overall. Gilt brass half-basket hilt cast with a St Edward&#acute;s crown and fouled anchor within a cartouche, hinged folding inner guard, gilt brass backstrap with lion head pommel, ball tang button, white shagreen grip bound with wire, brass ferrule, blue & gold cord knot. Buff leather washer. Black leather scabbard with gilt brass throat, chape and middle pieces, hanging rings on the throat and middle. The blade is etched at the ricasso on one side with a six-pointed star surrounding the stamped letters &#acute;PROVED&#acute; “ echoing the form of a traditional inset brass proof slug without actually adding one. It is etched at the ricasso on the other side with the retailer&#acute;s mark &#acute;GIEVE&#acute;S THE HARD PORTSMOUTH&#acute;. The blade is further etched with a fouled anchor, the royal coat of arms and foliate motifs. The firm of Gieves was a successor to that of Joseph Galt, who had James Gieve as a partner from around 1863 until he took over the business in 1887 and renamed it James Gieve & Son, trading on 111 High Street, Portsmouth. Gieve brought in new partners Henry Matthews and Edwin Seagrove in 1907, the resulting firm trading at multiple addresses within Portsmouth. In 1911 the partners consolidated all Portsmouth operations at one premises at 22 The Hard, with other shops located in London and Devonport. In 1916 the partnership was presumably dissolved as the firm reverted to &#acute;Gieves Ltd&#acute; at the same premises. This allows this sword to be dated to the period from 1916 to 1956: after Elizabeth II took the throne in 1956 the crown used on the hilt was changed from the St Edward&#acute;s to the Tudor crown. This is admittedly quite a wide range. Based on its style and construction I think this sword lies on the earlier end and very likely predates WW2, but that is a matter of opinion. Gieves appears to have retailed swords made by others “ for instance the firm is listed as a trade customer in the records of the Wilkinson Sword Company “ but did also produce them under its own roof. It was one of the very few British swordmakers to survive into the late 20th century, confirmed as of 1953 to still have a small workshop via a subsidiary company. Gieves merged with the fellow military outfitters Hawkes & Co in 1979 to form Gieves & Hawkes. This company still trades today as a military outfitter and bespoke tailor, although their swords are now supplied from outside sources. Introduced to coincide with a major overhaul of naval officers&#acute; uniforms, the 1827 Pattern sword was based upon the 1822 Pattern Infantry Officer&#acute;s sword then in use with the Army, especially in the hilt design, but with the gaps between the bars of its hilt filled in to create a solid half-basket. Early versions used a curved pipeback blade, which was superseded in 1846 by the new &#acute;Wilkinson&#acute; type blade which was fullered and only slightly curved. These blades were considered a great improvement and were used on infantry, cavalry, artillery and naval officer&#acute;s swords at various times. The scabbard, sword knot and carrying slings went through some changes over time, but the 1827 Pattern sword carried by naval officers is not drastically different in form today than in 1846. Some small spots of pitting to the corners of the spine of the blade, not impacting the crisp etching, and on the ricasso&#acute;s corners. The hilt retains a great deal of its original gilding, with wear in only a few spots such as the outside edge of the guard revealing patinated brass. The folding guard is fully functional and locks the sword into the scabbard. The shagreen grip is in good shape with no significant handling wear, its wire binding is all present and tight. No fray to the sword knot. The scabbard fittings have only a little gilding but all the exposed brass has only a light patina and is free of dents. The scabbard leather is excellent with no creasing or significant surface wear.

Nation : Dutch
Local Price : £500.00

Dutch M1911 Klewang / Marechauseesabel by Hembrug, Unit Marked. Description Curved, single-fullered blade with clipped point, steel hilt with pierced openings to form side bars as well as a sword knot slit, wood slab grips secured with three brass rivets, exposed tang. Leather scabbard with large brass chape piece, riveted brass band at the throat and leather frog strap. Blade 24 1/8 inches in length, the klewang 29 inches overall. The ricasso of the blade is stamped on one side with the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;Hembrug&#acute;. Based in Zaandam, Holland, this manufacturer held the original Dutch contract for mass production of this pattern. It is stamped on the other side with a crown inspection mark. The inside of the hilt is set with a square brass plate bearing a stamped unit mark &#acute;1-Inf. XI 141&#acute;. The scabbard is stamped with &#acute;CW N&#acute; and &#acute;3 39&#acute;. The wood grips are stamped on one side with &#acute;3 / 4&#acute;. These swords were issued to Dutch colonial police and security forces, termed Marechausee, in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). These units were founded in 1890 and deployed in a counter-insurgency role in the Acinese Wars that had been dragging on since 1873. The Acinese guerillas were expert jungle fighters and ambushers, and it was found that European sabers were too cumbersome for close quarters, unsuitable for cutting vegetation (requiring a second blade to be carried) and hard for locally-recruited auxiliaries to wield. The native Acinese ’klewang’ blade was much more suitable, and was unofficially adopted very quickly by the troops. Early designs for Marechausee klewangs used a European-style hilt with a local blade, or a European sword ground into a more suitable shape “ these ideas were used to produce the first standardised klewang in 1898 on the principle of a light, short sword good for both combat and as a tool. This is the M1911, which was the first version to be produced in Europe rather than in the East Indies, and the first to contain all original parts, rather than using repurposed cavalry sword hilts, which were heavier and had a relatively thin tang. Many klewangs were captured during WW2 by the Japanese during their occupation of the East Indies and converted into &#acute;Heiho&#acute; blades “ the blade was shortened and the guard almost completely removed to produce a machete-like tool for use in the jungle. This example survives in its original form as used by the Dutch. The blade shows signs of use. It retains its original blueing only in places, mainly at the ricasso, on the spine and in the fullers. The edge is sharp with visible sharpening marks along its whole length.Â There are numerous small nicks to the edge in the upper section of the blade and the tip has chipped (

Nation : British
Local Price : £500.00

West Lothian Constabulary Sabre. An excellent example of an early police sabre carried by the West Lothian, Linlithgow county police. Dating from 1840 to 1856, when the scabbards were modified with a scabbard catch to prevent the swords being easily removed. The sword is etched for the Linlithgow county police, with rack number, and the retailer Parker Field & Sons of Holborn London. The sword is contained in its leather scabbard with belt mount and belt with a West Lothian Constabulary Belt Clasp showing the Victorian Crown.Both the sword and scabbard are in excelent condition with no pitting, staining or rust. The handle and blade are poth solid with no movementWest Lothian Constabulary were formed as a result of an Act of Parliament in 1839, which provided for the formation of County Police Forces. In 1840, the first Constables were appointed to the Linlithgowshire Force under the command of Adam Colquhoun who had previously served as a Lieutenant in Edinburgh City Police. Linlithgowshire&#acute;s first police station was set up in the County jail, and the station remained in operation until 1942Police swords were introduced following the widespread riots by agricultural workers, known as the swing riots and the assault of two officers in Tulse Hill. Home Secretary, Lord Melbourne, who &#acute;approved of the proposal that each Police Officer in that district should be provided with a Cutlass for his defence&#acute;

Nation : German
Local Price : £495.00

WW1 Era Imperial German Artillery Officer Dress Sword With Lion’s Head ‘Jewelled’ Eyes Pommel Officer’s Cord & Portepee & Scabbard. ED 3021 -. This is an attractive, original Imperial German Artillery Officer’s dress sword in as found un-messed with condition. The sword has a brass guard ornately decorated with Oak leaves and cross guard with Puma’s head finial. The cross guard has langets, one decorated with artillery crossed cannons device the other with decorated shield. The impressive Lion’s head pommel has red glass ‘jewelled’ eyes and the grip strap has Lion’s mane and foliate devices. It has an undamaged grooved polished horn grip with wire binding tight and intact. The sword measures 36” overall and its 20 ¾” single edged, curved blade with fullers is clean. There are no visible maker marks on the blade. The hilt is fitted with original Leather officer’s cord with bullion stitching and bullion portepee. The portepee is excellent. The cord is intact but some of the bullion stitching is loose and absent with age. The sword is complete with its original black painted steel scabbard with steel hanging ring. The scabbard has no dents. The price includes UK delivery. ED 3021

Nation : British
Local Price : £495.00

Inter War 1932 British Gentleman’s Mallaca Sword Stick With Sterling Silver Hall Marked Mounts Presented To D. Aspinall 12th May 1932 By His Fellow Workers With Blued & Etched Panels Blade. Sn 14448 -. This is an attractive inter war sword stick. The sword stick has rubbed sterling silver hallmarks, the word ‘Kendall’ and number ‘2’ within roundel on the silver collar of its curved handle (illustrated) . The collar is engraved ‘Presented To D. Aspinall By His Fellow Workers As A Token Of Respect’ together with date ’12.5.32’. The curved handle has a silver pommel cap. It has a 25 ¼” diamond section blade and measures 32 ¼” overall length. The blade has blued and etched panels featuring a cross on plinth and foliate designs. The blade is tapers to a pin sharp point. The sword stick measures 33 ¾” overall in its scabbard. The Mallaca scabbard is undamaged. The throat has a polished horn insert. The scabbard has a blackened conical brass end cap. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 14448

Nation : British
Local Price : £495.00

Forfar Artillery Officer&#acute;s Sword. 3rd Forfar Artillery Officer&#acute;s Sword with three bar hilt and fish skin grip. The blade backed and with good engraving one side 3rd ForfarÂ volunteers Artillery plus owner initial the reverse withÂ flaming grenade and canon marked Hobson and Son London, complete with steel scabbard and officer&#acute;s sword knot Information: Reference: Swords of the British Army Revised Edition Page 187 Blade Length: 81cm Overall Length: 96cm

Nation : British
Local Price : $495.00

British “TOWER” Marked New Land Pattern Flintlock Pistol. Fully functional high quality 20th C copy of a British New Land Pattern Cavalry Pistol. This type pistol was used extensively during the Napoleonic Wars. This representation features flat lock plate with double line borders, stamped “GR” under a crown forward of the flat swan-neck cock and “TOWER” vertically behind. Unmarked 9” round .69 caliber smoothbore barrel with turned rings at the breech. Brass mounts, including butt cap, serpentine side plate, trigger guard, and ramrod thimbles. Hardwood full stock and iron ramrod with button tip. Shows age and use, with patina on barrel and lock, as well as nicks on the stock. It’s definitely been fired. Overall length 15 1/4”.

Nation : German
Local Price : £495.00

Pioneer Artillery Sawback Side Arm 19c. Pioneer Artillery Sawback Side Arm 19th century, cast brass hilt and cross guard which is stamped 94. The blade with sawback top edge and spear point and is stamped with the German makers mark for F Horster Solingen. Complete with matching black leather scabbard with brass mounts, overall length 25.25 inch the blade 19.25 inch

Nation : British
Local Price : £495.00

C1760 English Or European Silver Plated Hilt Court / Diplomatic Small Sword With Etched Indistinct Letters Within The Blade Fullers. ED 2488. -. The small sword (also court sword, French: épée de cour or dress sword) is a light one-handed sword designed for thrusting which evolved out of the longer and heavier rapier of the late Renaissance. The height of the small sword’s popularity was between mid-17th and late 18th century. It is thought to have appeared in France and spread quickly across the rest of Europe. The small sword was the immediate predecessor of the French duelling sword (from which the épée developed. This is an excellent original C1760 Court / Diplomatic small sword (see pages 270 to 282 of Wither’s book ‘World Swords’ where many variants of small sword are illustrated. It has a brass hilt with part bowl guard and knuckle bow. There are traces of original silver plating silver plating. The urn chaped pommel has a ball top. The slim 28 ¼” blade is straight and undamaged and has just staining consistent with age. The fullers on either side have indistinct etched lettering within. The blade has its original hilt washer. The sword measures 34 ¾” overall. As is common our example is without scabbard. The price for this attractive Court / Diplomatic small sword worthy of further research includes UK delivery. ED 2488.

Nation : British
Local Price : £495.00

British WW1 1890 Pattern Cavalry Trooper&#acute;s Sword, Army Service Corps. 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. Overall length 39 inches (99cm), blade length 33Â¼ inches (84.5cm). The spine of the blade is stamped /90, which is the pattern mark, and what looks like an inspection stamp, both somewhat worn by polishing. The ricasso of the blade is stamped on one side with an Enfield inspection mark, &#acute;91 and &#acute;01 issue stamps and a Birmingham repair mark. On the other side is another Enfield inspection mark, &#acute;YC&#acute; indicating issue to a Yeomanry Cavalry regiment, an &#acute;X&#acute; indicating that the blade passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test, a broad arrow and &#acute;WD&#acute;. The inside of the hilt is stamped with &#acute;5/10&#acute; over &#acute;A.S.C&#acute; over &#acute;E.M.BDE&#acute; over &#acute;1&#acute;, meaning it was issued in May 1910 to the Transport and Supply Column (Army Service Corps) of the Eastern Mounted Brigade, which also included the Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex Yeomanry. The outside of the hilt is stamped with a broad arrow and &#acute;WD&#acute; next to the washer. The exposed tang is stamped with &#acute;GPG&#acute;, a Birmingham repair mark, and &#acute;N&#acute;. The throat of the scabbard is stamped with a broad arrow and &#acute;WD&#acute;. Its spine is stamped between the hanging rings with a Birmingham inspection mark, a broad arrow and &#acute;WD&#acute;. The fixed rings are both stamped with the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;MOLE&#acute;. The chape is stamped with a Birmingham repair mark. At some stage the original scabbard for this sword has been replaced with the scabbard from the British 1882 (Short) Pattern cavalry trooper&#acute;s sword. The 1882 scabbard was the only British model to feature two fixed rings on the trailing side, in order to hang from a belt - all later models had fixed rings opposite one another just below the scabbard throat, to hang from a frog attached to their horse&#acute;s saddle. The blade has been reduced down to 33Â¼ inches in order for it to fit in this scabbard: the blade of the 1882 Short variant being 33 inches long while the standard 1890 blade was 34Â½ inches. The Army Service Corps (ASC) was responsible for much of the transport and logistics of the British Army, supplying food, water, fuel, clothing and other domestic goods, as well as some technical equipment. Supplying armaments was the responsibility of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps. It was formed in 1888 out of the Commissariat and Transport Department, plus the War Department Fleet and some transport elements from the Royal Engineers. It was the only support unit of the Army whose personnel were considered combatants and compensated as such. For its service during WW1 the ASC was awarded the &#acute;Royal&#acute; prefix. In 1965 it was merged with more transport groups of the Royal Engineers to form the Royal Corps of Transport, then in 1993 this was merged with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps to form the modern-day Royal Logistic Corps. In 1908 the Territorial Force was formed, a complete reorganization of the militia and yeomanry units of the British Army. The yeomanry (volunteer cavalry) was to be made up of sixteen units called Mounted Brigades. The Eastern Mounted Brigade was based at Colchester in Essex, and was composed of the three regiments of Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex Yeomanry, the Essex battery of Royal Horse Artillery, a field ambulance unit from the Royal Army Medical Corps and a transport & supply column from the Army Service Corps, based at the Drill Hall on Market Road in Chelmsford, Essex. A transport and supply column was made up of 4 officers and 77 men, and this sword would have been issued to one of the 77 enlisted men. In 1914, the Eastern Brigade was mobilized and joined the 1st Mounted Division on coastal defense. In September 1915 the brigade was dismounted and sent overseas; swords would have been withdrawn from troopers while dismounted, which might explain why this one remains in such good condition. The brigade embarked on the ocean liner Olympic (sister ship to the Titanic) which arrived in Gallipoli in October 1916. They received around a week of instruction in trench warfare then took part in fighting in the area of Hill 60 until the Gallipoli campaign was abandoned in December. In February 1916, the brigade landed in Egypt and was absorbed into the 3rd Dismounted Brigade, part of the Western Frontier Force which fought against Ottoman-aligned Libyans in the Senussi Campaign, and defended the Suez Canal from Ottoman raids. In January 1917, the brigade was again reorganized, redesignated the 230th Brigade, and fought in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign, including the Second and Third Battles of Gaza, the capture of Jerusalem and the Battle of Tell ’Asur in March 1918. It returned to Europe at the end of April and fought on the Western Front in the Hundred Days Offensive including the Second Battle of the Somme and the Hindenburg Line. In October and November 1918 it took part in the final advance in Artois and Flanders. Upon the Armistice it was situated near Tournai, Belgium and after some railway repair work was disbanded in 1919. Support units commonly used older models of equipment handed down to them from frontline units or left in stores as surplus, and tended to hang on to equipment for as long as possible while it was still serviceable. Replacing a lost or damaged scabbard with an old but still functional equivalent rather than throwing away a good sword would be quite logical, and might have been done by a regimental armourer. Alternatively, this replacement might have been done as part of the factory repair at Birmingham which is marked on both sword and scabbard “ if damage occurred after 1908 there would have been no newly-produced scabbards that would have fitted. Or indeed, the man carrying this example might have just needed to hang it from a belt for some reason, and made the necessary changes. This is all assuming, of course, that the replacement is a period modification and not a more modern one. It is very unusual to find an 1890 Pattern still in service as late as 1910 (having been superseded twice by the 1899 and 1908 Patterns), and this example is very likely to have seen usage in the First World War, unless the ASC received new weapons between 1910 and 1914. The blade has a polished finish and has been made very sharp along its whole edge. This edge has chips and nicks at several points, none very deep. The shortened blade has been re-pointed, and there are some visible grinding marks as a result. The hilt is bright overall with a few areas of minor patination, like the inside of the hilt. The scabbard is similar to the hilt with a few small dents. The leather grips are lightly used and retain almost all of their chequering, with a couple of small dents/scrapes.

Nation : French
Local Price : £495.00

French ANXIII Infantry Sword, ´Sabre Briquette´. Ref 9276. A French ANXIII&194;&160; Infantry Sword, ´Sabre Briquette´. 29&157; overall, 23 1/2&157; slightly curved single edged blade, stampedwith the poinçons of Borson, Bick and Lobstein on the hilt, back edge of blade engraved´ Mf ture Roydu Klingenthal Aout 1814´. Brass hilt with ribbed grip, & rack number 406H Dated August 1814 In good condition, rare to fine a Bourbon Restoration example. No scabbard &194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160; Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : French
Local Price : £495.00

1837 French Brass Handled Infantry Briquet Short Sword Sidearm Hanger & Rare To Find Scabbard. Sn 21614 -. This is an excellent, original, French Infantry Briquet Short Sword Sidearm & Scabbard. It has 24” heavy single edged blade and measures 29 ¾” overall. It has a rugged brass handle deeply grooved for grip with full knuckle bar, curved ball end quillon cross guard and rounded pommel. The guard is stamped with ‘PDL’ cartouche inspection mark and date stamped ‘V 1837’. The blade has no visible Regiment or maker marks & has just staining consistent with age. The Sword is complete with original rare to find original brass mounted leather scabbard. The throat mount has frog locket and the chape has a ball end. All leather and stitching are intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21614 (in armoury tub)

Nation : British
Local Price : £495.00

Scottish Dirk. #2508007. This is a large Scottish dirk, which I believe dates to the 19th Century. The blade has been made from a re-profiled late 18th Century sabre, something like a 1788 or 1796 cavalry sabre. It is likely that the piece was made by a town smith as opposed to being more commercially produced.The 420mm single-edged blade has a broad, shallow fuller that merges into the narrow, double-edged spear point. The blade is double edged for the final 80mm and has pitting along its length. The broad blade is 37mm wide at the ricasso and the spine is 10mm thick. I have cleaned the blade as it was very rusty when I acquitted the piece and the blade has been coated with Renaissance Wax to prevent the rust from returning. The patina and pitting cover the whole blade, including the cutting edge and the spine, indicating that the re-working of the blade was carried out some considerable time ago. The position of the nick in the cutting edge suggests that it happened during the blade’s life as a dirk, as opposed to its life as a sabre. A contact nick this close to the base of a sabre blade would be unlikely.The blade is set into a stag antler grip, with a brass or bronze (before cleaning I believed the metalwork to be iron because of its dark colour) bolster and a scalloped pommel piece. The scallop-edged disk is cut with the cross of St. Andrew (Saltire) and has a hand forged pommel nut through which the tang is peened. The brass/bronze retains a great patina and the blade is firm in the hilt.This is a large and interesting Scottish dirk, probably locally made and dating to the early or mid-19th Century. Was: £495.00Now: