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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 : 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

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 : 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 : 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 : British
Local Price : 2,800 kr

English infantry off saber m / 1897.

Nation : -
Local Price : 2,800 kr

Finsk bajonett m/1927.

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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : -
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 : 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 : 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 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 : -
Local Price : 2,600 kr

Sv experiment /försöksbajonett Jarman m/1881.

Nation : African
Local Price : 2,600 kr

Large African knife / sword.

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.

Nation : British
Local Price : £200.00

British Lee Enfield No. 5 Jungle Carbine Bayonet by Poole, 1946. Description Single-fullered bowie knife blade with clipped point. Wood scale grips secured with two screws. Mk I steel scabbard with flush mouthpiece, round frog stud and drainage hole at the chape. The ricasso of the blade is stamped on one side with the letter &#acute;P&#acute; within a circle, indicating it was manufactured at the Royal Ordnance Factory at Poole. Next to this is the manufacture date, which is faint but appears to be &#acute;1946&#acute;. The pommel is stamped next to the mortise slot with a broad arrow War Office mark, &#acute;F5&#acute;, &#acute;B&#acute; and nearby the number &#acute;2&#acute;. The No. 5 Bayonet was developed during WW2 amidst ongoing discussions about the future of British bayonet design. The long 1907 Pattern sword bayonets were clearly a thing of the past, while the very short No. 4 spike bayonets were easy to manufacture but crude, and of little use as anything but a bayonet. The Armament Design Department based at Cheshunt designed a shortened knife blade bayonet, with prototyping done by Wilkinson. By 1943 the blade shape had settled on that of a Bowie knife, and production began at Wilkinson. The No. 5 fitted to the new Lee Enfield No. 5 Mk I rifle designed at the same time: a shortened and lightened form of the No. 4 originally intended for airborne troops. In the event the No. 5 saw most use in the Far East, both during WW2 and in postwar conflicts, earning it the nickname &#acute;Jungle Carbine&#acute;. This rifle had a new flared flash hider which made it incompatible with any older bayonets “ the noticeably large muzzle ring of the No. 5 bayonet was shaped to accommodate it. It also fitted to the Sterling submachine gun designed in the same period. Around 330,000 No. 5 bayonets were manufactured between 1943 and 1945 by multiple contracted firms. Production continued at the Royal Ordnance Factory at Poole after the war but production figures there are unknown. The blade is bright with some small areas of light patination, a few very light track marks near the tip from sheathing and drawing, and small patches of speckled cleaned light pitting on one side, mainly in the fuller. No nicks to the blade&#acute;s edge, its tip is rounded by ~2mm. The blade retains a band of blueing at its ricasso, this has slightly worn and there is some patination muddling its edge. The hilt and pommel appear to have been painted black over blueing “ much of the black paint has been lost from both but the blueing remains except on raised edges. The wood grips are in good shape with only a couple of very small dents. The locking mechanism moves freely. The scabbard is very good retaining almost all of its original finish, it has scratches to one edge in one small area near the frog stud, exposing bright steel.

Nation : British
Local Price : £200.00

British Scarce 1863 Pattern Whitworth Bayonet. Description Single-fullered &#acute;yataghan&#acute; downward-curving blade, cross hilt with lower quillon with round finial, and upper quillon projecting from the muzzle ring. Black chequered grips of pressed leather, attached to the tang with three rivets on one side and four on the other. External leaf spring which actuates the locking catch, attached by a single screw. Steel beaked pommel with distinctive circular mortise slot of the Whitworth. No scabbard. The pommel is stamped with &#acute;492&#acute;, probably an item or rack number. Both of the grips are stamped with a crown inspection mark, still very legible due to their good condition. The ricasso of the blade is stamped on one side with a crown over &#acute;VR&#acute; (Victoria Regina) and on the other side with a crown inspection mark for Enfield. The back of the pommel bears the same inspection mark, and another similar is on the spine of the blade. The Whitworth rifle was adopted on a trial basis by the British Army in 1863, to be issued in small numbers to a small group of infantry regiments. 8,206 Whitworth bayonets were recorded manufactured between 1863 and 1866, which including the usual overages in production probably resulted in around 9,000 total. Metalwork has a quite dark patina and light pitting overall. The leather grips are very good, with little wear to the crisp chequering and only a few small dents. The scabbard for the much more common 1853 Pattern will fit this type.

Nation : British
Local Price : £200.00

British L1A3 Bayonet, Converted L1A1, Dated 1957 by Enfield. Description Straight single fullered blade with clipped Bowie point. Black finished steel hilt, black painted sheet steel slab grips secured by two rivets around concealed tang. Steel pommel with locking button, black finished steel scabbard with circular frog stud, frog of white woven plastic. The blade is stamped at the ricasso on one side with a broad arrow War Office ownership stamp and &#acute;57D&#acute;, the &#acute;D&#acute; having a horizontal stroke extending from the vertical. The &#acute;D&#acute; with a stroke extending from the vertical is a mark of the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, while 57 is the date of manufacture. The grip slabs are each stamped with another &#acute;D&#acute; with a stroke Enfield stamp and another broad arrow. The pommel is stamped on its base with the model &#acute;L1A3&#acute;, as well as with &#acute;0&#acute; and &#acute;257&#acute;, the latter probably a serial or weapon number. The L1A1 bayonet for the SLR rifle was sealed as a pattern in 1957, and the L1A3 bayonet in 1958. Most of the newly made L1A1s were converted to L1A3s (which only involved milling a recess into the pommel allowing the press stud to be replaced) and later more L1A3s were newly manufactured. Being dated 1957 this example is most likely one such conversion of an L1A1. Its markings also show signs of conversion: the grips of either an L1A1 or L1A3 would normally be stamped with their model and NATO item number, but these would be incorrect after conversion and I think they have been deliberately removed on this example by grinding, and only new Enfield &#acute;D&#acute; stamps were applied before the grips were refinished. The new model mark &#acute;L1A3&#acute; was then applied by manual stamping on the pommel rather than trying to replace the factory stamping on the grips. The blade retains its black parkerised finish with only tiny bright spots of wear on raised edges. Some dimpled forging imperfections to the blade which have been parkerised over. Likewise some spots of wear to the finish on raised edges of the hilt, grips and pommel, a couple of very small chips to the scabbard with light rubbing at its chape end.

Nation : American
Local Price : £200.00

US M1873 Socket Bayonet for the Springfield Trapdoor Rifle, Massachusetts 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;MASS US&#acute;. The brass swivel of the belt frog is also cast with &#acute;MASS&#acute; indicating that it was made for the Massachusetts 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. 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 very minor flaking to the frog&#acute;s surface in places. The loop still rotates freely. One small dent to the flat side of the scabbard body.

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 : -
Local Price : 2,580 kr

Sv huggare m/1747-56.

Nation : German
Local Price : £195.00

German Ersatz Bayonet. EB5. WW1. 1916. #2505009. This all-steel ersatz bayonet was made in Germany in the early years of WW1. The height of ersatz bayonet manufacturing was 1916, as the Imperial German war machine rushed to equip the huge number of new troops. This pattern of ersatz bayonet has been designated under Carter’s classification as EB5.The 316mm single-edged blade has a flat spine and terminates in a double-edged spear point. The unfullered blade is in near mint condition and retains its full length. Many ersatz bayonets had their blades shortened, making original length examples harder to find. The spine and ricasso both bear inspection stamps.The cast steel hilt is in excellent condition. The long muzzle ears and two-piece cross guard are characteristic of the EB5. The press-stud attachment mechanism is in perfect working order. The blade is held firmly within the steel grip.The bayonet is complete with its original ersatz scabbard which retains much of its original paint. The bayonet sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within the scabbard.This is a highly desirable Great War ersatz bayonet in excellent condition and guaranteed genuine.

Nation : British
Local Price : £195.00

British Lee Enfield 1907 Pattern Bayonet, Royal Scots Fusiliers. 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 frog stud and steel chape piece. Khaki canvas frog with retaining loop. The ricasso is stamped on one side with a crown over &#acute;GR&#acute;, 1907 (the pattern) &#acute;11 &#acute;18&#acute;, indicating the manufacture date of November 1918, the manufacturer&#acute;s mark &#acute;SANDERSON&#acute;, a crown inspection stamp and a reissue stamp dated &#acute;21. On the other side it is stamped with a &#acute;broad arrow&#acute; War Department stores mark, three crown inspection marks with &#acute;E&#acute; indicating the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, and an &#acute;X&#acute; indicating that it passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test. The pommel is stamped with &#acute;R S F&#acute;, indicating issue to the Royal Scots Fusiliers, above &#acute;R534&#acute;, probably a rack number. The throat and chape pieces of the scabbard are both stamped with &#acute;RE&#acute; within a circle, indicating the manufacturer Remington. The leather of the scabbard is stamped next to the seam with another crown inspection mark and the manufacture date &#acute;17, these marks being faint from rubbing. The rear of the frog is inked with a faint maker&#acute;s mark, the manufacture date &#acute;1939&#acute; and a broad arrow. Given the manufacture date I would not class this bayonet as WW1 issue, but from its reissue stamps it clearly did see some service with the Royal Scots Fusiliers in the interwar period. The regular battalions of that regiment continued to be deployed overseas during this period: the 1st Battalion spending time in Ireland, Palestine and India while the 2nd Battalion was deployed to the Black Sea region as part of the wider Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War that lasted from 1917-22, then to India and China. The blade is bright with a few spots of light patination, some grinding marks and small nicks to its edge near the tip. The wood grips have only a few light dents and remain quite glossy with little handling wear. The hilt, pommel and scabbard fittings are bright with a few spots of light patination. The leather body of the scabbard has some surface abrasions, shallow dents and thin shallow cuts. One crack to the lower section near the chape piece, running from one edge of the seam to the near side edge, then branching to run down that edge for about 2cm. This has had the effect of slightly kinking the chape end to one side. This does not prevent sheathing and drawing and the scabbard remains solid, though one should take care when the blade is withdrawn. The scabbard&#acute;s stitching remains intact.

Nation : French
Local Price : £195.00

French M1886/1915 WW1 Lebel Bayonet. Matching Scabbard. #2502017. This is a great example of the famous French M1886 bayonet, made circa 1915 for use during WW1 with the 8mm Lebel rifle. The Lebel bayonet was the first to use a cruciform (epee-like) blade and had a long service history. The Lebel bayonet was affectionately known as “Rosalie” by the troops who carried it.The M1886 was originally made with a nickel-silver alloy grip but this was phased out in 1914 as nickel was in short supply and required for the war effort. After 1914 the grips were made of brass and the bayonet was manufactured without the hooked quillon. The Lebel epee bayonet with its distinctive cruciform blade was the French mainstay during WWI and was produced by numerous private contractors, many of which were not previously associated with the production of weaponry.The 520mm distinctive cruciform blade has a rounded needle point. The blade is in excellent condition and is stamped at the base with the manufacturer’s initials, C. F. This maker remains unknown today. There are no inspection stamps on the blade.The steel muzzle ring and block are in excellent condition and bear the serial number 76418, prefixed by a calligraphised letter K. The raised press-stud with knurled top is in excellent working order. The cast brass grip is in excellent condition.The bayonet is complete with its matching numbered steel scabbard. The scabbard is in good condition. The scabbard retains its black finish and bears the matching serial number, K76418. The bayonet sheathes and draws smoothly and is held loosely within the scabbard due to the flattening of one of the internal leaf springs.The bayonet is complete with its French M1874 brown leather frog. These frogs were used first with the M1874 Gras bayonet and then with the M1886 Lebel.This is a great matching numbered example of the iconic French Lebel bayonet, complete with frog.

Nation : British
Local Price : £195.00

British Sterling Machine Carbine Bayonet. Hopkinson 1975. #2512005. This British No.5 bayonet was made by Hopkinson of Sheffield in 1975 for use with the Sterling Sub Machinegun. It is quite scarce. The Sterling SMG was trialled by the British army late in WW2, between 1944-1945, but did not come into regular service until 1953. The Sterling SMG was also supplied to a variety of overseas military and police units. Surplus MOD parts from the No.5 Jungle carbine bayonet were often used in their construction. The No.5 pommel, wooden grip scales and grip screws on this bayonet are examples of this. The pommel was produced by the Birmingham Small Arms Factory (B.S.A.) under MOD contract.The 200mm clip-point Bowie blade is identical to the No.5 carbine blade and has a single edge and long single fuller below the rounded spine. The blade is in good condition with some minor speckled tarnish and retains its factory edge. The ricasso retains most of its black paint and is stamped with a partial Hopkinson logo and 75 (1975) date.The wrap around hardwood grip scales are in good condition and are held tightly in place by two screws. The press stud is in perfect working order. The pommel and cross-piece retain their original finish. The pommel is stamped BSA over C. The pommel has a clearing hole, indicating that it was an original No.5 bayonet part. Newly made Sterling SMG bayonets do not have a clearing hole.The scabbard is in good condition. The bayonet sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within the scabbard.This is a good example of the famous Sterling machine Carbine bayonet, the hilt being made primarily from MOD surplus No.5 jungle carbine bayonet parts.This bayonet is essentially the No.5 Mk1 bayonet.

Nation : Australia
Local Price : £195.00

Australian Owen Submachine Gun Bayonet. Lithgow 1952. #2509008. 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, commencing in 1952.This Mk1 Owen SMG bayonet is an early Lithgow production example made in 1952.The newly made 256mm blade has a rounded spine above a deep single fuller. The blade is in excellent, near mint condition, retaining its original black finish and factory edge.The ricasso is stamped with an arrow mark, a Lithgow factory inspection mark and the production date ‘52. The obverse ricasso is stamped with a partial bend test mark and a very faint 53.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 51.The bayonet is complete with its brown leather scabbard with blackened locket and chape. The Owen Mk 1 scabbards were made by shortening 1907 pattern bayonet scabbards. 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 leather is stamped MANGROVITE 44 opposite a letter B and broad arrow. The bayonet sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within the scabbard.This is an excellent example of a scarce early Lithgow production Owen submachine gun bayonet.

Nation : Persian
Local Price : £195

Click and use the code >23135 to search for this item on the dealer website Antique Persian Carved Bone Hilted Kindjal Short Sword

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £195.00

**MINT**EXPERT ASSESSED**Sandle Wood Boxed, Matching Pair Of Japanese Meiji Period 1860’s – 1912 Shakudo With Gold Soft Metal Menuki Sword Hilt Ornaments Depicting ‘A Raft On A River With Cherry Blossom Flowers & Snail’. ED 3039 -. This is an original pair of Japanese Meiji Period 1860’s – 1912 Shakudo With Gold Soft Metal Menuki Sword Hilt Ornaments Depicting ‘A Raft On A River With Cherry Blossom Flowers & Snail’ mounted for display in a later sandle wood box. They have been assessed by UK Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg. A label with his assessment can be read in the images and accompanies the piece. The later wood box has a removable lid. The box has a padded insert to with elasticated bands to protect the menuki. The price for these quality matching menuki with expert assessment includes UK delivery. ED 3039 (Tanto box armoury)

Nation : Brazilian
Local Price : £195

Click and use the code >24613 to search for this item on the dealer website Beautiful Sword of the Mandinka, West African, with Elaborate Decorative Fittings 20th. Century