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Nation : African
Local Price : £395

Click and use the code >17967 to search for this item on the dealer website Antique Mandingo Chieftain´s Slave and Gold Trader Sword With Tattoo´d Leather Scabbard

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 >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 : British
Local Price : £395.00

1902 Boer War & 1912 Pre WW1 Era Dated British WD Wilkinson London 1897 Pattern Infantry Officers Sword Owned By Company Sgt W. Benn West Yorkshire Regiment, 2 Framed 1930’s Regimental Group Photographs Featuring The Sgt & 1 Photo Mounted on Card. -. This is an original 1897 pattern British Infantry officer’s sword previously owned by Company Sgt William Benn West Yorkshire Regiment. These swords were a great improvement on previous patterns with better protection to the hand through its ¾ basket hilt (see page 179 of World Swords by Withers & pages 165-167 of Swords of the British Army by Robson). This sword was previously owned by Sgt W. Benn of The West Yorkshire Regiment. The sword has a 32 ½” single edged blade with partial fullers (39 ¼” overall). The ricasso is signed by quality British manufacturer ‘Wilkinson London’. The blade is signed by the maker, has WD inspection marks and Boer war date ‘4 ‘02 (April 1902) . It has the correct ¾ bowl guard voided with foliate design and ‘Queen’s Crown VR’ indicating that this sword was made in the transitional era shortly after Queen Victoria’s death in 1901 using a Victorian hilt and assembled in 1902 in the early reign Of King Edward VII. It has the correct fish skin covered grip with wire binding which is tight and intact. The guard has pre WW1 date ‘4 ’12 (April 1912) above indistinct struck out numbers. The sword is complete with its leather covered field scabbard with nickel plated throat mount. The throat mount has a leather hanger tab. All leather and stitching of the scabbard are intact. The sword is accompanied by 2 framed Regimental Group Photographs of W.O’s, C/Sgts & Sgts 1st Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment, one dated 1935 the other 1937. Both of these photos name Sgt Benn in the seating order (illustrated in the images). The glazed wood frames measure approx. 18 ¼”x 14 ½”x ½”. Another black and white period Regiment group photo mounted on card (illustrated in the images) is also included. This photo is untitled and it is not certain if Sgt Benn is included in this photo. The price for this sword worthy of further research regarding Co Sgt Benn’s service includes UK delivery. Sn 21037 (sword in armoury, pictures in storeroom top shelf)

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 : British
Local Price : £395.00

Edwardian British Court Sword. Victorian – Edwardian by Moore London and with floral decoration to blade, The sword has age wear but solid

Nation : ?
Local Price : £395.00

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

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 >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 : -
Local Price : 5,600 kr

Sv cavalry saber w/1854 with steel scabbard gallery.

Nation : British
Local Price : 5,600 kr

English infantry officer sword m/1796 gallery.

Nation : ?
Local Price : 499.00 USD

Beautiful Early 18th Century Small Sword / Rapier With Silver Plume Pommel!. Here is a very nice C 1700 – 1740 European small sword. It has a wonderful cast brass hilt with several detailed figures including one with a cat, one with a club (maybe Hercules), one with a trident (possibly Poseidon) and others standing and reclining. Its twisted copper wire grip is in perfect condition as is its silver pommel decorated with a plume, both sides! During the 18th century it was common to award plumes for valor and bravery in both civilian and military life. Perhaps this silver pommel was a reward to a brave person or soldier or possibly the original brass pommel was damaged and a silver one fitted. We will probably never know. Its 29.5” long rapier blade is diamond shape in cross section and stamped “VINIVIVI” in the fullers, both sides with no pitting. Its counterguard has some looseness, but rest of guard is fairly tight. Overall very good condition. A very nice early 18th century sword that would be a great addition to any collection or decor for very little money! Price is firm. Thanks for looking! Check out our other listings for more great swords! Our direct email is: fineartlimited@yahoo.com

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 : Japanese
Local Price : £385.00

Japanese 1883 Pattern Naval Officer&#acute;s Dirk, Late WW2 Production. Description Straight single-edged blade with shallow fuller, brass habaki, brass S-shaped crossguard, white imitation rayskin grip wrapped with gilt brass wire, brass pommel. Brown leather-covered wood scabbard with brass throat and chape pieces, two opposite hanging rings at the throat. Gilt brass cherry blossom menuki, further cherry blossom and leaf motifs to pommel and scabbard fittings. Officer&#acute;s equipment was privately purchased, so these purely ceremonial dirks vary in form and quality of construction. This example is of wartime construction, with many of the simplified design features typical of late war examples, such as the very basic blade, rough habaki, imitation rayskin and the lack of a locking mechanism. Note that the throat piece of the scabbard still has a hole for a locking button, suggesting reuse of a preexisting part in the revised simpler format. The dirk can be disassembled by unscrewing and removing the menuki. The blade is unsharpened, with a few nicks to its edge. The rayskin grip is fully intact and tight, slight movement to the wire binding. Some dents and rubbing to the scabbard leather.

Nation : German
Local Price : £385.00

German Mauser M1871 Bayonet, 35th Reserve Infantry Regiment, dated 1874 by Gebr. Weyersberg. Description Single fullered, spear pointed blade. Steel hilt with forward upper quillon atop the muzzle ring and reverse lower quillon. Brass grip with beaked pommel, steel external leaf spring for the locking mechanism. Black leather scabbard with brass fittings at the throat and chape. Blade 18Â½ inches in length, the bayonet 23Â½ inches overall. The hilt is stamped with the unit mark &#acute;35.R.3.115&#acute;, indicating that it belonged with rifle number 115 of the 3rd Company, 35th Reserve Infantry Regiment. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped with the unit mark &#acute;35.R._.30&#acute;, a close match to the bayonet, belonging to rifle 30 of an unknown company of the 35th Infantry Regiment. The blade is stamped at the ricasso on one side with the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;GEBR WEYERSBERG SOLINGEN&#acute;, indicating Gebruder Weyersberg (Weyersberg Brothers) based in the city of Solingen. The spine of the blade is stamped with a crown and &#acute;W74&#acute;, indicating that it was manufactured in 1874 during the reign of Wilhelm I, as well as a crown acceptance stamp. The belly of the blade is stamped at the ricasso with &#acute;1&#acute;. The top of the hilt next to the lower quillon is stamped with a crown inspection mark, as is the exposed tang, and the pommel is stamped with two more next to the locking button. The mouth of the scabbard is stamped on either side with crown inspection marks. The chape piece is stamped next to the staple on one side with &#acute;H&#acute;. The blade has been previously repolished with a few patches of cleaned pitting and polishing marks overall. The hilt and grip have a few small dents and only a few small spots of patination. The scabbard leather has some rubbing and scattered dents, its stitching is all intact. Light dents to the scabbard fittings which do not interfere with smooth sheathing and drawing.

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 : -
Local Price : 5,500 kr

Mid-18th century civilian thrust sword with unusual blade. gallery.

Nation : -
Local Price : 5,500 kr

Marine officers saber m / 1837-48 gallery.

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 : American
Local Price : 485.00 USD

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

Nation : -
Local Price : 485.00 USD

AMES MARKED US M.1840 NCO SWORD. Civil War issue. Standard pattern. See The American Sword, Peterson #10. 32 1/4" single edged blade quite smooth with some spotty pitting last half, toward the point. Brass hilt with simulated wire wrap grip, with storage surface soiling and age patina. Good representative Civil War Civil War example.

Nation : Italian
Local Price : 485.00 USD

ITALIAN NCO SWORD C.1830. Brass hilt with radially fluted pommel. D form guard with swelled medial and diced ebony grip. 28” slightly curved broad fullered clipped point blade. Good patina throughout with frosty patina to the blade. Dating to the 1830 Revolution which was spawned by revolutions in Belgium and France, both of which resulted in concession by the monarchies. Revolutions flared up in provinces across the Italian peninsula and were finally crushed by the intervention of the Austrian Army in 1831.

Nation : 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 : 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 : French
Local Price : £375.00

1832 French Pattern 1831 Foreign Legion / Infantry “Coupe Choux” (Cabbage Chopper) Gladius Short Sword / Side Arm & Scabbard. Sn 18717. -. This is an excellent original 1832 dated French Infantry 1831 Pattern Gladius side arm (see page 190 of World Swords by Withers). The Soldiers who carried these weapons referred to them as “coupe choux” which means “cabbage chopper”. These side arms were used by French Infantry including the Famous Foreign Legion during the Mexican expedition. The weapons were In service during Louis-Philippe until the Second Empire with Napoléon III. The swords have a Neo-classical design based upon the Roman Gladius. The hilt is constructed entirely of brass with a grip patterned with 26 raised ribs or rings. This example of the French 1831 pattern sword has the correct double-edged diamond-cross-section blade which is 19 ¼” in length and correct 26 ribbed brass handle. On one side, the ricasso has a rubbed indistinct manufacturer mark and 1832 date. The reverse has a small indistinct inspection mark. The handle has a small inspection mark and is numbered 1438. The Sword is complete with original Leather Scabbard with brass locket and chape. The throat mount is numbered 696. All leather and stitching of the scabbard are intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 18717.

Nation : French
Local Price : £375.00

French Chatellerault Arsenal 1878 Dated 1822 Pattern Light Cavalry Trooper’s Sword with Brass Fittings. Sn 18402. -. This pattern of sword was used by French cavalry during the Crimean War, Mexican Expedition, Prussian War & were used by Confederate cavalry during the American Civil war. Our example is in as found un-messed with condition. It has a 36” single edged sabre blade with fullers (42 ½” overall). The curved, blued sabre blade with fullers is clean & undamaged. The spine of the blade is crisply engraved by the French Chatellerault Arsenal manufacturer, dated ‘Avril (April) 1878’ and has ‘1822’ Model detail (all in French illustrated). The blade has its original leather hilt washer. The brass bar guard and pommel cap are undamaged. The guard is numbered ‘522’ and has small inspection mark (illustrated). It’s original leather grip has its original wire binding. The sword is without scabbard. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 18402.

Nation : British
Local Price : £375.00

British Circa 1820 Bandsman’s Sword. Description Straight, unfullered, spear-pointed blade with diamond cross-section, brass mameluke-style hilt cast with floral motifs, integral cast spiral brass grip with crow&#acute;s-foot impressions, lion&#acute;s head pommel with eyelet and ring. Brown leather scabbard with brass throat piece, middle band and chape, two hanging rings and frog hook. 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, 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. The blade has some areas of light pitting. The hilt, grip and pommel are free of dents but have light rubbing wear consistent with handling. The brass fittings of the scabbard have numerous shallow dents, especially the chape piece, as one might expect. The leather of the scabbard is in good condition, flexible with only a few scuffs to the edges and surface-level cracking. See Robson&#acute;s Swords of the British Army, 1st Edition, page 170 for a very similarly hilted example (plate 177), which he dates to circa 1820.

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 : German
Local Price : 475.00 USD

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

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : 475.00 USD

SPANISH 1896 PATTERN INFANTRY TROOPER SABER. Iron hilt with semi-bowl guard and contoured checkered ebony grip. 32” curved broad fullered blade. The ricasso marked ARTILLERIA FABRICA DE TOLEDO 1894 with the arms of Spain opposite. See Vicente Toledo Momparler, Espadólogo, p.350. Iron single-ring scabbard, undented. The metal with smooth gray patina throughout. Good Spanish American War example.

Nation : -
Local Price : 475.00 USD

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