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Nation : British
Local Price : 7,500 kr

British naval officer's saber w/1805.

Nation : -
Local Price : 7,500 kr

Engelsk Enfieldbajonett m/1907 med krok.

Nation : British
Local Price : £575.00

British 1888 Pattern Mk I Rare First Type Bayonet. Description Unfullered spear pointed blade, wood scale grips with three brass rivets, one large and two small, and clearance hole. Steel pommel and hilt with short quillon and muzzle ring. Black leather 1903 Pattern Naval Mk III scabbard with steel throat piece, integral black leather frog stapled to the throat piece, internal steel chape piece with exposed oval &#acute;button&#acute; tip. The blade is stamped on one side of the ricasso with a broad arrow with &#acute;WD&#acute;, meaning War Department property, an &#acute;X&#acute; which indicates that the blade passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test, and two R&#acute;s back to back, a mark meaning the bayonet was later deemed unfit for service. The spine of the blade has two crown inspection marks with &#acute;E&#acute; for Enfield, and the exposed tang has a &#acute;P&#acute; mark. One would expect markings on the other side of the ricasso, and there are some fragmentary marks to suggest these were once present but they appear to have been previously polished off. The scabbard leather is stamped next to the seam with &#acute;EFD&#acute;, meaning manufactured at the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, another broad arrow War Department mark, a crown acceptance stamp with &#acute;E&#acute;, the date &#acute;05, meaning it was manufactured in 1905, and an &#acute;N&#acute; indicating Royal Navy ownership. On the opposite side of the seam it is stamped with &#acute;7&#acute;. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped next to the mouth on one side with the serial number &#acute;120&#acute; and the number &#acute;8&#acute;. The First Type was the initial design of the Mk 1 1888 Pattern bayonet, manufactured by Enfield from late 1889 to fit the Lee Metford rifle. The three rivets were found to not secure the grips very well, and made the grips more likely to split. The manufacturer Wilkinson proposed changes in December 1889 which were approved in February 1890. This new second type was still officially described as the Mk 1, but had two rivets to the grip instead of three. Because it was produced for less than a year the three-rivet first type is much rarer, around 25,000 being produced compared to more than 600,000 of the second type. The scabbard it has been paired with is a later piece, one of several designed for the new 1903 Pattern bayonet. During 1905 Enfield was producing the new pattern and factory records indicate they also converted 3,000 1888 Pattern scabbards in stock to the new specification. The scabbard cannot therefore be the original but is not necessarily incorrect, as since the 1888 and 1903 Pattern bayonets shared the same blade their scabbards were fully interchangeable and permitted with each other in service: if this bayonet remained in use for some years, perhaps with the Royal Navy, it might have been given its current scabbard as a replacement for its original one. The blade has a somewhat dulled finish, old polishing marks and a few spots of patination towards the tip. No nicks to its edge, the tip rounded by approx. 1mm. The wood grips have some handling wear leaving the brass rivets as high points. Some short hairline cracks to the wood next to two of the rivets on one side, difficult to see and not threatening to its integrity. The hilt, exposed tang and pommel are moderately patinated. The leather scabbard body has surface abrasion giving it a rough texture but is strong with no losses to its stitching. Rust pitting to the exposed chape button, the visible section of the throat piece has only light patination. Some surface rubbing to the belt frog. Some stitching has been lost on the frog&#acute;s belt loop, but not enough to affect its integrity. A small, suspiciously rectangular patch of surface loss is visible to the reverse of the frog loop where I think a previous owner must have unwisely affixed an adhesive label. Please do not affix adhesive labels to antique leather “ or to most antique surfaces, really.

Nation : French
Local Price : £575.00

French 1845 / 1855 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword With Officer’s Sword Tassel Cord & Scabbard. ED 3024 -. The French Infantry Officer’s Pattern 1845 / 55 sword was the standard Infantry Officer’s sword from the 1840’s through to the 1900’s. These swords had a great influence on the sword designs of other nations, most notably the USA where the US Model 1850 Staff & Field Officer’s sword and Model 1852 Naval officer’s sword are almost identical copies (see pages 191 & 193 of World Swords by Withers). Our example is in excellent condition. It has a clean, 30 ¼” long, single edged blade with fullers (36 ¼” overall). There are no visible maker or date marks on this sword. The blade is fitted with original hilt washer. The brass guard has pierced foliate decoration. It has brass stepped rounded pommel with a banner of foliate decoration. Its grooved wire bound polished walnut hilt is undamaged and all wire tight and intact. The hilt is fitted with original period Officer’s tasselled cord. The sword is complete with its original brass mounted leather scabbard. The scabbard has even patina and 2 original hanging rings. All leather and stitching are clean and intact. The price includes UK delivery. ED 3024

Nation : British
Local Price : £575.00

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

Nation : Russian
Local Price : £575.00

Dated 1855 Regiment Marked Prussian M1852 Infantry Sidearm ‘Faschinenmesser’ Short Sword and Scabbard by Maker Schitzler & Kirschbaum. 21384. -. This Prussian M1852 Infantry Sidearm has a straight, unfullered single-edged 18 ½ inch blade which is double-edged towards the tip an S-shaped brass cross hilt, brass grip which is smooth on the inner side (which sits against the uniform) and ribbed on the outer side. It comes with its original black leather scabbard with brass throat, frog stud and chape. It has regimental markings to both the hilt of the blade and the throat piece of the scabbard; S.A. 3. with FW 54 under crown’ and SAA 18-mark currently unknown and inspection stamps to the scabbard. Maker’s mark to the blade is Schnitzler and Kirschbaum (S&K) of Germany. The spine is stamped; Crown over FW over 55 over 3 (1855 date of manufacture). The blade is in excellent shape with minor age related staining. The scabbard is in good order, the metalwork has slight movement but is intact. The leather has a nice patina and the stitching is intact *2 small holes 1/3rd from the top at the rear*. Please see images for regimental marks and inspection stamps. The price for this very good pair includes UK delivery. 21384. (Bucket)

Nation : Russian
Local Price : £575.00

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

Nation : French
Local Price : £575.00

C1800 Imperial French Infantry Guard Officer’s Sword. ED 2340 -. This is an original C1800 Imperial French Infantry Guard Officer’s Sword (see page 187 of Wither’s book ‘World Swords’). It has a wire bound hilt, brass guard and knuckle bow. It also has a Guard’s helm shaped pommel. The bullion wire binding is all present but has unwound a little in the centre section which can be seen in the images. The fullered 32 ½” blade is straight and undamaged and has just light staining consistent with age. There are no manufacturer or date marks. The sword measures 39 ¼” overall. As is common our example is without scabbard. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2340.

Nation : British
Local Price : £575.00

**MATCHING DATES**1896 Dated British WD 1856 Pattern Wilkinson London Pioneer’s Sawback Short Sword Sidearm With Brass Hilt & 1896 WD Scabbard. Sn 21062 -. This is an excellent 1856 Pattern British Pioneers Sawback Short Sword Sidearm. (see page 173 of Robson’s Swords of the British Army). It has a broad 22 ½” blade with deeply cut sawback (27 ½” overall). The blade has just light staining consistent with age. One side of the blade has crisp maker mark Wilkinson London together with ‘12 ’96 date (December 1896). The blade also has crisp British WD ordnance inspection marks. It has a heavy ribbed Brass handle with full knuckle bow, slotted for lanyard. The sidearm is complete with original leather scabbard with brass mounts. The leather of the scabbard is clean and intact and has WD arrow, inspection marks and matching ’96 (1896 date). The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21062

Nation : British
Local Price : £575

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

Nation : British
Local Price : £575

Click and use the code >25872 to search for this item on the dealer website Good 1950´s Early ERII Royal Naval Officer´s Sword & Scabbard. Queen Elizabeth Cypher Blade & Traditional Queen´s Crown Fouled Anchor Naval Pattern Hilt

Nation : -
Local Price : 775.00 USD

CIVIL WAR MILITIA SWORD, SCABBARD AND BELT MOUNT. Antebellum period, C. 1840-50. Type carried by Non Commissioned Officers in both the North and South. See The American Sword, Peterson, Peterson, #11. 25 1/2” double edged blade decorated 2/3 its length with foliage, trophies of arms and eagle under E PLURIBUS UNUM ribbon Light gray patina). Brass hilt with reeded bone grip. Complete with its brass mounted leather scabbard, excellent for the period, and very original belt mount “frog”. The only such complete set we have offered. State militias comprised the majority of combatants at the outbreak of the Civil War. As this sword survived the war and later, it can surely be assumed to have served. From the famous Frank Barnyak collection.

Nation : French
Local Price : £550.00

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

Nation : British
Local Price : £550.00

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

Nation : British
Local Price : £550.00

British Bandsman&#acute;s Mameluke Sword, Early 19th Century. Description Curved single-fullered blade with spear point. Brass mameluke hilt with langets, its crossbar with ball finials, brass ferrule, brass backstrap and integral pommel in the form of a lion&#acute;s head. Carved ivory grip with chequering, banding and sunburst. Brown leather washer recessed into the hilt. Black leather scabbard with gilt brass locket, chape and middle mount, with hanging rings on the locket and middle rmount. Blade 25Â¼ inches in length, 1 1/16 inches wide at the shoulder, the sword 31 inches overall. The only marking on the blade is a partly worn etched panel with the maker&#acute;s or retailer&#acute;s name &#acute;___PIN & Co, LONDON & DUBLIN&#acute;. The only maker or retailer that would seem to fit is Mappin & Co., which went by that name from around 1862-1863 (my sources differ on the start date, some ranging as early as 1859). However, I can find no record of Mappin having offices in Dublin. This certainly a non-regulation sword - there were no standard patterns of sword carried by Army musicians until 1856, and regiments sourced at their own expense whatever they felt looked appropriately grand on parade resulting in a huge number of variations. A number of bandsman&#acute;s swords take design cues from the dress mameluke: the mameluke sword was popular during the 19th century, initially introduced to Europeans during Napoleon&#acute;s Egyptian campaigns of 1798-1801. The Duke of Wellington owned and carried one from his service in India, and it became an outright craze among British officers to have one as a dress sword, officially acknowledged with the 1822 cavalry dress regulations and the 1831 pattern staff officer&#acute;s sword, which is still carried by General Officers to this day. Five swords with identical carved grips and lion&#acute;s head pommels to this example, and with similar but not identical mameluke hilts & curved blades, are held at the Royal Armouries with item numbers IX.386, IX.395, IX.5385, IX.5480 and IX.7187. These are described as &#acute;Band Sword Type M&#acute; “ this is not an official Army designation, but a recognition by the Armouries curators that their group represents a clear type. I have also seen two examples of a different closely-related type, which has an identical grip to this one, a near-identical hilt (with shorter bars) but a different lion head at the pommel “ one of these being Lot 108 at Warwick & Warwick auctioneers&#acute; sale of the 16th October 2024. The blade has some areas of cleaned pitting, and there is slight movement to the backstrap. There is some hairline cracking to the grip, not enough to affect it structurally, and one small chip near the pommel. Some dents to the scabbard fittings, which have an aged patina. Take care to support the scabbard once the sword has withdrawn, the leather remains flexible. Due to the ivory used in its grip, this sword cannot be exported from the UK. It has been declared and registered as antique ivory under the provisions of the UK Ivory Act and therefore can be sold within the UK. Please note that this is a one-time registration: if you purchase this sword and wish to resell it you must register it again.

Nation : British
Local Price : £550.00

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

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

Nation : British
Local Price : £545.00

British WD 1893 Dated 1856 Pattern Mole & Sons Birmingham Pioneer’s Sawback Short Sword Sidearm With Brass Hilt Regiment Marked ‘M/6 MAN1’ To The 6th Manchester Militia Weapon Number 1 & Scabbard. Sn 17683 -. This is an excellent 1856 Pattern British Pioneers Sawback Short Sword Sidearm. (see page 173 of Robson’s Swords of the British Army). It has a broad 22 ½” blade with deeply cut sawback (27 ½” overall). The blade has just light staining consistent with age. One side of the blade has a crisp etched panel of the manufacturer Rob(ert) Mole & Sons Birmingham. The reverse has crisp British WD ordnance inspection marks and faint ‘Mole Birm’ mark. It has a heavy ribbed Brass handle with full knuckle bow, slotted for lanyard. The back of the rolled cross guard is crisply Regiment marked ‘M/6 MAN1’ To The 6th Manchester Militia Weapon Number 1 & dated ’3 (March)1893’ . The sidearm is complete with original leather scabbard with brass mounts. The leather of the scabbard is clean and intact. The stitching of the rear seam is mostly absent but could easily be re-stitched by a saddler. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 17683.

Nation : British
Local Price : £545.00

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

Nation : British
Local Price : £545.00

Naval Royal Dockyard Battalion Sword 1827, Rare. Ref X3213. A Rare 1827 Naval Royal Dockyard Battalion Sword. 39&157; overall, 32&157; slightly curved fullered blade engraved with crowned fouled anchor, ´Royal Dockyard Battalion´ with foliage & acorns, & ´Henry Wilkinson Pall Mall London´ to one side, the other with foliage, royal coat of arms & proof mark to forte. Solid gilt half basket hilt with crowned fouled anchor, folding side guard lion´s head pommel, the backstrap with full length lion´s mane. Black fish skin grip with twisted gilt wire. Circa 1847&194;&160; A rare sword in good condition, lacking scabbard.&194;&160; Royal Dockyard Battalion´s formed in 1847 from Dockyard staff and disbanded in about 1857.&194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&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 : British
Local Price : £545.00

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

Nation : ?
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 : -
Local Price : 7,000 kr

Militär flintlåspistol ca:1760-70.

Nation : -
Local Price : 7,000 kr

Sv-Norsk bajonett för Norska polistrupperna m/44.

Nation : -
Local Price : 6,950 kr

Fransk / Svensk sabel m/1803-1814.

Nation : -
Local Price : 6,900 kr

Ã–sterrikisk kavalleripistol m/1798 konverterad från flintlås.

Nation : -
Local Price : 6,800 kr

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

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

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.

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 : 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 : £520.00

British Royal Engineers Driver&#acute;s Sword by Schnitzler & Kirschbaum, Dated 1850. Description Curved single fullered blade with spear point, steel hilt with widely spaced two-bar hilt with transverse bar joining the knucklebow and side bar, turned down inner guard. Smooth steel backstrap with integral pommel cap and riveted ears over ribbed wood grip covered with black leather. Black leather sword knot secured to the inside of the hilt by a screw. No scabbard. Blade 34Â½ inches in length, the sword 40 inches overall. The blade is stamped at the ricasso on one side with the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;S & K&#acute; within a dotted oval, indicating Schnitzler & Kirschbaum of Solingen, Germany, and a crown inspection mark with &#acute;L&#acute; for Liege. The spine of the blade is stamped with a crown over &#acute;FW 50&#acute; indicating it was manufactured in 1850 during the reign of Friedrich Wilhelm (Frederick III) of Prussia, and a Prussian crown inspection stamp. These swords are thought to have originally been a proposed new model for Prussian cavalry, manufactured in 1849-50 for trials run by the Prussian Guard Hussar Regiment. The pattern was not adopted and the swords seem to have been sold off as surplus and purchased by the British via the Belgian arms market. At the time Liege was a significant enough hub for the arms trade for there to be British inspectors based there whose distinctive stamp confirms they were taken into service with the British Army. It is historically very unusual for the British military to directly purchase a foreign pattern of sword, but the purchase probably took place around the time of the Crimean War, when there was an urgent demand for weapons. The German swords ended up issued to wagon drivers of the Royal Engineers, who at the time were not yet part of the British Army, but were under the direct control of the Board of Ordnance, the same body responsible for supplying equipment, weapons and ammunition to the Army and Navy. The mounted Drivers were responsible for drawing wagons of engineering equipment overland. There was much that needed hauling: during their time in the Crimea the Engineers constructed the first military telegraph and ran the Army&#acute;s postal system in addition to their modern role as sappers. The sword knot on this example is unusual: this pattern usually features a leather finger loop attached to the inside of the guard, a feature not seen on British swords and fragile enough to be missing from many survivors. On this example a leather knot is attached instead, secured to the hilt by the same screw. The knot appears antique and is not a British type I recognize; perhaps it is German? Since there is no sword knot slit on the hilt it would make sense to attach a knot there, and the finger loop would probably not have been valued as a feature by the British. I have not seen any another example so modified.