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Nation : British
Local Price : £275.00

French M1816 Artillery Sidearm. Straight leaf-shaped blade with lenticular cross section, two short, narrow fullers toward the forte above which is a single long fuller. Solid brass crossbar hilt with round finials, integral brass grip with fishscale texture and three steel rivets, oval brass pommel. Black leather scabbard with brass chape and throat pieces, the throat piece with frog loop. The blade is engraved on one side at the ricasso with traces of what may be a manufacturer’s mark in cursive script, but this is illegible due to heavy patination and speckled pitting. The ricasso on the other side is stamped with two poincon inspection marks. The crossbar of the hilt is stamped with three serial numbers: ‘2389’ on one finial, ‘3616’ on the other finial, which has been cancelled with three strikethroughs so presumably predates the non-cancelled mark, and finally an illegible three-digit number in the centre of the hilt which has been cancelled by denting the digits. Sidearms with the form of a neoclassical ‘gladius’ appear to have originated with the French 1771 ‘Eagle Head’ Artillery sword. A series of very similar-looking short swords were subsequently designed, including the French 1816 & 1831 Artillery models, the US Model 1832 Foot Artillery, the Swiss 1842 Pioneer’s, the Russian 1848 Pioneer’s and the British 1855 Land Transport. They were simple and robust but 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 blade has a dark patina overall and areas of moderate to heavy pitting. The tip is worn and there are some nicks and rolls to the edge. The brass hilt has a moderate patina with a few spots of staining and small dents. The three steel rivets in the grip have a dark patina matching the blade. The scabbard leather is original with some abrasion, flaking and surface-level cracking, and a 5cm long split along part of one side. Its stitching has almost all been lost. The throat and chape pieces of the scabbard have been painted a very dark green at some point, which has worn off on one side of the chape piece and is slightly worn elsewhere. The staples attaching the pieces to the scabbard leather have been lost allowing the throat piece to detach. The throat piece is cracked along one side and the chape piece has denting and cracking along its upper edge on one side.

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

Georgian Sidearm, Regimental Marking. Origin: United Kingdom, Culture: British, Period: 18th Century. A Georgian hanger marked WIDC for West India Dock Company. They fielded their own security due to the importance of the docks taking in all trade in London from the West Indies. A very similar one is on display at the London Museum Docklands: City and River Gallery.

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 : 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 : 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 : 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 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 : -
Local Price : £275.00

Kaskara Sword, North-East Africa. Origin: North-East Africa, Culture: Sudan, Chad, Eritrea, Period: 19th Century. A good quality Kaskara sword, characteristic of Sudan, Chad, and Eritrea. Blade likely to be of European origin.

Nation : British
Local Price : £275.00

Victorian Grenadier Guards Officer's Sword. Origin: United Kingdom, Culture: British, Period: 19th Century. A Scarce Victorian Grenadier Guards Officer's Sword. Retailed by John Jones & Co of 6 Regent St London, who went by this name between 1894 and 1912.. Proof disc indicates Pillin manufacture.

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

17th Century Short Sword. Origin: United Kingdom, Culture: Scottish, Period: 18th Century. A 17th century short sword, most likely a hunting hanger. One of the bars of the hilt unfortunately has a missing section. The grip is particularly good quality.

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

Georgian Pre-Regulation Sword (1780s). Origin: United Kingdom, Culture: British, Period: 18th Century. Georgian Pre-Regulation Hanger (1780s). The area that meets the diamond shape to the guard is not attached.

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 : Chinese
Local Price : £250.00

Chinese Military Sabre. Origin: China, Culture: Chinese, Period: 19th Century. A Qing period military sabre, lacking scabbard.

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 : Austrian
Local Price : £250.00

Austrian Light Cavalry Trooper's Sabre. Origin: Western Europe, Culture: European, Period: 19th Century. Austrian Light Cavalry Trooper's Sabre.

Nation : British
Local Price : £250.00

Victorian Bearskin Guards Hat Marked VR 1885. Origin: United Kingdom, Culture: British, Period: 19th Century. Victorian bearskin Guards hat marked VR and dated 1885 on the chain.

Nation : British
Local Price : £250.00

British WW1 1913 Pattern Bayonet, Dated 1917 by Remington. Straight single-fullered knife blade, steel hilt with muzzle ring, wood slab grips with characteristic pair of cut grooves on each slab, secured by two screws. Steel beaked pommel and locking button. Brown leather scabbard with steel locket & chape piece, the locket with teardrop frog stud. Olive green 1908 Pattern canvas frog, slightly shorter than standard at 7.5 inches long rather than 8.25 (a known variant - see example 123, p31, Bayonet Belt Frogs Part I by Carter). The ricasso is stamped on one side with ‘1913 1 17’, indicating that it is the 1913 Pattern, manufactured in January 1917, and the maker’s mark ‘Remington’ within a circle. On the other side it is stamped with a ‘broad arrow’ War Department stores mark, two crown inspection marks with ‘A’ for America and an ‘X’ indicating that the blade passed a manufacturer’s bending test. The leather section of the scabbard is stamped next to the seam with another broad arrow and the manufacture date ’14. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped at the mouth with ‘218’. The chape piece of the scabbard is stamped with a broad arrow, ‘EFD’ for the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield and ‘48’. Inspired by the German Mauser M98 rifle, the experimental Pattern 1913 Enfield was intended to be the next generation British infantry rifle, firing the new .276 cartridge. The outbreak of war curtailed its development and the well-established SMLE was retained in service instead. However with an urgent need for rifles the government opted to redesign the 1913 to take the existing .303 cartridge, calling this new rifle the Pattern 1914 (NB: the bayonet’s design did not require modifications, therefore it remained the ‘1913 Pattern’ bayonet). The production of these rifles and their bayonets was contracted to American manufacturers – an early handful were made by Vickers but it was clear that British plants were best left to make the SMLE. Remington was the largest manufacturer of the 1914 Pattern and its associated bayonet, producing 1,243,000 of the bayonets between 1916 and 1917. The 1914’s design was vindicated in that it proved to be more accurate than its predecessor and it was deployed principally as a sniper rifle, the Winchester-made rifles in particular thought to be of high quality, suitable for fitting with telescopic sights. It saw service again during WW2 as rear echelon equipment, e.g. with the British Home Guard, although some were again used in a sniper configuration. The 1913 Pattern should not be confused with the M1917 Enfield, also known as the ‘American Enfield’, which was essentially the same rifle design, this time adopted by the Americans and rechambered in their own .30-06 Springfield cartridge. Its bayonet was also essentially the same as the British model, but with US service marks and a ‘1917’ pattern stamp. The blade is sharp with no edge damage. It retains its original grey parkerised finish and blued area at the ricasso, with only a few small spots of patination. The hilt, exposed tang and pommel have a blued finish with some rubbing at raised edges revealing bright steel. The wood grips are very good with only a couple of small dents. The scabbard fittings are likewise blued and retain nearly all of this finish, with rubbing only at the tip of the chape and a little on the frog stud, exposing bright steel. The leather body of the scabbard has only some very small dents and spots of abrasion, all of its stitching is intact. The canvas frog has no fray and is free of staining. Its rivets, which I think are brass, have dulled. It is well fitted to the scabbard and I have not removed it to look underneath at the throat piece.

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.