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Nation : Russian
Local Price : 525.00 USD

PRUSSIAN (GERMAN) INFANTRY OFFICER'S SWORD. Late 19th-century. Standard pattern. Brass hilt with double raised edge shell guards, the left, folding and bearing fine cursive owner's name (light wear). Fine brass wire wrapped grip, sound and tight. 31 ¾” blade decorated with foliage and military arms first half, excellent. The ricasso with makers mark of EWALD CLEFF SOLINGEN.

Nation : Portuguese
Local Price : £380.00

Portuguese 19th Century Cavalry Trooper’s Sword. Description Curved, single fullered unsharpened sabre blade, black leather washer, three-bar steel hilt with forward curving comma-shaped quillon and pierced thumb guard. Steel backstrap with integral oval pommel cap and riveted &#acute;ears&#acute; over a wire-bound brown shagreen grip. Plain steel scabbard with single hanging ring. Blade 34 inches in length past the washer, the sword 40 inches in length overall. One side of the quillon is stamped &#acute;AE&#acute;, and faintly, &#acute;F&#acute;. The AE mark stands for &#acute;Arsenal do Exercito&#acute;, the Army Arsenal of Portugal. The opposite side of the quillon is stamped &#acute;D63 2&#acute;, a serial or unit number. The scabbard is also stamped on the band with &#acute;AE&#acute; on one side and &#acute;G67&#acute; on the other. Swords like this one were manufactured outside Portugal on contract for the Arsenal, principally by Reeves of Birmingham as well as by German makers and Ballesteros of Madrid. It is an imitation of the British 1821 Pattern Light Cavalry officer&#acute;s sword (with the fullered sabre blade used after 1845). While this example does not bear a maker&#acute;s mark, this perhaps having been polished off over time, it is probably by Reeves. The blade is bright and unsharpened with no edge damage. The metal parts of the hilt are likewise bright with only tiny spots of light patination. There is slight side-to-side movement to the hilt and a few small dents to the guard. The shagreen of the grip is in good condition with light handling wear, the wire binding of the grip is all intact with fractional movement to two of the loops. The scabbard would have been formed by curling sheet metal into a cylinder and brazing the join together at the trailing edge: this is normally very strong but for unknown reasons Reeves used 0.7mm thick sheet metal on their scabbards compared with the 1.5mm used by the other contractors. This makes the scabbard noticeably light - it weighs 495g while a British 1821 Pattern scabbard that I compared it with weighed 861g. There is one noticeable dent at the chape on one side, below which is what appears to be a period repair, and there are a few other smaller and shallower dents including one next to the band. None of these interfere with sheathing and drawing. The brazing of the scabbard has short cracks in three places, perhaps due to the same knocks that formed the dents.

Nation : British
Local Price : £375.00

WW1 Era British Officers Souzy Paris Brown Leather Covered Bamboo Swagger Sword Stick. Sn 22984 -. Established in 1871 Souzy Paris (officially Souzy & de Lacam and later, Etablissements Souzy) was one of the largest fencing suppliers in France. They produced weaponry and accoutrements including masks, jackets, plastrons, gloves, trophies, medals, targets, and more. This is a nicely marked original British Officers brown leather covered wood Swagger Sword Stick & Scabbard With Souzy Paris signed Blade. It has a clean 16" square rapier blade that tapers to a pin sharp point (possibly a cut down fencing / duelling blade). It measures 21 ½” overall in its scabbard. The blade is stamped by the manufacturer on 2 sides ’Souzy Paris’ & number 5 on one side. The Bamboo grip & scabbard are bound in brown leather. The leather has some light scuffing consistent with age. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22984 (armoury on top of gun rack)

Nation : British
Local Price : £375.00 GBP

Victorian 1822 Pattern Infantry Officer's Pipeback Sword. Victorian 1822 Pattern Infantry Officer's Pipeback Sword. Clean blade with visible etching. Marked Moore & Co, Sword Cutlers for Her Majesty."

Nation : -
Local Price : £375.00

French M1822 Light Cavalry Sabre dated 1880. EL7298 - A good French M1822 light cavalry sabre, made at Châtellerault in 1880. Good clean and bright blade, well service sharpened, firm in the hilt, with crisp Montmorency fuller. Blade 36 inches long. The grip in very good condition, with all the leather and wire intact. Complete in one ring scabbard.

Nation : French
Local Price : £375.00

French Model ‘1831’ Infantry or Bandsman Sword and Scabbard. ED 2366. -. A French Model ‘1831’ Infantry or Bandsman sword and scabbard maker marked ‘Talabot F.S Paris’. The French M1831 Foot Artillery Sword was patterned after the Roman Gladius doubled edged weapon manufactured by Talabot of Paris. The French M1831 Sword was indirectly used as a model for the US Army’s M1832 Foot Artillery Sword and the US Navy’s M1841 Ames Naval Cutlass. The French soldiers used to call this sword a "coupe Chou" which translates to cabbage cutter for its practical uses. The cruciform hilt is of solid brass with circumferential grooves to help grip in combat, the cross guard terminates with finials of concentric circles. The handle has decreasing circles below an extended pommel. The 47cm blade is showing signs of age-related wear, the sword is 62cm overall. The scabbard is thick leather and has an illegible makers mark in the leather; it has a brass chape with an inspection mark, and brass throat. See page 190 of ‘Withers World of Swords. The price includes UK postage. ED 2366. (Bucket)

Nation : British
Local Price : £375.00

WW1 Era British Officer’s Brown Leather Bound Swagger Sword Stick With Ibberson Sheffield ‘Stradivarius Violin’ Trademark Blade. Sn 22426:27 -. Ibberson is a famous and popular name in the Sheffield cutlery industry. From the mid-17th century to the beginning of the 19th century, there were just under a hundred Sheffield cutlers named Ibberson (or Ibbotson). A cutler named William Ibberson operated in the Stannington area to the north west of Sheffield as long ago as 1666, but it has been claimed that the origins of the George Ibberson company can be traced back to a Joseph Ibberson who made cutlery in 1700. In 1873, the company registered its world famous Stradivarius Violin trademark with The Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire. This mark, along with Ibberson’s other great trademark, Double sharp ##, would go on to gain legendary status amongst knife enthusiasts the world over. This is an original WW1 era brown leather covered wood Swagger Sword Stick & Scabbard in the form popular with British Officers during WW1 by Ibberson. It has a 13 ¼” flat diamond section steel blade which tapers to a sharp point. The blade has age related staining and one side is marked with Ibberson’s ‘Stradivarius Violin’ Trademark and ‘Made In Sheffield England’. It measures 23 ¼” overall in its scabbard. The wood grip & scabbard are bound in brown leather. All leather and stitching is clean. The throat of the scabbard has a brass collar. There is surface wear to the top of the sword sticks handle consistent with service carry. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22426:27 (armoury on top of gun rack)

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £375.00

**BOXED**C1860’s Japanese Meiji Period Mino Goto work Gold Plated Iron & Shi Shi (Temple Guard Dogs) Decorated Kogai For Japanese Sword Fittings. ED 3056 -. This Japanese Kogai has been examined by UK Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg. His descriptive note accompanies the Kogai which is contained in a nice wood display box. His note reads “A kogai, (these were) mounted in the scabbard of a Japanese sword as a decoration. In iron with gold plate & Shi Shi (temple guard dogs) motifs. Possible Mino Goto work Meiji period 1860’s”. The box has a cushioned lining and elasticated retaining loops to securely hold the Kogai. The removable lid of the box has grass style’ Japanese script characters which are very hard to translate. The price includes UK delivery. ED 3056 (in Tanto box armoury)

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £375.00

**ANCIENT**1700-1750 Japanese Mid Edo Period Gold Inlay Decorated Iron Split Kogai (Wari-Bashi) For Japanese Sword Fittings. ED 3054 -. These Ancient Kogai have been examined by UK Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg. His notes accompany the Kogai which are attached to a cardboard sheet for storage / display. His notes on the card read “A split kogai, also known as wari-bashi, used in Japanese sword fittings. Made in the mid Edo period circa 1700-1750, crafted in iron with fine gold inlays and gold plate. In good condition and good quality”. The price includes UK delivery. ED 3054 (in Tanto box armoury)

Nation : Brazilian
Local Price : £375.00

*Unusual* Brazilian M1908 Pattern Artillery Short Sword & Scabbard. 22516. -. This very nice Brazilian M1908 Artillery Short Sword was most likely released in 1976 from military stores in Rio De Janeiro, along with other now obsolete edged weapons. It is in very good overall condition. The 15 ½ “blades surface is clean and bright, with only a bit of light staining in areas. It has been sharpened at arsenal, and the main edge is still relatively sharp with no visible dents. As is correct for these swords, the blade is totally unmarked, though there are some number markings on the cross guard: 941 and 11969 on the top, and F 1 on the bottom. The hilt has checkered wooden grip panels, finished with shellac and retained by two screws with split nuts. Overall length of the sword is 20 5/8 inches. The steel fitted leather scabbard is also in very good condition, with the finish on the leather and furniture very nice. The price includes UK delivery. 22516. (Bucket)

Nation : British
Local Price : £375.00

British Royal Garrison Artillery Staff Sergeants Sword. 1915. #2509006. This 1821/45 pattern Royal Artillery staff sergeant's sword is something of an anomaly. The sword is of the type issued to Staff Sergeants and is stamped with an Enfield inspection stamp and the Government armoury proof mark. However, it is engraved with an inscription to 2nd Lieutenant Baron Collingwood Seymour Underhill of the Royal Garrison Artillery. It is likely that it was issued to the yound 2nd Lieutenant for dress purposes in his role as a trainer of signalling and was retained by him after the war at which point he had his name and date of commission engraved on the blade.The 860mm single-edged blade has a flat spine and wide single fuller on both sides, tapering to a double-edged spear point. The blade is double-edged for the final 260mm and retains its fighting edge.The blade is etched on one side with winged lightning bolts surmounted by the words, Royal Artillery. Foliate and floral scrollwork capped by a trefoil arch completes the etching. The obverse is etched with similar scrollwork surrounding a rayed crown and the royal coat of arms above the Flowers of the Union tied with a ribbon etched with “UBIQUE,” (everywhere) and a field gun above the motto, “Quo fas et gloria ducunt.” (Where right and glory lead).The long, Staff Sergeants pattern ricasso is stamped with the makers mark of Sanderson Brothers and Newbould Ltd, of Sheffield, England (SB & NLd, in use from 1890). Above the maker’s mark are an Enfield armoury inspection/acceptance stamp and a government proof (bend test) mark. The obverse ricasso is blank.A cartouche on the blade is engraved with the dedication, “B. C. S. Underhill. 2/1 S. M. War. RGA. 1915.” Baron Collingwood Seymour Underhill was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in the South Midland (Warwick) battalion of the Royal Garrison Artillery in 1915.The blade and etching are in excellent condition. The etching is clear and the blade retains its polish with only a few very minor and tiny spots of tarnish.The 3-bar steel hilt is in in good condition. The grip is in good condition with use-related wear and fading. The twisted wire binding is intact. The blade is firm in the hilt.The 1901 pattern brown leather covered scabbard in in good condition and remains strong with the stitching intact. The tip of the frog strap is absent and there are age and use related scuffs and marks. The sword sheaths and draws smoothly and is held firmly in the scabbard.This is an excellent example of a named Royal Garrison Artillery staff sergeant’s sword.

Nation : British
Local Price : £375.00

British Royal Army Service Corps Sword. WW1. #2404014. A scarce WW1, Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) officer’s sword made by a scarce wartime maker, Mower & Co., of Sheffield, England. During WW1, many companies not previously associated with weapons manufacture were recruited to aid the war effort.The 875mm Wilkinson style blade has a flat spine and broad, three-quarter length fuller on both sides. The blade terminates in a double-edged spear point. The finely etched blade bears scrolled foliate panels below trefoil arches. The centre of the blade bears the badge of the Royal Army Service Corps. The obverse bears the crowned cipher of King George V amidst foliate scrollwork and arches. The blade is in good condition with its original polish and crisp etching. There are a few, small patches of pale corrosion/tarnish. The ricasso bears the makers’ details, S. C. Mower & Co. Makers. Sheffield. The obverse is etched with a Damascus star and stamped with the word, PROVED.The nickel-plated three-bar guard is in excellent condition with all the plating intact. The shagreen grip is excellent and the three strands of twisted copper wire are intact and tight. The blade is firm in the hilt.The sword is complete with its brown, wood and leather scabbard. The body of the scabbard is in very good condition with age and use-related wear and scuffs. The frog strap is missing. The sword sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within the scabbard.This is a very nice example of a scarce WW1 RASC officer’s sword.

Nation : Italian
Local Price : £375.00

Italian Circa 1848 Piedmontese Short Sword, Italian War of Independence with Risorgimento Inscription. Description Straight, double-edged, spear pointed blade with shallow central fuller. Cast brass hilt with acorn shaped finials and central cross motif on one side, ribbed brass grip, round pommel. Black leather scabbard with brass pieces at the chape and throat, heart-shaped frog stud. The scabbard is faintly stamped &#acute;OAM&#acute;. The blade is etched on one side with foliate motifs and the dedication &#acute;Valore Lombardo 22 Marzo 1848&#acute; and on the other &#acute;Nell&#acute;Unione La Forza&#acute;. I believe this translates to &#acute;Bravery in Lombardy [on the] 22nd March 1848 of the Forces of Union&#acute;. This is probably to commemorate the events of the 22nd March 1848, in which an armed rebellion in Milan and elsewhere in Lombardy-Venetia forced the occupying Austrian army to withdraw from much of that region. The unexpectedly successful rebels were both anti-Austrian and pro-Italian unification, part of what came to be called the Risorgimento. To satisfy popular demand, and perhaps seeing an opportunity to gain territory, the Kingdom of Sardinia (the Piedmontese) declared war on Austria and moved its army, which had been mobilized on the 1st March due to fears of insurrection, into Lombardy-Venetia to drive the Austrians out of their remaining holdings. The other Italian states all joined the war, but the slow and disorganized advance of the various forces across Lombardy gave the Austrians time to regroup and fortify their positions. The advance of the Piedmontese stalled on the 6th May 1848, after which the Austrians launched an energetic counterattack with fresh reinforcements. Italian forces were gradually forced back, several states withdrew from the war for political reasons, and exactly one year later the Kingdom of Sardinia was successfully invaded by the Austrians. The war was an Austrian victory, but the desire of Italians to be free of Austrian influence was not extinguished, leading directly to the Second Italian War of Independence in 1859 and fuelling the Italian unification movement. The inscription on this sword is politically interesting: Not all Piedmontese would have been unificationists, but whoever had this sword inscribed seems to have believed in that cause. The events of March 1848, which became known as the &#acute;Five Days of Milan&#acute;, convinced many that a &#acute;guerra di popolo&#acute; or &#acute;people&#acute;s war&#acute; could bring about a single independent Italian state. The blade has scattered areas of pitting, little of it affecting the inscription. There is a small amount of side-to-side movement in the hilt. The bottom of the chape piece has split, and with the sword fully sheathed its tip emerges from the gap. The leather of the scabbard is in quite good condition, all the stitching intact, with only some surface-level cracks and a few dents.

Nation : German
Local Price : £375.00

WW1 Era Imperial German Artillery Officer Dress Sword With Lion’s Head Pommel & Scabbard. Sn 23281 -. This is an attractive, original Imperial German Artillery Officer’s dress sword in as found un-messed with condition. The sword has a cast metal guard ornately decorated and cross guard with Puma’s head finial. The hilt has original gold paint finish. The cross guard has langets, one decorated with artillery crossed cannons device the other with decorated shield. It has a Lion’s head pommel and the grip strap has Lion’s mane and foliate devices. It has an undamaged grooved polished horn grip with wire binding tight and intact. The sword measures 35” overall and its 29 ½” single edged, curved blade with fullers has just small areas of light staining consistent with age. There are no visible maker marks on the blade. The blade is fitted with original hilt washer. The sword is complete with its original steel scabbard with gold painted steel hanging ring. The scabbard has no dents. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23281

Nation : American
Local Price : 515.00 USD

U.S. MILITIA SWORD NON COMISSIONED OFFICER’S SWORD C.1840-50. Surely saw Civil War service as the majority of troops on both sides at the outbreak were militia. Good quality example of the standard pattern (Peterson #11) from the famed Barnyak collection. Crisply detailed hilt with reeded bone grip (no chips). 27 1/2” d.e. blade with maker's mark to the ricasso. Gray original surface and spotty raised rusting. Frank Barnyak was a California gun show promoter who constantly upgraded his collection with the best quality and rarest examples.

Nation : American
Local Price : 515.00 USD

US MILITIA SWORD C.1850. See The American Sword, Peterson #11. Brass hilt with helmet form pommel and straight cross guard with foliage decoration, shows some wear from use and good patina. Reeded bone grip, excellent. 27 1/4" double edged blade with mottled gray patina. Black leather covered iron scabbard lacks about 6” of the leather covering. The balance with wear commensurate with Civil War service and age. At the outbreak of the War, the majority of troops in service of both sides were from state militias.

Nation : American
Local Price : 515.00 USD

AMERICAN STATE MILITIA NCO’S SWORD. Probably Civil War. Plated hilt with plumed visored helmet form pommel and “bow tie” guard. Reeded bone grip. 25 7/8” blade of medially fullered double edged fighting form. Plated scabbard with deeply hand-chiseled figure of a semi nude “wild man” standing over a severed head, a saltire and four leaf clover. Well used with the plating well preserved throughout. Swords of this type were produced for state militias, which comprised most of the combatants during the Civil War. The use of plating was not accepted under Federal regulations, but was well established and used extensively in hand guns and other applications. The figures on the scabbard were engraved before plating and evidently custom to the order of the sword's owner. Federal policy was that officers purchased and owned their swords. Militia policies varied and in fact, this sword may have been owned by a commissioned officer. As militias were adequately armed, as least by the end of the Civil War, a pre war or Civil War date is almost certain. After the war, there was a glut of swords and little need to produce them. Worth some research.

Nation : German
Local Price : 515.00 USD

IMPERIAL GERMAN OFFICER’S SWORD. Plated hilt with saddled back strap show in excellent preservation. Wire wrapped black horn (?) grip, excellent. 31 3/4 curved broad fullered single edged blade with the A C maker's mark of Alex Coppel Solingen. Plating complete and bright. Fine example in exceptional preservation.

Nation : American
Local Price : 510.00 USD

US 1840 PATTERN MUSICIAN'S SWORD. Standard pattern. See The American Sword, Peterson #44 with Ames Mfg Co Chicopee Mass maker's mark to the blade. Reverse with U S GWC (inspector George W Chaplin) 1864 to the blade. The Ames marks particularly well struck for that maker. Hilt with good patina. Blade smooth glossy patina and a few minor edge nicks. 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 : British
Local Price : £365

Click and use the code >20566 to search for this item on the dealer website Most Desirable & Rare Canadian WW1 Historical Regimental Ross Bayonet of The 1st Depot Battalion, 1st Quebec Regt. One Of The Great Heroic Regiments Of Canada From The Close of the Great War.

Nation : ?
Local Price : 499.00 USD

Beautiful Early 18th Century Small Sword / Rapier With Silver Plume Pommel!. Here is a very nice C 1700 – 1740 European small sword. It has a wonderful cast brass hilt with several detailed figures including one with a cat, one with a club (maybe Hercules), one with a trident (possibly Poseidon) and others standing and reclining. Its twisted copper wire grip is in perfect condition as is its silver pommel decorated with a plume, both sides! During the 18th century it was common to award plumes for valor and bravery in both civilian and military life. Perhaps this silver pommel was a reward to a brave person or soldier or possibly the original brass pommel was damaged and a silver one fitted. We will probably never know. Its 29.5” long rapier blade is diamond shape in cross section and stamped “VINIVIVI” in the fullers, both sides with no pitting. Its counterguard has some looseness, but rest of guard is fairly tight. Overall very good condition. A very nice early 18th century sword that would be a great addition to any collection or decor for very little money! Price is firm. Thanks for looking! Check out our other listings for more great swords! Our direct email is: fineartlimited@yahoo.com

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £360.00

Japanese Army Artilleryman&#acute;s Short Sword, Second Model, c1886. Description Straight spear pointed blade with fuller on one side only, the other side flat. Steel crossbar hilt with forward-curving quillons each side, two-piece wood slab grips secured by two steel rivets, steel oval ball pommel. The blade is stamped at the ricasso with two Japanese characters. In 1884 the Imperial Japanese Army directed that rifles were to be withdrawn from Japanese artillerymen and in future short swords were to be issued to them instead. A commission was to be set up to review existing European designs for such swords and produce a new design based upon them, with stocks of Enfield rifle bayonets issued temporarily while this was carried out. This was characteristic of the Meiji period in which Japan deliberately absorbed Western ideas on military organization and equipment, seeking to achieve parity in technology and tactics. Multiple models of short sword emerged from this process “ the version which was probably the first to be introduced (KÅ

Nation : German
Local Price : £360.00

19th Century Cavalry Sabre in the French M1822 Style, Probably German-made for the US Market. Description Curved blade with one broad & one narrow fuller and hatchet point. Brown leather washer, brass three-bar hilt, ribbed wood grip covered with wire-bound black leather, brass pommel with oval pommel cap and tang button. Steel scabbard with two hanging rings. Blade 35Â¼ inches in length, the sword 41 inches overall. The knucklebow is stamped near the pommel with the serial or rack number &#acute;94&#acute;. A few loops missing of the wire binding at the pommel end. The leather of the grip has some handling wear, exposing the wood core on some of the raised ribs. One short crack and a chip to the leather at the hilt end.

Nation : Swiss
Local Price : £360.00

Swiss M1914 Schmidt-Rubin Sawback Bayonet, Early Leather Scabbard. Description Straight spear pointed blade with sawback, swell point and false edge, with single fuller on one side, the other side completely flat. Steel hilt with upper muzzle ring and lower lobe quillon, beaked steel pommel with locking button. Wood slab grips secured by two steel rivets. Brown leather scabbard with steel throat and chape pieces, the throat piece with frog loop with attached leather strap, the chape piece with ball finial. Brown leather frog. The blade is stamped at the ricasso with the manufacturer &#acute;Waffenfabrik Neuhausen&#acute;, and on the hilt with the serial number &#acute;90143&#acute;. The lobe quillon is stamped with a Swiss cross and circle. The scabbard finial is stamped with a Swiss cross. The reverse of the frog is stamped with the rubbed mak &#acute;_Schuss_&#acute; as well as &#acute;H Berger Sellerie&#acute;, a leather goods manufacturer in Prez-vers-Noréaz, a rubbed number &#acute;_2&#acute;, probably the manufacture date, as well as a cartouche (there should be a letter and Swiss cross within this, but these have rubbed). Offically called the Sägebajonett Mod. 1914 (Sawing Bayonet Model of 1914), the M1914 bayonet for the Schmidt-Rubin rifle was based upon the earlier M1878 and M1881 bayonets for the Vetterli rifle, with a similar sawback blade combined with the hilt design from the M1889 Schmidt-Rubin bayonet. The blade is unusual in that it is flat on one side and with a ground edge on the other. It has a &#acute;sawback&#acute;, saw teeth cut into the spine of the blade intended to make it useful for field work like cutting brush. The M1914 was only issued to certain troops such as transport NCOs, artillery drivers and engineers, while most troops carried a shorter knife blade without the sawback. It was used with the M1911 carbine and M1931 (K31) short rifle. This example has the earlier leather scabbard, its design also inherited from the Vetterli bayonets. These scabbards were produced for the M1914 until 1938, when an all-steel scabbard was introduced, which would have been more durable and weather resistant. The leather scabbards were replaced with steel as they wore out, making the leather version uncommon today. The blade is bright overall, some tiny spots of pitting at the tip and light patination in places, the expected rubbing marks from sheathing and drawing on the flat side. Residue suggests the saw has seen use but there are no broken or damaged teeth. The wood grips have some light dents and scratches. Some spots of wear to the plating at the pommel, exposing patinated steel. Scuffing and scratching to the scabbard leather, and a bend mark at the midsection. All the scabbard&#acute;s stitching is intact. Some very small dents and light scratching to the chape piece. The leather frog is flexible with some rubbing to the reverse surface, small losses to the stitching around the belt loop&#acute;s cutout. Its steel rivets and buckle are bright.

Nation : British
Local Price : £360.00

British Mark I 1856 Pattern Drummer&#acute;s or Bugler’s Sword of the 1st Midlothian (Leith) Rifle Volunteers Band, by Mole. Description Straight unfullered double-edged spear-pointed blade with diamond cross-section, nickel-plated brass hilt with central VR cypher of Queen Victoria, triangular langets and trefoil finials. Brown leather washer. Longitudinally ribbed brass grip, flared pommel. Black leather scabbard with plated brass fittings at throat and chape, the throat piece with teardrop-shaped frog stud bearing incised decoration. The blade is etched on one side with &#acute;MIDLOTHIAN RIFLE VOLUNTEERS BAND&#acute;, above which is a bugle emblem, enclosing the text &#acute;1st&#acute;, all this within a cartouche. It is etched on the other side with the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;ROBT MOLE & SONS&#acute; also within a cartouche, indicating the maker Robert Mole & Sons. The side of the grip is engraved with &#acute;1 ML 21&#acute;. The throat piece of the scabbard is similarly engraved with &#acute;1 ML 5&#acute;. 21 and 5 are probably rack numbers, and suggest that the scabbard was swapped with at one point, perhaps while in regimental stores. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped on one side with the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;MOLE&#acute;. The 1st Midlothian Rifle Volunteers was formed in Leith in 1859, one of a large number of volunteer units which sprang up during the late 1850s due to a perceived threat of invasion of Britain by France. Its initial four companies grew to eight by 1861. It absorbed the 4th Mid-Lothian (Corstorphine) Rifle Volunteer Corps in 1863, adding another three companies. Its size peaked in 1868 with 12 companies, the Band being one. In the Childers Reforms of 1881 militia and volunteer units were amalgamated with the regulars into larger regiments, so the 1st Midlothian became the 3rd Volunteer Battalion, Royal Scots. It was reduced to 10 companies in 1884. Another reorganization in 1888 bumped it down to the 5th Battalion, Royal Scots. In the Boer War it provided 196 volunteers who served with the Royal Scots, earning the battalion its sole battle honour South Africa 1900-02. In 1908 the Haldane Reforms made all Volunteers part of the Territorial Force and it became the 7th Battalion, The Royal Scots. It mustered for WW1 as the 1/7th Battalion. Its A and D Companies suffered heavy casualties before leaving the country, when the troop train carrying them from Larbert to Liverpool collided with a local passenger train at Quintishill near Gretna Green. It remains the worst rail disaster in British history, the military estimating 214 deaths and 191 injured, with additional civilian deaths bringing the count to around 226, the severity of the disaster and the loss of the unit&#acute;s muster roll leading to some uncertainty. Of the 58 survivors who made roll call, only six officers were deemed fit for service, including the regiment&#acute;s Lt Col W. Carmichael Peebles. These joined the other battalions at Liverpool and sailed to Cape Helles, Gallipoli, arriving in June 1915 whereafter it fought at Gully Ravine, Achi Baba Nullah and Krithia Nullahs. The 1/7th was evacuated in January 1916 and transferred to Egypt, fighting in numerous engagements around the Suez Canal and in the advance through Palestine. After the Ottoman surrender it was transferred to France in 1918. Afte WW1 the battalion was reconstituted in the Territorial Army. It fought in WW2 as the 7th/9th (Highlanders) Battalion, Royal Scots. Its lineage is today maintained by A (Royal Scots Borderers) Company, 52nd Lowland, 6th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland. These ornamental short swords were issued to drummers and buglers of infantry regiments, the distinction being that the drummer&#acute;s version was issued with a brass hilt and the scarcer bugler&#acute;s model with an iron hilt. While the pattern was ordered to be adopted in 1856, there is evidence that similar-looking swords were being carried by musicians in some units as early as 1843, and some units did not actually adopt the new pattern until years after its introduction. This example is unusual in having been nickel plated. The plating is of excellent quality and is I believe period. This may have been done to &#acute;convert&#acute; a drummer&#acute;s sword into a bugler&#acute;s version by giving it a finish more like polished iron (and without the need for ongoing polishing to keep it bright), or it may have still been for a drummer but altered for taste. Rifle volunteer regiments were sometimes known to adopt non-regulation uniform standards purely for aesthetics: officer&#acute;s swords painted black or deeply blued are a common one. A degree of latitude was permitted for volunteers, and military bands in general were also less scrupulously held to regulations. If the Midlothians decided that plated swords would look better with their uniform than brass and make their bandsmen stand out, they could have had the work done privately. The blade has light speckled patination. Some rubbing to the etching, leaving the maker&#acute;s mark in particular faint. No damage to the edge, which is unsharpened on both sides. One repair to the blade at the midsection on one side. The nickel plating of the brass parts is excellent, bright and clean with only one tiny area of wear at the base of a quillon on one side, the revealed brass with verdigris. Light The leather of the scabbard has some surface-level cracking and small areas of flaking in places, its stitching is all intact. The chape piece of the scabbard is missing its staple but seems firmly attached regardless. The hilt and grip appear to have been repeened, consistent with the sword having been taken apart for chrome plating. This has not had any adverse effect - the blade is rock solid and rings when tapped.

Nation : ?
Local Price : 495.00

. A Royal Artillery Officers Sword by Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall, No. 45373. Of regulation specifications, with slightly curved singled edged blade, doubled edged at the point, cut with a deep central fuller to both sides, etched with scrolling foliage on both sides, framing the Royal Artillery emblem on one side and crowned regimental coat of arms, the Picasso with the retailers details on one side and proof stamp on the other, stamped with the number, '45373' along the back-edge, regulation steel hilt with wire-bound fish-skin covered grip, in its original steel scabbard with two-suspension rings. Dimensions: Blade Length: 35 Inches (89.00 cm) Overall Length: 41.5 Inches (105.45 cm)

Nation : Dutch
Local Price : £355

Click and use the code >25907 to search for this item on the dealer website Most Scarce Original Antique Sharpshooter´s Sword Used By Swiss Mercenaries In the 1849 Italian Revolution. Made by F Horster of Solingen

Nation : Italian
Local Price : 485.00 USD

ITALIAN NCO SWORD C.1830. Brass hilt with radially fluted pommel. D form guard with swelled medial and diced ebony grip. 28” slightly curved broad fullered clipped point blade. Good patina throughout with frosty patina to the blade. Dating to the 1830 Revolution which was spawned by revolutions in Belgium and France, both of which resulted in concession by the monarchies. Revolutions flared up in provinces across the Italian peninsula and were finally crushed by the intervention of the Austrian Army in 1831.

Nation : -
Local Price : 485.00 USD

AMES MARKED US M.1840 NCO SWORD. Civil War issue. Standard pattern. See The American Sword, Peterson #10. 32 1/4" single edged blade quite smooth with some spotty pitting last half, toward the point. Brass hilt with simulated wire wrap grip, with storage surface soiling and age patina. Good representative Civil War Civil War example.

Nation : American
Local Price : 485.00 USD

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Nation : American
Local Price : 485.00 USD

US MILITIA SWORD C.1850. Peterson #11. Brass hilt with helmet form pommel and straight cross guard with foliage decoration, shows some wear from use and good patina. Reeded bone grip, excellent. 28 1/8" d.e. blade with mottled gray patina. The base marked J A Joel & Co, New York, noted retailer of the Civil War period.

Nation : Russian
Local Price : 485.00 USD

PRUSSIAN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD. Late 19th-century. Standard pattern with 34 1/4” broad fullered single edged blade, decorated half its length with stylized foliage and military trophies. Brass hilt with double raised edge shell guards the right folding. Fine wire wrapped grip, sound and tight. The blade with scattered minor smooth black staining and some pitting to the tip.