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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 : German
Local Price : 485.00 USD

IMPERIAL GERMAN OFFICER’S SWORD. Plated hilt with saddled back strap shows minor plating flaking along the edges. Silver wire wrapped ray skin grip, excellent. 32” broad fullered curved blade of fighting proportions, with plating over scrolling foliage and military trophies first half. Some flakes and plating loss at the forte. Large fighting example probably dating to the 1880's.

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 : 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 : -
Local Price : 485.00 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 dates about mid 20th century (1950's). Plated hilt, blade and scabbard. The 30 ¾” blade finely decorated 2/3 its length with foliage, military trophies, eagle, US and the officer's name. Inset brass proof to the ricasso with N S MEYER retailer's name opposite. A fine vintage example preserved in virtually as new condition.

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

RARE VARIATION AMERICAN SECRET SOCIETY SWORD. Scimitar form with gilt hilt. The pommel as a large fully modeled camel's head. The recurved guard with a star surrounded by SALAAM PATROL. Black japanned grip. 24 ½” curved broad fullered blade. Evidently a sub group of Masons, we found no swords matching but a few ceramic mugs with SALAAM PATROL, and 1908 and 1909 dates. Very rare.

Nation : German
Local Price : £350.00

German S84/98 Saw-Back Bayonet. Heller 1915. #2510008. This scarce World War 1, German S1884/98 sawback bayonet was made around 1915 by Gebruder Heller of Marienthal. These 1884/98 knife bayonets were used with the Mauser Gewehr 98 rifle.The 252mm single-edged blade has a broad single fuller below 38 saw teeth and terminates in a double-edged spear point. The blade is in good condition. There are small patches of shallow pin-prick pitting, mainly around the forte on one side. The blade retains a sharp fighting edge. The ricasso is marked with the maker’s trademark, GEBR. HELLER over MARIENTHAL.The polished steel pommel and cross guard are in good condition with very minor and shallow pin-pricks of pitting. A post production flash protector was added to the back of the grip to avoid the wooden scales being scorched by the rifle’s muzzle flash. The press-stud mechanism is in good working order and the wooden scales are in good condition with age and use related wear and staining.The bayonet is complete with its early issue black leather scabbard with steel mounts. These early scabbards are more associated with S84 bayonets converted from the earlier 1871 pattern bayonets. The leather scabbards were replaced with all steel scabbards in the early years of WW1 and are quite hard to find now. The locket and chape are in good condition and the stitched seam is intact and tight. The leather has become very soft and flexible over time. The bayonet sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within the scabbard.This is a good example of a scarce saw-toothed Mk II pattern 1884/98 bayonet made at the beginning of WW1.

Nation : Russian
Local Price : £350.00

Mourning Sword, late 18th Century.. With tapering double edged blade of triangular section, cut with a fuller running towards the tip of the blade, iron hilt of simple form, wire bound grip with much original painted finish.

Nation : German
Local Price : £350.00

German WW1 Ersatz Bayonet “ Carter Type EB50. Description Spear-pointed unfullered knife blade, steel hilt and grip with oil hole, the hilt of one-piece construction with split muzzle ring, grip with diagonal grooves. Black-painted steel scabbard with frog hook, partly wrapped with wire. Black paint to the hilt, traces of black paint in recessed areas of the grip like the grooves and the mortise slot. Blade 12 1/8 inches in length, the bayonet 16 7/8 inches overall. The ricasso is stamped on one side with a crown inspection mark, as is the spine of the blade. The pommel appears to have some form of stamping, one mark with what look like arrows. The &#acute;ersatz&#acute; bayonets were simplified models produced near the beginning of WW1 to fit the Gewehr 88 rifle: production had to be ramped up rapidly to equip the expanding German army, and existing factories either could not cope with demand or preferred to manufacture rifles, leaving bayonets to be made in many cases by smaller firms or ones which did not previously produce weapons. These hastily crafted bayonets had a hard life: many were used to destruction or sold into Turkish service. There are many types to collect: in the nomenclature of Carter&#acute;s definitive book on the subject, this would be an EB50 type.

Nation : Russian
Local Price : £350.00

1796 Pattern Infantry Officers Sword.. A 1796 Pattern Infantry Officers Sword. With tapering fullered blade, double-edged at the point, regulation ormolu hilt with double shell-guard, knuckle-guard and faceted pommel, cast and chased with foliage, swelling rear quill, grip bound with silver wire. No scabbard.

Nation : Australia
Local Price : £350.00

19th Century Cutlass. A 19th century cutlass. The 61cm blade with etched floral detailing and named for &#acute;Wm Sedgley&#acute;, brass guard and grip, with a large sharpened rear edge. A brass mounted leather scabbard, overall length 74cm.No movement in the guard or grip, with a pleasing overall patinaWilliam Sedgley was born in Oxfordshire in around 1811. He married Elizabeth Prestidge in 1850 and had one child. Living in Gloucestershire and working as a saddler, he later moved out to Australia becoming a farmer and died in 1910

Nation : -
Local Price : 475.00 USD

US 1902 PATTERN OFFICER’S SWORD. Pattern specified for all general officers. This example dates about mid 20th century (1950's). Plated hilt, blade and scabbard. The 31" blade decorated 2/3 its length with foliage, military trophies, eagle, US and blank panel for the officer's name. Inset brass proof to the ricasso with N S MEYER retailer's name opposite. A fine vintage example preserved in virtually as new condition.

Nation : German
Local Price : 475.00 USD

GERMAN GOTHIC SHORT SWORD C.1450. Forged iron, 12 1/4” total length. Thick wedge section blade as found on ballock daggers. Made to penetrate the thick leather doublets worn at the time for protection from attack. Flattened tang, pierced for securing scale grips, probably antler or bone. Made without a guard as was prohibited for peasants, but with the rudimentary scroll side lug which served that purpose. Stable rust growth with minor flaking and very minimal losses. Excavated and professionally preserved. These swords were carried by peasants who were otherwise forbidden to carry weapons. They were justified as agricultural tools, but their use as weapons is verified by the fact that they lack the repeated sharpening and reshaping of the blades which results from agricultural use. A true German Gothic sword.

Nation : -
Local Price : 475.00 USD

KNIGHT’S TEMPLAR SWORD FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY. Nickel (?) plated hilt and scabbard mounts. Composition grip with scrimshawed monogram and cross. Enameled cross and crown. 27” blade decorated over 2/3 its length with crusades scenes, Masonic symbols, foliage, and owner's name on gold ground, complete and bright The forte unmarked as rarely found. Scabbard excellent with the lacquered cross worn. Quality and construction including the decoration consistent with its early manufacture. Good early example in condition consistent with its age.

Nation : British
Local Price : £345.00

British 1845 Pattern Naval Cutlass with Brass Hilt. Description Slightly curved, unfullered spear pointed blade, brass bowl hilt with turned-over edges and sword knot slit, cast iron ribbed grip, brass teardrop shaped pommel cap. No scabbard. Blade 28 3/8 inches in length, 1/8 inch thick at the shoulder, the cutlass 34 inches overall. Experiments during the early 1840s for a new naval cutlass design to replace the venerable 1804 Pattern resulted in a design by George Lovell, the Inspector of Small Arms, being accepted in 1842. A fire at the Tower of London destroyed early stocks and the design did not enter service in bulk until three years later, hence being termed the 1845 Pattern. It was considered very successful, handling well compared to its bulky predecessor the 1804 Pattern and being simpler to manufacture. Being a clone of the 1845 Pattern but with a brass hilt and an entirely unmarked blade, this is almost certainly a commercially produced version intended for sale to merchant shipping or export. There is a number on the hilt next to the base of the blade in white paint, partly rubbed and probably not antique, perhaps an old collection number “ the digits &#acute;27&#acute; are visible. May and Annis state quite conclusively in Swords for Sea Service (Vol. 1 p.92) that with regard to British cutlasses: &156;It is possible that unmarked blades may still be naval but it is more likely that they were made for foreign navies or for civilian use. This would also account for cutlasses sometimes found with brass guards, for brass guards were never used in the Royal Navy.&157; Like other swords of the period it has a low carbon tang and shoulder, forge welded to a higher carbon steel blade, and the differential aging of the two materials can be seen clearly at the transition point. The two pieces were chamfered to increase the surface area of the weld: one can see the diagonal line of the weld on the spine and the iron surface extends further up the blade on the right face than the left (roughly 7Â¾ inches vs 6Â¾ inches). The blade has some patination overall, has been sharpened and has some nicks to its edge. The tip of the blade is rounded, worn down by about 2mm. The brass hilt is patinated with some scratches and light dents. The cast iron grip has some light handling wear to its surface and three slit-like holes on one side in the channels between the &#acute;ribs&#acute;, which go through to the hollow interior of the grip. These I think are probably casting flaws. The brass hilt has a curvature to its top face that is a little more extreme than that of the military model, this seems to have produced a gap between the inside of the hilt and the ferrule, and a small gap at the shoulder of the blade on the spine side. The hilt can shift slightly side to side with pressure but the blade and grip are well peened together making the cutlass firm in the hand.

Nation : German
Local Price : £345.00

C1900 Brazilian Republic Heavy Cavalry Troopers Sword With Pipeback Blade By Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Co Solingen Germany & Scabbard. Sn 12555:4. -. On November 15, 1889 Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca deposed Emperor Dom Pedro II, declared Brazil a republic, and reorganized the Government. From 1889 to 1930, the Government was a constitutional democracy, but democracy was nominal. Immediately after the Republic was established Imperial German arms manufacturers supplied Brazil with arms and equipment to bolster the new regime’s military. The Republic ended in 1930 with a military coup, also known as the Brazilian Revolution of 1930 that installed Getúlio Vargas as a dictator. This is an excellent original, Brazilian Republic Heavy Cavalry Troopers Sword & Scabbard made in Germany C1900. The Sword’s 32” pipeback blade has some areas of light staining and pitting but no rust. The blade is fitted with original leather hilt washer. The sword measures 38” overall length. The full steel knuckle bow is faintly marked with the Brazilian Republic Crest with 5 pointed star and banner ‘15 De Novembro De 1889’ commemorating the establishment of the Republic (illustrated). A sword with a similar crest is illustrated on page 142 of World Swords by Withers. The blade is marked by the German manufacturer ‘Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Co Solingen’ (illustrated) and the back of the blade has a small 5 pointed star Brazilian Republic inspection mark. Its leather covered wood hilt is wire bound. The hilt has service wear but the wire binding is tight and intact. It is complete with its original steel scabbard with single hanging ring. The scabbard has even patina throughout and just a few minor dents consistent with age and service use. Price includes UK delivery. Sn 12555:4.

Nation : French
Local Price : £345.00

French Model ‘1831’ Infantry or Bandsman Sword and Scabbard. ED 2365. - ED 2365 -. 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 * the stitching is loose to the rear, it has a brass chape with inspection marks, and a brass throat. See page 190 of ‘Withers World of Swords. The price includes UK postage. ED 2365. (Bucket)

Nation : Russian
Local Price : £345

Click and use the code >25990 to search for this item on the dealer website Rare Early ´Long Eared´ German WW1 ´Butcher´ Bayonet S98/05 o.S. (ohne Sage} with Leather and Steel Scabbard and Frog Belt Mount. By Simson & Co. Suhl.

Nation : British
Local Price : £345

Click and use the code >24139 to search for this item on the dealer website Noble Family Crested Victorian Officer´s Artillery Cavalry Sword

Nation : British
Local Price : $650.00 CAD

BRITISH BAND SWORD. BRITISH BAND SWORD: Circa 1820. Brass hilt and scabbard. The 29 ¼ inch flat blade is very nice with only a few spots of very light pitting. Some dents in the scabbard. Ref. Swords of the British Army #225 $650.00

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : $650.00 CAD

JAPANESE TEMPLE KATANA. JAPANESE TEMPLE KATANA: The 19 inch blade is of the usual low quality. The carved bone handle and scabbard are above the usual quality with very fine detail. VG+ $650.00

Nation : British
Local Price : $650.00 CAD

BRITISH P.1887 HEAVY CAVALRY, UNDRESS OFFICER’S SWORD. BRITISH P.1887 HEAVY CAVALRY, UNDRESS OFFICER’S SWORD: Unmarked blade. Iron hilt and scabbard have a very nice dark brown patina with very light pitting overall. Wire-bound fish-skin grip is very good. The unique 32 ¼” blade with a 12 inch doubled edged point is also very good. Robson #71. $650.00

Nation : British
Local Price : $650.00 CAD

BRITISH STAFF SERGEANT’S P.1889 SWORD. BRITISH STAFF SERGEANT’S P.1889 SWORD: Maker: MOLE. Dated OCT 1895. Beautiful “ROBERT MOLE & SON, MAKERS, BIRMINGHAM” cartouche on the blade. Brass hilt with Victoria’s Cartouche. The quillon is stamped “7/99” (July 1899) over “4.GR” (4th Company, The Gloucestershire Regiment), over “6” (sword No.6). This regiment served with distinction during the Boer War of 1899-1902. Their battle honours for the Defense of Ladysmith (3rd Nov. 1899 to 28 Feb. 1900) and Relief of Kimberley (15 Feb.1900). Also PAARDEBERG (17th-26th Feb.1900), where they fought together with the Canadians. Excellent wire-bound fish-skin grip. ROBSON #199 $650.00

Nation : British
Local Price : $650.00 CAD

BRITISH P.1898 MKI SERGEANT’S SWORD. BRITISH P.1898 MKI SERGEANT’S SWORD: Maker: MOLE, dated March 1899. Nickeled hilt and scabbard are excellent. The wire-bound fish-skin grip is also excellent. The bright blade also excellent. Sergeant’s swords of this Pattern are quite scarce. (Robson Pg. 217) $650.00

Nation : -
Local Price : 465.00 USD

US 1902 PATTERN OFFICER’S SWORD C.1949-90. See The American Sword, Peterson #77 and pattern still in current use for most officer's other than Naval, Plated hilt with composition finger stall composition grip. 30” blade decorated over 2/3 its length U S, foliage, Eagle, military trophies, and engraved officer's name. The forte with N S MEYER INC WEST GERMANY dating the sword to 1949-90. Crisp excellent with very minor paint spatter which comes off with the finger nail.

Nation : -
Local Price : 465.00 USD

CIVIL WAR NCO SWORD M.1840. Civil War issue. Standard pattern. See The American Sword, Peterson #10. 31" single edged blade, crisp with gray patina, some spock marks pitting toward the point The forte marked EMERSON & SILVER TRENTON NJ maker and dated 1863 with D F M inspection mark (Dexter F Mosman). Hilt with storage surface soiling and age patina. Excellent Civil War example with pivotal date including Gettysburg.

Nation : -
Local Price : 4,350 kr

Sv flaggunderofficerssabel m/1846.

Nation : -
Local Price : 4,300 kr

Bajonett m/1799 med balja.

Nation : -
Local Price : 4,300 kr

Sv bajonett m/1915 för marinen.

Nation : Austrian
Local Price : 455.00 USD

AUSTRIAN 1861 INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD. Iron hilt with double slotted guard. Silver wire wrapped ray skin grip. 33” slightly curved broad fullered blade with a little light sharpening at the forte, usually done for cake cutting at a military wedding. Hilt shows remnants of plating with uniform smooth brown patina. Black japanned scabbard with single suspension mount, retains about 90% black surface.

Nation : British
Local Price : £330.00

British 1899 Pattern Cavalry Trooper&#acute;s Sword, 1st King&#acute;s Dragoon Guards. Description Curved single-fullered sabre blade, Steel bowl guard with turned-over inside edge. No washer. Black pressed leather grips secured to the exposed full-width tang with three large rivets, steel pommel. No scabbard. Blade ~33Â¼ inches (85.6cm) in length, the sword ~40 inches (101.7) overall. The ricasso of the blade is stamped on one side with a broad arrow War Department mark, &#acute;EFD&#acute; indicating manufactured at the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, a crown inspection stamp with &#acute;E&#acute; for Enfield and an &#acute;X&#acute; indicating the blade passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test. It is stamped on the other side with reissue dates of &#acute;02, &#acute;03 and &#acute;06 and two further Enfield crown inspection stamps. The spine of the blade is stamped with &#acute;/99&#acute;, its pattern, and another Enfield crown inspection mark. The exposed tang is stamped near the hilt with the letters &#acute;G&#acute; and &#acute;X&#acute;. The outside of the guard is stamped with another broad arrow, &#acute;EFD&#acute; and crown inspection stamp with &#acute;E&#acute;. The inside of the guard is stamped with the issue date &#acute;9 06&#acute; for September 1906 above the unit mark &#acute;1 DG&#acute;, indicating the 1st King&#acute;s Dragoon Guards and the serial number &#acute;413&#acute;. The &#acute;D&#acute; has been double stamped creating an overlap. The 1899 Pattern cavalry trooper&#acute;s sword was introduced on the 19th October 1899, eight days after the Second Boer War broke out. It was intended to be a refinement on the 1890 Pattern, with a slightly shorter blade, greater protection for the hand and a longer grip. Users generally considered it on the heavy side and much more effective in the thrust than the cut: this cemented the growing consensus that cavalry swords should be built entirely for thrusting. The 1899 Pattern was carried during the Boer War, in which the 1st King&#acute;s Dragoon Guards served from January 1901. Immediately upon their arrival they were drafted into a brigade under Colonel Bethune which drove General De Wet&#acute;s forces out of the Cape Colony. They then operated in the Orange River Colony until the end of the war in 1902. The dates on this example suggest that it was in use with someone as of 1902, and the brown finish found in places on the hilt might well be field camouflage, but the 1906 date next to the unit mark suggests to me that it was not issued to the KDG until then, so its war service is uncertain. The blade has speckled patination with some patches of light pitting, increasing towards the tip. The edge has previously been sharpened with numerous nicks. The tip is rounded. The outside of the hilt has some denting, a few scratches, cleaned pitting and spots of dark patination. There is a noticeable red-brown finish present on most of the inside of the hilt (except near the lip where the unit mark is placed), parts of the exposed tang, and on small areas of the outside of the hilt, including around the sword knot slit and near the turned-over inner guard “ in both cases these are recesses where there would be less friction and polishing would be difficult. This finish may be chemical browning, it does not appear to be paint. Cavalry swords in the Boer War were routinely camouflaged due to the well-known marksmanship of the Boers. The leather grips have light handling wear, a few small dents and abrasions.