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Nation : British
Local Price : £225.00

British No.7 Land Service Bayonet. Elkington 1945. #2512006. British No.7 Mk1/L, Land Service Bayonet.These scarce bayonets were made for use with the Sten Mk V sub machine gun. Originally, they were also intended for the Lee Enfield No.4 rifle but were only issued with this rifle for parade purposes due to incidents involving rounds hitting the muzzle ring.This bayonet was made during WW2 by Elkington & Co. of Birmingham and is one of only 20,000 made by them.The bayonet’s innovative design with its unique swiveling pommel allowed it to be both bayonet and fighting knife with deep finger grooves in the hilt which is made of resin impregnated cloth called Paxolin.The 207mm clip point blade has a deep single fuller on both sides and is in good condition with some almost imperceptible pin-prick pitting. The ricasso retains its original blued finish and is stamped No.7 Mk1/7 with an over-stamped Broad Arrow. The "MK1/7" is a rare factory mis-stamp, it should read Mk1/L. The obverse ricasso is marked with The Elkington wartime dispersal code, M78 and a Broad Arrow.The swivel pommel retains its original black finish and bears a War Department broad arrow stamp. The Elkington Factory’s wartime dispersal code, M78 is stamped on the block. The front of the socket and the catch are also stamped with broad arrows.The Paxolin grips are in good condition with some age and use-related wear.The bayonet is complete with its No.5 scabbard in great condition. The scabbard bears a War Department Broad Arrow.This is a scarce and highly collectable wartime production No.7 bayonet. One of only 20,000 produced by Elkington.

Nation : Australia
Local Price : £225.00

Australian WW2 Owen Submachine Gun Bayonet. Orange 1945. #2410025. The Australian Owen Mk1 submachine gun bayonet is essentially a shortened No.1 (1907 pattern) bayonet and was agreed in August 1944 and notified in General Orders in February, 1945. Production began in February 1945. By mid-April 1945, only 19,000 Mk1 and Mk1/1 bayonets had been produced.The Mk1 had a newly made blade. The Mk1/1 (originally designated Mk2) has a shortened 1907 pattern (No.1 bayonet) blade. Wartime production of the Owen bayonet was at the Orange factory. Post war production was at Lithgow in 1953.This Mk1 Owen SMG bayonet is an early production example made at the Orange factory in March, 1945.The 251mm blade has a rounded spine above a deep single fuller. The blade is in excellent condition, retaining its original black finish and factory edge.The ricasso is stamped with an arrow mark, bend test X and the Orange factory maker’s mark, OA.The obverse ricasso is stamped with the pattern designation, MA over 1907 over 1 and the production date of March, 1945.The cross piece and pommel retain their original finish and the locking mechanism is crisp. The hardwood grip scales are in very good condition and are stamped SLAZ 44.The bayonet is complete with its brown leather scabbard with blackened locket and chape. The locket and chape retain their original finish and are stamped with the OA mark of the Orange factory. The leather is strong and the stitching intact. The bayonet sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within the scabbard.This is an excellent example of a scarce WW2 production Owen submachine gun bayonet.

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £225.00

**EXPERT ASSESSED**Japanese Late Edo Period Into 19th Century Shoami Style Wakizashi / Small Katana Sword Iron Tsuba Carved With Figure Of Priest Or Ghost In Rural Setting With Traces Of Original Gold Finish. Sn 21039 -. This is an original late 18th Century into Early 19th Century Iron Tsuba in the Shoami style. It has been assessed by UK Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg. His assessment & illustration of the tsuba can be read in the images and accompanies the piece. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21039

Nation : -
Local Price : £225.00 GBP

Pesh Kabz Dagger. A very good condition pesh kabz / kard dagger, complete with its original leather scabbard."

Nation : British
Local Price : £225.00

British Lee Enfield No. 7 Mk 1 Land Service Bayonet with Black Grips, by B.S.A.. Description Single-fullered bowie knife blade with clipped point, blued for 5mm at the ricasso. Black grips made of Paxolin (resin-impregnated paper, similar to Micarta, and widely used today in circuit boards). Steel Mk I scabbard with steel throat piece and circular frog stud. Hilt and pommel blued. The blade is stamped on one side at the ricasso with &#acute;No 7 MK 1/L&#acute;. The pommel is stamped on one side with a broad arrow War Department mark and &#acute;M47A&#acute;, indicating manufacture by the Birmingham Small Arms Company (B.S.A.), specifically their plant at Small Heath, Birmingham, which was assigned the dispersal code M47A during WW2. The flat of the hilt on the blade side and the frog stud of the scabbard are both stamped with a broad arrow. 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. The grips of these bayonets vary in colour due to different materials and formulations used to produce these early composite materials, but are generally red, shading towards brown in some examples. Black grips are a known variation and I have so far seen them predominantly on examples by B.S.A., and occasionally by Elkington “ they are interchangeable parts however, so could readily have been swapped between bayonets of whatever make. Some claim the black grips were intended for parade use or were for specific units e.g. the Guards, and I have indeed seen examples chromed and with parade frog, but former British Army armourer, collector and author Peter Laidler attests that both &#acute;black and brown paxolin grips were issued under the same part number and it really was just pot luck as to whatever colour came through the Ordnance system. It was nothing to do with whatever unit they were issued to&#acute;. This would seem to confirm that there was no differentiated role intended for the black version, it was simply a variation of the same product. Perhaps those found in parade order were selected at the unit level for that role for purely aesthetic reasons, not as a matter of policy. Laidler also notes that black grips seem to be scarcer in civilian collecting today than they were in military service at the time, so there may be survivorship bias at work.

Nation : German
Local Price : £225.00

German WW1 M1898/05 n.A. mS ’Butcher’ Sawback Bayonet, Dated 1915 by R Stock.. Description Straight blade with distinctive &#acute;butcher blade&#acute; profile, broadening towards the point. Wood scale grips with diagonally cut notches held by two screws, with oil hole. Steel hilt with quillon and partial muzzle ring, steel flash guard and steel pommel. Black leather scabbard with steel chape and throat with frog hook. Brown leather frog. Blade 14 7/16 inches in length, the bayonet 19 9/16 inches overall). The ricasso of the blade is stamped with the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;R. STOCK & CO. BERLIN MARIENFELDE&#acute;. The spine of the blade is stamped with a crowned &#acute;W&#acute; over &#acute;15&#acute;, indicating that the blade was manufactured in 1915, during the reign of Wilhelm II. There are stamped crown marks on the spine and pommel, as well as the throat piece of the scabbard. This is one of the first of the &#acute;neu Art&#acute; model of the 98/05 produced from early 1915, which incorporated a flash guard. These became standard on all wood-gripped German bayonets to prevent damage to the grips when firing the Karabiner 98 rifle with the bayonet fixed, something which had been rare before the war but was increasingly common due to the more widespread issue and carry of the carbine during WW1, particularly by assault troops. The scabbard is the first-pattern leather type, which is interesting to find with a neu Art as an all-steel replacement was also adopted during 1915, the leather scabbard having proven to be too fragile under field conditions. Standard German practice, following a Prussian rule, was for 6% of the bayonets to be made with the sawback, and issued to infantry NCOs, pioneers, and machine gun crews. Its purpose was to clear obstacles or brush, a successor to the fascine knife (faschinenmesser) of earlier eras. Many German bayonets of all types had these sawbacks removed during the war; officially this was because the saw was deemed unnecessary, especially as the British and French eventually replaced their wooden barbed wire posts with cast iron and there was little vegetation left to cut on most battlefields, but it is also likely that the German command took notice of a pervasive rumour that soldiers using them would be victimised if captured by Allied forces, on the basis that the saw blade was &#acute;inhumane&#acute;. There is no clear evidence that such ill-treatment actually took place, but there were instances of German soldiers refusing to go to the front line while equipped with sawback bayonets because of it, which would have been reason enough to reconsider their use. After a survey in early 1917 by the Bavarian War Ministry found unanimous support from all units for their withdrawal, it cancelled all further production, restricted their use to pioneer units only, and recommended abolition to the General Staff. In September 1917 the Prussian War Ministry agreed, ordering all sawback bayonets to be immediately withdrawn from frontline units and exchanged with non-sawback versions held by rear-echelon units, garrison troops or prison guards. Removal of the sawback by grinding began in early 1918 to make these usable in combat once more, and any left in original condition by the war&#acute;s end were most likely destroyed by the Inter-Allied Military Control Commission. The survival of German WW1 sawback bayonets today is, ironically, largely due to their reputation making them popular as trophies and souvenirs. The blade has light scratching, some small spots of pitting near the tip, which has chipped and rolled shortening the bayonet by 1/16 of an inch. The wood grips have a few light dents, spotted dark staining. The hilt, flash guard, exposed tang and pommel have a dark patina with rust spotting. The locking mechanism moves freely. The scabbard fittings are free of dents, mottled dark patination overall. Some movement to the chape piece “ it remains stapled but this has loosened and it can jiggle back and forth. One small crack to the chape piece at its edge. The leather body of the scabbard is stiff with some slight undulation, some scuffing and light dents to its surface. All of its stitching remains intact. The internal retention spring is very stiff and it is difficult to sheath and draw the blade “ I would keep it out of the scabbard. The leather of the frog has some heavy surface rubbing, all of its stitching is intact. A roughly circular hole has been punched through the rear of the belt loop, perhaps to allow it to be hung up from e.g. a nail.

Nation : British
Local Price : £225.00

British 1888 Mk 1 Type II Lee-Metford Bayonet. Royal Navy Issue. #2507001. British Pattern 1888 Mk I Type II Lee-Metford rifle Bayonet made in 1896 at the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, London.This bayonet is in excellent condition for its 129 years of age and is highly collectable.The 304mm double-edged blade is marked on the ricasso with a flat crown above VR (Victoria Regina) and the production date, 2 ‘96 (February, 1896). The obverse ricasso is marked with the British War Department WD and broad arrow, a bend test stamp and an Enfield factory inspection stamp. The spine of the ricasso bears an Enfield inspection stamp. The stamps have cleaning wear.The wooden grip scales are in good condition. The left-hand scale has a stabilised crack. Two large brass rivets positioned close together hold the scales securely in place. The wooden hilt scales are drilled with an oil hole above the top rivet. The steel crosspiece and pommel are bright and free from rust. The press-stud locking mechanism is in good, crisp working order. The pommel is stamped with the weapon/issue number 161 and the letter, N, indicating that the bayonet saw service in the Royal Navy.The bayonet is complete with its black leather scabbard with steel mounts. The steel locket and chape are stamped with Enfield inspection marks. The leather is strong and the stitching intact. The bayonet sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within the scabbard.This is an great example of the iconic British Lee-Metford rifle bayonet with scarce Royal Navy issue markings.

Nation : British
Local Price : £225.00

British No.7 Land Service Bayonet. Poole 1948. #2511002. This is a scarce blackened blade variant of the British No.7 Mk1/L, Land Service Bayonet.These bayonets were made for use with the Sten Mk V sub machine gun. Originally, they were also intended for the Lee Enfield No.4 rifle but subsequently were only issued with this rifle for parade purposes as a result of live-fire incidents in which rounds connected with the muzzle ring.The No7 Mk 1 Land service bayonet was designed in 1944 and a total of only 330,000 were produced. The design was perfected by the Wilkinson Sword Co., who produced 1,000 bayonets in 1944 and subsequent production was carried out by four others makers from 1945 until 1948. The bayonet’s innovative design with its unique swiveling pommel allowed it to be both bayonet and fighting knife with deep finger grooves in the hilt which is made of resin impregnated cloth called Paxolin.The 207mm clip point blade has a deep single fuller on both sides. The blade is in excellent condition and retains its original blackened finish with minimal scabbard wear. The ricasso is stamped with the bayonet’s designation “No.7 Mk 1/L.” The obverse ricasso bears the date, 1948 and the Poole factory maker’s mark, a letter P inside a circle.The swivel pommel is in perfect working order and retains its original black finish with mild use related wear. The Paxolin grips are in very good condition.The bayonet is complete with its Poole-made No.5 scabbard in very good condition. The round frog stud is stamped with the Poole factory mark.This is a scarce and highly collectable bayonet in great condition.

Nation : German
Local Price : £225.00

German 19th Century Infantry Briquet Sabre. Description Slightly curved spear pointed blade, unfullered with false edge. One-piece cast brass hilt with ribbed grip, forward curving quillon with comma-shaped finial and simple knucklebow, domed pommel. Black leather scabbard with brass locket and chape, the locket with oval frog stud, the chape piece partly internal with leather covering, with ball finial on the exposed lower section. Blade 65.5cm in length, the sword 78.4cm overall. The blade is bright with a polished finish, only a few tiny spots of patination and old polishing marks. Its edge is sharp with a number of nicks, its tip is undamaged. The brass hilt is likewise bright with a few spots of patination and a few small dents. The scabbard fittings have a midtone patina with some darker spots and a couple of tiny dents - one slightly larger dent to the chape piece which does not interfere with sheathing and drawing. The leather of the scabbard has a few dents and some cracking on the front face but remains sound overall. Its stitching has opened slightly in the section covering the internal chape, perhaps due to shrinkage, but there are paired brass rivets on either side which help secure the leather so it is unlikely to open any further.

Nation : -
Local Price : 2,800 kr

Finsk bajonett m/1927.

Nation : British
Local Price : 2,800 kr

English infantry off saber m / 1897.

Nation : French
Local Price : £220.00

French Model 1831 Artillery Sidearm, Dated 1839 by Chatellerault. Description Straight double-edged blade, unfullered with diamond profile and spear point. One-piece cast brass hilt, grip and pommel, the hilt with circular finials, the grip ribbed, the pommel oval with a domed circular tang button. Black leather scabbard with brass throat and chape pieces, the throat piece with a frog loop, the leather section with two debossed lines lengthwise on the front face, similar on the reverse face but with one line being the stitching. Blade 48.8cm in length (just over 19 1/8 inches), the sword 63.9cm (just over 25 inches) overall. The blade is engraved on one side at the forte with the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;Manufre Rale de Chatellerault&#acute; (Manufacture Royale) and on the other side with &#acute;Fbre 1839&#acute; next to which it is stamped with two French &#acute;poincon&#acute; inspection stamps at the shoulder. The hilt is stamped on one side with the serial number &#acute;165&#acute;. The chape piece of the scabbard is faintly stamped with two poincons. The leather of the scabbard is stamped with the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;GIRARD LOUIS A CHÃ

Nation : British
Local Price : £220.00

British / South African Lee Enfield 1907 Pattern Bayonet, Dated 1917 by Wilkinson. 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. Black leather No. 1 Mk 2 scabbard with steel locket & teardrop-shaped frog stud and steel chape piece. Brown leather belt frog with buckled scabbard retaining strap. The ricasso is stamped on one side with a crown over 1907 (the pattern) &#acute;8 &#acute;17&#acute;, indicating the manufacture date of August 1917, and the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;Wilkinson&#acute;. 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; from Enfield, a reissue date stamp &#acute;27 for 1927 and an &#acute;X&#acute; indicating that it passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test. The front of the belt frog is stamped with &#acute;42&#acute; and a &#acute;U&#acute; containing a broad arrow, the government ownership mark of the Union of South Africa. The leather of the scabbard is faintly stamped with the manufacture date &#acute;15. The scabbard&#acute;s chape is stamped beside the staple with &#acute;RE&#acute; within a circle, suggesting manufacture by Remington. On the rear of the frog&#acute;s belt loop is written &#acute;C T Overbeck 70438296&#acute;, which seems to be a name and perhaps service number. Above this is a crossed-out name in a different hand, harder to read. The blade has a matte grey parkerised finish other than a blued band at the ricasso, with no edge damage. The wood grips have no damage or noticeable dents. The hilt, pommel and scabbard parts all have a blued finish, this has worn in places but a dark patina matches it. Likewise the scabbard fittings, blued with some patinated wear, one very shallow dent to the chape piece. The scabbard leather is undamaged with a few minor impressions, the frog is flexible with no damage to the stitching.

Nation : German
Local Price : £220.00

German WW1 Mauser S84/98 a.A. Bayonet - Converted from S71/84. Description Single-fullered spear-pointed knife blade measuring 25cm (39cm overall), wood scale grips held by two screws. Scabbard of black leather with steel locket with frog hook and chape with oval finial, both painted black. The ricasso of the blade is stamped on one side with the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;Alex Coppel Solingen&#acute;, one of eight makers of the 71/84 pattern blade, and on the other side with a crown and &#acute;Danzig&#acute;, indicating the Danzig Gewehrfabrik, a military arsenal which carried out the conversion of many 71/84 bayonets into first-pattern 84/98 bayonets. The spine of the blade is stamped with a crowned &#acute;W&#acute; over &#acute;88&#acute;, indicating that the blade was manufactured in 1888, a year in which three different kings ruled in Germany “ Wilhelm I, who died on the 9th of March, his son Frederick II, who died on the 15th June, and grandson Wilhelm II. The hilt is stamped with the unit mark &#acute;_.R.13.20&#acute; and on the scabbard with &#acute;66.R.6.7&#acute;, indicating that the blade belonged with rifle number 20, 13th Company, of an unknown regular infantry regiment (wear or polishing has almost totally removed the regiment number) and the scabbard belonged with rifle number 7, 6th Company, 66th Reserve Infantry. That they are a non-matching pair indicates that the scabbard has been swapped from another bayonet of a different unit “ perhaps a replacement during service. This is relatively common as leather scabbards were prone to wear and breakage in the field. The scabbard also has crown inspection stamps on the throat piece. The hilt is additionally stamped with &#acute;450&#acute;. These bayonets were produced from 1909 to fit the Mauser M98 rifle. While they were a new type they made use of converted blades from the previous standard pattern bayonet, the 71/84, fitted to a new hilt and with the muzzle ring removed. These were issued with surplus scabbards of the previous model. As seen with the 71/84, the blades come in two variations with a long or short fuller “ this example has the earlier short fuller which was produced until late 1888, after which the fullers were lengthened. Once blade stocks ran dry the more abundant second model of 84/98 was produced, with a very similar knife blade and redesigned hilt. The 84/98 was the shortest bayonet to see use in WW1, and the same overall design continued through to the 84/98 bayonets for the Kar 98k of WW2. The locking button is almost seized “ it can be forced to move but will not spring back to its original position once depressed. I believe the internal spring may be broken or missing. The blade has some nicks to the edge, denting to the spine towards the point and old polishing marks overall. The hilt and pommel have some denting and patination. The wood grips have only a few small dents and one scratch next to the unit mark.

Nation : American
Local Price : £220.00

US 1873 Socket Bayonet for the Springfield Trapdoor Rifle, New Jersey National Guard. Description Socket bayonet for the Model 1873 .45-70 Springfield Trapdoor rifle, with fullered triangular blade and steel scabbard. Scabbard with drainage hole and frog hanging hook, black leather frog with rotating belt loop. The ricasso of the blade is stamped &#acute;US&#acute;. The brass swivel of the belt frog is cast with &#acute;NJ&#acute; indicating that it was made for the New Jersey National Guard. The leather inside of the scabbard loop is also roughly inscribed with &#acute;AL&#acute;, presumably a soldier&#acute;s initials. The last model of standard-issue socket bayonet, the M1873 was used with the 1873 and 1879 &#acute;Trapdoor&#acute; Springfield rifles, until 1884 when the new model introduced a rod bayonet. Both bayonet and scabbard have been deeply blued and retain a great deal of this original finish. Some rubbing and flaking to the belt loop in places, the leather is stiff but undamaged and the loop still rotates freely. A few small patches of pitting to the blade, some edge chipping towards the point. The scabbard body is free of dents with rubbing wear to the bluing towards the chape.

Nation : French
Local Price : £220.00

French M1892 Mannlicher Berthier 2nd Pattern Bayonet. Description Single-fullered straight blade, wood grips (meaning that this is the 2nd pattern, the 1st having composite grips) secured with two rivets. The blade has notches near the hilt which engage with a mechanism locking the blade into the scabbard. Steel scabbard, brown leather frog. Hilt with muzzle ring and quillon. The quillon has been reduced in size, a modification carried out during WW1. The quillon of the bayonet and the scabbard are both stamped with the serial number &#acute;8279&#acute;, indicating an original matching pair. Some light patination to the blade, hilt and pommel. The wood grips are undamaged. The scabbard has numerous small dents to its lower section. The leather frog is in good condition, with all stitching intact.

Nation : German
Local Price : £220.00

German S98/05 Bayonet. Fichtel & Sachs 1917. #2401022. This WW1 S98/05 butchers’ blade bayonet was made in 1917 by the firm of Fichtel & Sachs of Schweinfurt, Bavaria.The 364mm single-edged blade has a broad single fuller on both sides, below a flat spine with false upper edge. The blade flares before tapering to a spear point and is free of rust and tarnish, with dings to the spine and mild scratches along the blade.The ricasso is stamped with the maker mark, “Fichtel & Sachs,” over “Schweinfurt.” The blade spine is stamped with a crowned acceptance mark and manufacture date of 1917 above a second crowned acceptance stamp. The same crowned factory acceptance/inspection marks are found on all metal parts of the hilt.The wooden grip scales are in good condition and held are firmly in place with the original screws. The steel crosspiece is stamped at the front. The flash guard and pommel are bright and rust free with minimal spots of tarnish. The press stud mechanism works perfectly.The bayonet is complete with a blued steel scabbard. The scabbard is in good condition but is missing its frog stud. The bayonet sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within the scabbard.This is a good example of the iconic German Great War bayonet that shows signs of service use.

Nation : British
Local Price : £220

Click and use the code >17601 to search for this item on the dealer website Rare 1840 Constabulary Carbine Bayonet with Deep Defensive Sword Cut

Nation : French
Local Price : £215.00

French M1892 Mannlicher Berthier 1st Pattern Bayonet. Description Straight blade with spear point, single fuller on each face as well as short fuller on the spine running to the tip. Black slab composition grips (meaning that this is the 1st pattern, the 2nd pattern having wood grips) secured to the exposed tang by two steel rivets. Hilt with muzzle ring overlapping the grip and a hooked lower quillon. Many M1892 bayonets had the quillon removed during WW1 “ this example remains intact and original. Steel pommel with locking button. Steel scabbard with frog loop, brown leather frog of the correct type for the M1892, with strap and brass buckle. The bayonet&#acute;s quillon is stamped with a cursive F and the serial number &#acute;38157&#acute;. The scabbard is also numbered on the frog loop band but because of the black paint that has been applied to it this number is illegible, so I cannot tell if the bayonet and scabbard are a matching pair or not. The scabbard has a small &#acute;S&#acute; inspection mark next to the rivet hole on one side. The blade is bright with some light frosting and a few small spots of patination in the fullers. The edge of the blade has been sharpened with visible grinding marks “ the tip has also been ground but is not particularly sharp, probably because of its thick point intended to pierce without breaking. The hilt, tang and pommel have areas of patination, the pommel some speckled cleaned light pitting. Some small indentations to the grip slabs. The scabbard has been painted gloss black “ this is mostly intact with just a few small chips revealing steel. The rivet near the throat of the scabbard is missing. The leather frog has some surface rubbing and loss of stitching in places.

Nation : German
Local Price : £210

Click and use the code >24480 to search for this item on the dealer website Scarce German WW2, Luftwaffe officer´s or Possibly SS Officer´s Sword or Dagger Belt Hanger Mount

Nation : British
Local Price : £210.00

British 1855 Pattern Land Transport Corps Sword by Kirschbaum. Description Straight unfullered single-edged blade. Ribbed solid brass hilt with cross guard, symmetrical round finials and oval pommel. No scabbard. The ricasso of the blade is stamped on one side with a knight&#acute;s helm, this mark signifies the maker as C F Kirschbaum of Solingen. Imported German blades are not uncommon on British swords of the period, even those produced for the government. English firms would often buy in German blades then hilt and finish them. On the other side it is stamped with a crown inspection mark. Sidearms with the form of a neoclassical &#acute;gladius&#acute; appear to have originated with Napoleon&#acute;s love for all things Roman, and the French 1771 &#acute;Eagle Head&#acute; Artillery sword. A series of very similar-looking short swords were subsequently designed, including the French 1816 & 1831 Artillery, the US Model 1832 Foot Artillery, the Swiss 1842 Pioneer&#acute;s, the Russian 1848 Pioneer&#acute;s and the British 1855 Land Transport. They were not particularly useful for combat (the gladius having become obsolete for good reasons) so remained either ceremonial items or in the role of a machete for various field tasks such as clearing brush. The Land Transport Corps was formed in great haste in 1855, in the midst of the Crimean War: the British Army&#acute;s disorganized transport had resulted in disastrous supply breakdowns during the harsh winter of 1854, and a rapid response was required. Officers of the new unit carried the 1822 Light Cavalry sword while other ranks were armed with the 1855: a near replica of the French 1831 Artillery sidearm, making this the only British sword to follow the Continental gladius trend. A few dents to the brass hilt as expected for its age. The blade has speckled pitting overall and some areas of more significant pitting.

Nation : British
Local Price : £210.00

British Lee Enfield 1907 Pattern Bayonet, Chromed with Unusual Reverse Seam Scabbard. 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. Black leather No. 1 Mk 2 scabbard with reversed seam, steel locket & teardrop frog stud and steel chape piece. White leather parade frog. The ricasso is stamped on one side with a crown over G.R., 1907 (the pattern), a very faint manufacture date stamp which I believe reads 12 &#acute;16, which would indicate December 1916, and the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;Wilkinson Pall Mall&#acute;. On the other side it is stamped with a &#acute;broad arrow&#acute; War Department stores mark, four crown inspection marks with &#acute;E&#acute; from Enfield, the reissue date &#acute;18 and an &#acute;X&#acute; indicating that it passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test. The leather section of the scabbard is stamped with a diamond-shaped manufacturer&#acute;s mark. The reverse of the frog is stencilled with the serial number &#acute;593&#acute; and inked with the name &#acute;Connolly&#acute; and some indistinct numbers, probably a soldier&#acute;s name. The stand-out feature on this bayonet is its unusually constructed scabbard, which has its seam running down the front panel on the same side as the frog stud, the reverse of the usual arrangement. &#acute;Double-stitched&#acute; scabbards with seams on both the front and back sides were produced in Australia in the 1920s, which allowed smaller pieces of leather to be used in their construction, but why one would be produced anywhere with this single reversed seam is unclear. All metal parts of the blade and scabbard have been chrome plated. This plating has worn in places, particularly the pommel and along the edge of the blade. Some small nicks to the blade&#acute;s edge, particularly towards the point. The wood grips are undamaged with only a few tiny dents. Some light rubbing to the scabbard leather on its flat face (the inside as worn). No dents to the scabbard fittings.

Nation : British
Local Price : £210.00

British 1887 Pattern MkIII Martini Henry Sword Bayonet by Wilkinson. Description Straight unfullered spear-pointed blade. Steel hilt with comma-shaped quillon and stepped muzzle ring. Chequered leather grips (technically, knurled) secured by two steel rivets with washers. 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, an issue stamp 4 &#acute;98 for April 1898, and the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;WILKINSON SWORD COMPANY LONDON&#acute;. It is stamped on the other side with a War Department mark of a broad arrow over &#acute;WD&#acute;, a crown inspection mark with &#acute;W&#acute; for Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson. The scabbard is stamped at the throat with the serial number &#acute;6843&#acute;. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped under the staple on the front side with a crown inspection mark. The reverse of the scabbard is stamped next to the seam with further marks - these usually consist of another broad arrow over &#acute;WD&#acute; and another crown inspection mark but are illegible on this example due to rubbing. 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. However, Enfield was already overstretched and would not be able to manufacture the new pattern for some time. A tender was put out for private manufacturers to fill the gap “ German manufacturers made the cheapest offers but politics moved the government to choose the British firm Wilkinson of Pall Mall. This contract was instrumental in the rise of Wilkinson as a company and they manufactured around 42,000 1887 Pattern MkIIIs in 1888 and 1889, which made up 83% of the total supplied. The blade has a light patina with some old polishing marks “ it appears to have been refinished during its service life as the issue stamp is fresher and less rubbed than the maker&#acute;s mark next to it. Only a couple of very tiny nicks to the edge, not readily visible. The hilt and pommel have light patination in their recesses. The leather grips have some moderate handling wear that has somewhat smoothed the knurling, some small spots of losses to the leather on one side. The chape piece of the scabbard has some light dents, these do not interfere with sheathing and drawing. The leather of the scabbard has surface rubbing and some spots of abrasion near the throat and beside the seam. All its stitching remains intact.

Nation : British
Local Price : £210.00

British WW1 1913 Pattern Bayonet, Dated 1916 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. Brown leather 1938 Pattern leather frog with retaining loop. The ricasso is stamped on one side with &#acute;1913 5 16&#acute;, indicating that it is the 1913 Pattern, manufactured in May 1916, 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 it passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test. The leather section of the scabbard is stamped next to the seam with a faint &#acute;W&#acute; which would indicate the scabbard was made with a waxed finish. The frog is stamped on the reverse side with the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;B. H & G. 1940&#acute;, indicating that it was made by the firm of Barrow, Hepburn & Gale in 1940, as well as a broad arrow, &#acute;25&#acute; and &#acute;5A3&#acute;. The chape piece of the scabbard is stamped with &#acute;RE&#acute; for Remington. 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 distinctive 1938 Pattern frog that has been fitted suggests that this bayonet was issued to the Home Guard during WW2. 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. Founded in 1760 as Hepburn and Sons, Barrow, Hepburn & Gale was a manufacturer of leather goods based in the ancient tannery district of Bermondsey, London, which at times supplied the British Army with items such as saddles and bayonet scabbards. During the Second World War its tannery complex at The Grange, Bermondsey, was hit by aerial bombing and its chairman, George Odey, received a CBE for his company&#acute;s contribution to the war effort. The firm still trades under the same name, notably manufacturing the red leather dispatch boxes used by government ministers since 1853, and the leather purses used in the 800-year-old tradition of Royal Maundy. The blade has no edge damage, slight rolling to the tip. The edge is sharp and the tip is undamaged. It retains its original parkerised finish and blued area at the ricasso, with some small spots of patination, and one spot of light pitting at the end of the fuller on one side. The hilt, exposed tang and pommel have a blued finish with rubbing at raised edges. The wood grips have a few small dents. The scabbard fittings have been painted black with only small spots of wear at edges and on the frog stud exposing bright steel. The leather body of the scabbard has only light rubbing and a few small scratches, all of its stitching is intact. The leather frog has some surface-level cracking to the retaining strap and one surface-level crack on the front of the throat loop next to the frog stud. Its leather is a little stiff but in good condition, with all of its stitching intact.

Nation : -
Local Price : £210.00

Norwegian M1894 Krag Jorgensen Bayonet by Kongsberg, Matching Numbers. Description Unfullered spear-pointed blade, wood slab grips secured by a single screw, steel one-piece hilt, backstrap and pommel with integral sprung locking mechanism in the hilt, that both locks the bayonet to its scabbard and locks it onto a rifle. Steel scabbard with projecting hook on the throat piece to engage with the locking mechanism. Blade 8Â¼ inches in length, the bayonet 13 inches overall. The blade is stamped at the ricasso with a crowned &#acute;K&#acute;, the maker&#acute;s mark of the Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk (Kongsberg Weapons Factory) in Norway. Most M1894 bayonets were produced there, their production totalling 101,750 between 1912 and 1926. A new production run was ordered from Kongsberg during WW2 while Norway was under German occupation, but these have a different maker&#acute;s mark and distinctive Waffenamt stamps. A depot fire in 1941 destroyed 4,693 M1894 and M1916 bayonets, and 31,000 M1894s were converted to fit the M1 Carbine in 1956-57. The hilt is stamped with the serial number &#acute;42847&#acute;. This number is also stamped on the throat piece of the scabbard, indicating an original pair. The body of the scabbard is also stamped with &#acute;847&#acute; “ this may have been matching too and the initial digits were omitted or have been lost. The ricasso on the edge side is stamped with a crown mark. The blade and hilt have a bright finish. The blade is sharp with visible sharpening marks “ some tiny nicks to the edge, which have been mostly sharpened out. The wood grips have a few small dents and chips. A few small, very shallow dents to the scabbard body, which has some small areas of black paint remaining.

Nation : American
Local Price : £210.00

US M1873 Socket Bayonet for the Springfield Trapdoor Rifle, Pennsylvania National Guard. Description Socket bayonet for the Model 1873 .45-70 Springfield Trapdoor rifle, with fullered triangular blade and steel scabbard. Scabbard with drainage hole and frog hanging hook, black leather frog with rotating belt loop. The brass swivel of the belt frog is also cast with &#acute;N.G.P.&#acute; indicating that it was made for the Pennsylvania National Guard. The leather inside of the scabbard loop is also roughly inscribed with &#acute;WM&#acute;, presumably a soldier&#acute;s initials. The last model of standard-issue socket bayonet, the M1873 was used with the 1873 and 1879 &#acute;Trapdoor&#acute; Springfield rifles, until 1884 when the new model introduced a rod bayonet. The blade is bright with some patination, likewise the socket apart from the shank, which has bluing. The scabbard body is free of dents, it has been painted black with substantial flaking to the paint revealing patinated steel, particularly along edges. The leather frog is partly cracked along the seam attaching the semicircular &#acute;ear&#acute; piece to the scabbard loop “ it can support its own weight but should be handled with care. Some rubbing to the leather frog, surface flaking to the belt loop in places. The loop still rotates freely. One small dent to the flat side of the scabbard body.

Nation : -
Local Price : 295.00 USD

18th CENTURY OTTOMAN PRIMING FLASK FOR FLINTLOCK PISTOL. All iron of small size to hold about three pan charges, likely the most expected to be used in a battle where the opportunity for reloading was rare. Just over 2 3/4" width with curved chamber engraved hatched bands and pivoting spring cut off. Excellent with uniform light to medium surface patina.

Nation : -
Local Price : 2,600 kr

Sv experiment /försöksbajonett Jarman m/1881.

Nation : African
Local Price : 2,600 kr

Large African knife / sword.

Nation : Indian
Local Price : £200.00

Indian 19th Century Baker-Style Bayonet. Description Straight, spear-pointed blade. Steel hilt with semioval langet on one side only and D-shaped knucklebow. Steel grip with beading and ribbing to its surface, formed of two halves brazed together, with mortise slot and inset steel leaf spring locking mechanism attached with a single screw. Blade 21 5/8 inches in length, 1.2 inches wide at the shoulder, with false edge for the last 5Â¾ inches, the bayonet 26 1/8 inches overall. The langet bears a chiselled design of a lion rampant with its paws on a staff with pennant or a flagpole “ this resembles the badge of the East India Company, which was a lion rampant holding a crown between its forepaws, and it even more closely resembles the supporters of the Company&#acute;s coat of arms, which were lions rampant holding flags of St George on flagpoles. These bayonets are thought to have been manufactured in India, probably to fit to locally-made percussion rifles made in the style of the British P1837 Brunswick rifle, this being cheaper than importing &#acute;official&#acute; Brunswick bayonets. The design clearly harks back to the bayonet for the Baker rifle which preceded the Brunswick, that had been very popular among Indian troopers. Being local crafts purchased outside the Army procurement structure they carry no production markings. Some were found in the huge cache of surplus arms kept at the Royal Palace in Kathmandu, Nepal, and sold off in 2008. See page 346 of British Commonwealth Bayonets by Skennerton & Labudda, or page 318 of British & Commonwealth Bayonets by Skennerton & Richardson, for an example of this model (referred to as I3) and discussion of several variations of the type. Skennerton notes that the higher quality versions are those with steel hilts “ this would make sense given the cost of steel hilts over brass. The locking mechanism functions, although I have not tested whether it will fit to a Brunswick. The blade has some forging imperfections, light scratching and some small spots of patination and light cleaned pitting in places, particularly towards the tip, which is rounded by ~3mm. A number of tiny nicks to both edges, one small notch to the true edge. The hilt has a dark forged finish with light rubbing wear to raised edges showing bright steel. The blade is solidly peened to the grip, slight movement to the knucklebow & langet.

Nation : British
Local Price : £200.00

British WW2 Naval Contract Lanchester SMG Bayonet. Description Straight single-fullered spear pointed knife blade, steel hilt with muzzle ring, wood slab grips secured by two screws, steel beaked pommel with oil hole and locking button. Black leather No. 1 Mk 2 scabbard with steel locket & circular frog stud and steel chape piece. Khaki canvas frog. Blade 17Â¼ inches, 22 inches overall. The ricasso is stamped on one side with a crown with &#acute;GR&#acute; over 1907 (the pattern) &#acute;S294&#acute;, the wartime manufacturer code assigned to Wilkinson, &#acute;W S C&#acute; for Wilkinson Sword Company, and &#acute;7 _4&#acute;, indicating the manufacture date of July 1944. On the other side it is stamped with a &#acute;broad arrow&#acute; War Department stores mark, a crown inspection stamp, an &#acute;X&#acute; indicating the blade passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test. The reverse of the frog is inked with lettering including &#acute;CN / AA / 0996&#acute;. The Lanchester was a British 9mm calibre submachine gun inspired by the German Bergmann, manufactured during the Second World War and primarily used by the Royal Navy. While the Lanchester was compatible with the existing stocks of 1907 pattern bayonets produced for the Lee Enfield No.1 rifle, in 1943 the Admiralty placed an order with Wilkinson for 87,600 new bayonets with a blackened finish on the blade. The bayonets for this contract all carry the &#acute;S294&#acute; code used by Wilkinson from 1942 and have a different style of marking to older production 1907s. The blade has been chromed, which partly obscures its markings. Some wear to this chrome finish at the tip and along the edge, with spots of light patination. The scabbard fittings are likewise chromed, this has worn more substantially with patination to the exposed steel, one dent to the chape piece. Some movement to both fittings. Mottled patination to the hilt and pommel. The wood grips are undamaged with only a few small dents. The scabbard leather is good with only minor dents and abrasions to the front side. The frog is good with no loss of stitching.

Nation : Australia
Local Price : £200.00

Australian Lee Enfield 1907 Pattern Bayonet by Lithgow. Description Straight single-fullered knife blade, steel hilt with muzzle ring, wood slab grips secured by two screws, steel beaked pommel with locking button. Black leather No. 1 Mk 2 scabbard with steel locket & teardrop frog stud and steel chape piece. The ricasso is stamped on one side with a shield containing &#acute;1907&#acute; and &#acute;I&#acute;, surmounted by a seven-pointed star containing the letter &#acute;A&#acute;, which is an early Lithgow manufacture mark incorporating the pattern, as well as &#acute;1917&#acute; (the manufacture date), and the manufacturer&#acute;s mark &#acute;Lithgow&#acute;. On the other side it is stamped with a shield containing the letter &#acute;L&#acute;, another Lithgow manufacture mark, two Lithgow proof marks (seven-pointed stars containing the letter &#acute;A&#acute;) and an &#acute;X&#acute; indicating that it passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test. The hilt is stamped with &#acute;4MD&#acute; indicating issue to the 4th Military District (South Australia) and the serial number &#acute;15383&#acute;. The pommel is stamped with the serial number &#acute;71925&#acute;. The chape piece of the scabbard is stamped next to the staple with &#acute;RE&#acute; within a circle, indicating that it was manufactured by Remington. The blade has an even dark parkerised finish with some wear at the tip and along the spine, exposing bright steel beneath. The ricasso, hilt and pommel have a blued finish with wear to raised edges like the locking button. The wood grips have some dents. The scabbard fittings have a blued finish, over which olive green paint has been applied. This paint has chipped in places, particularly raised edges, exposing the blued steel, which has also rubbed in a few spots exposing bright steel (eg the frog stud and chape end). Some small dents to the chape piece. The scabbard leather has some rubbing and scuffing, its stitching is all intact.