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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 : 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

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 : 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 : 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 : British
Local Price : £285.00

British Bandsman’s Sword, Early 19th Century. Description Straight blade with diamond profile, single short central fuller and spear point, single-piece cast brass hilt with straight crossguard with circular quillon terminals, spiral ribbed grip, lion&#acute;s head pommel with eyelet and movable ring. No scabbard. Blade just over 22Â½ inches (57.4cm) in length, the sword just under 28Â½ inches (72.2cm) overall. The hilt is stamped on the grip side on one quillon with &#acute;2B2R&#acute; and the other with &#acute;B.10&#acute;. This might be a unit mark and a few bandsman&#acute;s swords do have identifiable regimental markings, but I cannot identify this one. Many bandsmen&#acute;s sword markings are cryptic and the letters may, for instance, refer to subunits within a regiment or some idiosyncratic system. There was no standard pattern for the ornamental swords carried by military bands in the eighteenth and early 19th centuries. Each regiment was responsible for equipping its band as it saw fit, the expense generally paid for by its officers. Nonetheless bands were often well equipped as regiments took great pride in their music and sought to outdo each other in their pageantry. Composed of a mixture of enlisted men and paid civilian musicians, military bands often performed for the public becoming a cultural fixture and a useful means of outreach between military and civilians, a tradition which continues to this day. Despite their non-standard procurement there was a common style to the British band sword (with considerable variation): a short, usually curved, mameluke-style sword with brass fittings and a pommel in the form of an animal head, most often a lion. This one is somewhat unusual given its straight blade, and as mentioned I have only seen one other example. The Royal Armouries collection contains a great number of British bandsman&#acute;s swords which the Armouries curators have grouped into types based on the form of their hilts “ but this type is not included among them, although it is closest to the &#acute;Type N&#acute; which also has a straight diamond profile blade and straight crossbar hilt (see Royal Armouries item IX.431 “ pictured in their online collection and also in Swords of the British Army, 1st Edition by Robson 1975, p170). The RA collection is by no means exhaustive however and it is always interesting to find new variants. Most bandsmen&#acute;s swords were curved to make them easier to carry on the march, so straight blades are rarer, although this one is quite short. The Mark I Drummer&#acute;s sword introduced in 1856 also had a short straight diamond-shaped blade (19 inches), and this type might have been a precursor. Dating this piece is difficult, but the use of such swords would have declined after 1856 and the Royal Armouries generally date their examples to between 1800 and 1860. I have seen another example of this model which was stamped to Wilkinson and unit marked in the same format, so this example too may be by Wilkinson. The blade has spots of light and moderate scratching, light patination, and patches of light pitting, most notably near the tip. No damage to its edge, which is unsharpened. The tip is rounded “ it may always have been so but if it was sharp it probably extended by another ~2mm. The hilt, grip and pommel have an even midtone patina.

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.

Nation : British
Local Price : £280.00

British Lee Enfield No. 7 Mk 1 Land Service Bayonet. Description Single-fullered bowie knife blade with clipped point, blued for 5mm at the ricasso. Red-brown grips made of Paxolin (resin-impregnated paper, similar to Micarta, and widely used today in circuit boards). Steel scabbard with brass throat piece, khaki canvas No. 6 postwar 1937 Pattern frog with unstitched slit for the frog stud. Hilt and pommel blued. The blade is stamped on one side at the ricasso with &#acute;No 7 MK 1/L&#acute; and on the other side with a broad arrow War Department mark and what looks like a &#acute;C&#acute;. The hilt is stamped on one side with &#acute;P 9&#acute;. The pommel is faintly stamped on one side with another broad arrow and on its base with &#acute;V&#acute; over &#acute;114&#acute; and the letter &#acute;B&#acute;. The exposed track for the sliding button is stamped with a broad arrow War Department mark. The reverse of the frog is printed with a broad arrow and the partly rubbed maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;___AND LTD. 1955&#acute;. The penultimate model of bayonet designed for the Lee-Enfield No. 4 rifle and Sten Mk 5 submachine gun, the No. 7 was an attempt to produce a bayonet that was equally useful as a utility/fighting knife and a mounted bayonet, by way of an innovative rotating pommel which contains the locking mechanism. 330,000 were produced between 1944 and 1948, but doubts about the rigidity of the mechanism under stress and its high cost of manufacture meant that the No. 7 was largely passed over for the simpler No. 9. The bayonet designed for the ill-fated EM series of experimental bullpup service rifles was essentially a strengthened No. 7.

Nation : -
Local Price : 385.00 USD

VARIANT FORM SONS OF VETERANS SWORD. Based on the 1860 Staff & Field officers sword with crossed musket knuckle bow. The guard with Army, Navy and Artillery motifs surrounding interlaced S O V logo. All other examples which we found had an S V only logo. 28 1/2" straight blade. Founded in 1881, the Sons of Veterans was a sister organization to the GAR which restricted membership to Union Veterans of the Civil War. The SOV provided the benefits and fraternity to their sons separately avoiding the restriction.

Nation : -
Local Price : 385.00 USD

US 1902 PATTERN ARMY OFFICER’S SWORD. 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 grip. 32 3/4” blade decorated over half its length with U S, foliage, Eagle and military trophies. The forte with THE AMERICAN MILITARY SUPPLY CORP NEW YORK Made in Germany. Etched proof opposite. Records indicate that the retailer was active in the 19th century-about 1941. Plated hilt and scabbard with light surface storage film should clean to bright about overall. Quillon with stable crack. Superior quality and construction including the decoration consistent with its early manufacture.

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : 385.00 USD

SPANISH INFANTRY SWORD 1875. One piece brass hilt of briquet form based on the French pattern with good patina and minor blemishes from use. 27 1/8” curved blade marked Fca DE TOLEDO 1875. Blade with rusting as shown. Pattern which served in the Spanish American War.

Nation : French
Local Price : £275.00

French M1886 Lebel Bayonet, Scarce Steel Grip Version. Description 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 : 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 : 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 : Austrian
Local Price : £275.00

Austro-Hungarian 19th Century Briquet Sabre by Pacholek. Description 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 25Â¼ 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&#acute;s mark &#acute;PACHOLEK GY _UDA_ES_&#acute;, 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 &#acute;10S&#acute; over &#acute;1174&#acute; divided by a horizontal line, partly overstamping the maker&#acute;s mark, the numerals in an Austro-Hungarian style. Simple, sturdy and cheap to produce, the &#acute;briquet&#acute; sabre was found across Europe in the mid-19th 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 : -
Local Price : £275.00

Argentine Type C Socket Bayonet for the FN FAL, Falklands War Memento Engraving. Description Tubular steel one-piece bayonet with flash ports and spear-pointed blade with semicircular profile. Blade length 6Â½ 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 &#acute;01-79266&#acute; (some digits difficult to read). The &#acute;01&#acute; prefix specifies allocation to the Argentine Army. The blade is inscribed lengthwise with the commemorative inscription &#acute;FALKLANDS . 21ST MAY “ 14TH JUNE . 1982&#acute;. 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 21st 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 14th June. The conflict is usually described as beginning with the Argentine invasion on the 2nd 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 &#acute;Type C&#acute;, compatible with later models of the FAL (post 1962) which had a 22mm muzzle device. This was used side by side with the &#acute;Type A&#acute; 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 &#acute;Correaje Argentino de Cuero&#acute; (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 &#acute;Correaje Tempex&#acute; (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&#acute; 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&#acute;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 &#acute;bring-back&#acute; 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&#acute;s stitching is intact.

Nation : German
Local Price : £275.00

Bavarian M1794 Fusilier Trooper&#acute;s Sword. Description 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 ~24Â½ inches (63.1cm) in length, the sword ~30 inches (76.9cm) overall. The hilt is stamped with &#acute;I.7.Ð&#acute;o.60&#acute;, 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 : -
Local Price : £275.00

Argentine Model 1909 Infantry NCO&#acute;s Machete Sidearm. Description Single-edged blade with a swell towards the point, 14Â¾ 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 &#acute;Modelo Argentino 1909&#acute;, and on the other with &#acute;Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Co. Solingen&#acute;, the manufacturer. Both the hilt and the scabbard are stamped with the serial number &#acute;E01821&#acute;, indicating they are a matching pair. The pommel is stamped &#acute;RA&#acute; 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 &#acute;A&#acute;, the hilt a &#acute;P&#acute;, and the scabbard a &#acute;D&#acute;. 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&#acute; 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 &#acute;bring-back&#acute;. 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 : French
Local Price : £275.00

French M1886 Lebel Bayonet, Scarce Steel Grip Version. Description 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 (~13Â¼ inches). The hilt is stamped with an inspection mark in the form of a cursive F and the serial number &#acute;7856&#acute;. The scabbard is likewise stamped with an inspection mark and &#acute;8907&#acute;. 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 13Â¼ 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 : 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 : African
Local Price : £265

Click and use the code >22536 to search for this item on the dealer website Good And Most Interesting Tuareg Nomadic Berber Sword From The Western African Regions To North Africa

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : 365.00 USD

SPANISH ENLISTED MAN’S SWORD 1872. Pattern worn by infantry as well as artillery. Bronze one piece hilt of French styling, with ribbed grip. 27" slightly curved s.e. blade, the right side marked FBA DE TOLEDO 1872. Unrest in Spanish colonies led to the Cuban Revolution of 1868 resulting in the Ten Years War followed by an uneasy peace from the Pact of Zanjón in 1878, the Little War of 1879-80 and the Spanish-American War of 1898 which was fought in Cuba, Puerto Rico and other Caribbean Spanish holdings as well as the Pacific, largely the Philippines. This sword dates to the very onset of the wars and surely served in the Spanish-American War during which the majority of surviving examples of this pattern were captured. The blade fairly crisp with scattered old black oxidation, mostly smooth with minimal pitting.

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 : British
Local Price : £260.00

British WW1 1888 Pattern Bayonet, 6th Battalion The Welsh Regiment (Glamorgan Battalion). Description 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 &#acute;VR&#acute;, the production date of &#acute;9 &#acute;97&#acute;, meaning September 1897, and the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;Wilkinson London&#acute;. On the other side it is stamped with a broad arrow meaning War Department property, a crown inspection mark with &#acute;W&#acute; for Wilkinson and an &#acute;X&#acute; which indicates that the blade passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test. The spine of the blade is stamped with two further crown inspection marks with &#acute;W&#acute;. The pommel is stamped with the unit mark &#acute;6. WEL&#acute;, indicating the Queen&#acute;s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) and the number &#acute;735&#acute;. The exposed tang is stamped with &#acute;2&#acute;. The throat of the scabbard is stamped on each side of the mouth with a broad arrow, and with the serial number &#acute;160&#acute;. The scabbard leather is stamped next to the seam on one side with a broad arrow, the production date &#acute;03 and indistinct marks, probably a crown inspection mark. The 3rd 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&#acute;s first battle honour &#acute;South Africa 1900“1902&#acute;. 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 6th (Glamorgan) Battalion of the Welsh Regiment, still headquartered at Swansea and forming part of the Territorial Force&#acute;s South Wales Brigade. The Welsh Regiment had been formed in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms, amalgamating the 41st (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 6th 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 6th Battalion (technically the 1/6th by this stage as a replacement 2/6th Battalion was formed as a second line unit in December 1914) therefore joined the 84th Brigade (28th Division), reinforcing the 1st Battalion Welsh Regiment, with which it fought in the Battle of Loos. In 1916 the 6th was moved to the 1st Division, serving as their Pioneer Battalion. In this role it would contribute working parties to assist the division&#acute;s complement of Royal Engineers with their various field tasks, but retained a supporting combat role and would take part in offensives. 1st 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 6th Battalion reformed after WW1 as a Territorial Army unit, absorbing the 7th 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. Â 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 GBP

1897 Pattern Officer's Sword, GVR Hilt, Victorian Blade with Initials. 1897 Pattern Officer's Sword, GVR Hilt, Victorian Blade with Initials"

Nation : Dutch
Local Price : £250

Click and use the code >15097 to search for this item on the dealer website Scarce Swiss 1842 Briquet Man´s Sword of The Guard Regt´s. Used in the Italian Uprising of 1848

Nation : British
Local Price : £250.00

British WW1 1913 Pattern Bayonet, Dated 1917 by Remington. Description 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 &#acute;1913 1 17&#acute;, indicating that it is the 1913 Pattern, manufactured in January 1917, and the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;Remington&#acute; within a circle. On the other side it is stamped with a &#acute;broad arrow&#acute; War Department stores mark, two crown inspection marks with &#acute;A&#acute; for America and an &#acute;X&#acute; indicating that the blade passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test. The leather section of the scabbard is stamped next to the seam with another broad arrow and the manufacture date &#acute;14. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped at the mouth with &#acute;218&#acute;. The chape piece of the scabbard is stamped with a broad arrow, &#acute;EFD&#acute; for the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield and &#acute;48&#acute;. 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&#acute;s design did not require modifications, therefore it remained the &#acute;1913 Pattern&#acute; 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&#acute;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 &#acute;American Enfield&#acute;, 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 &#acute;1917&#acute; 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 : £250.00

British WW1 Lee Enfield 1907 Pattern Bayonet, Royal Marines, Dated 1917. Description 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 &#acute;GR&#acute;, 1907 (the pattern) &#acute;9 &#acute;17&#acute;, indicating the manufacture date of September 1917, the manufacturer&#acute;s mark &#acute;WILKINSON&#acute;, a crown inspection stamp and a reissue stamp dated &#acute;21. On the other side it is stamped with a &#acute;broad arrow&#acute; War Department stores mark, three crown inspection marks with &#acute;E&#acute; indicating the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, and an &#acute;X&#acute; indicating that it passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test. The grip slabs are each stamped with a crown inspection mark between the screws. The pommel is stamped with &#acute;R M&#acute;, 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&#acute;s mark &#acute;EFD&#acute; for the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield and the manufacture date &#acute;17. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped next to the staple with a tiny stamp consisting of a broad arrow, &#acute;EFD&#acute; again and &#acute;AV&#acute;. 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 &156;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 1st 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 &#acute;Jungle Carbine&#acute; 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&#acute;s stitching remains intact.

Nation : German
Local Price : £250.00

Bavarian M1794 Fusilier Trooper&#acute;s Sword. Description 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 ~24Â¼ inches (62.6cm) in length, the sword ~29Â¾ 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&#acute;s Sword &#acute;Extrasäbel&#acute; by Paul Seilheimer, Solingen.