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Nation : British
Local Price : £475.00

Inter War 1921 British Army In India WD ‘Small Grip’ IP08 (India Pattern 1908) Heavy Cavalry Trooper’s Sword & Scabbard. Sn 23174:30 -. The British Army of India variant of the 1908 sword featured a smaller grip to match the generally smaller hands of cavalry troopers recruited in the sub-continent. As private purchases, officer’s swords sometimes showed some variation from the standard pattern. Occasionally whole Regiments would have their own variation on the theme. This British Indian Army 1908 Pattern Heavy Cavalry Troopers sword & scabbard is in very good condition. The Sword has an undamaged 34 ½” single edged blade with fuller (41 ½” overall). The blade is clean and is dated ‘11 21’ date (November 1921) together with WD ordnance inspection marks. The spine has ‘IP 08’ (India pattern 1908 designation) and it has its original leather hilt washer. The steel bowl guard has no dents & has the typical smaller India issue stippled wood hilt with correct thumb recess to assist grip. It is complete with its original steel scabbard with fixed hanging rings and brass throat mount. The scabbard has no dents. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23174:30

Nation : French
Local Price : £475.00

**RARE**Child / Cadet Size French C1880 /90 Cavalry Sword. Sn 19239:1 -. This is an unusual rare to find child / Cadet size sword with similar features of the C1880 and C1890 Cavalry swords such as polished horn wire bound grips, similar pommel caps found on both C1880 and C1890 swords 4 bar guard found on C1880 swords (see pages 111 and 113 of Wither’s book ‘World Swords’ where full size French C1880 and C1890 Cavalry swords are illustrated). The grooved polished horn grip is small in size and its wire binding is intact. It has deep cast decoration to the small bar guard, quillon, knuckle bow & pommel cap. The 24 ¾” blade has fullers and is undamaged with just light staining consistent with age. The sword has no maker or date marks. The blade has a leather hilt washer. The child / cadet size sword measures 29 ½” overall. There are no visible manufacturer marks on the sword. The sword is without scabbard. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 19239:1 (Rack)

Nation : British
Local Price : £475.00

Victorian Era Police Constabulary Brass Hilt Sword / Hanger Sidearm Hilt Marked ‘SP 138’ & Scabbard. Sn 23188 -. This is an original Victorian Police brass hilt sword / hanger sidearm & scabbard. It has a 24” fullered curved steel blade with original leather hilt washer. The blade has no maker or date marks and just light areas of staining consistent with age and service carry. Its fish skin covered handle with finger grooves is in good condition. It has a brass knuckle guard & stepped pommel. The brass knuckle guard has faint ‘SP’ mark possibly Special (volunteer) Police & weapon number ‘138’. The hilt has a scabbard locking catch. The overall length of the sword is 29 ¾”. Its black leather scabbard is in very good condition with brass mounts (the stitched rear seam has opened in small areas but could easily be re-stitched). The throat mount has an oval brass frog locket. The price includes UK delivery. (tub armoury) Sn 23188

Nation : British
Local Price : £475.00

Victorian Era Police Constabulary Brass Hilt Sword / Hanger Sidearm & Scabbard. ED 3037 -. This is an original Victorian Police brass hilt sword / hanger sidearm & scabbard. It has a 24” fullered curved steel blade with original leather hilt washer. The sharpened blade has no maker or date marks and just light areas of staining consistent with age and service carry. Its fish skin covered handle with finger grooves is in good condition. It has a brass knuckle guard & stepped pommel. The hilt has a scabbard locking catch which works correctly. The overall length of the sword is just under 29 ½”. Its black leather scabbard is in very good condition with brass mounts. The throat mount has an oval brass frog locket. The price includes UK delivery. (tub armoury) ED 3037

Nation : British
Local Price : £475.00

**UNKNOWN SWORD**Circa 19th Century Sword With Curved Sabre Blade & Steel Scabbard. ED 3029 -. After much research via books, the internet & within the trade we have been unable to identify the Model or Nationality of this sword. Most likely made in the 19th Century it has an ebonised wood hilt with well defined finger grooves and curved steel back strap. It has a large steel tapering square section cross guard with ball finials and central langets similar to those found on British Mamaluke & Indian Talwar swords. The wood has knocks bumps and bruises consistent with age & handling but is totally secure. The sword has a 31 ¼” curved sabre blade with fullers. The blade has no visible maker marks & has age related staining. There is no damage to the cutting edge. The sword measures 36 ¾” overall. The sword comes with its original steel scabbard in which it was found. The throat of the scabbard has slots which neatly accommodate the langets of the sword. The scabbard has 2 hanging rings and shoe. The metal has even age related patina and no dents. The price for this sword worthy of further research includes UK delivery. ED 3029

Nation : British
Local Price : £475.00

British WW1 1908 Pattern Cavalry Trooper&#acute;s Sword by Enfield, 1916 with Unusual Leather-Covered Steel Scabbard. Description Straight single-fullered blade with spear point, steel bowl hilt with folded rim and sword knot slit near the pommel. Brown leather washer, chequered plastic grip with thumb rest. Smooth oval steel pommel. Steel scabbard covered with leather including leather frog strap and lyre chape piece, leaving only the steel throat piece exposed. Blade 35 inches in length, the sword 42Â½ inches overall. The blade is stamped at the ricasso on one side with a broad arrow War Department stores mark, &#acute;EFD&#acute; indicating that it was manufactured by the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, a crown inspection mark with &#acute;E&#acute; for Enfield and an &#acute;X&#acute; indicating that the blade passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test. It is stamped on the other side with the manufacture date 3 &#acute;16 for March 1916 and two further crown inspection marks with &#acute;E&#acute;. The spine of the blade is stamped P &#acute;08 indicating the pattern. The inside of the hilt is covered thickly with black paint, obscuring any unit marks that might be stamped in their usual position there. The scabbard leather is unmarked while its steel body, which is often stamped on standard examples, is obscured by the leather. Leather scabbards are unusual on the 1908 Pattern “ most examples use an all-steel scabbard with two fixed hanging rings at the throat, designed to be held by a horizontal strap attaching it to their horse&#acute;s saddle via a frog. This example is built like the steel scabbard but lacks the fixed rings, and with its vertical frog strap it must have been worn with a Sam Browne belt attached to the rider&#acute;s body instead, effectively the same system as seen on field scabbards for the 1912 Pattern cavalry officer&#acute;s sword. The scabbard is well made and would seem to combine the strength of a steel scabbard with the lack of rattle and reflection which made leather or leather-over-wood scabbards popular for field use. I have seen all-leather scabbards on 1908 Patterns before which are sometimes referred to as being used by NCOs, but have not seen documentary evidence of this connection, nor have I seen this stronger leather-over-steel model before. A trial run of similarly leather-covered-steel scabbards was produced for the 1899 Pattern trooper&#acute;s sword during the Boer War, with the purpose of cutting down reflection, but this was not made universal and they are uncommon today. As mentioned the inside of the hilt has been painted black, as has as the outer rim of the scabbard&#acute;s throat piece. These are remnants of a field paint scheme that would most likely have covered all the metal hilt parts. Paint was often applied to cavalry trooper&#acute;s swords during the First World War as camouflage, and to reduce reflection off the polished metal which could give away a unit&#acute;s position. Between its black paint and leather scabbard cover this particular sword would have been rendered completely non-reflective in the field. Painting does not seem to have been done preemptively or according to a central plan “ rather it was done ad hoc by deployed soldiers themselves. The odds of a camouflaged sword having been carried on a campaign are therefore very high. Field paint was often removed after the conflict to return swords to parade condition, and this example appears to have treated that way with the outside of the hilt and pommel stripped and repolished. The finish on the inside of the hilt did not matter so much and it would have been tricky to remove paint in the recesses there, so it has been preserved in that area. The steel pin at the base of the blade (designed to hold the washer in place) has been lost “ a short copper rod appears to have been inserted as a replacement, peened on one side of the blade and bent 90 degrees on the other to secure it. This simple repair may be period and there is dark patination to the copper. The washer itself may be a replacement as its edges are more roughly and irregularly cut than standard, although the leather has some age to it. The blade is bright and clean, sharp with no edge damage, only tiny patches of light patination near the tip and at the forte, a few small dents also at the forte. The outside of the hilt has been refinished bright with polishing marks and patches of cleaned moderate pitting, some of which looks to be filiform (worm-shaped, caused by moisture working its way under a protective layer like paint or lacquer). Speckled patination to the pommel. Only a few light dents to the plastic grip, very little handling wear. The sword is firm in the hand with no movement to the hilt or grip. The leather scabbard cover has some dents and small cuts, one notable branching crack to one face in its lower section, perhaps due to shrinkage opening up an existing cut. This has exposed the steel core, and the exposed steel is rusted. The chape end is a high-wear area and the leather chape piece has some denting, cracks from bending, loss of stitching and one area of lost leather exposing the chape end of the steel core on one side (which allows us to see that it is shaped just like the standard steel scabbard). Interestingly there is no active rust on the very small area of exposed steel and what looks like brown paint or lacquer there (the steel may have been given a protective coat of some kind before covering with leather?). Some hard glassy filler material is visible between the leather and steel in one spot at the edge of the break“ possibly an adhesive. A previous owner has tied down the leather frog strap with cord “ this keeps it nicely in place and helps prevent damage so I have left it be.

Nation : Austrian
Local Price : 650.00 USD

PROBABLE CONFEDERATE USE! AUSTRIAN M.1862 INFANTRY SWORD. Iron hilt with exaggerated P form guard and leather covered grip (wire removed). 26" curved broad fullered blade marked EISENBACH 833 with no ordnance or government marks indicating it was retailed, not government contract. Blade shows about 85% smooth surface, the rest heavily pitted in patches-typical Confederate condition as these were hidden in walls, under floors etc. in the expectation that the South would rekindle the war.

Nation : Portuguese
Local Price : £465

Click and use the code >16828 to search for this item on the dealer website Good & Rare Antique, Malaysian, Kampilan Long Sword. A Sword Very Rarely Seen in Europe. The Kapampangan Name of the Kampilan was "Talibong" and The Hilt on the Talibong Represented the Dragon Naga,

Nation : British
Local Price : £465.00

British Enfield 1899 pattern Cavalry Troopers Sword. British 1899 pattern Cavalry Troopers Sword slightly curved blade in good condition spine stamped 99 and crown 75 E which is repeated on the blade the reverse side with issue and inspection dates plus EDF and broad arrow plus date 02. Steel bowl guard with reinforced edge, chequered leather grip fixed with three rivets, bowl guard stamped with unit marks – issue. It is complete with steel scabbard which shows inspection and issue stamps Overall length 40.5 inches blade 33.5 inches

Nation : French
Local Price : 635.00 USD

FRENCH ARTILLERY NON COMMISSIONED OFFICER’S SWORD 1884. 1816 pattern which was adopted after Napoleon's defeat. 31 ½” double edged double fullered blade of fighting weight. The base with cursive maker's inscription and date 1884. Brass hilt with double shell guards. The right with the artillery flaming bomb and the left, folding (fully functional). Wire wrapped grip. Brass mounted leather scabbard in excellent preservation. Superior example of an early Third Republic sword.

Nation : -
Local Price : 635.00 USD

US M.1860 STAFF & FIELD OFFICER'S SWORD. See The American Sword, Peterson #121. Standard pattern carried by Union sergeants in the Civil War. Brass hilt with eagle motif to the pommel and guard. Floral motif knuckle bow. Spirally fluted leather-covered grip with twisted wire wrap. 30” double edged diamond section blade, decorated first half with foliage, U S, owner's initials and military arms. The forte with retailer's G W SIMMONS & CO BOSTON MASS, established 1843. Gilt brass mounts to the plated scabbard. Good clean example with great Civil War character. Rarely found with the officer's initials.

Nation : -
Local Price : £460.00

Napoleonic era Continental Light Cavalry Sabre. EL7288 - A Continental (probably Dutch or Prussian) Napoleonic era light cavalry sabre. This sword is somewhat of a mystery, being clearly based on the British 1796 light cavalry sabre, but with some details of an officer's sword hilt, and a narrower blade (of the standard 32.5 inches long). The blade has been service sharpened and has a number of small nicks to the edge. I suspect that this is a

Nation : British
Local Price : £460.00

British 1899 Pattern Cavalry Trooper&#acute;s Sword, 18th Hussars and Surrey Yeomanry. Description Curved single-fullered blade with spear point, Steel bowl guard with turned-over inside edge, black pressed leather grips secured to the exposed full-width tang with three large rivets, steel pommel. No washer. Steel scabbard with two fixed hanging rings on opposing sides just below the throat piece. The ricasso of the blade is stamped on one side with a broad arrow War Department mark, the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;EFD&#acute; for the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, a crown inspection mark with &#acute;E&#acute; for Enfield, and an &#acute;X&#acute; indicating that the blade passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test. The ricasso is stamped on the other side with &#acute;01, its manufacture date, and another crown inspection mark with &#acute;E&#acute;. The spine of the blade is stamped with &#acute;/99, its pattern, and another Enfield crown inspection mark. The outside of the guard is stamped with &#acute;EFD&#acute; and another Enfield crown inspection stamp. The body of the scabbard is stamped on one side with the unit mark &#acute;18 H&#acute; indicating the 18th Hussars. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped on the face side with the issue date &#acute;5 / 02&#acute;, another unit mark &#acute;3 P H&#acute; and serial number &#acute;133&#acute;. This unit mark and number have been cancelled with strikethroughs. I am not certain which regiment this signifies. It is stamped on the other side with &#acute;Y&#acute; over &#acute;S R&#acute;, over &#acute;37&#acute; (or possibly 87) indicating the Surrey Yeomanry. The throat piece of the scabbard is further stamped on the spine side with &#acute;01, the manufacture date, and a crown inspection mark with &#acute;W&#acute; for Wilkinson. The fixed hanging ring is stamped with &#acute;P 99&#acute;, the pattern. The body of the scabbard is stamped on the spine side with another broad arrow, another &#acute;01 date, and other Wilkinson crown inspection mark. Cavalry swords were typically handed down from regular cavalry units to yeomanry as they wore out or the pattern was replaced. As only the scabbard of this example is marked, one should note that it and the sword might not be an original pair, although their production dates are the same. The sword&#acute;s hilt shows signs of past repolishing, which may have removed unit markings in the usual position inside the hilt. The 1899 Pattern cavalry trooper&#acute;s sword was introduced on the 19th October 1899, eight days after the Second Boer War broke out. It was intended to be a refinement on the 1890 Pattern, with a slightly shorter blade, greater protection for the hand and a longer grip. Users generally considered it on the heavy side and much more effective in the thrust than the cut: this cemented the growing consensus that cavalry swords should be built entirely for thrusting.

Nation : American
Local Price : £455

Click and use the code >17969 to search for this item on the dealer website 19th Century, Antique, Mandingo Mandinka Chief´s Slave and Gold Trader´s Sword With Tattooed-Leather Covered Wooden Scabbard

Nation : German
Local Price : 625.00 USD

IMPERIAL GERMAN OFFICER’S SWORD, 19TH CENTURY. Second half of the 19th century. Gilt brass hilt with P form guard slotted for a sword knot, retains about 90% original gold surface. Wire wrapped black leather grip. 31 ½” curved broad fullered blade with near all bright finish and scattered freckling of oxidation only, unmarked. Iron scabbard shows chocolate brown patina with frosty surface. No damage or dents. The gilt mounts with about 50% gold surface intact.

Nation : American
Local Price : 625.00 USD

FINE AMERICAN SECRET SOCIETY SWORD C.1880. The Odd Fellows, founded in England in the 18th century, was a secret society which promoted brotherhood and good will among its members. It is thought that the name referenced skilled workers in fields outside the organized guilds and thus outsiders to the main workers community. This sword is a fine example, beautifully finished and lavishly overlaid in pure gold, nearly all of which remains in bright presentation. The 28” blade, in virtually as new condition, is decorated with gilt foliate panels with King David Encampment No. 42 Fitchburg Mass. and the owner's name. Maker's name f t Littlefield Portland Maine the ricasso. The whole is as fine a preservation as can be found for the period. The owner's name, C M Flinh, which we ordinarily do not list, is of such rarity as to beg for further research. Exhaustive search by AI reveals a single Flinh family in Maine in 1880. As information on the internet evolves, it is likely that further details of the family and this sword's owner will become available. That aside, it is as fine a sword of the period as can be found. If it were a military sword, it would command a price in the $3000-4000 range.

Nation : -
Local Price : 625.00 USD

NEW YORK MILITIA PRESENTATION SWORD 1912. Standard pattern. See The American Sword, Peterson #11. Gilt brass hilt with bow tie form guard and plumed helmet pommel, retains considerable gold finish. Fine reeded bone grip. 30” straight double edged blade decorated first half with foliage, U. S. and maker's name Ridabock & Co. New York on gold ground, one side. The opposite with profuse elegant presentation inscription to Sgt. Samuel R Burns, 4th Co., 7th Reg., NY National Guard. Date Jan 15, 1912. Brass mounted leather scabbard with stabilized kink, otherwise excellent. Very rarely encountered.

Nation : -
Local Price : 625.00 USD

RARE EARLY MASONIC SWORD C.1840-50. An example of the swords produced for private purchase in the Ante Bellum period and sold extensively to militia officer's, North and South. This example saw service as a Masonic sword, differing only in that the scabbard is engraved with the Masonic square and dividers surrounding G, and the bone grip has been painted maroon. The hilt and scabbard mounts retain near all original gold finish. The scabbard covering appears newer, replaced during its working life. The 25 ¾” blade is etched with Franklin R A Chapter on one side and Greenfield Mass. the other. The Franklin Royal Arch Chapter was established Jan. 17, 1818 so this sword was that of a very early, if not founding member. It dates to the period of the Anti-Masonic fervor of the 1820s–1830s. About 75% of U.S. lodges disbanded or went dormant by the mid-1830s.

Nation : Swiss
Local Price : £450.00

Swiss m1878 Pioneer Sword. A Swiss Model 1878 Pioneer short sword by Gerbrueder Weyersberg SolingenThe steel sawbacked blade has a fuller on one side of the blade, the front is marked with makers name and Swiss cross and the reverse has the serial number 1349 and the date the date 1883. The handle has black chequered grips secured by 5 brass rivets, brass pommel cap and crossguardIt measures 25" overall with a 19" blade. A scarce Swiss sword in Excellent condition

Nation : Swiss
Local Price : £450.00

Swiss 1842 Pattern Sawback Pioneer’s Sidearm, Dated 1891 by Wester & Co., Solingen. Description Straight double-edged blade with sawback. Ribbed solid brass hilt with cross guard and oval pommel. Scabbard of black leather-covered wood with brass fittings at throat and chape. Maker&#acute;s marked to the ricasso with &#acute;Wester & Co Solingen&#acute; and on the opposite face stamped with the serial number &#acute;21964&#acute; and date of manufacture &#acute;1891&#acute;. Sidearms with the form of a neoclassical &#acute;gladius&#acute; appear to have originated with the French 1771 &#acute;Eagle Head&#acute; Artillery sword. A series of very similar-looking short swords were subsequently designed, including the French 1816 & 1831 Artillery, the US Model 1832 Foot Artillery, the Swiss 1842 Pioneer&#acute;s, the Russian 1848 Pioneer&#acute;s and the British 1855 Land Transport. While durable and simple to manufacture, they were not particularly useful for combat (the gladius having become obsolete for good reasons) so remained either ceremonial items or in the role of a machete for various field tasks such as clearing brush. Blades with a saw-toothed back were also tried during this same period in an attempt to add functionality as a tool, such as on the British 1871 and 1879 pattern bayonets for the Martini-Henry rifle, and the Pioneer&#acute;s swords of various nations. Such attempts were generally considered failures, as a sawblade needs to be much narrower and longer than a short sword or bayonet to cut efficiently, and the soldiers had trouble sharpening the saw after use. This model combines both fanciful features in one. Blade is mint. Leather washer is present and intact, the leather of the scabbard has minor scuffing consistent with age. The scabbard&#acute;s frog hook is very slightly bent, still intact and usable.

Nation : ?
Local Price : 450.00

. An attributed sword almost certainly belonging to Colonel Edward James Courtenay 1848-1906, 35th Regiment (Royal Sussex Regiment). An 1822/45 Infantry Officers sword with regulation pattern brass hilt with folding section with wire bound fish-skin grip and 1845 type fullered blade, in steel scabbard with two suspension rings. The folding guard was superseded from around 1854 by a solid guard so this is a latish example but some officers had a preference for them. The blade is etched with crown, royal cypher, scrolling foliage and a crest of a branch of the Courtenay family showing a Dolphin embowed over a Ducal coronet with the motto Quod Verum Tutum (What is true is safe) above monogram EJC. The sword was retailed by J. B. Johnstone of Sackville Street London & Dublin. J. B. Johnstone traded from Sackville Street from at least 1861 to 1897, and this ties in with E. J. Courtenay as he was first commissioned in 1862. Colonel Courtenay had a long and distinguished career which included being a Sandhurst Instructor, commanding the 1st Battalion of the Royal Sussex Regiment and being Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Ireland, at the time of Queen Victoria's visit to Ireland in 1900. Summary of Career 1848 born 14th August 1862 30th June Ensign 35th Foot 1870 16th March promoted Lieutenant 1875 attached 21st Hussars Aldershot for instruction 1878 promoted Captain 1878-1885 Instructor in Tactics at the Royal Military College Sandhurst and was also Honorary Secretary of Cricket matches at Sandhurst 1883 promoted Major 1890 promoted Lieutenant Colonel, appointed to command 1st Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment 1892 Lt Col Courtenay was presented to the Duke of Connaught by the Adjutant General at a Levee held at St James's Palace 1894 6th August promoted Brevet Colonel, 28th October Substantive Colonel, appointed AAG (Assistant Adjutant General) Headquarters Ireland 1896 Colonel Courtenay attended a Levee at St James's Palace held by HRH Duke of Connaught on behalf of the Queen 1899 As AAG Ireland Colonel Courtenay was on the staff directing Military Manouvres in Ireland 1900 April, at Queen Victoria's visit to Ireland Col Courtenay as AAG Headquarters Ireland was with Headquarters Staff at the head of the march past in Phoenix Park Dublin. 1905 A Short Record of the Royal Sussex Regiment 1701-1905 by Colonel Courtenay was published. 1906 6th April, Colonel Courtenay Died at St Andrews

Nation : British
Local Price : £450

Click and use the code >25179 to search for this item on the dealer website Scarce Lancaster Oval Bore Rifle Sword Bayonet, Sappers and Miners 1855, Shortened Quill Back Blade

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £450.00

Japanese Model 1899 Type 32 Army NCO Sword. Otsu. #2509011. The Type 32 (Model 1899) had a machined blade and was manufactured at the Tokyo Hohei Kosho Arsenal. The sword saw service during the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), World War One (1914-1918) and on into World War Two (1939-1945).Two patterns of the Type 32 were produced. The first pattern, known as ‘Ko,’ was issued to cavalry troopers and had a blade length of around 830mm. The second pattern, known as ‘Otsu,’ was issued to army NCOs and was shorter, with a blade length of around 770mm. This example is an ‘Otsu’ pattern Type 32 infantry NCO’s sword. The 770mm Katana profile blade has a single edge and long, narrow fuller below the flat spine. The slightly curved blade is in good condition with sharpening scratches along the cutting edge. The ricasso is stamped with the serial number 102629.The steel D guard has a crosshatched steel back strap and dove head pommel. The hilt retains its original finish. The crosshatched wooden grip is in good condition. The locking catch is in good working order. The front of the guard bears Tokyo arsenal and inspection stamps.The sword is complete with its blackened steel scabbard with a single hanger-ring. The scabbard is in very good condition. The shoe of the scabbard bears the serial number 102921. The sword sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within the scabbard. This is an increasingly hard to find Imperial Japanese army NCO’s Type 32 sword in good, honest condition.

Nation : British
Local Price : £450.00

British 1845 Pattern Infantry Field Officers Sword. #2606008. This is a very nice example of an 1845 pattern infantry Field officer’s sword. The sword was made between 1845-1854, as evidenced by the fixed guard and lack of a brass proof stud in the ricasso. The Wilkinson Sword Company introduced the proof stud in 1845 and its use became an industry standard by the mid 1850’s for all makers supplying the UK sword trade. This sword would have been in service during the period of the Crimean War (October 1853 to February 1856).The 820mm “Wilkinson” pattern blade has a flat spine with a half-width fuller running for two-thirds of its length. The blade terminates in a double-edged spear point and is etched with panels of foliate scrollwork above and below Queen Victoria’s crowned Royal cypher.The blade is in good condition with polishing wear to the etching and a pleasing patina. The forward and upper edges were service sharpened, possibly for deployment to the Crimea.The ricasso is etched with a continuation of the foliate scrollwork decorating the blade. The obverse ricasso is blank and lacks a proof stud suggesting that the sword was made in Europe, probably Solingen as by 1850, almost all British makers had adopted the brass proof stud.The Gothic brass guard is of the fixed pattern. Soon after the introduction of the 1845 pattern blade, the gothic guard of these swords became fixed, no longer having a hinged side piece. 1822 pattern swords with fixed guards are known but uncommon. By 1854, all swords of this pattern had a fixed Gothic hilt and the S-shaped insert of the formerly folding section was replaced with a single, comma-like spur.The guard is in very good condition. An oval within the guard bears Queen Victoria’s cypher above the flowers of the union. The shagreen wrapped grip is in good condition with some staining and the twisted copper wire is intact and tight. The blade is firm in the hilt.The sword is complete with its field officer’s brass scabbard with twin suspension rings and bar. The scabbard is in very good condition and retains its wooden liners. The sword sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within the scabbard.This is a great example of a Crimean War period Victorian infantry field officer’s sword.

Nation : Swiss
Local Price : £450.00

Swiss M1878 Vetterli Sawback Bayonet. Description Straight spear pointed blade with sawback and false edge, with single fuller on one side, the other side completely flat. Steel hilt with upper muzzle ring & foresight notch and lower lobe quillon, beaked steel pommel with locking button and external leaf spring for the locking mechanism. Slab grips of chequered gutta percha (a form of natural rubber) secured by four steel rivets, the leaf spring running through and screwing into the centre of the grip on the fullered side. Brown leather scabbard with steel throat and chape pieces, the throat piece with frog loop, the chape piece with ball finial. Leather frog, its front side black, reverse brown. The blade is stamped at the ricasso with the manufacturer &#acute;S J G Neuhausen&#acute;, and on the hilt with the serial number &#acute;14460&#acute;. The pommel is stamped with &#acute;D&#acute; and the lobe quillon is stamped with a Swiss cross and &#acute;C&#acute;. The frog is stamped with &#acute;J. Schmid 1888&#acute;, probably its manufacture date, and the reverse is stamped with a Swiss cross and &#acute;B&#acute;. The scabbard finial is stamped with a Swiss cross. Thought to have been inspired by the British Elcho bayonet, the Swiss M1878 fitted to the 10.5mm Vetterli repeating rifle. This rifle was introduced in 1869 and originally used a socket bayonet. When the switch to a sword bayonet was ordered, the new model was designed to mount on the right side of the barrel rather than below it, like a socket bayonet, and with unusual projections from the muzzle ring that engaged with the foresight as it locked into place. Its blade is also unusual in that it is flat on one side and with a ground edge on the other. It incorporated the then-popular &#acute;sawback&#acute;, saw teeth cut into the spine of the blade intended to make it useful for field work like cutting brush. The bayonet&#acute;s length is noticeable “ when mounted the rifle and bayonet together are more than 6 feet in length. There are several successor models which used the same blade - the M1878 is the earliest version, produced for only three years, distinguishable by the four rivets used in its grip (reduced to three in the M1881). The blade is bright and clean overall, with only some very small spots of pitting towards the point on the flat side. The saw&#acute;s teeth are unbroken and do not appear heavily used. The grips are in good condition with no cracking, a couple of small chips around the rivets. No dents to the scabbard fittings. Some light dents and occasional scratches to the scabbard leather, its stitching is all intact. The black finish has rubbed on the front of the frog&#acute;s belt loop, but only where the pommel contacts it while sheathed. No retaining strap “ this is a separate leather piece that would thread through the loop on the scabbard&#acute;s throat piece and attach to the buckle on the frog. The scabbard still sits in the frog correctly but can&#acute;t be locked in place with the belt & buckle system.

Nation : ?
Local Price : 450.00

. 34.5"e; blade stamped Weyersberg Kirschbaum & cie, Solingen and dated ‘87. The sword has its original steel scabbard with various inspection marks. Both sword and scabbard are stamped with the Regimental marks V. F.E.L for the Forfar Light Horse Volunteers. The leather grip slabs remain in very good condition but the blade is excellent with its original polished finish. Dimensions: Blade length: 34.5 Inches (87.5cm) Overall length-40.25 Inches (102cm)

Nation : ?
Local Price : 450.00

. An attributed Edward VII 1897 Pattern Infantry Officers Sword to Major Pedro Telesforo Wessel of the Cheshire Regiment. The sword blade is etched to the 1st Volunteer Battalion Cheshire Regiment and with the owners initials PTW. The sword was retailed by Hobson & Sons of 1-3-5 Lexington St., London, the proof mark on the blade suggests it might have been made by the well known quality sword manufacturer Pillin, who is known to have supplied Hobson & Sons. Pedro Telesforo Wessel was born 24th July 1878, Antofagasta, Chile, and died in 1954 in Bournemouth, England. Educated in Copenhagen, Denmark. Settled in England 1896 and was naturalized a British subject May 4, 1904. Commissioned to the Cheshire Regt. T.F. June 1904. Captain 1907. Seconded 5th East Surrey Regt. 1910. Reserve of Officers 1911. Mobilized Cheshire Regt. Aug 4th 1914. Attached 101st Provisional Battalion: May 1915. Military Representative East Ham. West Ham and Leyton Tribunals 1916. Adjutant South Western Group County of London Infantry Volunteer Corps 1917-1920. Married September 9, 1902 at Bromborough, Cheshire to Kathlee Shirely Forwoord, born September 25, 1875, daughter of Sir William Bower Forwood K.B.E., D.L., J.P. of Bromborough Hall. Cheshire. B. 21st jan: 1840 d 23rd march 1928. And Mary Eleanor Moss. B; 7th Sept: 1841. D: 24th Dec: 1896. Privilegium Sacelli domestici granted by Pope Pius XI. by brief dated 18th May. 1922. Received Patent of Arms H.C. 13th Dec: 1922. On his retirement purchased Apley House, Grayshott, Hampshire. (1931). He had four children, interestingly his third son Richard Wessel was a BBC Home news reader and announcer during World War Two. Dimensions: Blade Length: 32.5 Inches (82.5 cm) Overall Length: 38.5 Inches (98 cm)

Nation : ?
Local Price : 450.00

. A Scarce Imperial Police sword, with an 1892 infantry blade and a steel gothic hilt like a Rifle Officers sword but with an IP cypher under a kings crown on the guard and blade. This sword probably dates from the first quarter of the Twentieth Century, it has a good leather clad field service scabbard with scabbard supporting strap (often missing) and Sam Browne sword frog. Notes: The Indian or Imperial Police was established in British India 1861 as part of a new system of police administration following the Indian Mutiny or Sepoy War of 1857-59, and was also the primary law enforcement agency in Burma after British conquest of that country which was then governed as a province of India. Indeed George Orwell, under his real name Eric Blair would have worn a sword like this whilst serving as an officer in the Imperial Police in Burma from 1920-27. Appointment s of senior officers from Assistant District Superintendent upwards were generally made from European officers of the Indian Army, from 1893 they had to take Indian Civil Service examinations to gain appointment. From around that date officers would have worn this type of sword with 1892 Pattern blade (as used in the current 1897 Pattern Infantry Officers sword). A year after Indian Independence in 1947 the Imperial Police Service were replaced by the Indian Police Service established by the Constitution of the new federal union of India. Dimensions: Blade Length: 33 Inches Overall Length: 38.5 Inches

Nation : French
Local Price : £450.00

French M1882 Light Cavalry Trooper&#acute;s Sword by Chatellerault, 1883. Description Straight fullered blade with spear point. Black leather washer. Brass three-bar hilt, brass oval pommel cap. Grip of black leather over wood, bound with brass wire. Steel scabbard with single band with hanging ring. The spine of the blade is engraved with &#acute;Mre d&#acute;Armes de Châtt Janvier 1883 Cavrie legere Mle 1882&#acute;, indicating that it is the Light Cavalry Model 1882, and was made at the state arsenal at Chatellerault in January 1883, during the Third Republic. The knucklebow of the hilt is stamped with the serial number &#acute;2861&#acute;, and several poinçons (punch marks). The blade is stamped at the forte on one side with three poinçons, one of a star within a triangle, another of the letter &#acute;R&#acute; within an circle and a third of the letter &#acute;B&#acute; within a circle. The upper band of the scabbard is stamped on one side with the partly legible serial number &#acute;28__&#acute;, which suggests it and the sword are probably a matching, original pair. There are a few scattered stamps on the spine of the scabbard near the throat, including the numbers &#acute;22&#acute; and &#acute;8&#acute;. Created in 1816, the Manufacture de Chatellerault, near Poitier, grew to become a key arms factory for the French state. In the 1830s it took over from the Maubeuge, Charleville and Klingenthal plants, all of these being considered too close to the German border to be relied upon in a war. During the late 19th and early 20th century production of swords at Chatellerault decreased while firearms manufacture massively increased. However, despite increasing use of machine tools and the nearing obsolescence of the sword, the blades continued to be hand-forged until 1916. Production of swords there ended in 1937. The blade is bright with only a few areas of light patination mainly in the fuller. Its unsharpened edge has only one very small nick, its tip is undamaged. The brass hilt and pommel have an even patina with a few spots of darker patination. The grip has some handling wear, the leather covering worn away in places on the ridges of the ribs, exposing the wood core. The wire binding of the grip has mostly been lost, with only two loops remaining at the pommel end. There is a split running along most of the grip, perhaps due to leather shrinkage with age or the lack of wire binding to hold the leather in place. This gap has been filled in with a hard black material matching the black leather. The scabbard is free of dents but is pitted overall, most heavily at the chape end.

Nation : German
Local Price : £450.00

Prussian M1816 Infantry Hanger / Sabre. Description Curved hanger blade with single narrow fuller running close to the spine and hatchet point. Cast brass heart-shaped hilt with short quillon and knucklebow, black leather washer, brass grip with diagonal grooves on one side and smooth on the other, round brass pommel. Black leather scabbard with inset brass frog hook and brass button chape. Blade 25 1/8 inches (64.2cm) in length past the washer, the sword 31 inches (78.7cm) overall. The blade is etched at the forte on both sides with the crown and cypher of King Friedrich Wilhelm (Frederick William). Depending on when this blade was made this would be either Friedrich Wilhelm III or IV. A small floral motif is etched below. The knucklebow is stamped with a Prussian unit mark reading &#acute;3: No. 122.28.L.R.&#acute;. The outside of the hilt is stamped with &#acute;1Y.1.6.&#acute;, which may be another unit mark. The M1816 was a near-copy of its predecessor the M1715 infantry sword. The Napoleonic Wars having finally concluded, the Prussian army chose in 1815 to adopt the French infantry saber as standard for their infantry “ the Guards regiments however preferred the old Prussian model and so new stocks were produced. The blade is of the form the English called a &#acute;hanger&#acute; although German sources consider it a sabre. Sturdy and simple to produce, these swords had a long service life, remaining in use longest as a parade weapon with the SchloÃ&159;garde-Kompanie (guards of the royal palaces) until they units were disbanded with the end of the Prussian monarchy in 1918. The blade is bright and clean with only a few tiny spots of patination and no damage to its edge. Two small spots of pitting near the etching on one side. The brass of the hilt has a light, even patina and no major dents or cracks. The leather of the scabbard has some cracking and flaking but is generally in good order, the sword sheathes and draws smoothly.

Nation : British
Local Price : £450.00

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 : Austrian
Local Price : 615.00 USD

AUSTRIAN 1861 INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD. Iron hilt with double slotted guard. Brass wire wrapped ray skin grip (small loss at the heel). 29 3/4” slightly curved broad fullered blade with dedication at the forte: Ehre (honor) W T Flicht 1878-1898, commemorating his service upon retirement. Reverse with E JUNG, Vienna sword maker. Hilt shows most original plating with uniform smooth brown patina to the balance. Iron scabbard complete, with remnants of plating.