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Nation : American
Local Price : 575.00 USD

US 1872 CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD. See The American Sword, Peterson #86. Custer era and showing distinctive Western Frontier character. 31 3/4" broad fullered blade unmarked. Brass hilt with three bar guard and wire wrapped leather covered grip (dry but complete and excellent). Blade crisp with gray patina and minor oxidation the mid point right side, negligible. Early Custer era example with great age appearance which exudes Western/cowboy character.

Nation : British
Local Price : $795.00 CAD

BRITISH P.1822/45 GENERAL OFFICER’S SWORD. BRITISH P.1822/45 GENERAL OFFICER’S SWORD: Maker: E. THURKLE, Maker, SOHO, LONDON. Thurkle worked at this address from 1876 to 1899. Very nicely etched blade with Victoria’s Cypher on the left side and crossed batons on the right. Some patches of light to medium pitting on the lower half of the blade. Wire-bound fish-skin grip is excellent. Brass Scabbard is very nice with only a few minor dents. The brass scabbard was instituted in April 1832. With original General Officer’s Sword Knot. ROBSON # 191 & 193 $795.00

Nation : -
Local Price : 555.00 USD

1840 PATTERN MUSICIAN'S SWORD. German made with HORSTMAN SOLINGEN maker's mark. Undated and not US marked, indicative of militia use. Very likely fought for the Confederacy. Musicians marched at the head of the attack and were recognized as a stabilizing and stimulating force. Musicians marched at the head of the attack and were recognized as a stabilizing and stimulating force. They were attacked to silence them and a few including Robert Henry Hendershot and John Clem became legends for their bravery on the battlefield. Union musicians were equipped with the 1840 pattern sword and no other weapon. From the famed American Sword Collection of Frank Barnyak.

Nation : -
Local Price : 550.00 USD

CIVIL WAR MILITIA NCO SWORD, CHARLESTON. Pattern used by northern and Southern Militias in the Antebellum period and which subsequently served in the Civil War on both sides. See The American Sword, Peterson, #11. Brass hilt the “bow tie” form guard and plumed helmet pommel, shows dark patina. The grip perished. 28” diamond section blade with crusty surface rust. Purchased in the 1970's at Schindler's Antiques, King St. Charleston South Carolina. It was said to have come from a Charleston house clearance and to have been carried by a Confederate soldier during the Civil War. That time was just 100 years after the war and hardly anyone collected anything. Such items with good honest provenance could be purchased very cheaply.

Nation : Italian
Local Price : £400.00

Italian M1860 Cavalry Trooper&#acute;s Sword. Description Curved, single-fullered spear-pointed blade. Black leather grip bound with brass wire. Steel hilt with turned over inner edge, large pierced teardrop-shaped hole to form two &#acute;bars&#acute;, and angled rectangular slot for sword knot. Stepped cylindrical steel pommel cap. Steel scabbard with two hanging rings. The ricasso of the blade is marked on one side with &#acute;S&K&#acute;, the maker&#acute;s mark of Schnitzler & Kirschbaum of Solingen, one of the German firms which manufactured these swords on behalf of the Italian government. The hilt is stamped with the serial number &#acute;156&#acute;. The blade’s edge is unsharpened but there are a few very small dents and edge imperfections, with one noticeable chip/roll where the fuller ends. A couple of small dents to the edge of the guard. Some patina to the scabbard, light pitting at the chape end, one noticeable dent to the lower section and one very small dent at the chape.

Nation : British
Local Price : £400.00

British c1860 Volunteer Lancaster Bayonet. Description Unfullered pipeback blade with quill point, steel cross hilt with straight lower quillon with round forward-swept finial, and upper quillon projecting from the muzzle ring. Grip slabs of pressed black leather over wood, secured to the exposed tang with four rivets, one of which secures the external leaf spring which actuates the locking catch. Black leather scabbard with steel throat piece with oval frog stud and steel chape piece. Blade 58.9cm (~23 3/16 inches) in length, the bayonet 72.4cm (28Â½ inches) overall, muzzle ring diameter 20mm. The blade is stamped at the ricasso on one side with the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;CHAVASSE&#acute;, indicating manufacture by Chavasse & Co, Birmingham. The pommel is stamped with the number &#acute;208&#acute;, probably a rack or weapon number. The Lancaster carbine was adopted by the Royal Sappers and Miners (the precursor to the Royal Engineers) in 1855, and came with a bayonet that was unusual for British Army issue, as it used brass for its hilt, pommel and scabbard fittings and had a conspicuously long pipeback blade. Pipeback blades for swords had fallen out of usage on British swords in the 1840s: while they were intended to be stiff in the thrust with a durable point, they were difficult to forge, easily bent and the cutting edge was so thin as to be fragile. The design might have fared better on a bayonet for which thrusting was paramount, and the shorter blade was less likely to flex, but fullered blades were the norm and the Lancaster would be the only British pipeback bayonet. While its looks were striking on parade, the Lancaster bayonet was fragile, requiring more frequent repairs than other models. Despite this issue, sheer decorative appeal meant that the bayonets outlasted the carbines they were made for, being repurposed as parade sidearms for the Royal Army Medical Corps and remaining in service into the early 20th century. Shortly after the Lancaster&#acute;s introduction, growing tensions in Europe raised concerns about Britain&#acute;s vulnerability to potential invasion. To bolster national defenses the War Office sanctioned the establishment of &#acute;Volunteer Corps&#acute; in 1859. These units were somewhat a reinvention of the militia “ non-professional soldiers who were expected to provide their own uniform and equipment, train at regular intervals and be ready for mobilisation in case of invasion. Providing their own equipment extended to arms too “ some volunteer rifle units were provided with Army surplus but many instead pooled money and purchased weaponry from the commercial market. Volunteer rifle units generally purchased carbines wherever possible, and one option for a bayonet to pair with these was the Lancaster. Its looks may have appealed to volunteer soldiers, or its potential to double as a bayonet and a sidearm. Commercial versions differed from the service model: they usually had steel components instead of brass, and a different scabbard closer to that of the contemporary cutlass bayonets. See British & Commonwealth Bayonets by Skennerton, p123. These were not necessarily fitted to Lancaster carbines “ each bayonet would have been hand-fitted and this may have been to the Enfield short rifles or carbines, of which there were multiple models. The blade is unsharpened with no nicks to its edge. Some grinding and polishing marks to the blade, with some spots of patination, some frosting at the hilt end, areas of moderate pitting along the spine and small spots of heavy pitting on the flat of the blade in the pipeback section, some of these contacting the edge. The hilt, pommel, rivets and exposed tang have heavy dark patination and speckled light pitting, moderate pitting to the muzzle ring and upper quillon. The locking button functions well. The leather grips are very good with no apparent wear to the knurling, beside some surface rubbing at the pommel end. One small dent to the exposed tang. The scabbard leather has some surface rubbing and flaking but is generally strong with all of its stitching intact, able to support its own weight. The scabbard throat and chape pieces are heavily patinated with peppered heavy pitting, some small dents to the chape piece which do not interfere with sheathing and drawing.

Nation : French
Local Price : £400.00

French 1870 Franco-Prussian War ’Defense Nationale’ Bayonet for the Remington Rolling Block Rifle, Repurposed M1831 Sword Blade. Description Straight unfullered blade with spear point, cross hilt with muzzle ring and hooked lower quillon with ball finial. Ribbed cast brass grip and beaked pommel, one steel rivet which also secures the external leaf spring which actuates the locking catch, peened tang at the pommel. Steel scabbard with frog loop. Blade length: 48.6cm (19 1/8 inches), overall length 61.1cm (~24 inches), muzzle ring diameter 18mm. The hilt is stamped on one side with the serial number &#acute;859&#acute;. These bayonets were made at the French arsenal of Chatellerault for two months of the year 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War (July 1870 - January 1871), intended to fit the Remington Rolling Block rifle. They are sometimes referred to as &#acute;Defense Nationale&#acute; bayonets, presumably because they were commissioned as a matter of emergency for national defense. They are in many respects like the German &#acute;ersatz&#acute; bayonets of WW1, including the use of repurposed materials: the French combined the hilt and grip of the M1866 Chassepot bayonet with blades of the much older M1816 and M1831 infantry sidearms, (both of &#acute;gladius&#acute; style). These obsolete short swords were presumably seen as expendable sources of good blade steel, but they needed significant reshaping to make serviceable bayonets. One edge of the double-edged, diamond profile blade has been ground down to form a flat spine and clear the way for the rifle to be fired. The blade was originally leaf-shaped broadening slightly along its length, and this is still visible in the remaining edge. The shoulder of the blade has been slimmed on both sides. With no fuller and no additional distal taper the blade remains noticeably heavy for a bayonet: a standard M1866 weighs 622g while this piece weighs 774g, despite being nearly 10cm (4in) shorter. Note the small divots on the third rib of the brass grips, placed as a guide to where a second grip rivet would usually be located. That rivet is always absent on these models. Its scabbard is a modified version of the standard M1866 scabbard: identical in its upper section but in its lower section it remains straight rather than curving as the M1866 must to accommodate a yataghan blade. It is oversized in length relative to the bayonet it holds. They were finished in bright steel, never blued. The French acquired around 210,000 Rolling Block rifles from Remington during the Franco-Prussian War, most being the model ordered by Egypt in 1869, chambered in .43. The Egyptian government had been delinquent in payment so Remington happily resold its initial order of 60,000 to France and produced the rest thereafter “ the Egyptians had to wait until 1876 to get theirs. Many of the rifles acquired by France were adapted to use the M1866 Chassepot bayonet but these rare bayonets are examples of an attempt to go in the opposite direction. One may marvel today at the very idea of there ever having been a shortage of Chassepot bayonets. See page 415 of Collecting Bayonets by Maddox for discussion of this type.

Nation : American
Local Price : 545.00 USD

WESTWARD EXPANSION PERIOD AMERICAN STATE MILITIA SWORD. 27 ½” double-edged blade of fighting form. The ricasso marked C A HART & CO PHILADELPHIA. That maker is identified by one source as active 1870-88 producing swords for militias and secret societies. This example is made to the standard militia NCO specifications and likely was the sword of a state militia Non-Commissioned Officer. Plated hilt with excellent reeded bone grip and pommel surmounted by an eagle. Original plated scabbard with no dents and the plating is complete and bright. NCO's purchased their own swords from sword dealers and owned them after retirement. They chose from the various type available were allowed, so long as they met the basic specifications of the pattern.

Nation : American
Local Price : 545.00 USD

CIVIL WAR MILITIA SWORD POSSIBLY CONFEDERATE, C.1840-50. C.1840-50. As carried by Non Commissioned Officers in both the North and South. See The American Sword, Peterson, #11. 25 1/2” double edged blade. Brass hilt, formerly gilt, with reeded bone grip. 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. The absence of the stars and bars logo as found on the langets of many of these including this one, may indicate Southern use, as the prospect of war was festering by the 1830's. The doctrine of nullification was made law in South Carolina and resulted in 1832, in which President Andrew Johnson threatened to send Federal troops to enforce the tariff laws. South Carolina's militias were called up and the state prepared for war. From the famous Frank Barnyak collection.

Nation : Russian
Local Price : £395.00

Model 1860 Imperial Prussian Infantry Brass Handled Short Sword Sidearm & Scabbard Both With Regiment Marks. ED 2164. -. This is an excellent, original, Model 1860 Imperial Prussian Infantry short sword side arm (see page 196 of World Swords by Withers). It has a heavy 17 ¼” curved single edged steel blade and measures 22 ¾” overall. There are no visible manufacturer marks on the blade but the back of the blade has a small indistinct inspection mark (illustrated). It has a rugged brass handle with correct grooved panel on one side to assist grip. The hilt incorporates a cast birds head pommel and returning curve cross guard with rounded ends. The cross guard is Regiment marked ‘7.R.H.65’. The Sword is complete with correct, original leather scabbard with brass throat mount which has a fixed frog bar and brass chape with ball end *stitching loose at the rear/movement of brasswork*. The throat mount is Regiment marked ‘2.R.A.5.27’. Both the throat mount and chape have small Imperial inspection marks. All leather & stitching of the scabbard are intact. The price for this Imperial sidearm, rare to find with scabbard includes UK delivery. ED 2164.

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : £395.00

**MINT**Spanish Model 1895 Mounted Carabineros Cavalry (Civil Guard) Officer’s Sword With Toledo Blade Etched Crossed Swords Guard & Scabbard. Sn 22441:10 -. The Spanish city of Toledo has a sword smithing history dating back hundreds of years. This is a near mint Spanish Model 1895 sword these swords were issued to Carabineros (Civil Guard), Artillery & Engineers Corps. This Carabineros Cavalry officer’s Sword has a Toledo steel blade & Scabbard. Our example in near mint condition has a 30 ¼” long, curved sabre blade (36 ½” overall). One side of the plated blade is marked ‘Toledo 19895 (Model)’. The reverse has heraldic arms. The blade has its original leather hilt washer. It has a plated full knuckle guard etched with crossed swords Cavalry device within panel. Its contoured chequered hilt is undamaged (either bakelite or polished horn). The sword is complete with its original plated steel scabbard also in near mint condition. The scabbard The scabbard has its original single hanging ring. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22441:10

Nation : British
Local Price : £395.00

**NAMED**British WW1 August 1915 Dated George V 1897 Pattern British Infantry Officer’s Sword By Deakin & Sons Sheffield With Etched Blade to ‘A.H. Hunnings’ & Leather Field Combat Covered Wood Scabbard With Sam Browne Pattern Leather Swo. This is an excellent original, George V 1897 Pattern British Infantry Officer’s Sword with Leather Field Combat Covered Wood Scabbard With Sam Brown Pattern Leather Sword Frog. The Sword has a 32 ¾” single edged blade with fullers (38 ¾” overall). The blade has etched panels to both sides. One side has a foliate etched panel and Ordnance proof star and inlaid brass roundel. The reverse has foliate etched panels King’s crown above ‘GR V’ Royal cypher (King George V Rex), Maker or retailer name within panel ‘James Deakin & Sons Ltd Sheffield’ together with trademark and Panel inscribed to ‘‘A.H. Hunnings August 1915’ no doubt the name of the British Officer who commissioned this sword or was presented with it. The hilt is fitted with its original leather washer. It has an ornate bowl guard with stylised King’s crown & Royal Cypher ‘GR V’ and undamaged wire bound fish skin grip together with stepped steel pommel with ball top. It is complete with its brown leather covered field scabbard which has a German silver insert in the throat and Sam Browne pattern leather sword frog with brass stud that fastens to a retaining strap and hanging straps with brass buckles. All leather & stitching of the scabbard and frog is clean & intact. There are no visible maker or date marks on the scabbard or frog. The price for this early WW1 sword worthy of further research regarding the named Officer includes UK delivery. Sn 22391

Nation : British
Local Price : £395.00

C1817 English Gentleman’s Root Cane Mallaca Sword Stick with Knurled Handle & Silver Band by Silversmith Joseph Hicks. ED 827. -. This is an excellent English Masonic gentleman’s swordstick made sometime in the early 19th century. Joseph Hicks was a well-known and prolific Exeter maker. He was apprenticed in 1771 and in 1778 took on his own apprentice, so will have been operating as a silversmith in his own right by then. He was admitted as a member of the company in 1785. Joseph Hicks died on 26th February 1835. It has a knurled wood pommel & 15” blade (22 ½” overall length – not including sheath). The blade is true with age related staining and tapers to a pin sharp point. The sword stick measures 35 ¼” overall in its scabbard. The root cane Mallaca scabbard is undamaged and has a brass-coloured ring to the base. The price includes UK delivery. ED 827

Nation : American
Local Price : £395

Click and use the code >23991 to search for this item on the dealer website WW1 Imperial German Officer´s sword 73rd Reserve Regiment. Company 16 Sword 1

Nation : Italian
Local Price : £395.00

Hanwei Torino Rapier Antique Version. The Torino Replica Rapier was inspired by Italian basket-hilt rapiers from the 16th century. In particular, the newly formed crossbar represents the Italian origin. In addition to classic lines, this rapier features a blade made of high-quality carbon steel, a stainless steel handle a particularly beautiful guard, and a twisted wrapped handle and complete with leather bound scabbard. The handle is designed in exactly the same size as the original, providing the fencer with an authentic feel in handling, also in terms of weight and balance, this replica corresponds to the original.

Nation : British
Local Price : £395.00

Scottish Military Dress Dirk. Glasgow City Piper. #2502010. This late 19th/early 20th Century Scottish military-style dress dirk bears the city coat of arms of Glasgow. It is likely that the dirk was used by a Glasgow city piper.The 236mm single-edged blade has a scalloped spine above a deep, narrow fuller and terminates in a double-edged spear point. The blade is in very good condition, retaining its original polish with only minor patches of pale tarnish. The edge remains sharp.The carved ebony hilt has an intricate basket weave design and the white metal bolster is heavily embossed with Scottish thistles. The pommel is capped with the coat of arms of the city of Glasgow, bordered with embossed thistles. The blade is firm in the hilt.The black leather covered wooden scabbard is decorated with white metal shields embossed with Scottish thistles. The locket bears the Glasgow city coat of arms. The by-knife and fork are unfortunately absent. The belt for attaching the dirk to the piper’s belt is present and in good order.The dirk sheathes and draws smoothly from the scabbard.This is a good example of a scarce Glasgow City piper’s dress dirk.

Nation : German
Local Price : £395.00 GBP

Hunting Sword, Faux Damascus. An 18th century hunting sidearm of French or German origins, with a pattern etched blade made to resemble eastern Damascus steel. This is commonly referred to as faux Damascus. Beautiful in its own right, the blade has a very striking appearance."

Nation : Russian
Local Price : £395.00

1890 Pattern Cavalry Troopers Sword. New item, description to follow.

Nation : French
Local Price : £395.00

Early 19th Century French Brass Handled Infantry Briquet Short Sword Sidearm Hanger & Scabbard. Sn 20744. -. This is an excellent, original, French Infantry Briquet Short Sword Sidearm & Scabbard. It has 23 ¼” heavy single edged blade and measures 29” 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 quillon is stamped ‘V37’ and the knuckle guard has an inspection mark. The blade has an indistinct manufacturer’s signature or Regiment mark and other inspection marks (all illustrated). The Sword is complete with original Leather Scabbard with brass throat mount and chape with ball end. The throat mount has a fixed frog bar. All leather and stitching are intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 20744 (bucket)

Nation : British
Local Price : £395

Click and use the code >25869 to search for this item on the dealer website Good 1897 Pattern British Officer´s Sword King Edward VIIth Period. Used in Both WW1 and WW2. The Pattern Still Used In Current Service Today

Nation : Russian
Local Price : £395.00

German. Prussian Hussars KD1889 Cavalry Sword. #2404015. The KD 1889 (Kavalerie Degen 1889) was carried by all light cavalry troopers of the Imperial German Army until after the Great War. This Prussian model is marked to a Hussars regiment.The 808mm single-edged blade has a slightly rounded spine that is etched for almost half of its length with a foliate pattern. The blade has a single, three-quarter length fuller immediately below the spine and terminates in a spear point.The blade is beautifully etched with roses and a trophy of arms, followed by a panel containing the regimental designation “Husaren-Regiment Landgraf Friedrich II von Hessen-Homburg (2. Kurchessisches) Sr. 14.”This translates as the 2nd company of the 14th regiment of Count Friedrich II of Hessen-Homburg Hussars.The obverse is etched with intertwined roses, a scene of a cavalry charge and the Prussian coat of arms and royal cypher of Friedrich II. The blade is in good condition with some small spots of tarnish and is unsharpened.The nickel-plated guard has a folding section incorporating the Prussian eagle. The guard is in good condition and the folding section is crisp and tight. The contoured composite grip is in good condition and the blade is firm in the hilt. The rear of the quillon is stamped with 14 H 5 over 102.The sword is complete with its original plated steel scabbard with a fixed suspension ring and bar. The scabbard is in good condition with one small ding and a speckled patina. The sword sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within the scabbard.This is a good example of a Great War period German (Prussian) cavalry sword model 1889. Was: £395.00Now:

Nation : African
Local Price : £395

Click and use the code >17967 to search for this item on the dealer website Antique Mandingo Chieftain´s Slave and Gold Trader Sword With Tattoo´d Leather Scabbard

Nation : British
Local Price : £395

Click and use the code >14569 to search for this item on the dealer website Rare, Victorian, British Royal Engineer´s Sword, Prussian Designed, British Army Issue, Experimental Sword of The Royal Engineers, The Driver´s Sword, Model of 1850

Nation : British
Local Price : 5,100 kr

English saber w/1892 for field doctor rare..

Nation : Canada
Local Price : $750.00 CAD

(JOHN) BRASHER FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL. (JOHN) BRASHER FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL: .49 Cal. Circa 1807-1831. With pop-out trigger and turn-off 1 3/4 inch barrel. The left side of the frame is engraved “BRASHER”. It is very faint and hard to read; the right side “LONDON”. Very nice walnut grip with silver escutcheon and Sterling Silver Hallmarked butt-cap. Sliding frizzen safety; missing locking pin. Tight crisp action. VG $750.00 SOLD

Nation : British
Local Price : $750.00 CAD

BRITISH P.1857 PIQUET WEIGHT ENGINEER’S OFFICER’S SWORD. BRITISH P.1857 PIQUET WEIGHT ENGINEER’S OFFICER’S SWORD: SILVER PLATED HILT with excellent wire-bound fish-skin grips. Plain 32 ½ inch blade is excellent with a few very small patches of minor pitting. Robson #211. $750.00

Nation : German
Local Price : $750.00 CAD

IMPERIAL GERMAN CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD M.1889. IMPERIAL GERMAN CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD M.1889: Dated 1897 “ERFURT”. Maker: OTTO MERTENS, Solingen (1893-1918). Prussian Eagle in the hilt cartouche. Excellent grip, hilt and blade. The scabbard has some dents on the right side. VG+ $750.00

Nation : -
Local Price : 535.00 USD

CIVIL WAR MILITIA SWORD. Antebellum period, C. 1840-50. Type carried by Non Commissioned Officers in both the North and South. See The America Sword, Peterson, #11. 27 1/4” double edged blade. Brass hilt with about 80% gold remaining and bone grip. 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. The absence of the stars and bars logo as found on the langets of many of these including this one, may indicate Southern use, as the prospect of war was festering by the 1830's. The doctrine of nullification was made law in South Carolina and in 1832, resulted in President Andrew Johnson threatening to send Federal troops to enforce the tariff laws. South Carolina's militias were called up and the state prepared for war. From the famous Frank Barnyak collection.

Nation : -
Local Price : 5,000 kr

Amerikansk/Rysk Whinchester bajonett m/1895.

Nation : French
Local Price : 5,000 kr

French saber from the end of the 18th century.

Nation : German
Local Price : £385.00

German Mauser M1871 Bayonet, 35th Reserve Infantry Regiment, dated 1874 by Gebr. Weyersberg. Description Single fullered, spear pointed blade. Steel hilt with forward upper quillon atop the muzzle ring and reverse lower quillon. Brass grip with beaked pommel, steel external leaf spring for the locking mechanism. Black leather scabbard with brass fittings at the throat and chape. Blade 18Â½ inches in length, the bayonet 23Â½ inches overall. The hilt is stamped with the unit mark &#acute;35.R.3.115&#acute;, indicating that it belonged with rifle number 115 of the 3rd Company, 35th Reserve Infantry Regiment. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped with the unit mark &#acute;35.R._.30&#acute;, a close match to the bayonet, belonging to rifle 30 of an unknown company of the 35th Infantry Regiment. The blade is stamped at the ricasso on one side with the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;GEBR WEYERSBERG SOLINGEN&#acute;, indicating Gebruder Weyersberg (Weyersberg Brothers) based in the city of Solingen. The spine of the blade is stamped with a crown and &#acute;W74&#acute;, indicating that it was manufactured in 1874 during the reign of Wilhelm I, as well as a crown acceptance stamp. The belly of the blade is stamped at the ricasso with &#acute;1&#acute;. The top of the hilt next to the lower quillon is stamped with a crown inspection mark, as is the exposed tang, and the pommel is stamped with two more next to the locking button. The mouth of the scabbard is stamped on either side with crown inspection marks. The chape piece is stamped next to the staple on one side with &#acute;H&#acute;. The blade has been previously repolished with a few patches of cleaned pitting and polishing marks overall. The hilt and grip have a few small dents and only a few small spots of patination. The scabbard leather has some rubbing and scattered dents, its stitching is all intact. Light dents to the scabbard fittings which do not interfere with smooth sheathing and drawing.

Nation : French
Local Price : £385.00

French 1831 Foot Artillery Sidearm. Brass on piece grip, crossguard and pommel. Crossguard marked with original smallÂ number 578 & later larger numbers 369, other side with a &#acute;star&#acute; inspection stamp. Steel double edged blade marked at ricasso with Thiebaut 1832 on one side and an Inspection stamp on the other.(Thiebaut is a private manufacturer)Â In its brass mounted black leather scabbard, locket also stamped 578 & 369. Length 632mm Blade 481mm