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Nation : American
Local Price : £320.00

US Navy Model 1870 Yataghan Bayonet. Description Yataghan blade, brass hilt with muzzle ring and lobe quillon, brass grip with &#acute;feathered&#acute; or &#acute;fishscale&#acute; texture, beaked pommel with motif of crossed cannon barrels over an anchor. Unusual hilt design with high leaf spring locking catch and lower hole to accommodate the cleaning rod of the 1870 rifle. Black leather scabbard with brass locket and chape, with frog stud. Blade is unmarked. Hilt is marked with &#acute;S&#acute;. The back of the grip is stamped with &#acute;GGS&#acute; and the pommel end with &#acute;J.G.B&#acute;. The US 1870 Navy rifle was a Springfield made rolling block type “ the bayonets for it are thought to have all been made by the Ames Manufacturing Company of Chicopee, Massachusetts. Two versions are known to exist, this version with the yataghan blade and a straight-bladed version. Blade has some pitting, brass hilt has some very small dings and patina as expected for age. Scabbard is very good, only minor rubbing to the leather, no structural damage. Some small dents to the chape piece.

Nation : British
Local Price : £320.00

British Circa 1820 India Pattern Brown Bess Socket Bayonet with India Spring. Description Triangular blade with unfullered top surface and fullered lower surfaces. A roughly rectangular leaf spring is attached to the outer surface of the socket, retained by a single screw. Wood-lined black leather scabbard with brass locket and chape piece. The blade is stamped with the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;S HILL&#acute;, indicating the manufacturer Stephen Hill, who traded from Pritchett Street in Birmingham from around 1830, then changed the trade name to S. Hill & Sons from 1849-1855, an inspection mark &#acute;D 4&#acute;, and the letter &#acute;F&#acute; at the very base of the blade. Â The blade markings are partly worn: Indian socket bayonets were repolished often to keep them bright, which often resulted in the loss of detail to the markings. The rear rim of the socket is stamped with &#acute;6&#acute; and four incised lines. The leather at the throat end is stamped with decorative criss-crossing lines. The &#acute;Indian Spring&#acute; was reputedly designed by Ezekiel Baker, the same gunsmith who created the famous Baker Rifle, to improve the fastening of the socket bayonet to the India Pattern Brown Bess musket. This is the later version of the spring introduced around 1820 with an almost rectangular shape, still doing the same job of preventing the bayonet from shifting position once it had been fixed to the rifle, but stronger than the early type, which was more triangular. The bayonet is clean overall with only small areas of patina and some very light pitting near the tip of the blade. The brass chape piece and a small amount of leather have become detached from the rest of the scabbard. The detached chape piece has several dents, the throat piece has one very small one to its rim. The leather of the scabbard is quite worn in places, with rubbing to raised edges and surface cracking.

Nation : British
Local Price : £320.00

British Victorian Malacca Sword Cane. #2603005. This excellent Victorian sword cane dates from the late 19th Century and is made from imported Malacca, an exotic wood from Malaysia.The 585mm bodkin blade tapers to a needle-sharp point. The blade is in good condition with some minor age-related wear and tarnish. The forte of the blade is stamped with the word, “SOLINGEN,” indicating that the blade was made in Germany. This is likely a re-purposed blade, which is quite common in sword canes.The blade sheathes snugly within the body of the cane and is held firmly without rattle.The walking stick has a white metal pommel cap and a replacement nickel-silver collar. The tang of the blade is fixed securely within the handle. The steel-tipped brass ferrule is held firmly in place by two small pins.The cane is in overall excellent condition for its age and use. There are a couple of hairline cracks on the outer surface of the cane but these do not affect the structural integrity of the cane.Total length 895mm.Disclaimer: All sword canes sold by Bygone Blades are sold as historical collectables. They are sold for decorative collectable purposes only. In the United Kingdom and many other countries, it is a serious criminal offence to use a sword cane in public.

Nation : Brazilian
Local Price : £320

Click and use the code >25921 to search for this item on the dealer website Antique, 19th Century Long & Straight Sword of A Mandinka Warrior, West African, Very Long Fluted Broadsword Blade With Leather Covered Baluster Hilt, .

Nation : Siamese
Local Price : £320

Click and use the code >24843 to search for this item on the dealer website Pair Of French, Chassepot Rifle Sword Bayonets. 1870´s

Nation : British
Local Price : £320.00

British No.4 Rifle Mk I Cruciform Spike Bayonet. Singer 1941. #2306015. Original and early production British No.4 Mk I cruciform bayonet for the Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk I Rifle. The No4. Mk1 bayonet was only produced from late 1941 and into the early months of 1942. The sole maker was the Singer Manufacturing Co., at their Clydebank plant near Glasgow, Scotland. The 203mm blade is in good condition, with a mild speckled patina that could be re-polished.The socket block was painted black and is stamped with King George’s royal cypher, bayonet designation and S M for Singer Manufacturing Company. The spring mechanism bears the Singer designation and the production date 41, for 1941.This rare bayonet is complete with its correct No.4 Mk I scabbard.

Nation : -
Local Price : 445.00 USD

U S MILITIA NCO SWORD C.1840. Brass hilt with bow tie form cross guard, spread eagle decorated pommel and blackened simulated sharkskin grip with separate wire wrap. That construction was to enhance purchase of the grip for battle. 25 ¾” convex face double edged blade, unmarked. Blade with smooth gray patina. Hilt with expected wear. Scabbard surface congealed with crisp excellent mounts. Likely owes its survival to its service in the Civil War.

Nation : Russian
Local Price : 445.00 USD

PRUSSIAN M.1852 CAVALRY SABER. Plated hilt with pierced bowl guard. Saddled backstrap and pommel. Ribbed composition grip with crack to the heel. Plating worn along the back but otherwise intact. 31 3/4" quill back blade with maker's mark of W K & C (Weyersberg Kirchbaum & Co) dating it post 1883. Blade excellent.

Nation : -
Local Price : 435.00 USD

U S MILITIA NCO SWORD C.1840. Bronze hilt with bow tie form cross guard, spread eagle decorated pommel and simulated sharkskin grip with separate wire wrap. 28 1/8” medially ridged double edged blade, unmarked. Maroon leather covered iron scabbard with fine pierced pewter mounts. The throat mount with eagle and stars and bars and bronze stud matching the hilt. The tip mount pierced with foliage. Blade with smooth gray patina. Hilt with expected wear. Scabbard surface congealed with crisp excellent mounts. Likely owes its survival to its service in the Civil War.

Nation : -
Local Price : 435.00 USD

SARDINIAN NCO SWORD C.1850. Brass hilt with baluster knuckle bow and radial pattern pommel. Good one piece diced ebony grip (crack). 27” slightly curved blade of heavy wedge section shows gray patina, some isolated pitting and surface marks from use. Dating to the period of the peasant revolts against the privatization and their exclusion from the lands on which they farmed, all of which were repressed by the Sardinian military.

Nation : British
Local Price : £310.00

British Mark I 1856 Pattern Drummer’s Sword, Royal Fusiliers, Circa 1886 by Mole. Description Straight unfullered double-edged spear-pointed blade with diamond cross-section, brass hilt with central VR cypher of Queen Victoria, triangular langets and trefoil finials. Longitudinally ribbed brass grip, flared pommel with tang button. Black leather scabbard with brass fittings at throat and chape, the throat piece with teardrop-shaped frog stud. The brass grip is stamped on one of the narrow, smooth sides with &#acute;R F. L.COY.&#acute;, indicating that this sword was issued to L Company of the Royal Fusiliers, as well as a broad arrow over &#acute;WD&#acute; which is a War Department stores mark, and a crown inspection stamp. The other smooth side of the grip is marked with what are probably rack numbers including &#acute;33&#acute;. All the grip markings are somewhat faint due to rubbing which has somewhat smoothed the features of the hilt overall “ this is probably attributable to repeated polishing of the brass, probably during its service life. The edge of the ricasso is stamped on one side with an illegible mark that may be two overlaid stamps. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped on one edge with the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;MOLE&#acute;, and next to the throat with the date &#acute;2 . 1886&#acute; indicating February 1886, probably the manufacture date. These short swords were issued to drummers of infantry regiments. 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. Wholly ornamental, an identical version with a cast iron hilt was issued for buglers. The blade has some light patination in places. The brass hilt and grip has a few tiny spots of patination in recesses, raised areas with overpolishing as previously mentioned. A few small nicks to the unsharpened edge on one side near the midpoint. The leather of the scabbard remains flexible “ take care to support it when withdrawing the blade. Some surface-level flaking and cracking to the leather. All its stitching is intact. The brass pieces of the scabbard have a darker patina. Some dents to the edges of the throat piece. Some light dents and scratches to the chape piece, these creating a few tiny spots of brighter brass. None of these interfere with sheathing and drawing the blade.

Nation : German
Local Price : £310.00

Prussian M1816 Infantry Hanger / Sabre. Description Curved hanger blade with hatchet point, single fuller. Cast brass heart-shaped hilt with short quillon and knucklebow, brass grip with diagonal grooves on one side and smooth on the other, round brass pommel. No scabbard. Blade 25Â½ inches (65cm) in length, the sword 31Â½ inches (80cm) overall. The M1816 was a near-copy of its predecessor the M1715 infantry sword. The Napoleonic Wars having finally concluded, the Prussian army chose in 1815 to adopt the French infantry saber as standard for their infantry “ the Guards regiments however preferred the old Prussian model and so new stocks were produced. The blade is of the form the English called a &#acute;hanger&#acute; although German sources consider it a sabre. Sturdy and simple to produce, these swords had a long service life, remaining in use longest as a parade weapon with the SchloÃ&159;garde-Kompanie (guards of the royal palaces) until they units were disbanded with the end of the Prussian monarchy in 1918. This example is very slightly non-standard, having simpler ferrules and a blade about 3/8 of an inch longer. It bears no official markings so might be a privately purchased version. The blade has a bright polished finish. There are a few small nicks to the blade around its midsection and some very small patches of pitting in the same area. The brass of the hilt has an even patina, with the usual minor dents and some brown spotting. It has one small crack near where the knucklebow meets the hilt, but remains solid with no movement. The quillon is bent slightly to one side.

Nation : -
Local Price : 430.00 USD

US 1902 PATTERN ARMY OFFICER’S SWORD PRE 1925. See The American Sword, Peterson #77 and pattern still in current use for most offices other than Naval. Plated hilt with composition finger stall grip. 31 1/2” blade decorated over half its length with U S, foliage, Eagle and military trophies. The forte with The M C LILLEY & CO COLUMBUS O. That form of address used 1882-1925 only. Scabbard excellent with minor plating defects. Superior quality and construction including the decoration consistent with its early manufacture. Good early example in condition consistent with its age.

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : 425.00 USD

SPANISH NON COMMISSIONED OFFICER’S SWORD, EARLY 20TH CENTURY. Probably dating to the Spanish Civil War of 1936-9 or before. Brass hilt with lion head pommel and cross on eagle motif shell guard. Two piece countered wood scale grip. Unmarked 30 ¼” slab side blade evidently patterned after the Japanese 1875 pattern blades.

Nation : American
Local Price : 425.00 USD

AMERICAN SECRET SOCIETY SWORD LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY. The Odd Fellows, founded in England in the 18th century, was a secret society which promoted brotherhood and good will among its members. It is thought that the name referenced skilled workers in fields outside the organized guilds and thus outsiders to the main workers community. This sword is a good example, beautifully finished and overlaid in gold, much of which remains. The chain knuckle bow is lacking. The 27 1/2” blade, in original preservative, is decorated with gilt foliate panels Kiarsarge Encampment. The scabbard is hand engraved with gilt mounts matching the hilt.

Nation : American
Local Price : 425.00 USD

AMERICAN SECRET SOCIETY SWORD. Knights of Friendship, a relatively small and obscure secret society founded by Dr. Mark Kerr in 1859. The popularity of secret societies in America expanded after the Civil War making this one of the earliest. The plated hilt has an arrow cluster among sun, moon, and stars, and globe form pommel with a C on each side (significance unknown). Black japanned grip. The blade is 28 ½” in length, double-edged and excellent. The plated scabbard retains its suspension chains with high relief figure of a 3/4 armor atop a cross through a crown. That last is a Masonic symbol and it is known that Kerr was a Mason, suggesting that the Knights of Friendship, like other know groups, was an auxiliary of the Free Masons.

Nation : American
Local Price : £300.00

US Navy Model 1870 Yataghan Bayonet. Description Yataghan blade, brass hilt with partial muzzle ring and lobe quillon, brass grip with &#acute;feathered&#acute; or &#acute;fishscale&#acute; texture, beaked pommel with motif of crossed cannon barrels over an anchor. Unusual hilt design with high leaf spring locking catch and lower hole to accommodate the cleaning rod of the 1870 rifle. Black leather scabbard with brass locket and chape, with frog stud. Blade is unmarked. Hilt is marked with &#acute;S&#acute;. The back of the grip is stamped with &#acute;GGS&#acute; and the pommel end with &#acute;J.G.B&#acute;. The US 1870 Navy rifle was a Springfield made rolling block type “ the bayonets for it are thought to have all been made by the Ames Manufacturing Company of Chicopee, Massachusetts. Two versions are known to exist, this version with the yataghan blade and a straight-bladed version. Blade has some pitting, brass hilt has some very small dings and patina as expected for age. Scabbard is very good, only minor rubbing to the leather, no structural damage. Some small dents to the chape piece.

Nation : British
Local Price : £300.00

British Mark I 1856 Pattern Drummer&#acute;s Sword, East Kent Regiment. Description Straight unfullered double-edged spear-pointed blade with diamond cross-section, brass hilt with central VR cypher of Queen Victoria, triangular langets and trefoil finials. Longitudinally ribbed brass grip, flared pommel with tang button. Black leather scabbard with brass fittings at throat and chape, the throat piece with teardrop-shaped frog stud. The brass grip is stamped on one of the narrow, smooth sides with &#acute;E.K.&#acute;, indicating that this sword was issued to the East Kent Regiment. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped on the rear face next to the staple with &#acute;RENOVATED POTTER ALDERSHOT&#acute;. These short swords were issued to drummers of infantry regiments. 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. Wholly ornamental, an identical version with a cast iron hilt was issued for buglers. Henry Potter & Co is a musical instrument maker founded in 1810 by Samuel Potter, a Drum Major of the Coldstream Guards, supplying musical instruments such as drums, fifes and bugles to the military. Initially based in London, William&#acute;s son George created a branch at Aldershot, which was the site of the Army’s first permanent training camp established in 1853. Over time Aldershot grew into a major military town and garrison seen to this day as the home of the British Army, providing continuing business for the highly specialized craftsmen at Potter & Co. It is interesting to see that they did renovation work on bandsmen&#acute;s swords “ while not swordsmiths they would most likely have had all the skills needed to repair or spruce up brass and leather parts, and regiments would have been used to doing business with them. The company is still in operation at Aldershot to this day. The blade has some spots of light patination and some old polishing marks. The brass hilt & grip and the brass fittings of the scabbard have an even patina, with a brighter area on the scabbard throat piece where it is covered by the langet when the sword is sheathed. The leather of the scabbard remains flexible “ take care to support it when withdrawing the blade. Some surface-level flaking and cracking to the leather. All its stitching is intact.

Nation : British
Local Price : £300.00

British George V 1897 Pattern Infantry Officer&#acute;s Sword, Probably WW1. Description Straight single-fullered spear-pointed blade. Steel hilt with pierced and imprinted decoration including the crown and cypher of King George V (reigned 1910-1936). Steel ferrule, fully chequered steel backstrap, integral oval pommel with tang button. Wire-bound black shagreen grip, brown leather washer. Steel nickel-plated parade scabbard, with two hanging rings. Blade 32 5/8 inches in length past the washer, 1 inch wide at the shoulder, the sword 38Â½ inches overall. The blade is stamped on one side at the ricasso with a proof mark that is simply &#acute;PROVED&#acute; with the letters arranged in a circle. This is a more economical form of the traditional proof, which would usually take the form of an inset brass proof slug surrounded by etching. There is no maker&#acute;s mark or other markings on the blade. I have seen this simplified proof mark before on swords produced during WW1, by the manufacturers Fenton Brothers and Hawksworth, both in Sheffield. These firms did not typically manufacture swords and only began to do so due to the war. I have also seen examples stamped with this proof mark but no maker&#acute;s mark, just the text &#acute;MADE IN SHEFFIELD&#acute;. Lacking all of the equipment and skilled labour that would be available at a firm of sword cutlers, these wartime manufacturers at times had to improvise, such as making hilts out of materials other than steel (to avoid the need to bend a steel &#acute;flat&#acute; into shape which required specialised tooling) or swapping the shagreen grip for leather. Skipping the traditional but non-essential slugs for a simple stamp on the steel may have been another such measure and does not seem to have been done by any established firms. Wartime swords did typically have decorative etching, so this example is a little unusual in having a completely plain blade. There might have once been shallow etching that has been completely polished off subsequently. The blade is bright with a mirror polish, with some light frosting in places, a few small spots of patination, small patches of heavy patination at the very shoulder abutting the washer, and polishing marks. The blade&#acute;s edge is unsharpened and undamaged. The shagreen of the grip has a few small spots of wear and one lost scale which show up brown, its wire binding is all present with some movement to all the loops. The hilt, ferrule, backstrap and pommel have all been nickel-plated and this plating is in very good condition with little wear even on high-wear areas like the edges and inside of the hilt. No movement to the hilt, the sword is solid in the hand. The scabbard&#acute;s plating has a few spots of wear revealing patinated steel, the scabbard as a whole is straight and free of dents allowing smooth sheathing and drawing.

Nation : Indian
Local Price : £300.00

Indian 19th Century Foot Artillery Sword. Description Slightly curved unfullered blade with false edge and spear point. Blade 65.8cm in length, Â¼ inch (6.5mm) thick at the shoulder, the sword 78.4cm overall. Steel hilt with forward curving comma-shaped quillon and recurved single bar knucklebow. Full-width tang with slab grips of black hardwood secured by five rivets. Flat teardrop-shaped pommel. No scabbard. These swords are thought to have been used by one of the princely states of British India during the 19th century. Princely states were protectorates with a degree of autonomy and sometimes considerable wealth, which could raise and equip their own armies or even navies. The swords are somewhat scarce “ supposedly all extant examples were discovered as a group and exported together during the 1980s, presumably as a clearout of an old armoury. If true this suggests that they were a small custom order probably intended for a single unit. No scabbards appear to have survived, if they had one originally. The outside of the knucklebow is engraved in Hindi with what appears to be à¤&156; à¥ª à¥¦. In the Devanagari script à¤&156; is a consonant with the sound &#acute;ja&#acute; and à¥ª à¥¦ are numerals for &#acute;4 0&#acute;. I therefore believe this is a rack or serial number, essentially equivalent to &#acute;J40&#acute;. All other examples I can find use the à¤&156; prefix and two following digits “ I have noted &#acute;2 9&#acute; and &#acute;5 0&#acute;. Were there fewer than 100 examples? Its design is clearly inspired by standard-issue British Army swords of the 19th century, especially the 1853 Pattern Cavalry Trooper&#acute;s sword, which also uses a full-width tang, black slab grips secured by five rivets and a similar shaped quillon. This model in particular seems to have been well regarded in India “ the swords used by the cavalry of the Baroda State were also modelled on it. The blade reminds me somewhat of that of the Baker rifle bayonet: a similar length, unfullered, with a prominent false edge. Baker bayonets were often used as sidearms even beyond the life of the Baker rifle itself. However, some elements of its design are simpler than on British types, such as its unfullered blade and lack of leather covering on the grips, and its construction seems more artisanal than one would expect from British workshops or even larger Indian workshops like Rodwell & Co which made the Baroda swords. This may mean that the swords were made locally by blacksmiths. They are consistently referred to as &#acute;foot artillery&#acute; swords and this seems reasonable given their design, but I can find no hard evidence for it. They are certainly too short for cavalry use and their thick heavy blades (with essentially no distal taper until the last 12cm) are a far cry from the light, flexible and razor-sharp cutting swords favoured by most Indian swordsmen. Indian foot troops would have been shorter men than the British in that period, and if they were indeed artillerymen they would have also had to kneel while crewing guns without their sidearms getting in the way, and would not have been expected to fight hand-to-hand except in extremis. The blade has been sharpened along the true edge, the false edge is unsharpened. The blade has some spots of patination, one larger spot also with light pitting, some tiny divots which I think are imperfections in forging. Some undulation to the spine, possibly from hand manufacture, with patination to the recessed areas. Some areas of darker patination to the hilt and exposed tang. One grip slab is intact, the other has areas of chipping which partly expose the tang on the edge side and one of the rivets next to the pommel.

Nation : American
Local Price : 415.00 USD

AMERICAN SECRET SOCIETY SWORD. Ancient Order of United Workmen, organized immediately after the Civil War to provide security and death benefits to workmen, originally, on the railroads. As with all such societies of the period, membership was restricted and tenets regarding moral conduct and intoxicants were incorporated in the bylaws. The sword is of excellent quality with pierced cross guard decorated with AOUW. The ivory grip shows age and checks. The eagle on helmet pommel retains most of original gold surface. The 28 ¼” blade is marked with retailer's name, J W VICKERS BUFFALO NY at the forte and decorated with foliage AOUW and owner's name. The brass fitted iron scabbard has a smooth brown patina.

Nation : American
Local Price : £295

Click and use the code >26123 to search for this item on the dealer website Most Interesting & Rare, Antique, 19th Century, American Presentation Boy´s Sword. Presented to George Mellor in 1890. Made to The Standard Fully Functional Sword Specification Grade and Quality of an Adult´s Sword At The Time

Nation : German
Local Price : £295

Click and use the code >25904 to search for this item on the dealer website Superb K98 Mauser Combat Bayonet. Early to Pre War Manufacture 1939 By Coppel GmbH. Matching Bayonet & Nickel Plated Scabbard.

Nation : British
Local Price : £295.00

Boer War Era British Officer’s Brown Leather Covered Swagger Sword Stick With German W.R. Kirschbaum & Co (Later WKC) Solingen Triangular Section Blade With Plaited Leather Retaining / Wrist Strap. Sn 23182 -. This is an original Boer War Era British Officer’s brown leather covered wood Swagger Sword Stick & Scabbard. It has a 15 ¼” triangular section blade that tapers to a pin sharp point. It measures 22 ¼” overall in its scabbard. The blade is stamped with the “Knight Helmet” trademark used by W.R. Kirschbaum & Co. of Solingen, later part of Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co. (WKC). The wood grip & scabbard are bound in brown leather. The leather has some light scuffing consistent with age and the throat of the scabbard is securely mounted with a plaited leather wrist strap that doubles as a hilt retaining strap. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23182 (top of gun rack armoury)

Nation : -
Local Price : 405.00 USD

US 1902 SWORD FOR ALL OFFICERS. See The American Sword, Peterson #77. Pattern still in current use. This example among the earliest, probably WWI and before. 27 5/8” curved broad fullered blade, undecorated. The ricasso marked with retailer's name, RIDABOCK & CO, NEW YORK, (established 1847). Finger stall japanned grip integral with the pommel and backstrap. Plated scabbard with a few small nicks and the plating worn along the top edge. Hilt plating worn and oxidized. Early construction and condition indicative of considerable service. Exceptional character for these.

Nation : American
Local Price : 405.00 USD

US MILITIA NON COMISSIONED OFFICER’S SWORD, CIVIL WAR OR LATER. One of the many variants (see Peterson #11 and #12) which were purchased by state militias before, during and after the Civil War. Brass hilt with cruciform guard and shield form langets. Plumed helmet pommel and reded bone grip. 27 3/8” rounded face straight double-edged blade struck with a walking bear maker's mark at the forte. That mark is well known, but the subject of some confusion. It is recorded on some Civil War swords, but mostly later examples. It may be the mark of the Weyersberg family of sword makers who were active before the Civil War. Brass mounted leather covered steel scabbard, the screw for the bottom mount lacking. As with most undated swords of types used during the Civil War, dating is speculative. However, it would be perfectly at home in a Civil War collection.

Nation : Siamese
Local Price : £290

Click and use the code >26092 to search for this item on the dealer website Superb Later 19th Century French Chassepot M1866 Sword Bayonet, Post Franco Prussian War Issue, Manufactured at the Armoury of St Etienne. Japanese Purchase Import Used In The Japanese Russian War 8 February 1904 " 5 September 1905

Nation : British
Local Price : £285.00

British 1887 Pattern MkIV Martini Henry Sword Bayonet by Enfield, 1887. Description Straight unfullered spear-pointed blade. Steel hilt with comma-shaped quillon and stepped muzzle ring, steel beaked pommel. Chequered leather grips (technically, knurled) secured by four steel rivets, leaf spring locking mechanism secured to one side with a screw. Black leather scabbard with steel mounts at the throat and chape, with frog hook. The blade is stamped at the ricasso on one side with a crown over &#acute;V.R.&#acute; for Queen Victoria (this mark mostly erased by polishing with only the V.R. clearly visible), the manufacture date /87 for 1887, a reissue stamp 98 for 1898 and a crown inspection mark with &#acute;B&#acute;. It is stamped on the other side with a War Department mark of a broad arrow over &#acute;WD&#acute;, and a crown inspection mark with &#acute;E&#acute; for Enfield and an &#acute;X&#acute; indicating the blade passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test. The spine of the blade is stamped with two further crown inspection stamps for Enfield. The exposed tang is stamped with a Birmingham repair mark: a crown over &#acute;BR&#acute; over &#acute;66&#acute;. &#acute;N&#acute; and a chevron-shaped mark. The pommel is stamped with the serial number &#acute;5307&#acute;. The scabbard is stamped next to the throat with the serial number &#acute;5312&#acute;, which has been stamped over another mark which appears to read &#acute;CIF 200&#acute;. The 1887 Pattern bayonet was introduced into service in the face of the &#acute;British Bayonet Scandal&#acute; “ a controversy (eagerly whipped up by the media) that British Army bayonets were made of inferior metal and/or badly heat-treated, and the Army was outsourcing blade manufacture overseas to the detriment of British industry. The Government responded by centralising bayonet manufacture as much as possible at the RSAF in Enfield. Enfield produced two successive models of trials bayonets in 1886-7 in order to settle on the design for the new model, with 23,668 of the first and 23,569 of the second type. The final design having been worked out, Enfield then manufactured 36,400 new 1887 Pattern Mk I bayonets, but trials bayonets could also be put into service by converting them to the final design. 21,113 of the 23,668 second model trials bayonets were converted in 1887 to Mk I specification. The Mk II and Mk III models were all newly manufactured but in 1891, the Mk IV was approved. This model was another reuse of old stock: it was made initially out 22,845 (nearly all) of the 1st model trials bayonets, but later in 1894 1,196 of the Mk I bayonets were converted too. This bayonet lacks any of the &#acute;E-M&#acute; stamps seen on the trials models, suggesting it was a newly-made Mk I produced in 1887 then converted to Mk IV in 1894, which if true would make it uncommon among Mk IVs. The blade is bright with some old polishing marks, refinished during its service life either upon conversion or as part of the marked repair at Birmingham. A few tiny spots of cleaned pitting along its edge. Its tip is undamaged. The hilt is bright with a few tiny spots of patination, the pommel more mottled light patination. The leather grips have light handling wear, a spot of heavier wear to the knurling and one indentation on the leaf spring side. The scabbard fittings have some old polishing marks, light speckled patination to the throat piece, a couple of spots of heavier patination to the chape piece at the edge and at the very tip, the latter also with some light pitting. The leather of the scabbard is good with only light surface rubbing, a couple of small dents at the edges.

Nation : French
Local Price : 395.00 USD

Pair 18th Century French Dueling Swords (epees).. Here is a very nice pair of French dueling swords dating to about 1775. During the 18th century it was stylish for French gentlemen to own a pair of dueling swords. Although many were never used they remained a status symbol of a gentleman. We offer a lovely decorated pair with “untouched” deep patina. Probably an attic find. Both have tall fish-skin grips (some small losses) with floral and cross hatch decorated pommels. The large counter-guards with flower designs. Deep patina overall. Both blades have an overall deep black/brown untouched patina and are about 31 + 32” long. ON SALE NOW! Be sure to check out our other listings for more great swords, arms and armor! Our direct email address is: fineartlimited@yahoo.com

Nation : American
Local Price : 395.00 USD

AMERICAN SECRET SOCIETY SWORD, LATE 19TH CENTURY. Late 19th century. Gilt hilt with bow tie form guard and plumed helmet form pommel retaining considerable original gold. Silvered white metal (probably zinc) grip. 23 1/2" blade. Completely unmarked suggesting a clandestine organization. While many secret societies promoted the welfare of their members and society in general, the binding element for some was a common hatred for another group. As well, the post-Civil War years saw a growing militancy among labor groups. Numerous violent encounters including armed conflicts and lynchings resulted in both cases. This sword evidently served one such group.

Nation : American
Local Price : 395.00 USD

US MILITARY ACADEMY CADET SWORD. Peterson #153. Brass hilt with white metal grip simulating silver wire wrap. The guard with vacant oval. 29” d.e. blade marked N S Meyer New York, (1875-1992) and MADE USA (1892 on). Peterson identifies this pattern as 1922 and therefore dating this example 1892-1922. Brass mounted plated scabbard (small dents to chape. Just storage aging with good patina. Blade excellent and bright.

Nation : -
Local Price : 390.00 USD

PATRIARCHS MILITANT SECRET SOCIETY SWORD, LATE 19TH CENTURY. Gilt brass hilt with crossed eagle and wolf head Roman swords forming the guard. Globe form pommel with PATRIARCHAL CIRCLE inscription. Tape wrapped leather covered grip. 26” double edged blade decorated with foliage, sun in splendor, cornucopia, Peace Dove, Pillars of Hercules, standing Hercules, and maker's name, John D Jennings Grand Rapids MI. Iron scabbard with gilt high relief decorated mounts matching the hilt. The Patriarchs Militant was formed in 1885 by Civil War veterans who were members of the Odd Fellows, and became an independent branch.