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Nation : British
Local Price : £395.00

British 1827 Pattern Victorian Rifle Volunteers Sword. Firmin & Sons. #2404009. This Victorian Volunteer Rifle’s sword was retailed in London by Firmin & Sons around 1860.The 826mm single-edged blade is of the 1845 “Wilkinson” pattern. Earlier 1845 pattern blades were slightly curved, becoming straighter as the 19th Century entered its final quarter. The blade has a flat spine above a broad single fuller and tapers to a double-edged spear point. The blade is in very good condition with minimal age and use related marks.The blade is deeply etched with the Rifle Brigade’s strung horn with ribbons containing the words, Volunteer Rifles. The obverse of the blade has Queen Victoria’s crowned royal cipher amidst foliate scrollwork panels. The ricasso is etched with the retailer’s details, Firmin & Sons, 153 Strand & 13 Conduit St., London.The Gothic steel guard is in good condition with wear and small areas of pin-prick pitting. The guard incorporates an oval cartouche containing the crowned, strung horn badge of the Rifle Regiment. The smooth back strap ends in a stepped oval pommel and tang button. The shagreen grip is in good condition and the three strands of wire are intact and tight. The blade is firm in the hilt.The sword is complete with its steel scabbard with two suspension rings. The scabbard is in good condition with a speckled patina and shallow, pin-prick pitting, mainly on one side and around the drag and shoe. The sword sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within the scabbard.This is a good example of a Victorian Volunteer Rifle officer’s sword.

Nation : British
Local Price : £395.00

British 1856 Pattern Edward VII Royal Artillery Officers Sword. #2404012. This British 1856 pattern Royal Artillery Officer’s Sword dates to between 1895 and 1911. The sword is most likely to have been made during the reign of King Edward VII (1901-1910).The 850mm single-edged blade has a flat spine and wide single fuller on both sides, tapering to a double-edged spear point. The blade is double-edged for the final 260mm and retains its fighting edge.The blade is etched on one side with the winged lightning bolts of the Royal Artillery amidst foliate scrollwork. The obverse is etched with foliate scrollwork surrounding a flaming grenade and a field gun. The blade is without a royal cypher, which could suggest that it was made around the time of the death of Queen Victoria and prior to Edward VII coronation. The blade and etching are in good condition. The etching is clear and the blade retains its polish with only very minor speckles of tarnish, mainly toward the point.The spine bears the serial number 383 and the ricasso bears a proof disk with the letter “s” and the word “PROVED.” Steve Langham and James Elstob in their excellent online research have identified the proof stud as dating to between 1892 and 1911, with examples of the 3-digit serial number dating to the reign of Edward VII.The 3-bar steel hilt is in in good condition. The ray skin grip is in good condition with use-related wear and fading. The twisted wire binding is intact. The knurled steel back strap has a stepped pommel and rounded tang nut. The blade is firm in the hilt.The 1901 pattern brown leather covered scabbard in in good condition and remains strong with the stitching intact. There are age and use related scuffs and marks. The sword sheaths and draws smoothly and is held firmly in the scabbard.This is a good example of an Edwardian Royal artillery officer’s sword.

Nation : British
Local Price : £395.00

British 1897 Pattern Boer War Royal Engineer Officers Sword. S. J. Pillin. #2405006. This 1897 pattern Royal Engineers officer’s sword was made by Septimus John Pillin of London, between 1897 and 1900.The 815mm single-edged blade is of dumbbell form with a short, central fuller on both sides and a slightly rounded spine tapering to a double-edged spear point. The spine is stamped with the serial number 100579.The blade is in good condition and is etched with foliate scroll-work surrounding a rayed crown, the royal coat of arms and the motto of the Royal Engineers, “Ubique Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt” (Everywhere, Where Right and Glory lead). The obverse is etched with foliate scrollwork, winged lightning bolts and the designation, “Royal Engineers.” The forte bears the owners’ initials, NCM.The blade was service sharpened and retains a fighting edge with some light, sharpening related scratches along the edge. It is likely that the sharpening was done for service during the Anglo-Boer War in South Africa, which could be confirmed with some research into the sword’s owner.The ricasso is etched with the maker’s details, S. J. Pillin, Gerrards St., London. The obverse ricasso bears Pillin’s proof stud. The blade retains its original leather washer and is firm in the hilt.The steel bowl guard is of 1897 pattern and bears the royal cypher of Queen Victoria and pierced foliate design. The plating is in good condition with small losses along the edges of the guard. The knurled steel back strap has an oval pommel and rounded tang nut. The shagreen grip is in good condition as is the twisted silver wire binding.The sword is complete with its steel scabbard with twin suspension rings. The scabbard is in very good condition. The scabbard is without dents or damage and the sword sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within.This is a good example of a late Victorian Royal Engineer officer’s active service sword with researchable initials.

Nation : ?
Local Price : £395.00

1890 Pattern Cavalry Troopers Sword. New item, description to follow.

Nation : Russian
Local Price : £395.00

Model 1860 Imperial Prussian Infantry Brass Handled Short Sword Sidearm & Scabbard Both With Regiment Marks. ED 2164. -. This is an excellent, original, Model 1860 Imperial Prussian Infantry short sword side arm (see page 196 of World Swords by Withers). It has a heavy 17 ¼” curved single edged steel blade and measures 22 ¾” overall. There are no visible manufacturer marks on the blade but the back of the blade has a small indistinct inspection mark (illustrated). It has a rugged brass handle with correct grooved panel on one side to assist grip. The hilt incorporates a cast birds head pommel and returning curve cross guard with rounded ends. The cross guard is Regiment marked ‘7.R.H.65’. The Sword is complete with correct, original leather scabbard with brass throat mount which has a fixed frog bar and brass chape with ball end *stitching loose at the rear/movement of brasswork*. The throat mount is Regiment marked ‘2.R.A.5.27’. Both the throat mount and chape have small Imperial inspection marks. All leather & stitching of the scabbard are intact. The price for this Imperial sidearm, rare to find with scabbard includes UK delivery. ED 2164.

Nation : British
Local Price : £395

Click and use the code >14569 to search for this item on the dealer website Rare, Victorian, British Royal Engineer´s Sword, Prussian Designed, British Army Issue, Experimental Sword of The Royal Engineers, The Driver´s Sword, Model of 1850

Nation : British
Local Price : £395

Click and use the code >24977 to search for this item on the dealer website Scarce Infanterie Seitengewehr Model 1871 Mauser Rifle Bayonet With Full Regimental Markings to Sword and Scabbard

Nation : Chinese
Local Price : £395.00

*Original c1900* Chinese Boxer Rebellion ‘Jian’ Sword with Ornate Turtle Shell Veneer & Brass Scabbard. 21992. -. Following the First Sino-Japanese War, villagers in North China feared the expansion of foreign spheres of influence and resented the extension of privileges to Christian missionaries, who used them to shield their followers. The Boxer Rebellion, also known as the Boxer Uprising or Boxer Insurrection, was an anti-foreign, anti-imperialist, and anti-Christian uprising in North China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty, by the Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists, known as the "Boxers" in English due to many of its members having practised Chinese martial arts, which at the time were referred to as "Chinese boxing". It was defeated by the Eight-Nation Alliance of foreign powers. (The jian is a double-edged straight sword used during the last 2,500 years in China). This beautiful example measures: 56 ½ cm (blade length: 41 ½ cm). The diamond cross section double edged blade is unmarked with the usual age-related staining. The hilt is centred with ribbed hardwood. The pommel and collar are decorated brass. The finely detailed guard sits over the blade with an open mouth. The scabbard is dressed in a brown turtle shell veneer. It retains five fittings that are decorated with ornate bats and longevity symbols. The price for this beautiful pair includes UK delivery. 21992. (Above gun rack -Armoury)

Nation : British
Local Price : £395

Click and use the code >25147 to search for this item on the dealer website Most Scarce, Edwardian, 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regt. Long Lee Enfield 1903 Bayonet, To Fit & Use With The Long Lee Enfield & The MK III SMLE Enfield

Nation : American
Local Price : £395

Click and use the code >23991 to search for this item on the dealer website WW1 Imperial German Officer´s sword 73rd Reserve Regiment. Company 16 Sword 1

Nation : -
Local Price : 5,500 kr

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Nation : -
Local Price : 5,500 kr

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Nation : -
Local Price : 535.00 USD

CIVIL WAR MILITIA SWORD. Antebellum period, C. 1840-50. Type carried by Non Commissioned Officers in both the North and South. See The America Sword, Peterson, #11. 27 1/4” double edged blade. Brass hilt with about 80% gold remaining and bone grip. State militias comprised the majority of combatants at the outbreak of the Civil War. As this sword survived the war and later, it can surely be assumed to have served. The absence of the stars and bars logo as found on the langets of many of these including this one, may indicate Southern use, as the prospect of war was festering by the 1830's. The doctrine of nullification was made law in South Carolina and in 1832, resulted in President Andrew Johnson threatening to send Federal troops to enforce the tariff laws. South Carolina's militias were called up and the state prepared for war. From the famous Frank Barnyak collection.

Nation : -
Local Price : 530.00 USD

US M.1860 STAFF & FIELD OFFICER’S SWORD. Peterson #121. Standard pattern carried in the Civil War. Brass hilt with eagle pommel and guard. Folding side guard with the pivot ball lacking as typical. Floral motif knuckle bow. Exceptional amount of gold remaining to the hilt. Wire wrapped ray skin grip of particularly full form for improved purchase. 29 5/8” d.e. diamond section blade, decorated half its length with foliage and military motifs. A few small nicks, negligible. Good clean example of better than average quality. From the famous Frank Barnyak collection.

Nation : -
Local Price : 530.00 USD

CIVIL WAR MILITIA SWORD. Antebellum period, C. 1840-60. Type carried by Non Commissioned Officers in both the North and South. See The America Sword, Peterson, #11. 27 3/4” double edged blade. Brass hilt with plumed helmet pommel and reeded bone grip (no chips). State militias comprised the majority of combatants at the outbreak of the Civil War. As this sword survived the war and later, it can surely be assumed to have served. The absence of the stars and bars logo as found on the languets of many of these including this one, may indicate Southern use, as the prospect of war was festering by the 1830's. The doctrine of nullification was made law in South Carolina and in 1832, resulted in President Andrew Johnson threatening to send Federal troops to enforce the tariff laws. South Carolina's militias were called up and the state prepared for war. From the famous Frank Barnyak collection.

Nation : American
Local Price : 525.00 USD

AMERICAN MILITIA NCO SWORD C.1850. Pattern which served both sides in the Civil War! Brass hilt, formerly gilt, with bow tie guard and relief stars & bars shield langets. Plumed helmet pommel. Wire wrapped grip and 25 3/8" blade, somewhat broader than usually encountered. The blade base lightly stamped with a P R possibly the initials of the soldier who carried it which would not be inconsistent with militia rules. The cross guard as well stamped BUCHOLZ each side, with individual letter stamps. Uniform used condition and good military character. The name probably applied by the soldier who carried it, after the war for veterans ceremonies.

Nation : American
Local Price : 525.00 USD

US MILITIA NCO SWORD C.1850. Rare early example. Identical to Peterson #12 with cross guard decorated in floral motifs, cruciform with pointed langets. That style draws from the Ottoman taste and saw selective use in American and England in the first half of the 19th century. Reeded bone grip with good patina (single crack and small chips). 25 ½” broad d.e. blade etched with military trophies and eagle clutching arrow cluster below motto Estates Unes on ribbon. Gray, quite smooth with minor pitting. Hilt with fine aging.

Nation : Mexican
Local Price : 525.00 USD

MEXICAN BACKSWORD. Late 19th century, the turbulent period leading to the Mexican Revolution. 27 1/4” straight wedge section s.e. blade, German import as used throughout Mexico and South America. The base with pattern number and partial maker's name. One piece brass hilt. Large horn grip made in two interfaced halves. The Revolution was founded in the oppression of the landless peasantry who lived in a virtual serf system. Swords of this type, which evolved from the espadas anchas, were carried in rural areas where there was no law or concern about the welfare of the inhabitants.

Nation : British
Local Price : £385.00

British 1845 Pattern Naval Cutlass with Brass Hilt. Description Slightly curved, unfullered spear pointed blade, black leather washer, brass bowl hilt, cast iron ribbed grip, brass teardrop shaped pommel cap. No scabbard. Blade 29 1/8 inches in length, Â¼ inch wide at the shoulder, the cutlass 34 inches overall. Experiments during the early 1840s for a new naval cutlass design to replace the venerable 1804 Pattern resulted in a design by George Lovell, the Inspector of Small Arms, being accepted in 1842. A fire at the Tower of London destroyed early stocks and the design did not enter service in bulk until three years later, hence being termed the 1845 Pattern. It was considered very successful, handling well compared to its bulky predecessor the 1804 Pattern and being simpler to manufacture. Being a clone of the 1845 Pattern but with a brass hilt and an entirely unmarked blade, this is almost certainly a commercially produced version intended for sale to merchant shipping or export. May and Annis state quite conclusively in Swords for Sea Service (Vol. 1 p.92) that with regard to British cutlasses: &156;It is possible that unmarked blades may still be naval but it is more likely that they were made for foreign navies or for civilian use. This would also account for cutlasses sometimes found with brass guards, for brass guards were never used in the Royal Navy.&157; Like other swords of the period it has a low carbon tang and shoulder, forge welded to a higher carbon steel blade, and the differential aging of the two materials can be seen clearly at the transition point. The two pieces were chamfered to increase the surface area of the weld: one can see the diagonal line of the weld on the spine and the iron surface extends further up the blade on the right face than the left (roughly 1Â½ inches vs 3Â¼ inches). The blade has a few very small nicks to its edge, mottled patination and some patches of light pitting. The hilt has an even patina with no verdigris, one dent to its top edge. The grip has an even dark patina with a rough surface finish.

Nation : British
Local Price : £385.00

British Boer War 1888 Pattern Lee Metford Bayonet, 1st Volunteer Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Description Unfullered spear pointed blade, wood scale grips with two brass rivets and clearance hole. Steel pommel and hilt with short quillon and muzzle ring. Black leather Land Mk I pattern scabbard with steel throat and chape. The blade is stamped on one side of the ricasso with a crowned &#acute;V.R.&#acute; over a production date of &#acute;2 &#acute;98&#acute;, meaning February 1898, 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;, meaning inspected at the Wilkinson factory, and an &#acute;X&#acute; which indicates that the blade passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test. The spine of the blade has two further &#acute;W&#acute; crown inspection marks, and each of the wood grip scales has one near the centre, between the two rivets. The pommel is stamped with &#acute;V&#acute; over &#acute;1 GOR&#acute; over &#acute;215&#acute;. This indicates that this was bayonet number 215 used by the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped at the lip with &#acute;472&#acute; on one side and &#acute;050&#acute; on the other, the latter number cancelled by stamping a &#acute;1&#acute; over each numeral at an angle. The scabbard leather is stamped with another broad arrow, a crown inspection mark with &#acute;E&#acute; for inspected at Enfield, and &#acute;&#acute;.01&#acute;, meaning it was issued in 1901. The chape piece has a tiny inspection mark next to the staple. The 1st Aberdeenshire Rifle Volunteer Corps was formed in 1860, one of many part-time units formed in the national &#acute;Volunteer Movement&#acute;. It combined together nine rifle companies formed across the city of Aberdeen in the initial phase of the Movement in 1859 into a unified Corps, headquartered at the Guild Street drill hall. A company later joined from Aberdeen University. In 1881 the Childers Reforms amalgamated the 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot together with the 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment, one Militia and two Volunteer regiments to form the new Gordon Highlanders. The 1st Aberdeenshire Rifle Volunteer Corps therefore became 1st Volunteer Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. This made the battalion officially Highlanders for the first time, and by 1901 all companies had exchanged Gordon tartan trews for kilts as befitted this new status. The battalion raised five Volunteer Service Companies during the Boer War, detachments of volunteers who agreed to serve overseas. These companies travelled to South Africa and reinforced the Gordons&#acute; 1st and 2nd Battalions, with whom they saw frontline action, especially the first and largest group which joined the 1st Battalion at multiple battles, most notably including the Battle of Doornkop in May 1900, in which the 1st Gordons were called upon to make a frontal attack uphill across open ground toward Boer positions among rocks, which were impossible for cavalry to attack. The regiment had a reputation for being unshakeable attackers, and Doornkop would further cement their fame. As Capt. March Phillipps, a cavalryman in Rimington&#acute;s Guides, described: &156;This was, I think, the finest performance I have seen in the whole campaign... They [the Gordons] came up, line by line, behind our ridge and lay down along with us. Then, at the word "Advance," the front line got up and walked quietly down the slope, and away towards the opposite hill, walking in very open order, with gaps of about fifteen yards between the men¦ Soon we can see the little puffs of dust round the men, that mark where the bullets are striking... Men here and there stagger and fall. It is hard to see whether they fall from being hit, or whether it is to shoot themselves. The fire gets faster and faster, our guns thunder, and through the drifting smoke of the veldt fires we can still see the Gordons moving onward... We catch on the black background, glistening in the sun, the quick twinkle of a number of little steel points. They are fixing bayonets! Now the little figures move quicker. They make for the left side of the ridge. A minute more, and along the sky-line we see them appear, a few at first, then more and more. They swing to the right, where the enemy’s main position lies, and disappear. There is a sharp, rapid interchange of shots, and then the fire gradually lessens and dies away, and the position is captured. They have lost a hundred men in ten minutes, but they’ve done the trick.&157; &156;These infantry advances are the things that specially show up the courage of our troops. Each man, walking deliberately and by himself, is being individually shot at for the space of ten minutes or more, the bullets whistling past him or striking the ground near him... Knowing exactly from experience what lay in front of them, these Gordons were as cool as cucumbers. As they lay among the stones with us before beginning the advance, I spoke to several, answering their questions and pointing them out the lie of the ground and the Boer position. You could not have detected the least trace of anxiety or concern in any of them. The front rank, when the order to advance was given, stepped down with a swing of the kilt and a swagger that only a Highland regiment has.&157; Soldier and war correspondent Winston Churchill, then aged 26, was also witness to their assault: &156;With remorseless stride, undisturbed by peril or enthusiasm, the Gordons swept steadily onward¦ and at last rose up together to charge. The black slope twinkled like jet with the unexpected glitter of bayonets. The rugged sky line bristled with kilted figures, as, in perfect discipline and disdainful silence, those splendid soldiers closed on their foe. The Boers shrank from the contact. Discharging their magazines furiously, and firing their guns twice at point-blank range, they fled in confusion to the main ridge.&157; The Gordons&#acute; numerous casualties from this effort included all three officers of the Volunteer company wounded. The collective service of the detached companies in such engagements earned the 1st Volunteer Battalion its first battle honour &#acute;South Africa 1900-02&#acute; upon their return. Those volunteers that fought in South Africa carried the Lee Metford rifle and bayonets just like this one. That said one cannot say for certain whether or not this specific bayonet saw action in the field as only a portion of the 1st Volunteer Battalion served there. The scabbard postdates the departure of most of the detachments but leather scabbards often broke or wore out in service and were replaced as necessary, and the cancelled number on the scabbard&#acute;s throat suggests that it may have been used on another bayonet previously and swapped over. The Haldane Reforms of 1904 redesignated the 1st Volunteer battalion as the 4th (City of Aberdeen) Battalion, Gordon Highlanders, part of the new Territorial Force. It served in WW1 on the Western Front as the 1/4th Battalion from 1915, with the 51st Highland Division. Photographs of the 1/4th embarking southward by rail in 1914 do show them carrying the Metford, and some Territorial battalions used the Metford in France, but I cannot confirm whether the 4th Battalion actually brought these rifles overseas or were reequipped during the seven months they were quartered at Bedford for training and preparation. Archive photographs of them at Cambrai in November 1917 show them carrying the SMLE. The lineage of this battalion is maintained today by No.3 Rifle Platoon of B Company in the 7th Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, aka 51st Highland Volunteers. The blade is very good, bright with only small areas of light patination. The scabbard fittings and hilt parts have matching darker patination. The wood grips are very good with only a few very small dents. The scabbard leather is also very good, with only a couple of small dents to the front near the throat piece and a tiny scuff to the front near the chape.

Nation : British
Local Price : £380.00

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. 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 : Portuguese
Local Price : £380.00

Portuguese 19th Century Cavalry Trooper’s Sword. Description Curved, single fullered unsharpened sabre blade, black leather washer, three-bar steel hilt with forward curving comma-shaped quillon and pierced thumb guard. Steel backstrap with integral oval pommel cap and riveted &#acute;ears&#acute; over a wire-bound brown shagreen grip. Plain steel scabbard with single hanging ring. Blade 34 inches in length past the washer, the sword 40 inches in length overall. One side of the quillon is stamped &#acute;AE&#acute;, and faintly, &#acute;F&#acute;. The AE mark stands for &#acute;Arsenal do Exercito&#acute;, the Army Arsenal of Portugal. The opposite side of the quillon is stamped &#acute;D63 2&#acute;, a serial or unit number. The scabbard is also stamped on the band with &#acute;AE&#acute; on one side and &#acute;G67&#acute; on the other. Swords like this one were manufactured outside Portugal on contract for the Arsenal, principally by Reeves of Birmingham as well as by German makers and Ballesteros of Madrid. It is an imitation of the British 1821 Pattern Light Cavalry officer&#acute;s sword (with the fullered sabre blade used after 1845). While this example does not bear a maker&#acute;s mark, this perhaps having been polished off over time, it is probably by Reeves. The blade is bright and unsharpened with no edge damage. The metal parts of the hilt are likewise bright with only tiny spots of light patination. There is slight side-to-side movement to the hilt and a few small dents to the guard. The shagreen of the grip is in good condition with light handling wear, the wire binding of the grip is all intact with fractional movement to two of the loops. The scabbard would have been formed by curling sheet metal into a cylinder and brazing the join together at the trailing edge: this is normally very strong but for unknown reasons Reeves used 0.7mm thick sheet metal on their scabbards compared with the 1.5mm used by the other contractors. This makes the scabbard noticeably light - it weighs 495g while a British 1821 Pattern scabbard that I compared it with weighed 861g. There is one noticeable dent at the chape on one side, below which is what appears to be a period repair, and there are a few other smaller and shallower dents including one next to the band. None of these interfere with sheathing and drawing. The brazing of the scabbard has short cracks in three places, perhaps due to the same knocks that formed the dents.

Nation : German
Local Price : 515.00 USD

IMPERIAL GERMAN OFFICER’S SWORD, LATE 19TH CENTURY. 31 ½” curved single edged blade decorated first half with classical warriors, foliage and spread eagle with quartered shield arms of Imperial Germany. Some original preservative remaining with the decoration uniform and crisp. Iron hilt with silver wire wrapped ray skin covered grip (small chips to the heel only). Iron scabbard with original leather suspension including fine double lion face buckle. Good representative example.

Nation : French
Local Price : 515.00 USD

FRENCH 1872 PATTERN OFFICER’S SWORD. Gilt brass hilt with thickened edge shell guard with raised wreath motif. Folding back guard, tight and functional. Silver wire-wrapped grip. 30” triangular section blade with A O maker's name at the forte, in original red blade seat, slightly tuned to the left, indicating the owner was an accomplished swordsman. Blade with considerable original preservative and smooth staining only (spider rust under the preservative). Hilt with considerable original gold intact. It displays unusual construction with the knuckle bow made separately and keyed into the crossguard, unnoticeable when the gold surface is intact. We have another, by a different maker, both made that way indicating that the construction was specified by the government.

Nation : American
Local Price : 515.00 USD

AMERICAN STATE MILITIA NCO’S SWORD. Probably Civil War. Plated hilt with plumed visored helmet form pommel and “bow tie” guard. Reeded bone grip. 25 7/8” blade of medially fullered double edged fighting form. Plated scabbard with deeply hand-chiseled figure of a semi nude “wild man” standing over a severed head, a saltire and four leaf clover. Well used with the plating well preserved throughout. Swords of this type were produced for state militias, which comprised most of the combatants during the Civil War. The use of plating was not accepted under Federal regulations, but was well established and used extensively in hand guns and other applications. The figures on the scabbard were engraved before plating and evidently custom to the order of the sword's owner. Federal policy was that officers purchased and owned their swords. Militia policies varied and in fact, this sword may have been owned by a commissioned officer. As militias were adequately armed, as least by the end of the Civil War, a pre war or Civil War date is almost certain. After the war, there was a glut of swords and little need to produce them. Worth some research.

Nation : American
Local Price : 515.00 USD

U.S. MILITIA SWORD NON COMISSIONED OFFICER’S SWORD C.1840-50. Surely saw Civil War service as the majority of troops on both sides at the outbreak were militia. Good quality example of the standard pattern (Peterson #11) from the famed Barnyak collection. Crisply detailed hilt with reeded bone grip (no chips). 27 1/2” d.e. blade with maker's mark to the ricasso. Gray original surface and spotty raised rusting. Frank Barnyak was a California gun show promoter who constantly upgraded his collection with the best quality and rarest examples.

Nation : Italian
Local Price : 515.00 USD

ITALIAN OFFICER’S SWORD C1860-70. Brass hilt with scrolling boat form guard. The crossguard with a face. Checkered ebony grip. 28” straight d.e. blade with mottled gray patina. The hilt with good dark patina. A few small checks to the grip. Period of the final unification of Italy with the military takeover of the Papal States.

Nation : German
Local Price : £375.00

German WW1 DEMAG Crank Handle Trench Knife Bayonet. Unit Marked. #2406002. A rare and genuine early example of the famous ersatz (EB1) Crank Handle bayonet. This is one of the few ersatz bayonets for which a maker is attributable. Deutsch Maschienenfabrik AG (DEMAG), Duisburg produced these bayonets between 1915 and 1918. The maker’s mark is stamped on every blade. There are four variations of the markings dependent on the period of production. The “DRGM” stamp on the ricasso of this example, and the “DEMAG. Duisburg” circle on the obverse indicate that it is one of the 1915-1916 production knives.Designed to fit the G98 rifle the bayonet has a very distinctive handle shape, earning it its “Crank Handle” nickname.The 148mm double-edged blade is in good condition. The blade is stamped on both sides of the ricasso with the maker’s logo and the spine bears an inspection mark or waffenampt.The grip retains traces of its original feld grau paint and the spring locking mechanism is in good working order. The hilt is stamped with the unit marking 6. 3. K. It is rare to find one of these trench knife bayonets with unit marks.The original steel scabbard retains its leather belt loop although the snowflake press stud on the retaining loop is missing. The knife sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within the scabbard.This is a rare, unit marked, early production model of the iconic German World War One trench knife bayonet.

Nation : Dutch
Local Price : £375.00

WWII Dutch Klewang M1898 Naval Cutlass and Leather Scabbard. ED 2434. -. The German company Solingen first manufactured the M1898 Klewang for the Dutch in its earliest development. The European models used a wooden grip while the U.S.-made Milsco used a black plastic-like bakelite grip. After the Netherlands couldn’t fullfill its contract to Milsco in 1941, having been overrun by the Germans, the U.S. Navy purchased the excess inventory of cutlasses and then sold them after the war as Navy surplus. The un-marked fullered blade length is 44 ¾ cm – 57 cm overall. The hardwood hilt is secured above the crossguard with three brass screws. The leather and brass hilt is in good overall condition, with frog and belt hanger intact and marked ‘CW N 10’39 (Oct 1939) with a plate inscribed ‘GB 59’ to the rear. A naval mans name is inscribed to the leather at the rear *see images*. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2434.

Nation : British
Local Price : £375.00

Victorian / WW1 Era British Officers Swagger Sword Stick With Brass Screw Thread Locking Mechanism. Sn 21885 -. This is an excellent Victorian / WW1 era Swagger Sword Stick & Scabbard. It has a 13 ¾” single edged steel blade. The blade has just light staining to be expected with age. It measures 22” overall in its scabbard. The wood hilt and scabbard are undamaged. The hilt has a brass ferrule with screw thread the turns into a brass ferrule on the scabbard, firmly retaining the sword stick in the scabbard when being carried as a swagger stick. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21885 (top of rifle rack armoury)

Nation : British
Local Price : £375.00

1967 ER II British Wilkinson Sword 1897 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword With Etched Blade Issued To A Superintendent Of The Swaziland Police Africa, Leather Covered Field Service Scabbard & Frog. Sn 21720 -. Founded in 1907 when the African Estwani territory was under British rule, the Royal Swaziland Police Force initially consisted of 22 European officers along with 125 African Zulus, under Captain C.H. Gibson. A police training school was established in Mbabane in 1927 and a modern training college was built in 1965 at Matsapha. During the independence celebrations in 1968 King Sobhuza II renamed it into the Royal Swaziland Police Service. This is an original British1897 pattern Infantry Officer’s sword with scabbard and frog which was reputedly issued to a police officer in Swaziland on his promotion to Superintendent in 1967. His career further promoted him to Senior Superintendent, a paper copy of a group photograph of the Officer (name unknown) which accompanies the sword depicts the man as a Junior Officer (top right of picture). The sword has a 32 ½” long blade with partial fullers and measures 39 ¼” overall. The blade has areas of staining consistent with age and use. The blade has foliate etched panels and Queen Elizabeth II Crown & ‘ER II’ Royal Cypher. The blade has Wilkinson Sword’s name, Royal appointment and crossed swords legend, it also has etched ordnance acceptance proof star and original leather hilt washer. The spine of the blade is numbered 91225. It has a full pierced 1897 Pattern nickel plated knuckle guard with Crown ER II device. It has a curved stepped pommel with ball top, knurled back strap for grip & fish skin grip with wire binding in very good condition. It is complete with leather covered wood field service scabbard. The scabbard has a nickel plated throat mount & is fitted with leather frog that has 2 belt loops and buckles. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21720

Nation : German
Local Price : £375.00

Prussian M1852 Infantry Sidearm / Faschinenmesser / Short Sword. Description Straight, unfullered single-edged 18 Â½ inch blade, double-edged towards the tip, S-shaped brass cross hilt, brass grip which is smooth on the inner side (which sits against the uniform) and ribbed on the outer side. Black leather scabbard with brass throat, frog stud and chape. Matching regimental markings to both the hilt of the blade and the throat piece of the scabbard, which indicates that they are an original set (exact regiment indicated by the &#acute;M.II.13.66.&#acute; mark currently unknown) and inspection stamps to the scabbard. Maker&#acute;s mark to the blade is Weyersberg of Solingen. The very tip of the blade is slightly bent (there is a dent on the scabbard in the same place) and has suffered some limited pitting (see picture). The rest of the blade is in excellent shape. The staple for the scabbard chape piece is missing, but it remains solidly in place. There is a small hole to one side of the scabbard leather and the stitching of the scabbard has opened slightly towards the throat staple.