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Nation : British
Local Price : £275.00

WW1 Era British Officer’s Bamboo Walking / Swagger Sword Stick With Square Shank Form Blade & Root Ball Handle. Sn 22166 -. A very WW1 Era British Officer’s Bamboo Walking / Swagger Sword Stick. It has a 22” Square shank blade which tapers to a pin sharp point. The blade has areas of age related staining. It measures 28 ¾” overall and has a slim root ball handle. The sword stick measures 35 ¾” overall in its scabbard. The blade has no maker or date marks. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22166

Nation : British
Local Price : £275.00

Argentine Type C Socket Bayonet for the FN FAL, Falklands War Memento Engraving. Tubular steel one-piece bayonet with flash ports and spear-pointed blade with semicircular profile. Blade length 6½ inches (16.5cm), 11 3/8 inches (28.9cm) overall. Black plastic scabbard with eyelet chape, circular frog stud and steel throat piece, green leather frog with buckled retaining strap and belt loop. The bayonet is stamped on the blade at the forte with the serial number ‘01-79266’ (some digits difficult to read). The ’01‘ prefix specifies allocation to the Argentine Army. The blade is inscribed lengthwise with the commemorative inscription ‘FALKLANDS . 21 ST MAY – 14 TH JUNE . 1982’. The engraving is not professional work – it appears to have been done by hand with an electric pencil, is not perfectly central on the blade and varies slightly in letter size and spacing. It is reminiscent of numerous examples of First and Second World War bayonets captured and inscribed as mementoes. Such items are usually produced by veterans themselves to mark their dates of service, or specific campaigns therein, and this is probably the case for this bayonet. It should be noted that these are not the usually accepted dates of the conflict as a whole, but specifically of the main ground campaign by British forces on the Islands: on the 21 st May the British Amphibious Task Group conducted the first landing in force, deploying troops of 3 Commando Brigade at San Carlos on East Falkland in what was codenamed Operation Sutton. 24 days of fighting later the Argentine forces on the Falklands surrendered on the 14 th June. The conflict is usually described as beginning with the Argentine invasion on the 2 nd April in which there was brief fighting with the British garrison, followed by numerous air and naval actions as the British Task Force approached the islands as well as special forces raids on specific targets preceding the main amphibious assault. It is possible therefore that the former owner was thinking specifically of his own service experience, meaning that he was with those forces that landed. The FN FAL infantry rifle and its bayonet were adopted by Argentina in the late 1950s, initially purchased from FN in Belgium but later made domestically by Argentine manufacturers. Several types of bayonet and webbing attachments were used by the Argentinean Army and Marines during the Falklands conflict: the tubular model was the ‘Type C’, compatible with later models of the FAL (post 1962) which had a 22mm muzzle device. This was used side by side with the ‘Type A’ knife bayonet, which fitted to the early FALs. The scabbards are not interchangeable between Types, the blades being of different shapes. Belt frogs for these bayonets are made of either green leather or nylon fabric: the ‘Correaje Argentino de Cuero’ (Argentine Leather Belting) load-bearing system was introduced around 1970, but incorporated some preexisting elements including leather frogs and pistol holsters, which were then painted green to match. The nylon ‘Correaje Tempex’ (Tempex Belting) was introduced in the early 1980s to replace it which included a new frog. Both forms of load-bearing system were still in use by 1982 so both were carried in the Falklands. Either frog will fit either Type of bayonet. After Argentine forces surrendered to the British on June 14 1982 their small arms were piled up by the thousand in the Islands’ capital Port Stanley, where most Argentine forces had been deployed or driven back to. A large quantity of arms had also been captured earlier at Goose Green, which was a key ammunition dump for the Argentine forces, and still more were gathered later from unengaged Argentine garrisons on the island of West Falkland. The FAL rifles became British government property and were either brought to the UK or dumped at sea, while bayonets and the short machete-like officer’s sidearms frequently became personal trophies or souvenirs for British soldiers as they would not be illegal to own in civilian life. This example is most likely one such ‘bring-back’ converted into a memento. The bayonet is a good example of its type with little service wear and is paired with an M1909 frog, which was originally supplied with bayonets for the series of Argentine Mauser rifles but was one of the elements reused with a new coat of paint for the FAL in the Green Leather Belting scheme. They are not often seen paired with the Type C, supplies perhaps having been mostly used up on the earlier Type A. These had a distinctive modification done to them tucking the seam on one side to accommodate the flash hider prongs of the Type A. This frog is unmodified, more suitable for the Type C and pleasingly symmetrical. The bayonet and frog stud of the scabbard have a black lacquered finish, with some rubbing at raised edges revealing bright steel and a few spots of chipping on the socket. I believe from examination that this lacquer was applied after its service, probably to improve its appearance before the inscription was added – most noticeably there is a single small chip to the side edge of the blade which appears to have been lacquered over. Light scratching to the plastic scabbard body. Surface level cracking to the leather of the frog on one side (front face, below the frog stud). The leather remains flexible and all the frog’s stitching is intact.

Nation : American
Local Price : £275.00

**1970’s 200 YEAR ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE**American Revolutionary War Wilkinson Sword London Small Sword With Etched Battle Site Names & Dates Blade. ED 2476 -. The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was an armed conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organised as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington fought the British Army. The conflict was fought in North America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. The war ended with the Treaty of Paris (1783), which resulted in Great Britain ultimately recognising the independence of the USA. In the 1970’s The English Sword makers Wilkinson Sword made swords styled on Revolutionary wars period examples to commemorate the war’s 200th Anniversary. Our commemorative example sword incorporates concepts of the American Revolution period. It is 27” overall length with a 21” long fullered steel curved blade. The blade is clean and is etched & blued at the ricasso with the Wilkinson Sword London name, crossed swords legend, ‘Made In England’ and QEII Royal Appointment. The sides of the blade below the fuller are blued & etched with Revolutionary war battle site names and dates alongside crossed swords symbols (all illustrated in the images). It has a cast gilt alloy re-curving cross guard with cast foliate decoration and grooved resin hilt which his bound with brass wire. The pommel has an acorn finial. The sword is without scabbard. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2476 (on top of gun rack armoury)

Nation : Austro-Hungarian
Local Price : £275.00

Austro-Hungarian 19th Century Briquet Sabre by Pacholek. Curved unfullered hatchet pointed blade with false edge. One-piece cast brass hilt with ribbed grip, forward curving quillon with ball finial and simple knucklebow, domed pommel. No scabbard. Blade 25¼ inches (64.2cm) in length, the sword 30 5/8 inches (77.8cm) overall. The blade is stamped at the forte on one side with the maker’s mark ‘PACHOLEK GY _UDA_ES_’, some letters being only partially struck or double stamped. I believe this indicates the manufacturer György Pacholek of Budapest, Hungary. The same area is also stamped with ‘10S’ over ‘1174’ divided by a horizontal line, partly overstamping the maker’s mark, the numerals in an Austro-Hungarian style. Simple, sturdy and cheap to produce, the ‘briquet’ sabre was found across Europe in the mid-19 th century. Austro-Hungarian examples seem to be uncommon but may have been used for infantry or artillerymen. The blade has a quite even light patina, with a few small spots of darker patination. The edge has been sharpened, leaving visible grinding marks on the sides of the blade, and has a number of small nicks on its upper section. A few tiny dents to the brass hilt, which has a mostly even finish, with some darker patination on the quillon finial, pommel cap and on the top of the hilt next to the blade shoulder.

Nation : British
Local Price : £275.00

Argentine Model 1909 Infantry NCO’s Machete Sidearm. Single-edged blade with a swell towards the point, 14¾ inches in length (just under 20 inches overall). Steel S-shaped hilt, exposed tang and beaked pommel, wood grips secured by two rivets with washers. Blued steel scabbard with teardrop frog stud. The ricasso of the blade is stamped on one side with the Argentinian coat of arms surrounded by the text ‘Modelo Argentino 1909’, and on the other with ‘Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Co. Solingen’, the manufacturer. Both the hilt and the scabbard are stamped with the serial number ‘E01821’, indicating they are a matching pair. The pommel is stamped ‘RA’ within a circle, a government mark of the Republica Argentina. There are a few marks of individual letters with a cross on various components, these may be factory inspection marks. The spine of the blade has an ‘A’, the hilt a ‘P’, and the scabbard a ‘D’. The design of the 1909 sidearm was clearly inspired by the German Model 1898/05 bayonet: its blade is almost identical in shape and thickness, being just a fraction longer and without a fuller. Its scabbard and frog are also very close facsimiles. This example is one of those made by a German manufacturer and exported; some were also produced locally in Argentina. These sidearms were still carried by Argentinian NCOs by the time of the Falkands War in 1982. After Argentine forces surrendered to the British on June 14 their small arms were piled up by the thousand in the Islands’ capital Port Stanley, where most Argentine forces had been deployed or driven back to, as well as at their smaller garrisons at Goose Green and on West Falkland. Anecdotally, I have been told it was their artillerymen who were seen surrendering M1909 sidearms. The bayonets and sidearms frequently became personal trophies or souvenirs for British soldiers as they would not be illegal to own in civilian life. This example is almost certainly one such ‘bring-back’. The blade has some spots of patination and no edge damage. The hilt, pommel and exposed tang are likewise clean. The wood grips are in very good condition with no chipping, only a few surface dents. The scabbard is free of dents and retains much of its original blued finish, with some rubbing to the sides, the chape and where it would contact the frog when worn.

Nation : German
Local Price : £275.00

Bavarian M1794 Fusilier Trooper’s Sword. Single-edged hanger blade with narrow fuller running close to the spine and hatchet point. Solid cast brass hilt with ribbed grip, smooth backstrap, quillon with squared cushion finial, knucklebow hilt and tang button. No scabbard. Blade ~24½ inches (63.1cm) in length, the sword ~30 inches (76.9cm) overall. The hilt is stamped with ‘I.7.И o .60’, with some overstamping of the final two digits suggesting these were renumbered at some point. This may be a unit mark, although not one I can interpret. The blade has some patination and speckled light pitting, with patches of heavier pitting along the spine, towards the tip and at the shoulder. A number of nicks to the edge, which is sharp. The brass hilt has only a few small dents and a light, even patina.

Nation : French
Local Price : £275.00

French M1886 Lebel Bayonet, Scarce Steel Grip Version. Straight shortened cruciform epee blade, steel hilt with muzzle ring, black painted steel grip, tubular steel scabbard. Dark brown leather frog. Overall length 45.3cm (~18 inches) Blade length 33.5cm (~13¼ inches). The hilt is stamped with an inspection mark in the form of a cursive F and the serial number ‘7856’. The scabbard is likewise stamped with an inspection mark and ‘8907’. The 1886/93/16 bayonet pattern fitted to the M1886 Lebel and M1907 Berthier rifles used by the French Army during WW1, and was the third version of the M1886 (which was revised in 1893 and 1916). This version had a simplified flat locking button and was manufactured without the quillon found on earlier types. The steel grip was a variation, possibly an expediency measure to increase production – German silver (cupro-nickel-zinc alloy) was the original material. In 1935 many of the various types of Lebel bayonets in the French arsenals had their blades shortened to around 13¼ inches by removing the slender tip and repointing. The shorter blades were considered less prone to breakage, and perhaps with the decline of the bayonet in warfare additional reach was less important than ease of carry. The scabbards were also modified to match – this one has been cut down to size by removing the lower section then reattaching the chape finial. The steel grip appears to have been deeply blued to appear black, this finish is in good condition with only light rubbing from handling. The blade and hilt are also deeply blued to match – notably, the repointed tip of the blade is bright where it has been ground, suggesting its bluing predates its shortening. The scabbard also has a blued finish, with some rubbing in places, and is free of dents. The leather frog is in good condition, all stitching intact and the leather quite flexible.

Nation : French
Local Price : £275.00

French M1886 Lebel Bayonet, Scarce Steel Grip Version. Straight cruciform epee blade, steel hilt with muzzle ring and rotating locking catch, black painted steel grip, tubular steel scabbard, brown leather frog. This bayonet pattern fitted to the M1886 Lebel and M1907 Berthier rifles used by the French Army during WW1. The black-painted steel grip was an expediency measure to increase production – cupro-nickel was the original material, which was then replaced with brass or steel, of which steel is rarer. The blade is in good condition, with only a few small dings. The black paint of the grip is almost completely intact, only a small area showing flaking on one side. The hilt appears to have been blued and then likewise painted - some wear on raised edges which reveals the blueing or the steel beneath. The scabbard is likewise painted with some small areas of flaking, and is free of dents. The brown leather frog is flexible with no damage and only light surface rubbing in high-wear areas. Its brass buckle has an even patina.

Nation : French
Local Price : £275.00

Commemorative Full Size Reproduction Of French Emperor Napoleon I’s Ceremonial Sword With Ornate Cast Hilt, Blued & Gilt Panels Etched Blade Mounted On Wooden Display Board With Identification Plaque. Sn 23306 -. Napoleon I (Napoléon Bonaparte 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was Emperor of the French from 18 May 1804 until his first abdication in 1814, with a brief restoration during the Hundred Days in 1815. He rose to prominence as a general during the French Revolution and led a series of military campaigns across Europe and North Africa during the Napoleonic Wars. He was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo and exiled to Saint Helena, where he died in 1821. This is a Commemorative Full Size reproduction of Napoleon I’s Ceremonial Sword With Ornate Cast Hilt, Blued & Gilt Panels Etched Blade in excellent condition Mounted On Wooden Display Board With Identification Plaque. The hilt is ornate cast brass with martial themes and cross guard with Lion’s head finials. The blade is 27” length and has blued and gilt etched panels on both sides featuring Martial devices. The sword measures 34” overall length. The sword is mounted on a wooden display board. The sword sits neatly on purpose made mounts and can easily be lifted off the board if required. The tip of the secured has a protective plastic tip cover and the tip sits in a small wooden block (the block has a small area of damage on one side that could easily be repaired and is illustrated in the images). The board has a brass plaque engraved in French which roughly translates to ‘Ceremonial Sword Of Emperor Napoleon I’. There are no maker or date marks on the sword or display board. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23306 (in armoury against gun rack)

Nation : British
Local Price : £275.00 GBP

Georgian Sidearm, Mole. A Georgian sidearm marked Mole."

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : 375.00 USD

SPANISH CAVALRY SWORD 1890. Iron semi bowl guard and pommel/backstrap with stable heavy oxidation. Grip complete and good. 30 1/2" curved blade marked FAB CA YOLEDO 1890. Shows mostly smooth chocolate brown patina with some heavier oxidation at the tip. Likely served in the Spanish American War of 1898.

Nation : -
Local Price : 375.00 USD

US 1902 PATTERN OFFICER’S SWORD. See The American Sword, Peterson #77 and pattern still in current use for most officer's other than Naval. This example is early, probably WWI, with 32” curved broad fullered blade marked Desmonds Los Ang Calif on the ricasso. US, eagle, and foliage decoration to over half of the blade. Finger stall composition grip. Blade a little smooth gray at the root, otherwise crisp and bright. Hilt and scabbard with wear to the plating from use.

Nation : -
Local Price : 370.00 USD

UNITED STATES MARINE CORP OFFICER’S SWORD. Gilt bronze hilt with pierced floral guard. Just remnants of the gold from polishing. Wire wrapped leather covered grip. 32” curved broad fullered blade decorated first half both sides with foliage, flag, Marines logo and United States Marines. The forte with maker's logo, GERMANY and initials over stamped. Few flakes to the grip, otherwise excellent plus.

Nation : German
Local Price : £265.00

German M1898/05 Mauser Bayonet. Imperial German M98/05 "Butcher" mauser bayonet. The blade has a manufactures mark of "Waffenfabrik Mauser-AG Oberndorf aN". 1915 inspection stamp to the

Nation : Unknown
Local Price : £265.00

A Good And Most Interesting Tuareg Nomadic Berber Sword From The Western African Regions To North Africa. These are highly interesting swords of the nomadic Berber, and are known for their most attractive decorative features. All patterned tooled leather hilt mounts, scabbard and fittings. Long principle sword with three smaller companion daggers fitted into recessed sheaths on the scabbard. Blades decoratively engraved throughout. It is a style of sword traditionally associated with the Tuareg, a nomadic people predominantly of Berber origin. The Tuareg long dominated the central and west-central areas of the Sahara desert, including portions of what is now Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, and Morocco, and had a reputation as effective warriors and as highwaymen. Broad blade. The sword has a straight crossguard with flattened grip and the whole form is based around the Crusader's swords that were captured in the region in the 12th to 14th centuries. This sword is late 19th century or later in good overall condition. Not only an iconic sword of the Berber warrior nomads but a highly attractive decorative piece for display. Overall 37 inches long in scabbard

Nation : American
Local Price : 365.00 USD

AMERICAN SECRET SOCIETY SWORD. Knights of the Maccabees, founded in London ontario and prominent in Michigan. Well modeled hilt with Turkish tent for pommel.and tape wrapped leather grip. 28" blade decorated with foliage, Knights of the Maccabees and owner's name. Blade plated over copper with s little freckling. Plated iron scabbard with three fine high relief mounts.

Nation : German
Local Price : £260.00

WW1 German Butcher Bayonet. A scarce 1st pattern German WW1 S98/05 'Butcher' bayonet, unit marked on the scabbard .The blade has makers name ER FURT and dated 1914. This one has the

Nation : British
Local Price : £260.00

British WW1 1888 Pattern Bayonet, 6th Battalion The Welsh Regiment (Glamorgan Battalion). Unfullered spear pointed blade, wood scale grips with two brass rivets. Steel pommel and hilt with short quillon and muzzle ring. Black leather Land Mk II pattern scabbard with steel throat and leather chape. The blade is stamped on one side of the ricasso with a (faint) crown over ‘VR’, the production date of ‘9 ’97’, meaning September 1897, and the maker’s mark ‘Wilkinson London’. On the other side it is stamped with a broad arrow meaning War Department property, a crown inspection mark with ‘W’ for Wilkinson and an ‘X’ which indicates that the blade passed a manufacturer’s bending test. The spine of the blade is stamped with two further crown inspection marks with ‘W’. The pommel is stamped with the unit mark ‘6. WEL’, indicating the Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) and the number ‘735’. The exposed tang is stamped with ‘2’. The throat of the scabbard is stamped on each side of the mouth with a broad arrow, and with the serial number ‘160’. The scabbard leather is stamped next to the seam on one side with a broad arrow, the production date ’03 and indistinct marks, probably a crown inspection mark. The 3 rd Glamorganshire Rifle Volunteer Corps (Swansea Rifles) was formed in 1859, as part of the widespread Volunteer Movement of the period. As a Volunteer unit it went through many administrative changes but no deployment until the Second Boer War, when it contributed a detachment of volunteers to serve overseas. These men earned the unit’s first battle honour ‘South Africa 1900–1902’. In 1908 the Haldane Reforms brought Volunteer units into the new Territorial Force and linked them to regular regiments – the Swansea Rifles therefore became the 6 th (Glamorgan) Battalion of the Welsh Regiment, still headquartered at Swansea and forming part of the Territorial Force’s South Wales Brigade. The Welsh Regiment had been formed in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms, amalgamating the 41 st (Welch) and 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiments of Foot. On the outbreak of WW1 the battalion volunteered for overseas service and landed in France in October 1914. Territorial battalions were typically deployed still carrying the Lee Metford rifle and 1888 Pattern bayonet, supplies of the Lee Enfield being limited. The 6 th Battalion initially served on the lines of communication rather than on the front lines, but attrition caused Territorial battalions to be used in 1915 to reinforce regular brigades. The 6 th Battalion (technically the 1/6 th by this stage as a replacement 2/6 th Battalion was formed as a second line unit in December 1914) therefore joined the 84 th Brigade (28 th Division), reinforcing the 1 st Battalion Welsh Regiment, with which it fought in the Battle of Loos. In 1916 the 6 th was moved to the 1 st Division, serving as their Pioneer Battalion. In this role it would contribute working parties to assist the division’s complement of Royal Engineers with their various field tasks, but retained a supporting combat role and would take part in offensives. 1 st Division took part in many further actions until the end of the war including the Battle of the Somme, Third Battle of Ypres and the Hundred Days Offensive. The 6 th Battalion reformed after WW1 as a Territorial Army unit, absorbing the 7 th Battalion. With a growing emphasis on air warfare, the battalion became the 67th Searchlight Regiment in 1938. During WW2 it defended the industrial areas of South Wales against early small-scale Luftwaffe bombing raids, then deployed to protect Cardiff against much larger raids during the Blitz. In 1940 searchlight units were brought under the Royal Artillery, and the battalion remained with the Artillery even after the war. After several amalgamations, the lineage of the original Glamorgan Battalion is today maintained by 211 (South Wales) Battery of 104th Regiment Royal Artillery (The Welsh and Borderer Gunners), an Army Reserve light artillery unit. The blade has some light speckled patination. The tip of the blade has been shortened, possibly by breakage while in use, and has been reshaped and resharpened, with visible grinding marks. There are some minor nicks to the edge and the faint crown mark suggests that the blade may have been repolished above the shoulder. The wood grips have some light dents. The hilt and pommel have some patination and pitting. The throat piece of the scabbard has pitting and patches of dark patination. The leather of the scabbard has some rubbing and denting, one small spot of green paint, and one notch on the reverse side. The chape end of the scabbard is slightly kinked, but does not interfere with sheathing and drawing.

Nation : British
Local Price : £250.00 GBP

Georgian Pre-Regulation Sword (1780s). Georgian Pre-Regulation Hanger (1780s). The area that meets the diamond shape to the guard is not attached."

Nation : German
Local Price : £250.00

Bavarian M1794 Fusilier Trooper’s Sword. Single-edged hanger blade with narrow fuller running close to the spine and hatchet point. Solid cast brass hilt with ribbed grip, smooth backstrap, quillon with band next to the rounded finial, knucklebow hilt and tang button. No scabbard. Blade ~24¼ inches (62.6cm) in length, the sword ~29¾ inches (75.4cm) overall. The blade has some patination and speckled light pitting overall, with patches of heavier pitting towards the tip and at the shoulder. Some nicks to the edge near the tip, the edge is sharp. The brass hilt has a coppery tone and light, even patina, with a few tiny dents.

Nation : German
Local Price : £250.00

German WW2 Army NCO’s Sword ‘Extrasäbel’ by Paul Seilheimer, Solingen. Curved, narrow single-fullered blade with spear point. P-shaped single bar hilt with quillon, shield-shaped langets, steel backstrap with riveted ears. Grip of ribbed black plastic bound with gilt wire. Brown leather washer. Steel scabbard painted black, with single fixed hanging ring and frog loop. The blade is stamped on one side with a mark of a P-hilt sabre vertically impaling a triangle that contains the word ‘SOLINGEN’. The sword’s hilt lies between the letters ‘P’ and ‘S’. This is the maker’s mark of Paul Seilheimer of Solingen. Established in 1917, the firm of Paul Seilheimer was one of many based in the city of Solingen, Germany. It manufactured swords and bayonets as well as kitchen cutlery. It was an approved government manufacturer of swords and daggers for various military and political organisations throughout WW2, although examples are relatively scarce so this may not have been at a large scale. The company ceased trading in 1970. ‘Extrasäbel’, or ‘specialty sabres’ were privately purchased from a number of retailers by German soldiers and NCOs, and were not an official pattern, although they were very similar to the Army officer’s sword. They were carried for show, ceremonial use, or as a dress sword. Not being fighting swords, the buyers often chose to ornament the blades, which could include plating, etching, bluing etc. This model is visible in product catalogues of the period produced by Waffenfabrik Paul Seilheimer, where it is listed as ‘Mannschafts-Extrasäbel’ – Mannschaft meaning ‘enlisted personnel’ which were distinct from officers (Offizier). All metal pieces of the sword itself have been nickel plated, with some light speckled wear to the plating overall, including the blade. The wire binding of the grip is all intact and tight, some fractional movement to the hilt and grip. The scabbard is free of dents and retains almost all its original paint with only a few small chips.

Nation : British
Local Price : £250.00

British WW1 Lee Enfield 1907 Pattern Bayonet, Royal Marines, Dated 1917. Straight single-fullered knife blade, steel hilt with muzzle ring, wood slab grips secured by two screws, steel beaked pommel with oil hole and locking button. Brown leather No. 1 Mk 2 scabbard with steel locket & circular frog stud and steel chape piece. The ricasso is stamped on one side with a crown over ‘GR’, 1907 (the pattern) ‘9 ‘17’, indicating the manufacture date of September 1917, the manufacturer’s mark ‘WILKINSON’, a crown inspection stamp and a reissue stamp dated ’21. On the other side it is stamped with a ‘broad arrow’ War Department stores mark, three crown inspection marks with ‘E’ indicating the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, and an ‘X’ indicating that it passed a manufacturer’s bending test. The grip slabs are each stamped with a crown inspection mark between the screws. The pommel is stamped with ‘R M’, indicating issue to the Royal Marines. The leather of the scabbard is stamped next to the seam with another broad arrow mark, another crown inspection mark, the manufacturer’s mark ‘EFD’ for the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield and the manufacture date ’17. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped next to the staple with a tiny stamp consisting of a broad arrow, ‘EFD’ again and ‘AV’. The First World War required a massive expansion of the Royal Marines, as they moved beyond their traditional role as fleet defence and naval gunners to contribute trained manpower to a land war of unprecedented scale. In September 1914, the Marines initiated short-service recruitment for the first time in their history, enlisting men only “for the duration of the war". However, there was a severe shortage of equipment to support this infantry role. The Royal Navy entered the war with a mixed inventory of British service rifles, but these were spread out across storehouses and ships. Under time pressure the 1 st Royal Naval Brigade was forced to deploy to Belgium in September 1914 armed with the Charger-Loading Lee Enfield (a modified version of the Lee-Metford and Magazine Lee Enfield rifles) rather than the up-to-date Short Magazine Lee Enfield. Even these previous-generation rifles had to be scrounged at extremely short notice, arriving days or even hours before embarkation. In November 1914 Winston Churchill, at that time First Lord of the Admiralty, ordered all SMLEs and CLLEs to be collected from ship armouries across the fleet and supplied to the Royal Naval Division (which included the Marines). This got some modern rifles into the hands of the Marines, although the bulk of this tithe was handed over to the Army, its needs being even greater. The situation began to stabilise: Marines fighting on land started to upgrade to the SMLE and its bayonet while naval vessels were left to use truly antiquated equipment like the Martini Henry rifle, or more exotic replacements: Japanese Arisaka rifles and bayonets were purchased and issued to those Royal Marines still aboard ships, later replaced with the Canadian Ross rifle. However, shortages were still so serious that the Admiralty purchased sporting rifles from BSA in March 1915, and Marines deployed to Gallipoli in April 1915 still predominantly carrying the CLLE. In 1916 the Royal Naval Division was moved from Admiralty control to that of the War Office, which improved supply of SMLE rifles – the simplified Mk III* rifle was also introduced in January 1916 and Pattern 1914 rifles made in America began to be delivered. It would appear that by 1916 all frontline Marines were finally assured of a modern rifle and bayonet like this one. Over the course of the conflict the Royal Marines grew from a pre-war strength of roughly 18,000 to over 55,000 personnel. Matching manufacture dates suggest that this bayonet and scabbard are probably an original pair. The reissue stamp suggests it remained in service with the Royal Marines beyond WW1 and into the interwar period, in which the flow of equipment reversed sending the SMLE from demobilising units back to storehouses and ships. The SMLE remained in service with the Royal Marines throughout WW2, although Commando units transitioned to the newer No. 4 rifle and the No. 5 ‘Jungle Carbine’ for their amphibious operations by 1944. The SMLE was retired in 1957, except a few held for ceremonial use and Royal Marine Cadet training rifles. The blade is bright with some light patination and grinding marks. It retains its blued band at the ricasso. No damage to its edge, which has been sharpened. The wood grips are excellent with only a couple of very light dents, a glossy finish with good colour to the wood and no apparent handling wear leaving the inspection stamps very clear. The hilt, pommel, exposed tang and scabbard fittings are blued – this finish is in good condition with wear only on the most raised edges and a few spots of light patination. A couple of short, fine scratches to the scabbard fittings which show up bright. The leather body of the scabbard has some surface abrasion giving a slightly rough texture overall, no major dents or damage. All the scabbard’s stitching remains intact.

Nation : British
Local Price : £245.00

Collection Of 3 Boxed Mint Condition Miniature Swords: A British Royal Navy Officer’s By Nauticalia, A British Royal Air Force Officer’s Sword By Wilkinson & A British Royal Air Force Officer’s Sword By Nauticalia Each With Original Informa. A nice collection Of 3 Boxed Miniature Swords, from top to bottom in the images: A British Royal Navy Officer’s Sword By Nauticalia, A British Royal Air Force Officer’s Sword By Wilkinson & A British Royal Air Force Officer’s Sword By Nauticalia Each With Original Information Leaflets. The swords are complete with their original presentation boxes. Each sword is under 12” overall length and are true representations of their full size counterparts. The swords are all in mint condition and have all of their original gilt finish. Each box contains its original manufacturer’s information leaflet This is a nice boxed collection of miniature swords, the price includes all 3 boxed swords & UK delivery. Sn 22803:1 (presentation daggers box)

Nation : German
Local Price : £245.00

German WW2 M84/98 Mauser K98 Bayonet, Dated 1939 by Ernst Pack & Söhne. Single-fullered knife blade with spear point, wood scale grips with cleaning hole and diagonal grooves, held by two screws. Steel hilt, flashguard and pommel with locking button. Steel scabbard with frog hook. Black leather frog. Blade inches in length, the bayonet inches overall. The blade is stamped at the ricasso on one side with the maker’s mark ‘E PACK & S’, indicating Ernst Pack & Söhne. The ricasso on the other side is stamped with ‘5687 a’. The scabbard is stamped near the throat above the frog stud side with the matching number ‘5687 a’, and on the other side with ‘’E. PACK & S 1939’ indicating blade and scabbard are an original pair. The base of the spine is stamped with the manufacture date ‘39’. The pommel is stamped with two Waffenamt eagle stamps. The rear of the leather frog is stamped ‘GLOGAU 1936’ – this must indicate the manufacturer Gustav Schädel based in Glogau (aka Głogów, in what is now Poland). There was probably originally a top line to the marking which would have confirmed this, but has been removed by rubbing. Schädel produced these frogs from 1936 to 1938. The blade is undamaged and retains almost all of its original blueing, with notable rubbing to reveal bright steel between the end of the fuller and the tip, and at spots on the edge of the fuller, due to sheathing and drawing. The hilt and pommel are likewise blued with some rubbing on raised edges, patches of light pitting to the hilt on one side. The grips are undamaged with very little wear. The scabbard is free of dents and retains its blueing, with some light cleaned pitting in places and a few light scratches. Some light rubbed lines on the reverse side beneath the frog. Some light abrasion to the surface of the leather frog.

Nation : French
Local Price : £245.00

French M1892 Chromed Mannlicher Berthier 1st Pattern Bayonet. Single-fullered straight blade, riveted black composition grips (meaning that this is the 1 st pattern, the 2 nd pattern having wood grips). The blade has notches near the hilt which engage with a mechanism locking the blade into the scabbard. Steel scabbard, black leather frog. Hilt with muzzle ring overlapping the grip and a hooked quillon. Many M1892 bayonets had the quillon removed during WW1 – this example remains intact and original. Bayonet and scabbard are both numbered but are non-matching, indicating a replacement or swap during its service life. No other markings. All metal parts on this example have been chromed for parade use, with black grips, scabbard and frog for a two-tone effect. The chrome finish is excellent, with a line of wear on the blade where it rubs against the scabbard retaining spring. The scabbard was painted black over its original blueing – this has worn with use with only small areas of gloss black paint remaining, some wear also to the blueing and areas of light pitting. The leather frog has only very light rubbing and no loss of stitching.

Nation : Polish
Local Price : £3250.00

A Beautiful 17th-18th Century Sikh Tulwar With Gold Inlaid Royal Hilt & Seal Stamped Blade, With Double Crescent Armourer’s Marks. It Has Just Returned From Expert Museum Grade Conservation, Polishing & Etching of The Blade To Reveal Its Stunning Pattern. The tulwar hilt is covered in pure gold Koftgari decoration. superb hybrid wootz Damascus shamshir blade with square seal mark and twin crescent armourer's mark to the blade. It has now returned from a no expense spared museum grade conservation and polish that has revealed its absolutely stunning hybrid wootz Damascus grain. The blade was not removed from the gold hilt, so the blade polishing had started below the hilt, in order to maintain its historical integrity. The beauty of this wonderful historical sword and blade is breathtaking in its combination of opulence and subtlety. The blade has a wondrous and elegant deep curvature, that joined with its material beauty is a joy to behold. It would have been a credit to the former Dr Leo S.Figial Collection that, until it’s auction and dispersal in 1998 at Butterfields Auction, was one of the finest in the world outside of any national museum. Persian: شمشیر (type, which refers to a Persian or Iranian sword with a radical curve. The name is derived from the shamshīr, which means “lion’s claw or lions tale” in the Persian language – pointing towards the curve of the blade. These types of blades are normally used for slashing unarmored opponents either on foot or mounted; while the tip could be used for thrusting. In India, the term ‘Goliya’ (meaning circle) was used to describe these types of blades; referring to their curve. The Tulwar had historically been the quintessential combat sword used by Sikhs as their sacred kirpan due to its superior handling while mounted on horseback. With a curved blade optimized for cutting and slashing with sweeping cuts delivered from the shoulder by a horseman the curved blade of the tulwar could strike repeated blows without the danger of the blade getting stuck in bone or armour. It allowed for fierce slashing on all sides cutting through enemy formations while mounted on horseback. This tulwar has a curved blade of approximately 76cm in length with a graduating blade where it eventually begins its taper to the point. With its curved blade the point of the sword cannot be very effectively used for thrusting and the Tulwars defensive capabilities are limited. In this circumstance defence was taken up by using the shield (Dhal) in tandem with the Tulwar as an integral duo on the battlefield. The blade was firmly attached to the hilt of the Tulwar commonly using a heated paste of lac or red dye from the papal tree which when it hardened provided a solid and effective adhesive between the two parts of the sword. The hilt of the Tulwar has a button on top and a circular dished pommel disk featuring the koftgari design patterns of flowers in pure hammered gold. The grip of the Tulwar below the pommel disk narrows at the top and bottom while bulging out in the middle. The crossguard between the grip and the blade features two short but very thick rounded quillions. The index finger could be wrapped around a quillion rather than the grip providing the swordsman with extra maneuverability of the sword. Some Tulwars feature a knuckle guard extending from the quillion to the pommel disk, while others do not, both styles of Tulwars were commonly used by Sikhs. The pure gold inlay upon the hilt is worn as is often the case due to its great age, but much still remains to show it wondrous quality and former royal status. The blade is now once more in superb condition for its age. Guru Hargobind, { Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji } the 6th Sikh Guru is said to have always carried two such gold hilted Tulwars, representing his temporal and spiritual authority. They both had gold onlaid hilts just as this sword. It is possible, however slim, this sword may have been even the side arm of a member of the great Sikh Guru’s Darbar {court}. Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji was the first Sikh Guru to engage in warfare. Guru HarGobind Ji excelled in matters of the state and his Darbar (Court) was noted for its splendor. The arming and training of some of his devoted followers began, and once the Guru came to possess seven hundred horses, his Risaldari (Army) grew to three hundred horsemen and sixty gunners. Additionally, five hundred men from the Majha area of Punjab were recruited as infantry. Guru HarGobind Ji built a fortress at Amritsar called Lohgarh (Fortress of Steel). He had his own flag and a war-drum which was beaten twice a day. Those who had worked to have Guru Arjan destroyed now turned their attention and efforts to convincing Jahangir that the Lohgarh fort, the Akal Takhat, and the growing Risaldari army were all intended to allow Guru HarGobind Ji to one day take revenge for his father's unjust death.

Nation : American
Local Price : 335.00 USD

US MILITIA NCO SWORD C.1870-80. Indian Wars Period C.1870-80. Two piece plated brass hilt. The pommel of 1860s regulation form integral with the black japanned spirally fluted grip. Brass wire wrap. Decorated “bow tie” form guard. 28 1/2” d.e blade, plated, unmarked and excellent. Hilt plating worn through on the pommel high spots. The black grip coating mostly flaked off. Classic post-Civil War example as served the Westward Expansion.

Nation : British
Local Price : £240.00

British Bandsman's Sword of the Cambridgeshire Militia, Circa 1833. Curved blade with single fuller and hatchet point, single-piece cast brass mameluke-style hilt featuring a lion’s head pommel with eyelet, a smooth faceted grip, recurved quillons with comma-shaped finials, and langets cast with a mirrored floral motif, perhaps acanthus leaves. Brass scabbard with two hanging rings and two steel screws securing the throat piece. Blade 28½ inches in length, 1 inch wide at the shoulder, the sword 33¾ inches overall. The scabbard is stamped on one side near the throat with ‘68’ over ‘CM’ over ‘5’. This seems to follow the form of a unit mark. Other examples exist which are also marked 68 / CM / [number] including an example I acquired together with this one, available here – that being marked 68 / CM / 19. As the last digit changes but the others do not it seems clear that 68 CM is a unit and the last digits a weapon number. The grip has a letter ‘H’ is just about visible in a larger depression in the brass – this may have been an attempt at marking that went wrong, or remnants of an old mark obliterated by deliberately denting the grip. On all other known CM examples the grip is the area stamped so an error seems quite possible – then once the error was made using the opposite side of the grip was not an option as this would leave the mark visible when the sword was worn, so the scabbard was the nearest viable location. Judging by its position, it may be that the armourer picked up the ‘H’ stamp rather than ‘M’ by mistake. There were a number of British units in the 19 th century which might have used the abbreviation ‘CM’, including the Cambridgeshire Militia, Cardiganshire Militia, Cornwall Militia and Cumberland Militia. However, when lots were drawn by the King for the order of precedence of the militia regiments in 1833 the Cambridgeshire Militia was ranked 68 th . Most militia took little notice of their official numbering but the Cambridgeshires certainly did as ‘68’ was placed on their shako. This numbering coincides nicely with the period of these swords and remained in place until the end of the militia system in 1908. This puts it clearly above the other possibilities and I think we can be reasonably confident therefore that this sword was number 19 issued to the band of the Cambridgeshire Militia some time after 1833. There was no standard pattern for the ornamental swords carried by military bands in the eighteenth and early 19 th centuries. Each regiment was responsible for equipping its band as it saw fit, the expense generally paid for by its officers. Nonetheless bands were often well equipped as regiments took great pride in their music and sought to outdo each other in their pageantry. Composed of a mixture of enlisted men and paid civilian musicians, military bands often performed for the public, becoming a cultural fixture and a useful means of outreach between military and civilians, a tradition which continues to this day. Despite their non-standard procurement there was a common style to the British band sword (with considerable variation): a short, usually curved, mameluke-style sword with brass fittings and a pommel in the form of an animal head, most often a lion. The Royal Armouries collection contains a great number of British bandsman’s swords which the Armouries curators have grouped into types based on the form of their hilts – under their system this sword would be a ‘Type G’. See Royal Armouries item IX.7246 for more discussion of this Type and bandsman’s swords generally (also IX.1067, although this is a variant with a hilt made of steel rather than brass). Dating bandsman’s swords can be tricky, but as noted this example’s unit mark means it must date from after 1833. The first standardized Pattern of band sword was introduced in 1856, which would have prompted the decline of non-standard types, and the Royal Armouries date their examples of this type between 1800-1860, so 1833-c1860 seems a reasonable date range for this piece. For more examples of the ‘Type G’ see Robson’s Swords of the British Army , Revised Edition, page 259 (item 225), which he dates to circa 1820, or Withers’s British Military Swords page 78, or Wilkinson-Latham’s British Cut & Thrust Weapons , page 43. The blade is sharp with a few small nicks to its edge, its tip is undamaged. Its surface is bright with satin finish, some polishing and grinding marks, The blade has a few tiny spots of light patination. The hilt, grip and pommel have light patination, a few small brown spots on one side of the grip and the aforementioned indentation where the marking would usually be. The quillon on the edge side of the blade has a brazed repair which appears to have reattached it. This is well executed and shows up as a fine silver line. The brass scabbard has an even light patina with some large dents to the sides. Some of these are deep enough to add a little friction against the blade, but I can confirm that the blade will still fully sheath and draw. Some scuffing and light scratching, particularly in the lower section, a few brown spots.

Nation : British
Local Price : £240.00

British 1855 Pattern Land Transport Corps Sword by Kirschbaum. Straight unfullered single-edged blade. Ribbed solid brass hilt with cross guard, symmetrical round finials and oval pommel. No scabbard. The ricasso of the blade is stamped on one side with a knight’s helm, this mark signifies the maker as C F Kirschbaum of Solingen. Imported German blades are not uncommon on British swords of the period, even those produced for the government. English firms would often buy in German blades then hilt and finish them. On the other side it is stamped with a crown inspection mark. Sidearms with the form of a neoclassical ‘gladius’ appear to have originated with Napoleon’s love for all things Roman, and the French 1771 ‘Eagle Head’ 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’s, the Russian 1848 Pioneer’s and the British 1855 Land Transport. 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. The Land Transport Corps was formed in great haste in 1855, in the midst of the Crimean War: the British Army’s disorganized transport had resulted in disastrous supply breakdowns during the harsh winter of 1854, and a rapid response was required. Officers of the new unit carried the 1822 Light Cavalry sword while other ranks were armed with the 1855: a near replica of the French 1831 Artillery sidearm, making this the only British sword to follow the Continental gladius trend. A few dents to the brass hilt as expected for its age. The tip of the blade is very slightly bent.

Nation : British
Local Price : £240.00

British 1888 Pattern Mk I Lee Metford Bayonet, 3rd Gordon Highlanders (Royal Aberdeenshire Highlanders). Unfullered spear pointed blade, wood scale grips with two brass rivets and clearance hole. Steel pommel and hilt with short quillon and muzzle ring. Black leather Land Mk I pattern scabbard with steel throat and chape. The blade is stamped on one side of the ricasso with a crowned ‘V.R.’ over a production date of ‘12 ’90’, meaning December 1890, reissue stamps dated /95, ’96, ’00, ’04 and ’05, and five crown inspection stamps, some with ‘E’ for Enfield, some ‘B’ for Birmingham. On the other side it is stamped with a broad arrow and ‘WD’, meaning War Department property, another crown inspection stamp with ‘E’, and an ‘X’ which indicates that the blade passed a manufacturer’s bending test. Unusually there is a second ‘X’ which looks fresher. The spine of the blade has two further ‘E’ crown inspection marks. The exposed tang has a crown inspection stamp with ‘M’ and ‘6’. The pommel is stamped with ‘3 GOR’ over ‘215’. This indicates that this was bayonet number 215 used by the 3 rd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped at the lip with the letter ‘G’. The scabbard leather is stamped with another broad arrow and ‘WD’, a crown inspection mark with ‘E’ for Enfield, and the manufacture date ’95. The throat and chape pieces have a tiny crown inspection mark beneath the staple on one side, which is legible on the throat piece as ‘E’. The Aberdeen Militia was first formed in 1798, also known as the 6 th North British Militia. It was one of 10 militia regiments formed in Scotland by the Scottish Militia Act of 1797, which largely replicated the Militia Act of 1757 as passed in England but with the added urgency of threat from Revolutionary France. The first call-up for many of these units was, ironically, to suppress rioting caused by the unpopularity of the Militia Act. From 1803 the regiment was titled the or 55th Aberdeenshire Regiment of Militia. In 1855 the regiment was re-embodied as the 89 th Royal Aberdeenshire Highlanders Militia, having like most of the Militia fallen into a state of total dormancy, existing only on paper. It was recruited afresh and built back up into a functional unit, assisted by a nationwide wave of enthusiasm for military volunteering in 1859. A new depot complex was constructed for the regiment in Aberdeen in 1863, the King Street Militia Barracks. It kept up healthy recruitment and in 1880 the regiment was expanded in numbers by 300 men. In 1881 the Childers Reforms amalgamated the 75 th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot together with the 92 nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment, the Royal Aberdeenshire Highlanders Militia and two Volunteer regiments to form the new Gordon Highlanders. The Royal Aberdeenshire Highlanders therefore became 3 rd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Militia units could not be deployed overseas, so during the Boer War of 1899-1902 the battalion stayed in place as a home defense and training unit. However, men from militia and volunteer battalions could volunteer to fight overseas – those who agreed were formed into ‘Volunteer Service Companies’, which travelled to South Africa and reinforced the regulars. These volunteers saw frontline action alongside the Gordons’ 1 st and 2 nd Battalions, especially the first and largest group which joined the 1 st Battalion at multiple battles, most notably including the Battle of Doornkop in which they mounted a famous bayonet charge with their Lee Metfords. The participation of the Gordons’ Volunteer battalions is well attested but I have been unable to determine whether men of the 3 rd Battalion also served in the Service Companies. The Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907, part of the wide-ranging Haldane Reforms to the Army, abolished the old Militia system. Militia battalions were transformed into ‘Special Reserve’ battalions, their role changing from home defense units to recruitment and training units that would supply replacements for the regular battalions of their regiments during a major conflict. The battalion therefore became the 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. It served in this role throughout WW1 training thousands of recruits, primarily stationed in Aberdeen and later moving to coastal defense duties at North Berwick. After WW1 the 3 rd Battalion was stood down and demobilised in 1919. It remained disembodied, in suspended animation with no actual soldiers, from 1922 until 1953, when it was finally formally disbanded. It had no successor unit. The Gordons as a whole were amalgamated together with the Seaforth Highlanders and Cameron Highlanders in 1994 to form The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons). This was then merged in 2006 into the modern Royal Regiment of Scotland, becoming its 4 th battalion, ‘4 SCOTS’. The blade is bright with some small spots of dark patination. Its tip is undamaged and sharp. The scabbard fittings and hilt parts have dark mottled patination, worn brighter on raised edges. The wood grips have some small dents and spots of staining, light abrasion on one side. The steel scabbard pieces are darkly patinated, possibly lacquered. The leather of the scabbard body has only light rubbing wear.

Nation : British
Local Price : £230.00

Edwardian 1897 Pattern British Officers.... Edwardian 1897 pattern, British officer's sword. Typical gothic style hilt showing the Royal Cypher 'ER VII' incorporated within the design. Officers

Nation : British
Local Price : £230.00

British Lee Enfield No. 7 Mk 1 Land Service Bayonet, Dated 1946 by Poole. Single-fullered bowie knife blade with clipped point, blued for 5mm at the ricasso. Red-brown grips made of Paxolin (resin-impregnated paper, similar to Micarta, and widely used today in circuit boards). Steel scabbard with brass throat piece and circular frog stud. Blue canvas 1937 Pattern Royal Air Force frog with retaining loop. Hilt and pommel lacquered. The blade is stamped on one side at the ricasso with ‘No 7 MK 1/L’ and on the other side with a ‘P’ within a circle indicating the manufacturer Poole, as well as the manufacture date ‘1946’. The pommel is stamped on one side with a broad arrow War Department mark and on its base with some faint numbering, possibly ‘114’. The exposed track for the sliding button is stamped with a broad arrow War Department mark and faint lettering. The frog stud of the scabbard is stamped with a mark indicating manufacture at the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield: a superimposed letter E and D, resembling a D with a horizontal strikethrough. The reverse of the frog is faintly inked with some lettering (illegible). The rear side of the scabbard has been daubed with a patch of yellow paint, almost all hidden by the frog when it is fitted. The penultimate model of bayonet designed for the Lee-Enfield No. 4 rifle and Sten Mk 5 submachine gun, the No. 7 was an attempt to produce a bayonet that was equally useful as a utility/fighting knife and a mounted bayonet, by way of an innovative rotating pommel which contains the locking mechanism. 330,000 were produced between 1944 and 1948, but doubts about the rigidity of the mechanism under stress and its high cost of manufacture meant that the No. 7 was largely passed over for the simpler No. 9. The bayonet designed for the ill-fated EM series of experimental bullpup service rifles was essentially a strengthened No. 7.