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Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £4950

Click and use the code >24340 to search for this item on the dealer website Most Handsome Shinto O-Tanto, Around 300 years Old Circa 1720 With a Most Impressive and Beautiful Large Blade Used As A Powerful Close-Combat Small Sword and Suitable as a Post Combat ´Head Cutter´

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £4950

Click and use the code >23481 to search for this item on the dealer website Most Beautiful Original Edo Period Shinto Samurai Wakizashi by Echizen ju Kozuke no Kami Fujiwara Kanesada, A Sword Maker Deemed SaijÅ

Nation : British
Local Price : £4750

Click and use the code >21865 to search for this item on the dealer website Stunning, Historical, Napoleonic War&#acute;s Period, 1796 Pattern Officer´s Combat Sword of William A. Cuninghame, of the 95th

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Local Price : 4,750.00

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Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £4750

Click and use the code >24556 to search for this item on the dealer website Wonderful 500 Year Old Koto Period Samurai ´Dragon´ Wakizashi Samurai Short Sword, Another Absolute Beauty From Our latest collection

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £4750

Click and use the code >26201 to search for this item on the dealer website Fabulous, Samurai Late Koto To Shinto Period Wakazashi Sword In Very Fine, All Original, Edo Period Handachi Koshirae. With Original Urushi Ishime Lacquer Saya In Chitosemidori, A Thousand Year Green. Samurai War Pony Menuki. With A Remarkable Blade

Nation : Chinese
Local Price : £4750

Click and use the code >24840 to search for this item on the dealer website Rare, Archaic Chinese Warrior´s Bronze Jian Sword, Engraved with Seal Script, Around 2,300 to 2,800 Years Old, From the Zhou Dynasty to the Qin Dynasty, Including the Period of the Great Military Doctrine ´The Art of War´ by General Sun-

Nation : British
Local Price : £4,750.00

Hall Patent 1819 Breech Loading Flintlock Harper Ferry Rifle. Ref X3554. A Rare Hall Patent 1819 Breech Loading Flintlock Harper Ferry Rifle. 53 1/2&157; overall, 32 1/2&157; .52 calibre barrel with multi-groove rifling stopping short 1 1/2&157; from the muzzle to allow muzzle loading, offset blade fore-sight, offset notch rear-sight, stamped ´NWP´ at breech. Broad iron receiver swelling forwards of centre with a lift up reverse loading breech operated via a short lever below the fore-end, offset central hammer, the top of breech block marked ’US S North Midl Conn 1833’. Walnut full stock, iron furniture including raised pistol grip spur to lower tang, two spring retained&194;&160;&194;&160;iron barrel bands, two sling swivels, double band nose cap, button tipped under barrel ramrod. Dated 1833. &194;&160; &194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160; In good condition, very good bore. Simon North Contract model 1819, 5,700 made between1830-36 most converted to percussion. Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : British
Local Price : £4650

Very Fine Victorian Scottish Dirk for a 79th (Cameron) Highlanders Officer dating to between 1855 to 1881. A very fine and impressive Scottish Military Dirk made for an Officer in the 79th Regiment of Foot (Cameron Highlanders) between 1855 and 1871. The dirk is in excellent condition and of fine quality. The blade retains its original polish which highlights the etched and engraved regimental emblems, the VR cipher, battle honours and other Scottish military symbols. It is housed in its black wooden leather covered scabbard with its bi-knife and fork. The Ormolu bronze mounts retain all of the original detail. The baluster shaped grips of the dirk, bi-knife and fork are fashioned from black hardwood or ebony, carved with a pattern of basket weave with brass dome-headed studs mounted at the intersections. The raised ornate pommel tops are canted slightly forwards, and swollen at the rear, mounted with finely cut uniformly amber coloured multifaceted Citrine pommel stones, with decorative rims featuring bands of thistles, acorns and foliage (thistles and to a lesser degree acorns are symbolic components of Scottish heraldry). The dirk grip base mount is decorated in the same manner. This mount is raised into a panel at the front enhanced with further decoration. The grip base behind this mount is carved with a Scottish military bonnet. The cone shaped grip bases of the bi-knife and fork are plain and mounted with blued sprung steel clips on either side to secure the grips into the scabbard pocket tops. The bi-knife blade has a scalloped back edge and is marked by the blade making business “John Sellers” which first appeared in the Sheffield Directories in 1833. The leaf shaped blade is 11 inches (28 cm) long and has a scalloped back edge under which a deep fuller extends towards the tip and terminates just after the scallop line ends. After this the blade is double edged to the tip. A wider fuller extends from the hilt along the middle of the blade to just before the end of the scalloped line. The dirk blade is profusely etched and engraved in the typical high-quality manner of the late Victorian era and retains its original polished finish. On the “point up” side, with the cutting edge facing to the right, the “VR” cipher with a crown above is present near the hilt. Above this the number of the regiment “79” is featured inside a laurel wreath. Above the wreath pennants mark 12 battle honours of the regiment interspersed with foliage. The oldest is the Battle of Egmontopzee fought in 1799 in the Anglo-Russian Helder Campaign and the most recent is the Siege of Sebastopol in the Crimean War in 1854-1855. Towards the tip the decoration features a flamboyant Scottish thistle. On the reverse side the blade base features the “VR” cipher, with a crown above, followed by a “79” inside a wreath similar to the same designs on the first side. Above the wreath a flamboyant Scottish thistle is present followed by a stand of arms centered with the Cross of St Andrew, surrounded with basket hilted swords, lances, muskets and banners. The area near the blade tip accommodates a panel of Scottish bluebells (harebells) which like thistles and acorns are symbols in Scottish heraldry and are the traditional plant badge for some clans. The dirk is housed in its wooden scabbard covered with black leather on top of which the scabbard mounts are applied. The mouthpiece to the front contains the regimental number 79 inside an oak and thistle leaf garland in raised relief. The bi-knife and chape mounts have thistle sprays and the bi-fork mount is of bluebells. The mounts at the back are plain and the back of the mouthpiece retains its raised bar suspension mount. The overall length of the dirk in its scabbard is just over 16.5 inches (just over 42 cm). The 79th or Cameron Highlanders was one of the most famous regiments of the British Army. The regiment was originally raised in 1793 as the 79th Regiment of Foot (Cameronian Volunteers) in the Highlands of Scotland and in 1804 was renamed the 79th Regiment of Foot (Cameron Highlanders). The regiment took part in many major engagements in the Napoleonic period including battles in Egypt, the Peninsula War and Waterloo. The thistles and acorns featured on the dirk are elements of the traditional arms of Clan Cameron. This dirk dates to the period shortly after the Siege of Sebastopol which lasted from 1854 to 1855 in the Crimean War. This is the last / latest battle honour depicted on the blade. In 1881, Childers Reforms to the British Infantry led to the regiment being renamed the 1st Battalion Queens Own Cameron Highlanders. Dirks made for the regiment were marked in this manner from then on. The regiment had embarked for the Crimea towards the end of the Crimean War in 1854 and completed its service there by participating in the end of the Siege and in the battles of Alma, Balaclava and the expedition to Kerch. Shortly after returning to the UK the regiment sailed to India to help suppress the Indian Mutiny and in 1858 took part in the Capture of Lucknow and the Battle of Bareilly. The dirk is not marked in its battle honours with this service in India which probably means the dirk had been made before this campaign took pace. The regiment returned to the UK in 1871. In 1873 Queen Victoria presented the regiment with new colours and directed that the regiment be known as the 79th Regiment, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. The regimental number of 79 was dispensed with in 1881. Hence the dirk dates to the period between 1855 and 1881. Condition: The condition of the dirk is excellent with only minor wear to the Ormolu backs of the scabbard mounts caused by the rubbing of clothing when the dirk has been worn. The pommel stones are in excellent condition with no cracks, chips or interference to the mount housings. The grips are in fine order and the studs are complete as are the sprung retention clips for the bi-knife and fork.

Nation : British
Local Price : £4650

Majestic Victorian Scottish Dirk for a 74th Highlanders Officer dating to before 1881. A very nice dirk of bold proportions for an officer of the 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot dating to before the widespread reforms to the British Infantry implemented by the Secretary of State for War Hugh Childers in 1881. As part of these reforms the 74th (Highland) Regiment amalgamated with the 71st (Highland) Regiment to become the Highland Light Infantry with the 74th forming the 2nd Battalion. The dirk mounts are of gilt bronze and it was retailed by Ponder, 37 Duke Street, St James, London. The single-edged leaf shaped blade is just under a foot long (just over 30 cm) and has a blunt back edge extending 7 inches (18 cm) from the base of the grip which is scalloped for most of its length after which it is double edged to the tip. A single pronounced fuller runs underneath the blunt back edge with a broader, shallower fuller running beneath along the middle of the blade. The blade is sumptuously etched and engraved on both sides. The side with the cutting edge to the left when the dirk is held upwards has the name of the retailer near the grip with a stand of arms above featuring banners, muskets, trumpets and a bonnet. A vacant circular depression in the middle of the stand of arms once contained a small circular brass stud which is now missing. The rest of the blade is taken up with 13 battle honours in scrolling script beginning with the Sieges of Seringapatam in India in 1792 / 1799 and ending with the Peninsular Campaign of the Napoleonic Period and the Battle for Toulouse in 1814 On the reverse side near the grip an elephant is present over which “ASSAYE” marks the involvement of the Regiment in the battle of that name in India in 1803. Above this a complex foliate panel contains a vacant cartouche in the middle. Above this the regimental badge is present on a star surround centred with a thistle surrounded by a circular belt with the words NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT (NO ONE PROVOKES ME WITH IMPUNITY) engraved within its borders , followed by another foliate panel containing the VR cypher and a crown above. The grips of the dirk, by-knife and fork are baluster shaped and of black hardwood cut with fluted basket weave patterns with brass studs mounted at the intersections. Each piece is mounted with a pommel with bold foliage and thistles in raised relief with yellow backed multi-faceted citrines mounted on top. The by-knife and fork are secured in their pockets with blued sprung steel clips mounted onto each grip on one side. The Regimental badge and motto “NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT ” is applied either side of the base mount of the dirk grip, similar to the badge on the blade, on a background of thistles and foliage. This was the Latin motto of the Royal Stuart dynasty of Scotland from at least the reign of James VI when it appeared on the reverse side of merk coins minted in 1578 and 1580. It is still the adopted motto of the Order of the Thistle and of some Scottish regiments of the modern British Army. The scabbard is of wood covered with black leather and retains its suspension bar and strap at the back. The mouthpiece to the front shows St Andrew holding a cross on a background of a star surrounded with foliage and thistles. The mount for the by-knife pocket shows an Indian Elephant with “ASSAYE” above, as on the blade, surrounded with thistles and foliage. On the mount of the by-fork pocket is the Regimental number “74” within a frame of foliage and thistles. The chape possesses further thistle designs. The dirk is in overall fine condition. The bronze mounts retain almost all of their gilt cover. The blade is in good condition. The pommel stones and their housings are intact. The overall length of the dirk in its scabbard is just over 189 inches (48.5 cm) long. The dirk alone is 17.75 inches (44.5 cm) long. The 74th was raised in 1787 by Archibald Campbell, their first Colonel, and was known as Campbell's Highlanders. The Regiment first saw action in India during the Mysore campaign of 1789, and subsequently saw action under Arthur Wellesley in the Mahratta War of 1802. Returning to Europe, the 74th served under Wellington again in the Peninsular campaign, and fought at Busaco, Fuentes d'Onoro, (both sieges of Badajoz), also the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Vittoria, Nivelles, Tarbes, Orthe, and Toulouse. It was then sent to help garrison Ireland, and so missed the Battle of Waterloo, although it was on its way to embark for Belgium when news of the battle arrived. The Regiment remained in Ireland until 1818 and was then in Canada and New Brunswick until 1828, Bermuda for a year, and in Ireland again from 1830 to 1834. Later in the 1830s and into the 1840s, the 74th was stationed in St. Lucia, Barbados and other islands in the West Indies; its personnel keeping remarkably healthy apart from one outbreak of fever and dysentery. Without coming home again, the Regiment went to Quebec in Canada. The 74th came back to Britain from Canada in March 1845 and later that year became the 74th (Highland) Regiment and served in the Kaffir War and in the Sepoy Rebellion. In 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms, the 74th amalgamated with the 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot to become the 2nd battalion, Highland Light Infantry.

Nation : ?
Local Price : 4,500.00

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Local Price : 4,500.00

. A D.B. Flintlock Sporting Gun by Brasher of London. Expertly reconverted to flintlock. With sighted browned double barrels, engraved ‘JOHN BRASHER – CAROLINE STREET' with single platinum line breech block, profusely engraved tang cut with a sighting groove, stepped bevelled lock, signed beneath the pans, cocks engraved en suite, half-stocked in walnut cut with chequering at the grip, engraved steel mounts comprising butt plate, scrolling trigger guard, with brass tipped ramrod. BRASHER John Gun & Pistol Maker, Birmingham, 1807-31. Marked guns ‘LONDON'. Howard L. Blackmore (1986) Gunmakers Of London, 1350-1850. George Shumway Publisher. USA. Dimensions: Bore: Barrel Length: Overall Length:

Nation : British
Local Price : £4,495.00

Dussage Horsemans Sword, rare. Ref X3614. A Rare Dussage Horseman´s Sword. 38&157; overall, 32&157; curved, single & false-edged blade, with triple fuller, remains of engravings of Sun in Splendour and Moors head at the forte. Probably Solingen manufacture. Iron hilt, small clam shell guard on one side, ´S´ shaped counter curved parry quillon & guard, both ending in a buttoned sphere, a ring for the thumb & a guard ring on one side. Grip covered with iron wire binding and with thin, brass wire Turk´s heads. Flattened ovoid pommel. Circa 1570-1600 A fine purposeful sword in good condition, attributed to early Germanic or Hungarian horsemen, also known as ´Scottish Sinclair Swords´ as used by&194;&160; Scottish mercenaries in the early 1600’s. Dussage, dusack or dussack&194;&160; from Czech tesák meaning "cleaver; hunting sword". (lit. "fang") is a single edged sword of the cutlass or sabre type, in use as a side arm in Germany and the Habsburg monarchy during the 16th to 17th centuries, &194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160; Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £4450

Click and use the code >24184 to search for this item on the dealer website Beautiful Antique Edo Period Wakizashi Samurai Short Sword, With a Fabulous Quality Botanical Shakudo Gold and Silver Takebori Mounts & Tsuba

Nation : Austrian
Local Price : £4250

Click and use the code >25313 to search for this item on the dealer website Fine French Consular Period Sabre of A Cavalry Officer, With ´Marengo´ Hilt. A Sabre D´Officier De Cavalrie Legere, By Repute, Said To Be The Privilege of Officer´s To Wear That Served At the Battle Of Marengo, Personally, With Nap

Nation : British
Local Price : £4250

Click and use the code >25355 to search for this item on the dealer website Wonderful, Museum Piece. A Rare, Ancient Bronze and Iron Incredibly Long, High Status, Combat Cavalry Sword. 36 Inches Long. A Finely Engraved ´Eared´ Bronze Hilt With a Long Iron Back Sword Blade. Around 3200 Years Old

Nation : British
Local Price : £4,250.00

Winchester 3rd Model 1866 Brass Framed Musket. Ref X3538. A Winchester 3rd Model 1866 Brass Framed Musket. 46&157; overall, 27&157; round .44 cal. barrel with blade fore sight, ladder rear sight, barrel engraved ´Winchester Repeating Arms New Haven. CT. King´s Improvement patented March 29.1866 October 16.1860´. 24&157; magazine tube, brass action, hammer with cross hatched top, steel underlever, numbered on the tang 50463. Crescent shaped brass butt plate, with cleaning rod trap & cleaning rod, oiled walnut stock and fore-end with 3 barrel bands, sling swivels & contemporary leather sling. Circa 1870.&194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160;&194;&160; An uncommon rifle in good condition. Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : British
Local Price : £4000

Late 17th century Silver Mounted Hanger by Thomas Vicaridge of London with slave trade associations. An important hanger by the accomplished cutler and silversmith Thomas Vicaridge of London. The hanger is distinctive because of its blackamoor head pommel which means the hanger probably has slave trade associations. The hanger is featured in Howard L Blackmore, “The blackamoor swords”, Royal Armouries Yearbook, Volume 3, 1998, pages 74 and 75, Figs 14a and b. In the late 17th and early 18th centuries when swords were a popular weapon for gentlemen, hangers were a robust secondary side arm used for self-defence when hunting and travelling. They were also used in parts of the British Army and Navy. Hangers appear in some military portraits of the time. The high quality hanger described here was a gentleman's weapon. The knuckle bow is stamped with Thomas Vicaridge's first pre-Britannia maker's mark of “T V” in raised relief inside a shield, with a three point crown above and a pellet below, which dates the hanger to 1682 to 1697. Vicaridge lived in exciting times as London was remodelled in the decades after the turbulence of the Civil War period, the Great Plague of 1665 and the Great Fire of 1666. The city was more outward looking, international trade was growing, military success was being achieved abroad and more interest and investment was being expressed in art and culture. Vicaridge was one of the leading craftsmen of his day and the quality of his work represents the styles and fashions of late 17th and early 18th century Baroque London. The hilt is comprised of a bold faceted quillon block with a downward facing flattened circular rear quillon pierced and chased with a cherub's head on top of a double scroll. The knuckle bow is of flattened oval section and swollen in the middle where it is pierced with a foliate panel inside a cartouche on each side. The pommel cap is scalloped around its folded edge which envelopes the natural stag antler grip with its pronounced “V” shaped groove on top. The pronounced blackamoor head sits prominently in this groove protected by its sides. The terminal of the knuckle bow is fixed into the pommel rim with the tip placed into the mouth of the blackamoor to emulate the playing of a musical instrument. The grip has a silver ferrule at its base with a scalloped edge. Thomas Vicaridge completed his apprenticeship with Joseph Jones, a London Cutler, on 25th April 1682 when he was sworn “Free” upon completion of his term of servitude at a well-attended meeting at Cutler's Hall. Until 1697, along with other silversmiths, Vicaridge used his own mark as described above and stamped it onto this sword. Two examples of this mark are struck onto a copper plate still preserved at Goldsmith's Hall in London. In 1697, with the advent of the Higher, or “Britannia”, Standard for silver, smiths were required to record a new punch mark bearing the first two initials of their surnames. As a result, Vicaridge recorded the mark “VI” with a crown above and pellet below inside a shield. This mark was used from 1697 onwards until his death in 1715. Only a few surviving edged weapons by this maker are known and all are of high quality. The slightly curved single edged blade is 20 inches long (51 cm) and is forged with a short ricasso and a wide shallow central fuller which extends from the hilt almost to the pointed tip on both sides. A narrower, deeper fuller runs from the hilt underneath the blunt back edge for four fifths of the blade length after which it is double edged for the remainder of its length to the tip. The sword is in good condition and has survived the centuries well. The hilt has retained its attractive shape and contours. There is some wear to the blade which has a consistent layer of light pitting. There are two stamps both on one side of the knuckle bow. One is located underneath the central cartouche and is discernible whilst the remains of the other located above the cartouche is just realisable but only in light of examination of the first. Swords and other valuable ornaments were produced featuring blackamoor heads as exotic adornments for European nobility for centuries before our hanger was made by Vicaridge. In his paper published in 1998 Howard L Blackmore explored the subject of “The blackamoor swords”. In the last part of this study he describes four English silver hilted hangers of the late 17th century with blackamoor heads which he thought at the time was the entire known population. He describes these as the “last of their kind” at a time when the blackamoor had lost much of its mystical appeal and after which it did not appear again in the same manner as it did in the past. By the end of the 17th century black Africans were reduced to being perceived more as slaves and trade cargo. In his conclusion he suggests in explanation for the swords that they may have been made for members of a secret society or bizarre club in London that used the blackamoor head as its emblem. This is unlikely. Figure 15 illustrated by Blackmore shows a sword by Thomas Vicaridge which he dates to around 1700. Significantly the middle of the knuckle guard has a royal bust with a crown above which undoubtedly represents an English monarch. This is not a one-off. A similar bust appears on another sword by Thomas Vicaridge with a blackamoor head pommel recently sold through our business. There were probably many more made which have not survived. The link between the royal bust and the blackamoor head should be explored further. The ruling monarchs of England held a monopoly on the British slave trade through the Royal African Company that lasted from 1660 to 1698. Vicaridge's mark on the sword we recently sold dates to 1682 to 1697. Blackmore dates his Figure 15 to “about 1700” indicating that the date is uncertain. The hanger is described as in a private collection and is not available for examination. It is probable that both hangers were worn as symbols by employees and others to affirm their association with the Company, engaged because of the Crown's involvement in the slave trade, either before or after the monopoly was opened up, and English merchants were allowed access to this business. The bust together with the blackamoor pommel seems sufficient to establish a connection between both these hangers and royal patronage of the slave trade. Subsequently is follows that hilts mounted with the blackamoor heads and not stamped with the royal busts have the same association. The sword featured here is illustrated in Figure 14a and b by Blackmore. However, there are errors in his description. Blackmore dates the sword by its hallmarks to 1702 yet none are present and he does not acknowledge the presence of Vicaridge's pre-Britannia stamp on the knucklebow. Of the four “blackamoor” hangers in Blackmore's paper three are complete and one is a detached grip. So five hilts of this type are now known. Blackmore assumed that the swords may not have all been made by Vicaridge. However, of the population of five, three are known to be by Vicaridge. The marks on the other two are probably too worn to identify a maker or have not been examined well enough. However, the workmanship involved in these two hilts is so similar to the other three blackamoor swords by Vicaridge, and other surviving swords by Vicaridge with more usual pommels, that we can reasonably assume he made all of the blackamoor pommel silver hilted hangers. Some of these other surviving hangers with more usual pommels are discussed in a paper by Leslie Southwick published in the Royal Armouries Yearbook (Volume 5 in 2000) alongside other swords by Vicaridge. The styles of grip, ferrules, guards and quillon terminals are notably similar to the blackamoor pommel group. Taking into account all of the above, production of these blackamoor pommel hangers can be tied to a short time period at the very end of the 17th century and it would seem that Vicaridge alone was specifically commissioned to make these hangers for reasons and by people now unknown who were associated with the slave trade.

Nation : British
Local Price : £3,995.00

Silver Mounted Flintlock Holster Pistol by Joseph Griffin. Ref 9325. A Fine Silver Mounted Flintlock Holster Pistol by Joseph&194;&160;Griffin. 15 &194;&188;&157; overall, 9&157;&194;&160; 20 bore round barrel slightly swamped at the muzzle, engraved ´Griffin London´ on top flat, the breech with London Proofs & ´J.G´ barrelsmith´s mark, foliate engraved tang, flat stepped bevelled edge border engraved lock signed ´Griffin´ in a ribbon, spoon shaped pan, & border engraved bevelled swan neck cock. Full stocked in walnut with raised shells at the tang, silver mounts cast & chased with shells, flowers & foliage in relief on the pierced side plate. Spurred pommel with star shaped cap, Rococo escutcheon engraved with owners name ´D. Irving´, engraved trigger guard with acanthus finial, ramrod pipes and iron tipped ramrod. Hall marked for 1761, JA mark of Jeremiah Ashley. Very Fine pistol in good condition, later ramrod.&194;&160; &194;&160; Ex W.Keith Neal collection, sold by Christies Lot 256, &194;&160;8.11.1995 Benjamin Griffin&194;&160;&194;&160;apprenticed to Samuel Harrison, 1719; gave up apprentice and worked as Foreign gunmaker allowed to prove guns by Gunmakers Co., 1724-31. Told to give up work by Gunmakers CO., but traded as gunmaker (Successor to Samuel Garrison), Bond St., 1735-70. Registered silversmiths mark, Goldsmiths Hall, 1743. With son, Joseph, took out Sun Ins. (No. 159594) on goods at Cross & Griffin, New Bond Street., 1757. Died 1770. Joseph Son of Benjamin. Apprenticed to Samuel Blanckley, turned over to father, 1741; free of Gunmakers CO., 1750. Proof piece and mark 1759. Elected Assistant 1759, Master 1762, Appointed Gentlemen Armourer to His Majesty´s Stables-in-Ordinary 1760. Gunmaker to His Majesty, Bond Street 1763. In partnership with father until 1770, then with John Tow, 1772-82. Died in 1784. Succeeded by John Tow. &194;&160; Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : British
Local Price : £3,995.00

Rare 17th Century Flintlock Blunderbuss Pistol by Blanckle. Ref 9267. A Fine Rare 17th Century Flintlock Blunderbuss Pistol by Blanckle. 15&157; overall, 7 3/8&157; two stage copper alloy barrel engraved with acanthus at the flared muzzle & in front of the turned girdle, border engraved octagonal breech becoming polygonal, signed in capitals&194;&160;&194;&160;´I. Blanckle´ along the top flat & decorated with strawberry foliage, a line of wrigglework at the rear, & struck with London proof marks & barrelsmith´s mark, probably of John Blanckle, foliate engraved tang , border engraved rounded lock signed in capitals & decorated with strawberry foliage issuing from the mouth of a male profile head, engraved cock. Walnut moulded figured full stock with drop shaped apron around the barrel tang, copper alloy mounts comprising pierced foliate scroll side plate engraved with beadwork, escutcheon engraved with a male portrait bust wearing a cap against a finely dotted ground, rounded pommel cap engraved with a flower head centred on the retaining screw & with a border of repeated foliage, trigger guard with pointed finial & engraved with scrolling foliage issuing from the mouth of a monster head, baluster ramrod pipe, later capped wooden ramrod. Late 17th century.&194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160;&194;&160; Blunderbuss of this age are very rare, this example restocked with a later side plate & replaced mainspring, John Blanckle (also Blanckley, Blanckly and Blankley) was apprenticed to Thomas Towle and turned over to Thomas Cox in 1699. He was free of the London Gunmakers´ Company in 1677. He was Contractor to Ordnance between 1682 and 1700, the year of his death.&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; Provenance Professor David Weaver Collection.&194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : ?
Local Price : $3995.00

European Shell Guard Rapier, First Half 17th C. Featuring 33″ (83.8 cm) double-edged blade of lens section with twin central full-length fullers, stamped “XIHSX” on both sides in the fullers. Iron hilt with two upturned side rings, each filled with a pierced and embossed shell guard. Decorative chiseled quillon block, reverse quillon with chiseled spherical finial, forward scroll quillon, and knuckle bow with central knob chiseled ensuite. Ovoid pommel with large button, chiseled with human figures, beasts, and grotesque masks in low relief. Wood grip with alternating single-strand and twisted iron wire wrap, and finished with Turks heads top and bottom. Metal with light pitting and rust marking, with gunmetal gray patina; shell guard loose. Overall length 40 1/2″ (103 cm). Unique and attractive rapier. Probably German or Italian. Provenance: The prestigious Russell Char Collection, Las Vegas.

Nation : British
Local Price : £3,995.00

1788 Heavy Cavalry Officers Sword. Ref X3622. A 1788 Heavy Cavalry Officers Sword. 42&157; overall, 34 &194;&188;&157; straight blade with single wide fuller with spear point, Crown over ´4´ inspectors mark. Back edge very faintly engraved ´JJ Runkel Solingen´.&194;&160; Steel basket hilt with reeded knuckle bow, slotted stool with&194;&160; 3 pairs of interconnected side bars, large ovoid pommel, triple silver wire bound fish skin covered grip. In its original wooden leather and steel scabbard with frog hook. Circa 1790&194;&160;&194;&160; In good condition, some old staining to blade, Runkle signature worn off, rare to still have its scabbard. See ´The British Cavalry Sword 1788-1912´ by R. Dellar page 22 & 24 for a similar example. &194;&160; Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : American
Local Price : $3995.00

Flintlock Kentucky Long Rifle, ca. 1830. Featuring unmarked 40 7/8” (103.8 cm) octagonal barrel of approximately .44 caliber, with fixed iron rear notch sight and inlaid brass front blade sight. Original flintlock mechanism with unmarked flat lockplate and swan neck cock. Tiger stripe maple full stock (section of fore stock expertly repaired), with brass mounts, including decorative engraved patch box cover, trigger guard, butt cap, side plate, fore end cap, and three ramrod thimbles; wood ramrod. Very good condition, the barrel with pitting and dark rust patina, stock with lovely dark patina, and brass mounts with pleasing brownish gold patina. Overall length 56 1/4” (142.9 cm). Beautiful classic piece to hang over the fireplace.

Nation : German
Local Price : $3995.00

Late 16th C Landsknecht Dagger and Scabbard, Probably German. Iron hilt with down-turned lobed guard incised with foliage (brazed copper repair). Ribbed wire-wrapped wood grip broadening toward the pommel and capped with a lobed disc with button; undisturbed peen. Double-edged 11 1/2” diamond-section blade with stamped cross and orb mark on the ricasso. Extremely rare original scabbard made of wood and covered with green textile and decorative pierced sheet iron cover with belt loop; the tip with large ovoid disc and button. Scabbard fitted for side knife, now absent. Blade with scattered pitting and rust marking. Overall length 16”, not including scabbard.

Nation : British
Local Price : £3,950.00

Royal Victorian General Officers Sword – Prince Arthur. Royal Victorian General Officers Sword belonging to Prince Arthur. Arthur William Patrick Albert was Queen Victoria favourite son and became Duke of Connaught and Strathearn in 1874. He entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, in 1866 and did well in the army, becoming full general in 1893 and field marshal in 1902. He served in Egypt in 1882, commanding the 1st Guards Brigade at Tel el Kebir. The Sword Levee pattern with flat solid blade, etching includes monogram AWP below the coronet for a younger son and brother of a blood royal – Fairbains Crests – to the reverse is the royal garter with same crown above plus VR in a shield. By Wilkinson Sword London number 19350 and complete with matching brass scabbard.

Nation : British
Local Price : £3950

Click and use the code >23523 to search for this item on the dealer website Fine & Rare Medieval Short Sword, 15th Century, Used in the Battle of Agincourt 1415 Period, The Weapon of A Man-At Arms, Or Foot Knight of The Anglo French Wars Era of King Henry Vth

Nation : Persian
Local Price : £3950

Click and use the code >23515 to search for this item on the dealer website Fabulous Bronze and Iron Archemeanid Empire Sword From the Time of the Greco-Persian Wars of Xerxes the Great Against the Spartans at Thermopylae. The Very Type of Sword Actually Used As Depicted in The Movie 300 Spartans

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £3950

Click and use the code >25370 to search for this item on the dealer website Superb, Gendaito, Japanese Traditionally Hand Made Officer´s Katana By A Famous Gendaito Sword Maker, & Signed Ichihara Ichiryushi Nagamitsu, With His Kakihan, and Silver Clan Kamon Of the Fujii

Nation : Russian
Local Price : £3950

Click and use the code >25444 to search for this item on the dealer website Rare, Absolutely Stunning 1st Empire, Combat, ´Blue. & Gilt´ Officer´s Sabre of the Legere, Hussards, & Mounted Chasseurs. The Year IX, Circa 1810, Sabre Used by Officers of the Mounted Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : $7,500.00 CAD

SPANISH CONQUISTADOR CUP HILT RAPIER. SPANISH CONQUISTADOR CUP HILT RAPIER: Circa 1650-1700. Long Flamberge blade 38”, 7/8” wide. “IN SOLINGEN” is engraved in each fuller, with an “S” at the end of each fuller. The “S” is another Solingen mark. The cup hilt is of particular interest as the design on the outward half of the cup is chiseled with an INCA / AZTEC influence. This design unquestionably has the sword connected to the New World (the Americas). The voided areas along the edge and upper portion of the guard are very nicely done. The entire hilt style is of a classic Spanish style and in exceptional condition. This is an extremely rare and important piece. $7,500.00

Nation : Italian
Local Price : £3,850.00

Venetian Schiavona c 1760. Venetian Schiavona c 1760 super quality with tapering blade struck with a series of small marks within and about the four short narrow fullers on both sides at the forte, the two lower fuller extending to the point. The signed iron basket-guard of characteristic type incorporating thumb-ring and forward-swept rear quillon, brass shield-shaped pommel decorated on both sides with a demon mask cast in relief, and the grip with leather binding. Overall length 108cm the blade 92cm NOtes: These letters are Croatian Cyrillic, used up to the end of XVIIIc and read Grgur (Gregory). It is a very common marking on late XVIIIc. schiavona hilts. You may find a longer version of this inscription: “Grgur majstor” – meaning Gregory artisan – indicating local hilt production in Dalmatia. Gregory is believed to be a local Dalmatian artisan/hiltmaker. So the blades would be imported from a variety of sources and then probably hilted locally according to taste. Stemming from the 16th-century sword of the Balkan mercenaries who formed the bodyguard of the Doge of Venice, the name came from the fact that the Doge&#acute;s guard consisted largely of Schiavoni, Istrian and Dalmatian Slavs. The schiavona became popular among the armies of those who traded with Italy and was the weapon of choice for many heavy cavalry. It was popular among mercenary soldiers and wealthy civilians alike; examples decorated with gilding and precious stones were imported by the upper classes to be worn as a combination of fashion accessory and defensive weapon. Doges of Venice were elected for life by the Venetian nobility. The doge was neither a duke in the modern sense, nor the equivalent of a hereditary duke. The title “doge” was the title of the senior-most elected official of Venice.

Nation : British
Local Price : £3,850.00

Scottish Fencibles Officers Sword c 1794. A rare basket-hilted sword for an officer of the Fencibles, 1794 circa. Single edged blade with wide fuller the spine maker marked Woolley and Co. Basket-shaped hilt with flattened bars and consisting of two halves with engraved decoration, the central part featuring the large Georgian crown, round pommel with extended tang button, and fish-skin grip secured by twisted brass wire. Information: The Fencibles from the word defencible were British regiments raised in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and in the colonies for defence against the threat of invasion during the Seven Years’ War Blade Length: 77cm Overall Length: 92cm