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Nation : British
Local Price : £200.00

British 1888 Pattern Bayonet, Queen&#acute;s Regiment (Royal West Surrey). Description Unfullered spear pointed blade, wood scale grips with two brass rivets. Steel pommel and hilt with short quillon and muzzle ring. No scabbard. The blade is stamped on one side of the ricasso with a crowned &#acute;V.R.&#acute; over a production date of &#acute;6 &#acute;90&#acute;, meaning June 1890, as well as reissue stamps &#acute;94, &#acute;95, &#acute;96, &#acute;97, &#acute;04 and &#acute;05, plus one indistinct date, six crown inspection marks with &#acute;E&#acute; for the Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield and one crown inspection mark with &#acute;B&#acute; for Birmingham. On the other side it is stamped with a broad arrow and &#acute;WD&#acute;, meaning War Department property, another crown inspection mark with &#acute;E&#acute; and an &#acute;X&#acute; which indicates that the blade passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test. The spine of the blade is stamped with a further Enfield crown inspection mark. The pommel is stamped with the unit mark &#acute;W. SR.&#acute;, indicating the Queen&#acute;s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) the number &#acute;428&#acute; and the cancelled number &#acute;523&#acute;. The exposed tang is stamped with &#acute;X&#acute; and another crown inspection mark with &#acute;M&#acute;. The Queen&#acute;s Royal Regiment was originally raised in 1661 as the Tangier Regiment “ it spent the first 23 years of its existence garrisoning the port of Tangier in what is now Morocco, gained by the Kingdom of England through the marriage of Princess Catherine of Portugal to King Charles II. While potentially a valuable naval asset, Tangier was underdeveloped, constantly threatened and very expensive to maintain. When a domestic crisis caused Parliament to refuse new taxes, Tangier had to be abandoned. The regiment was withdrawn to England in 1684 and was renamed the Queen&#acute;s Regiment in honour of Catherine. It was (much later) awarded the battle honour &#acute;Tangier 1662-80&#acute;, which is the oldest commemorated action in the British Army. When regiments were numbered by precedence in 1727 it was ranked the 2nd Regiment of Foot. It received a county association for the first time in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms, becoming the county regiment of West Surrey and being renamed The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey) Regiment. This bayonet seems to have had an active service life from its stamping but not knowing which battalion of the regiment it went to its history could be very different: the 1st Battalion was stationed in India from 1902 and took part in the Tirah Campaign (or Tirah Expedition) into the Khyber region, while the 2nd Battalion was deployed and heavily engaged in the Second Boer War from 1899-1904, fighting in almost every battle leading up to the relief of Ladysmith and numerous actions following in the Transvaal and Orange River. The regiment&#acute;s name was slightly altered in 1921 to read The Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey), commonly abbreviated to the &#acute;QRR&#acute;. In 1959 it was amalgamated with the East Surrey Regiment to form the Queen&#acute;s Royal Surrey Regiment, then in 1966 this was amalgamated with several others to form the Queen’s Regiment. In 1992 this amalgamated with the Royal Hampshire Regiment to form the modern Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment. The blade has no edge damage, one small patch of pitting to the edge. Some light scratching towards the point, small patches of light patination towards the forte. The wood grips have some light dents. The hilt has some light patination in places. The tang and pommel retain some original dark finish. Some denting and light scratching to the pommel.

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 : 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 : Indian
Local Price : £200.00 GBP

Dagger, Marsh Arabs, Horn Hilt. A Khanjar or JambiyaÂ typical of the Marsh Arabs of southern Iraq. Also known as the MaÊ»dÄ

Nation : British
Local Price : £200.00

British WW1 1913 Pattern Bayonet, Dated 1917 by Remington. Description Straight single-fullered knife blade, steel hilt with muzzle ring, wood slab grips with characteristic pair of cut grooves on each slab, secured by two screws. Steel beaked pommel with oil hole and locking button. Brown leather scabbard with steel locket & chape piece, the locket with teardrop frog stud. The ricasso is stamped on one side with &#acute;1913 6 17&#acute;, indicating that it is the 1913 Pattern, manufactured in April 1917, and the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;Remington&#acute; within a circle. On the other side it is stamped with a &#acute;broad arrow&#acute; War Department stores mark, two crown inspection marks with &#acute;A&#acute; for America and an &#acute;X&#acute; indicating that it passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test. The leather section of the scabbard is stamped next to the seam with another broad arrow, another crown inspection stamp with &#acute;A&#acute; and its manufacture date &#acute;17. The U.S. made 1913 Pattern bayonets, having identical blades to the British 1907 Pattern, were entirely compatible with British scabbards and vice versa. 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 pattern of frog that has been fitted suggests that it 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. The blade has some small chips to its edge near the end of the fuller. The edge is sharp and the tip is undamaged. It retains its original parkerised finish and blued area at the ricasso. The hilt, exposed tang and pommel have a blued finish. The wood grips have only a few very small dents. The scabbard fittings retain their original blued finish with no dents and only minor wear to raised edges like the frog stud. The leather body of the scabbard has some rubbing and one small nick on one edge, all of its stitching is intact.

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 : British
Local Price : £195.00

British Made WWII Era Ralph Martindale ‘Crocodile’ Blade Machete with Polished Bone Grips. ED 2344. -. The firm Ralf Martindale & Co. Ltd with a long history, founded around the 1860’s produced these bush machetes in their Crocodile Works in Birmingham, England until the end of the 1960’s. The area was then redeveloped, the factory pulled down. The firm Ralf Martindale & Co. Ltd still continues to this day, based still in the West Midlands at Willenhall. The famous Martindale “Crocodile” blade is made from hot rolled high quality British Steel, produced in the Martindale’s own mill. The Crocodile blade is distinguished by its tapered strip section. An original WWII era machete by Ralph Martindale who made these machetes for the British War Department (see page 108 of ’British and Commonwealth Military Knives’ book by Flook). The machete has a heavy steel blade which is 52 ½ cm long and 3 cm broad at its widest point and is marked ‘RALPH MARTINDALE BEST CAST STEEL BIRMINGHAM’. The grips are fully intact polished bone *minor damage-see images* with a stylised Birds head pommel which are retained with four brass studs. The blade has staining consistent with age and service use. This example is complete with a heavy-duty leather scabbard in excellent condition. The leather stitching *loose in parts* and metalwork are clean and intact. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2344. (Bucket)

Nation : German
Local Price : £195.00

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 : German
Local Price : £195.00

German S1884 Bayonet. WW1 Trench Knife Conversion. #2405014. German WW1 nahkampfmesser, meaning “close combat knife,” come in a variety of similar styles and by various makers. These knives were usually private purchase items – as was the case with the allied forces, and some, like this example are re-worked, army issue bayonets. This example began as a S1884 Mauser bayonet which then had the blade and scabbard shortened for trench combat.The blade was shortened to 170mm and is single-edged with a flat spine. The blade terminates in a sharpened, double-edged spear point. The conversion was likely to have been done in the trenches, with more attention paid to utility than aesthetics. The elongated spear point being ideal for penetrating. Necessary for the close quarter battle of trench warfare. The blade shows re-working and sharpening scratches and retains a fighting edge.The ricasso bears a worn logo for the maker of the original bayonet and the spine is stamped with a crowned inspection mark.The steel pommel bears a crowned inspection mark. The absence of a flash protector along the spine of the tang helps date the conversion to pre-1916, at which time a steel flash protector was welded to the backs of the S1884 bayonets to prevent the wooden scales burning when the rifle was discharged. The wooden scales are in good condition with age and use related marks and wear. The press-stud mechanism is in good working order, allowing the trench knife to still function as a bayonet if required. This supports the idea that the conversion was carried out in the trenches, re-working an issued bayonet. The soldier still being able to comply with an order to “fix bayonets.”The trench fighting knife is complete with its shortened steel scabbard. The original scabbard was cut and the throat and frog hook braised back into position. The job was well done and the scabbard is in good condition. The knife sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within the scabbard.This is a good and scarce example of a German WW1 trench fighting knife/bayonet conversion.

Nation : British
Local Price : £195.00

British Rare Vickers 1907 Pattern Bayonet. #2206008. Rare British WW1 Pattern 1907 bayonet made in 1918 by Vickers ltd. Vickers only produced 10,000 1907 pattern bayonets.The 432mm single-edged blade has a long narrow fuller and rounded spine. The edge was service sharpened. The blade is in good condition with some tiny nicks along the edge. The ricasso is marked with a George V crowned royal cypher over the pattern date 1907 and the date of manufacture 9 ’18 beside which is stamped the Vickers logo above the Vickers name. The stamps on the ricasso have been over polished and are faint.The obverse ricasso bears a bend test stamp, War Department arrow and three Enfield inspection and acceptance stamps.The crosspiece, muzzle ring and pommel are in good condition but have been over polished and so have lost their original blued finish. The press-stud catch is in perfect working order and the pommel is stamped with the issue number 3238. Only faint traces of the regimental marking remain. The grip scales are in good condition with use and age-related dings and wear.The bayonet is complete with its scabbard with a teardrop frog stud. The scabbard is in good condition. The stitching is intact and strong and the bayonet sheathes smoothly and is held firmly within the scabbard.This is a rare, Vickers made P1907 bayonet with wear commensurate with issued service.

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 : British
Local Price : £195.00

**MINT**Two British Wilkinson Sword, Cutlers To H.M Queen Elizabeth II, Gothic Form Presentation Swords With Etched Blade Obverse Side Void For Presentation Engraving (Price Is Per Sword). Sn 22086 -. Among their revered line of Military, Hunting and other Knives, Swords and Bayonets, Wilkinson Sword produced many edged presentation pieces. These are pristine presentation swords in gothic form, made by Wilkinson, Sword Cutlers by appointment to Queen Elizabeth II. The Swords have clean, unsharpened double edged, 28" blades (each 34" overall). One side of each blade is decorated for three quarters of its length with attractive decorative foliate etching and the ricasso crisply marked with Queen Elizabeth II Royal Cypher and Royal appointment together with Wilkinson Sword’s classic crossed swords legend and name. The Sword’s cross guards are brass. Sword number 1 has a stylised fleur-de-lis form brass cross guard, brass ferrule and ribbed brass pommel ferrule with brass ball top. Sword number 2 has a stylised ‘bat wings’ form brass cross guard, brass ferrule and ribbed brass pommel ferrule with brass ball top. The Sword’s have matching undamaged, attractive dark polished horn or resin grooved bulbous handles with brass wire binding all present, intact and tight. This Swords made by a famous English Cutler is ideal for display or with additional engraving would make a treasured presentation piece. The price is per sword and includes UK delivery. Sn 22086 NB PLEASE QUOTE WHICH SWORD YOU WISH TO PURCHASE (1 OR 2) AT TIME OF ORDER.

Nation : British
Local Price : £195

Click and use the code >25111 to search for this item on the dealer website 1917 US Bayonet, The *U.S. Model 1913 &#acute;1917&#acute; Dated Remington Bayonet and Scabbard.

Nation : German
Local Price : £195

Click and use the code >25180 to search for this item on the dealer website Quite Rare Danish M1889 Krag-Jorgensen Knife Bayonet, Early Model by Weyersberg

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

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Local Price : 2,700 kr

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Local Price : 2,600 kr

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Nation : -
Local Price : £185.00

Norwegian M1894 Bayonet Converted for the M1 Carbine. 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. Muzzle ring attached by brazing, 1.45cm in diameter. Steel scabbard with projecting hook on the throat piece to engage with the locking mechanism, integral green canvas frog with wire loop webbing hooks and buttoned retaining strap, also attached by brazing to the scabbard body. Blade 21.3cm in length, the bayonet 33.5cm overall. The blade is stamped at the ricasso on one side with the crown and cypher of King Haakon VII, and on the other side with a crown and &#acute;K&#acute;, the maker&#acute;s mark of Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk (Kongsberg Weapons Factory). The hilt is stamped with the serial number &#acute;9750&#acute;. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped with the serial number &#acute;74894&#acute;. Norway received rifles from the United States under its Military Assistance Program from 1950 until 1963, with nearly 100,000 M1 and M2 Carbines delivered. The M1 was designated the Selvladekarabin M1 (Self-loading Carbine M1) in Norwegian service. Some US-made M4 bayonets for these rifles were delivered but were clearly insufficient in number, as Norway manufactured its own copy of the M4 bayonet at the Kongsberg arsenal, then opted to convert some of its existing stocks of M1894 bayonets made for the Krag Jorgensen rifle to fit the M1. Norway had an oversupply of this bayonet due to a new production run ordered in 1943 during their occupation by Nazi Germany. 30,000 bayonets were modified in 1956-57, probably at Kongsberg, by brazing on a new muzzle ring and modifying the locking mechanism in the mortise. A further 1,000 were converted by the Hærens Våpentekniske Korps. This is not one of the wartime production run (which have Waffenamt stamps, and lack a ball finial on the scabbard), but an original M1894, made between 1912 and 1926. The blade has some nicks to its edge, which is unsharpened. All metal parts have a blued finish, which shows little wear. The wood grip scales have only a few tiny dents. Some scratching to the reverse side of the scabbard, no denting.

Nation : -
Local Price : £185.00

Norwegian M1894 Bayonet Converted for the M1 Carbine. 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. Muzzle ring attached by brazing, 1.45cm in diameter. Steel scabbard with projecting hook on the throat piece to engage with the locking mechanism, integral green canvas frog with wire loop webbing hooks and buttoned retaining strap, also attached by brazing to the scabbard body. Blade 20.6cm in length, 32.6cm overall. The blade is stamped at the ricasso with a crown and &#acute;K&#acute;, the maker&#acute;s mark of Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk (Kongsberg Weapons Factory). The hilt is stamped with &#acute;7&#acute;. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped with the serial number &#acute;8174&#acute;. Norway received rifles from the United States under its Military Assistance Program from 1950 until 1963, with nearly 100,000 M1 and M2 Carbines delivered. The M1 was designated the Selvladekarabin M1 (Self-loading Carbine M1) in Norwegian service. Some US-made M4 bayonets for these rifles were delivered but were clearly insufficient in number, as Norway manufactured its own copy of the M4 bayonet at the Kongsberg arsenal, then opted to convert some of its existing stocks of M1894 bayonets made for the Krag Jorgensen rifle to fit the M1. Norway had an oversupply of this bayonet due to a new production run ordered in 1943 during their occupation by Nazi Germany. 30,000 bayonets were modified in 1956-57, probably at Kongsberg, by brazing on a new muzzle ring and modifying the locking mechanism in the mortise. A further 1,000 were converted by the Hærens Våpentekniske Korps. This is not one of the wartime production run (which have Waffenamt stamps, and lack a ball finial on the scabbard), but an original M1894, made between 1912 and 1926. All metal parts have a blued finish, with a small amount of wear on raised edges, eg the beak of the pommel. Some small dents to the chape end of the scabbard, which do not interfere with sheathing. One of the grip scales (on the inside as worn) has a small crack next to the locking button and denting to its surface.

Nation : Austrian
Local Price : 245.00 USD

IMPERIAL AUSTRIAN PIONEER SWORD. Wagner #233. 15 ½” s.e. spear point wedge section blade with crowned ordnance mark. Heavy recurved iron guard and two piece shaped wood scale grips. Well used throughout. The blade back with some abrasions from hammering as these were used both as weapons and tool of the pioneers who were charged with engineering projects such as building temporary bridges, clearing roads and entrenching artillery. Their tasks put them ahead of the regular army and artillery and they often faced the enemy first. Austria, Germany and the Ottoman Empire fought the Allied Powers to defeat in 1918.

Nation : Portuguese
Local Price : £180.00

Portuguese M1886 Kropatschek Bayonet by Steyr. Description Yataghan curved single-fullered blade, hilt with lobe and quillon, brown wood grips , plain steel scabbard with frog hook. No maker&#acute;s mark to the spine of the blade “ it may have been removed by polishing. Ricasso of the blade has a clover-shaped Portuguese inspection mark. Hilt is marked &#acute;J668&#acute;, throat of the scabbard is marked &#acute;NN65F&#acute;.The frog stud of the scabbard is faintly marked &#acute;WG&#acute;, a Steyr factory mark. The M1886 Kropatschek rifle proved to be reliable and had a long service life - while it was replaced by the 1904 Mauser in the Portuguese army it was used by colonial units in WW1, issued to the Portuguese Legion during the Spanish Civil War, and was still in use by colonial police as late as the 1960s. Its bayonet was one of the last to make use of the &#acute;yataghan&#acute; downward-curving blade.

Nation : German
Local Price : £180.00

German WW1 Mauser S84/98 a.A. Bayonet, Converted from S71/84, 16th Reserve Infantry. Description Single-fullered spear-pointed knife blade measuring 25cm, wood scale grips with cleaning hole, held by two screws. Scabbard of black leather with steel locket with frog hook and chape with oval finial. This example is unit marked on the hilt with &#acute;16.R.7.114&#acute; and on the scabbard with &#acute;16.R.7.171&#acute;, indicating that the blade belonged with rifle number 114, 7th Company, 16th Reserve Infantry regiment, which formed part of the 14th Reserve Division. The scabbard has been swapped from another rifle within the same unit “ perhaps a replacement during service. The leather scabbards of this pattern were prone to wear and breakage in the field, and are not often a perfect match. The scabbard also has the cancelled unit mark &#acute;62.R.5.135&#acute;, meaning it was actually first issued with rifle number 135, 5th Company, 62nd Infantry regiment (3rd Upper Silesian). On the ricasso of the blade the bayonet is maker&#acute;s marked &#acute;C. G. Haenel Suhl&#acute;, one of eight makers of the 71/84 pattern blade. The monogram stamp on the spine of the blade looks to be &#acute;W88&#acute;, which would indicate that it 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 his son Wilhelm II. The scabbard has some small crown inspection marks to both locket and chape, and the bayonet has the same on the spine of the blade and on the pommel. These bayonets were produced from 1910 to fit the Mauser M98 rifle. While they were a new type they made use of surplus or 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 long fuller, extending almost to the tip of the blade. 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 14th Reserve Division was formed in August 1914 and fought exclusively on the Western Front, participating in the opening German offensive, the capture of Namur and Maubeuge, the Battle of Verdun from February to September 1916, the Second Battle of the Aisne in April and May 1917, and the Spring Offensive of 1918. Some small patches of pitting to the blade, but otherwise clean. Pitting and patina to the hilt and scabbard parts. The wood scales have some dark stains and small dents on the locking button side, the other side is clean. The leather of the scabbard has many dents but no structural damage. It is very hard and stiff with age but the blade sheaths and draws well from it.

Nation : -
Local Price : 2,500 kr

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Local Price : 2,500 kr

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Local Price : 2,500 kr

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Nation : German
Local Price : £175.00

German WW2 M1890 Army NCO Sword. #2402022. German Army model 1890 Non-Commissioned Officer's sword known as a “Dove Head” sword or Heer Mannschaftsabel.The 860mm single-edged, slightly curved blade has a flat spine and single fuller on each side. The blade is in very good condition. The ricasso bears the back-to-back squirrels makers mark of Carl Eichhorn of Solingen, Germany. The spine of the blade is stamped with an inspection mark, the German eagle over the number 118.The brass “Dove Head” hilt is in excellent condition with numerous matching inspection stamps, all showing the German eagle over 118. The front of the crosspiece is stamped with the number 7869 and C.E/G (for Carl Eichorn), along with another two inspection marks. The black composite grip is in good condition but missing its wire.The blade is firm in the hilt.This is a good condition German WW2 NCOs dress sabre with numerous Wehrmacht stamps.

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £175.00

**EXPERT ASSESSED**Japanese C1800-1850 Echizen Kinai Masters Style Wakizashi / Small Katana Sword Pierced Iron Tsuba. Sn 21038 -. This is an original C1800-1850 Iron Tsuba in the Echizen Kinai masters 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 21038

Nation : American
Local Price : £175.00

US M1912 Fencing Bayonet for the Trapdoor Fencing Musket. Description Flexible steel &#acute;blade&#acute; with looped end, brown leather cover, bare exposed tang, hilt with muzzle ring and lower lobe quillon, pommel piece with second muzzle ring, both rings with a drilled hole for a set screw. Blade 16Â½ inches (41.9cm) in length, 19Â½ inches (49.5cm) overall. The leather cover is stamped with &#acute;HEK&#acute; “ this is an inspector&#acute;s mark for Henry E Kelsey, leather goods inspector at Rock Island Arsenal (RIA). The steel parts would have been fabricated at Springfield Armory, but RIA produced the leather covers in their &#acute;Harness and Accoutrements Shop&#acute;. Seeking to improve soldiers&#acute; skills at bayonet fighting, the US Army commissioned a number of different models of &#acute;fencing bayonets&#acute; from as early as 1852, to allow a more realistic simulation of combat. Early versions used a flexible whalebone blade screwed in to a cut-down metal socket, then in 1897 the first all-steel model was introduced. The M1906 Fencing Bayonet was the first to be based on the knife bayonet, imitating the M1905 bayonet for the Springfield rifle. Technically speaking the Army never commissioned an &#acute;M1912&#acute;, this is just a more convenient way of referring to the third variation of the M1906. The difference is substantial, however: the M1912 was introduced in that year to remedy some defects in its predecessor the M1909, which was deemed to be too easily broken and reportedly caused &156;ugly wounds&157; when the blades broke in sparring creating sharp edges. This understandably discouraged bayonet training and the Inspector General complained in annual reports that soldiers&#acute; skills were suffering. To fix the issue the M1912 went back and reintroduced some features that had been mistakenly removed since the socket bayonet days: a horizontal blade, achieved by adding a 90-degree twist starting 2 inches forward of the hilt, and a leather cover over the full length of the blade. Letting the blade spring up and down rather than side to side was found to reduce breakages, and even if they did occur the leather would keep sharp edges covered. The new model was a success and 11,000 were made between 1913 and 1915, getting the infantry trained up in time for the United States&#acute;s entry into WW1. It attached (with two screws through the muzzle ring holes) to the Trapdoor Fencing Musket, a training piece made at Springfield Armory by converting obsolete .45-70 Trapdoor rifles. These had their barrels and stock shortened to mimic the length and weight of the M1903 rifle, and the sights, external hammer and sling swivels removed. The M1912 bayonets remained in use throughout WW1 and remained in stores for some time afterward, eventually being sold as surplus. The blade remains flexible. All the leather cover&#acute;s stitching is intact, some creasing and light rubbing to the leather surface, more prominent on the ball end piece, but no damage. The exposed section of the blade retains a blued finish, the hilt parts are bright and clean.

Nation : British
Local Price : £175.00

British 1845 Pattern Naval Cutlass, Modified. Description Blade 25Â¾ inches in length, the cutlass 31 inches overall. The blade is stamped at the ricasso on one side with a crown inspection stamp of a crown over &#acute;4&#acute;. Experiments during the early 1840s for a new naval cutlass design to replace the venerable 1804 Pattern resulted in a design by George Lovell, the Inspector of Small Arms, being accepted in 1842. A fire at the Tower of London destroyed early stocks and the design did not enter service in bulk until three years later, hence being termed the 1845 Pattern. It was considered very successful, handling well compared to its bulky predecessor the 1804 Pattern and being simpler to manufacture. Like many successful designs the 1845 was tinkered with in attempts to improve it further. First a version sometimes referred to as the &#acute;Type B&#acute;, was introduced in 1859, which had a modified guard and a blade much like the original but only 27 inches in length. Then in the 1870s the blade was judged to be the wrong shape and attempts to modify the original stocks began (Type Bs in 1871 and Type As in 1875). Converting the numerous old cutlasses in store was substantially cheaper than ordering new ones. Many 1845s therefore had their curved 29Â½ or 27-inch blades altered by reforging to be straight and 25Â½ inches in length. This process was botched, however, by a lack of proper heat treatment after the reforging, leading to blade failures in combat, the deaths of British sailors, a public outcry and a military procurement scandal when the scale of the problem became apparent in the 1880s. Judging by its grip this cutlass appears to have originally been a Type A 1845 Pattern (or possibly the short-lived 1887 Pattern, which went back to the Type A hilt and grip). The crown inspection stamp suggests it was produced for the military, not a commercial version. Its blade has been shortened and repointed with an asymmetric triangular tip, while its basket guard has been reduced to a simple knucklebow with a short flat quillon. It is probably not from the official modification program carried out in the 1870s “ those blades were reduced to only 25 inches and had a symmetrical spear point. In overall look and feel this modified piece reminds me a little of the 1856 Pattern Pioneer&#acute;s Sidearm, which was also used as a cutlass. One can only speculate why it was modified “ perhaps to make a short wieldy sidearm, perhaps to convert it into some sort of tool. An odd variation. It remains solidly peened and firm in the hand.

Nation : French
Local Price : £175

Click and use the code >19122 to search for this item on the dealer website French Model 1874 "Gras" Sword Bayonet

Nation : Siamese
Local Price : £175

Click and use the code >25133 to search for this item on the dealer website Superb 19th Century French Chassepot M1866 Sword Bayonet, Franco Prussian War Issue, Manufactured at the Armoury of StEtienne 1870

Nation : -
Local Price : 2,400 kr

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