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Nation : British
Local Price : £325.00

British Circa 1820 Bandsman&#acute;s Sword, Shortened Transition Model, Scabbard by Hebbert & Co. Description Cast brass hilt and grip, the hilt of mameluke form with langets and conical finials, spiral grip, lion head pommel, black leather washer. Black leather scabbard with brass throat and chape pieces, the throat piece with frog stud. Blade 20 inches in length, the sword 24Â½ inches overall. The throat piece of the scabbard is set with the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;Hebbert & Co London&#acute; and below this a rubbed mark including a &#acute;7&#acute;. The hilt is stamped with the number &#acute;3&#acute;. Hebbert & Co was established in 1814 as Hebbert & Hume. It was primarily a helmet and accoutrement maker, but did retail some swords, the blades probably made elsewhere. After a period of sole ownership by Charles Hebbert it became &#acute;Hebbert & Co&#acute; in 1850. This sets an earliest date for the top mount of the scabbard, although I think the sword may be older (see below). The firm occupied several premises in London over the years, until it closed down around 1912. There was no standard pattern for the ornamental swords carried by military bands in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Each regiment was responsible for equipping its band as it saw fit, and took pride in outdoing each other in their parade dress. Nonetheless there was a common style: a short, usually curved mameluke-style sword with brass fittings and a pommel in the form of an animal head, most often a lion. In 1856 all bandsmen of dismounted units were ordered to carry a regulation pattern sword (which became known as the 1856 Pattern, although it existed before this date for some infantry drummers), which spelled the end for the great variety of beautiful bandsmen&#acute;s swords. I think this may be an interesting transitional example: a bandsman&#acute;s sword produced in the early 19th century, subsequently shortened to resemble the regulation pattern that replaced it. The 1856 Pattern drummer&#acute;s sword has a blade 19Â½ inches long, while this piece has been shortened to 20 inches “ which given its slightly shorter hilt brings it to 24Â½ inches in total, exactly the same length as the 1856 Pattern. It is known that in practice some regiments went a number of years before adopting the 1856, e.g. the 31st Foot took until 1863. This piece may be evidence of what such units did in the interim. The blade was probably 26-28 inches long originally “ you can see by how the fuller runs into the point that it has been shortened by removing material from the tip and repointing. A new scabbard was then ordered from Hebbert to fit the shortened blade, with a frog stud of the same type used on the 1856 Pattern. Full-length bandsmen&#acute;s swords hung from a sword belt of hanging rings, which again suggests this is a replacement scabbard, not a shortened original. Accoutrement makers like Hebbert were perfectly capable of making custom scabbards that roughly followed the uniform style. The scabbard is very slightly short for the blade, so the tip has dimpled the chape piece from the inside. Possibly Hebbert assumed the blade would be cut down (by a regimental armourer?) to the same length as the 1856 Pattern, i.e. a full half inch shorter than it actually was. Some spots of patination to the blade, a little light pitting towards the tip. The brass hilt has an even patina with a few small dents to the hilt and quillons. The leather of the scabbard is good with all its stitching intact, some rubbing and a few small cuts to the upper front face. Rubbing wear to the throat piece.

Nation : British
Local Price : £325.00

British 1879 Pattern Martini Henry Artillery Carbine Bayonet with Sawback Removed. Description Straight single-fullered blade which has had its original sawback removed, steel knucklebow hilt with sword knot slit and muzzle ring. Black pressed leather grips with chequering, steel pommel with external leaf spring. No scabbard. Blade 25Â¾ inches in length, the bayonet 31Â¼ inches overall, muzzle ring 0.65 inches in diameter (1.65cm). The blade is stamped on one side of the ricasso with a crown over &#acute;V.R.&#acute; (the lettering very faint), the manufacture date &#acute;12 / 8_&#acute;, meaning December of a year in the 1880s, the last digit no longer present due to the bored hole, two crown inspection marks with &#acute;E&#acute;, for the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, a Birmingham repair/refurbishment mark of a crown over &#acute;BR&#acute;, and issue stamps /90 and /94 for 1890 and 1894. On the other side it is stamped with a broad arrow atop &#acute;WD&#acute;, meaning War Department property, another crown inspection mark with &#acute;E&#acute;, for Enfield, an &#acute;X&#acute; which indicates that the blade passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test, two R&#acute;s back to back, a mark meaning the bayonet was deemed unfit for service (often relegated to parade or cadet use), and two broad arrows point-to-point, a mark that was put on War Department equipment that was declared obsolete or to be sold off. The spine of the blade has two more Enfield crown inspection marks, a letter &#acute;W&#acute; and an &#acute;R&#acute;. The exposed tang has another Birmingham repair mark, a letter &#acute;B&#acute;, a Maltese Cross and the number &#acute;18&#acute;. The pommel is stamped next to the mortise slot with another Enfield inspection mark, next to the leaf spring with &#acute;31&#acute; and next to the locking button with another two broad arrows point-to-point. When mounted to a carbine-length rifle the 1879 Pattern bayonet gave a soldier good overall reach, and with its substantial hilt it could also serve as a fighting sword. Its saw-toothed back would have found use in brush-cutting, like other similar designs popular during the 19th century. Production of the bayonets at Enfield continued until 1890. 1879 Pattern bayonets with the sawback removed are a known variation, but no official order to manufacture them has been found and the exact reason for grinding off the saw blade is unclear. Many of the Martini-Henry carbines ended their service lives as drill weapons for cadet forces, and this modification may simply have been to make the bayonets safer for the youngsters who would be handling them on the parade ground. See page 156 of British & Commonwealth Bayonets by Skennerton & Richardson for discussion of this type. The blade has some mottled patination. Its unsharpened edge has no damage, with a little wear to the tip. The hilt has some patination, heavier in the recesses and spotted on the knucklebow and pommel. The leather grips have some light handling wear, a few chips at the edges where the leather touches the exposed tang, and one small spot of abrasion on one side that has removed a few knurled diamonds to expose underlying leather. A hole just over 4mm in diameter has been bored through the ricasso, possibly to allow the bayonet to be hung up or mounted.

Nation : German
Local Price : £325.00

Bavarian Circa 1810 Infantry Trooper&#acute;s Sword. Description Single-edged hanger blade with narrow fuller running close to the spine and hatchet point. Brass hilt with round forward quillon and plain knucklebow, smooth brass backstrap with tang button, ribbed grip of black leather over wood. Black leather washer. No scabbard. Blade ~23Â½ inches in length (59.4cm), the sword 28Â¼ inches (71.8cm) overall. The blade is engraved on both sides with the crown and cypher of Maximilian I Joseph, first King of Bavaria, who reigned from 1806 to 1825. The blade is sharp with a number of nicks and chips to its edge in the upper portion. Scattered spots of cleaned pitting to the blade, more significant patches at the shoulder and near the tip. Some rounding wear to the tip sharpening marks, also polishing marks to the faces. The leather washer has some losses on one side. The grip is all intact with no losses. The brass hilt and backstrap have a few small dents and an even midtone patina.

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : £325

Click and use the code >21339 to search for this item on the dealer website Superb, Victorian, Scottish Lord Lieutenant´s Belt Plate and Silver Bullion, Belt and Sword Straps. Queen Victoria´s Personal Representative in Scotland When She Was Not Available

Nation : Romania
Local Price : £325

Click and use the code >23897 to search for this item on the dealer website Scarce Pattern of Imperial German 121st infantry Officers Sword XIII Royal Wurtemberg Corps

Nation : -
Local Price : 4,200 kr

Ã–sterrike-Ungern sabel m/1889.

Nation : -
Local Price : 4,200 kr

Civil/official smalsword, second half of the 19th century.

Nation : French
Local Price : 4,200 kr

French/Swedish cavalry saber of m/1802-14 type.

Nation : French
Local Price : 4,200 kr

French briquette w/1804.

Nation : British
Local Price : 4,200 kr

English sergeant sword m / 1796.

Nation : -
Local Price : 4,200 kr

Officerssaber ca: 1800.

Nation : -
Local Price : 4,200 kr

Sv officer saber for the army 1870-80s.

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 : 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 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 : Russian
Local Price : £320

Click and use the code >25783 to search for this item on the dealer website Italian Heavy Cavalry Sabre Modello 1860 Manufactured For The Royal Horse Carabineers & Cavalry Troopers. The Famous Sword of the Revolutionary General Garibaldi´s Cavalry. He Is Represented By His Life Size Statue in New York Holding His Identical

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 : -
Local Price : 4,100 kr

Civil servants / civil sword 1900c.

Nation : -
Local Price : 4,100 kr

Officials / civil sword 1900c.

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 : -
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 : 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 : 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 : 4,000 kr

German bayonet w/84-98 with sawback..

Nation : -
Local Price : 4,000 kr

Very nice official / costume smalsword 19c.

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 : 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 : Danish
Local Price : 3,900 kr

Danish sheath bayonet w/1794 marked "Kongens livjaeger corps".

Nation : -
Local Price : 3,900 kr

Sv marinbajonett m/1915.

Nation : German
Local Price : £300.00

German WW1 Ersatz Bayonet “ Carter Type EB47. Description Spear-pointed knife blade with single fuller, 312mm (12Â¼ inches) in length, 432mm (17 inches) overall. Steel hilt and grip both painted green, the hilt of one-piece construction with split muzzle ring and backward-curving quillon. Steel scabbard painted &#acute;feldgrau&#acute; grey with frog hook, brown leather frog. The spine of the blade near the hilt is stamped with a crown inspection mark. The back of the frog is stamped with a clear &#acute;K38&#acute; and an indistinct maker&#acute;s mark heavily worn by rubbing. Interesting stitched repair to one of the belt loop rivets on the frog. 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 EB47 type.

Nation : British
Local Price : £300.00

British 1903 Pattern Bayonet, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders and Denbighshire Hussars. Description Spear pointed unfullered blade, wood scale grips secured with two screws. Steel beaked pommel with locking button and clearance hole, steel hilt with short quillon and muzzle ring. Brown leather Land Mk II pattern scabbard with steel throat and leather chape. The blade is stamped on one side of the ricasso with a crowned &#acute;E.R.&#acute;, and 1903 (the pattern), a production date of 1 &#acute;01, meaning January 1901, three crown inspection marks with &#acute;E&#acute; for Enfield and reissue stamps &#acute;06, &#acute;07 and &#acute;08. On the other side it is stamped with an &#acute;X&#acute; which indicates that the blade passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test, and what looks like a second &#acute;X&#acute; mark below it. The belly of the blade is stamped with &#acute;7&#acute;. The pommel is stamped with &#acute;4&#acute; over &#acute;A.&.S.H.&#acute; over &#acute;150&#acute;. This indicates that this was bayonet number 150 used by the 4th Battalion, The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. This has been cancelled with strikethroughs. The exposed tang is stamped with &#acute;T&#acute;. The wood grips are stamped on one side with another unit mark of &#acute;DHY&#acute; over &#acute;300&#acute;, indicating the Denbighshire Hussars Yeomanry. The base of the pommel is stamped &#acute;EFD&#acute; indicating manufacture at the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped at the mouth with &#acute;463&#acute;. The leather of the scabbard is stamped next to the seam with another broad arrow, two crown inspection stamps for Enfield and the manufacture date &#acute;02. The manufacture date predating 1903 indicates that this is one of the 1903 bayonets produced at Enfield by converting previous patterns which used the same blade, in this case the 1888 Mk II bayonet. Its original maker&#acute;s mark has been removed due to refinishing and remarking of the blade in this process, while part of the original bending test &#acute;X&#acute; mark can still be seen next to the new one. Its Mk II Land Pattern scabbard, originally for the 1881 Pattern bayonet, could also be reused as it was fully compatible with the 1903 Pattern. The two unit marks on this example show its service history “ initially issued to the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders it was later passed on to the Denbighshire Hussars Yeomanry. Older models of equipment were often passed on after they were replaced, usually handed down from regular units to support or volunteer units. The 1903 Pattern bayonet had quite a short service life with the SMLE rifle: it was judged to be too short compared to other armies&#acute; bayonets which would be a disadvantage in bayonet combat, so the 1907 Pattern was designed and produced in much larger quantities to replace it. As a regular infantry unit the Argylls were probably issued with the 1907 Pattern quickly so their 1903s would have been surplus and in good condition, while the Denbighshires were at that time a mounted infantry unit that might well have preferred the shorter, lighter 1903 pattern for their SMLEs. The blade is bright with patches of cleaned pitting at the forte and near the tip, and polishing marks overall with no edge damage. The ricasso of the blade retains its original band of bluing, slightly rubbed. The hilt, exposed tang and pommel also have a blued finish, with some wear revealing lightly patinated steel. The scabbard throat piece is likewise blued bright with spots of patination. The wood grips have light handling wear, a few small dents and areas of staining. The scabbard leather has some dents and rubbing wear, all of its stitching is intact. The chape end of the scabbard is slightly kinked (common on this type), but this does not interfere with sheathing and drawing.