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Local Price : £4500.00

Pair of Queen Anne Pistols Circa 1720.. A Pair of Silver Mounted Flintlock Queen Anne Pistols by John Williams, Circa 1720. With two-stage cannon barrels, each with pronounced ring at the muzzle and engraved with bands of foliage the breech, border engraved tangs each secured by a screw and extending as a trefoil over the breech, shaped border engraved actions, signed ‘JOHN WILLIAMS' beneath the pans, foliate engraved cocks, fitted with safety catches (one frizen expertly replaced) trigger guards each with foliate finial, figured swelling butts (small repair to one) with raised mouldings around the tangs, cast and chased silver mounts, comprising serpent side-plates, escutcheons with traces of original crests, large foliate engraved butt-caps. Williams John Apprentice to Thomas Williams, 1693; free of Gunmakers Co., 1700. Proof piece, 1701. Elected Assistant, 1723; Master 1728. Gunmaker to Ordnance, 1702-19; East India Co., 1711-26; Hudson Bay Co., 1715-31; Royal African Co., 1715-22. Proved 34,261 muskets, 697 1/2 pairs pistols, 125 musketoons, 50 Blunderbusses, 1721-31. Died 1731. Business continued by widow, Elizabeth. Dimensions: Bore: 16 Bore Barrel Length: 4.5 Inches (11.43 cm) Overall Length: 11 Inches (27.94 cm)

Nation : -
Local Price : $4495.00

Medieval Knightly Broadsword, 14th/15th C. Probably of Eastern European origin, the broad double-edged blade is 31 1/2″ long with three narrow fullers extending less than half the blade’s length. The iron cross guard is forged in two pieces of flat-section iron, with the ends looping around to stop just short of the guard. The two pieces are forged together with a gap at the center to allow the blade tang to pass through. The pommel is of flattened oval shape with a central depression on both sides. Both this guard and pommel style are found on 14th and 15th C swords from Hungary and other Eastern European countries. Overall length 36 7/8″. Cleaned and conserved excavated condition with very dark patina. Very similar sword illustrated in “Europaische Hieb-und Stichwaffen”, by Muller, et al, on pages 170 & 171

Nation : British
Local Price : 5,800.00 USD

AN ENGLISH RAPIER C.1640. This rapier is contemporary with the above example and incorporates the same features in response to then current thinking. The fluted circular guard is deeply embossed to present a surface capable of engaging the point of an opponent's blade and is set far enough ahead of the cross guard to accommodate the index finger. The tapered diamond section blade exceeds the 36" legal limit suggesting that the law was enforced selectively. The decorative motifs and bold execution of the decoration, both chiseled and embossed, is characteristically English. 37 1/2" length blade.

Nation : British
Local Price : £4,450.00

General Officers Sword Blue & Gilt 1803, very fine. SN 9055. A Very Fine 1803 Blue & Gilt General Officer´s Sword. 38&157; overall, 32&157; curved fullered blue & gilt blade with etched panels for its full length, on the right hand side from the tip: blue & gilt foliage with etched partitions, etched oval with foliage incorporating roses, shamrocks & thistles, below that deeply etched and engraved post 1801 Royal Coat of Arms above elaborate trophy of arms. The obverse with elaborate trophy of arms above an engraved tablet with Crown GR above an engraved standing figure of Britannia. The gilt brass hilt with Crown over ´GR´ on the knucklebow, leaf shaped stool, the lions head pommel with long haired mane, finely chequered ivory grip.&194;&160; In its gilt brass mounted black leather scabbard, with elaborate engraved fitting with pierced scrolling foliate edges, top mount engraved with lictor´s rods, a trophy of arms and laurel victor´s wreath, engraved frog stud, the middle mount with a band of lictor´s rods, the chape engraved with scrolling foliage and cornucopia surrounding a classical trophy of arms, the reverse with scrolling tendrils of bell flowers. &194;&160;Circa 1810&194;&160; A sword of the highest quality, unusually not signed by the maker or cutler. In fine condition, blueing faded a little on both sides, scabbard in very good condition.&194;&160;&194;&160; (This item is registered for the ´less than 10% by volume´ exemption to the Ivory Act 2018 and therefore we are legally allowed to sell it 2ESNK7L9&194;&160;) UK sale only - NOT FOR EXPORT.&194;&160; Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £4450

Click and use the code >25279 to search for this item on the dealer website Stunning, Surrendered in 1945, Japanese 450 Year Old Ancestral Samurai Sword, Koto To Shinto Period, Mounted In Type 98 Military Shingunto Mounts For A WW2 Imperial Japanese Officer

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 : Sri Lanka
Local Price : €5500

Heavy but fine piha kaetta - Its quality far surpasses most of its genre..

Nation : British
Local Price : £4375

Click and use the code >20427 to search for this item on the dealer website Very Special Offer Sword of W.C. Cuninghame, Distinguished Hero of the 79th Foot in the Crimean War & Subsequently Elevated, Due to His Gallantry, to a Position WIthin the Queen&#acute;s Bodyguard of H.M Queen Victoria

Nation : British
Local Price : £4350

English Civil War Period Mortuary Sword Circa 1640-1660. An English “Mortuary” hilted sword dating to the middle part of the 17th century and the English Civil War and Protectorate periods. The hilt is of typical form consisting of a broad saucer-shaped guard plate from which three main curved guard bars extend upwards ending with flattened angled terminals screwed into the pommel. Two downward facing bars emanate from each side of the knuckle bow towards its middle and join the base of each side guard bar to add strength to the structure. On the opposite side of the side bars to the rear another curved bar emanates and joins the dish near its curled ribbed wrist guard which is fashioned from the rear of the plate. The guard plate is covered with chiselled decoration to the outside consisting of four panels one on either side of the blade, one above and one below. The panels contain the bust of a robed man wearing a long wig. Panels between these busts contain mythical sea creatures, or dragons, the meaning of which is unknown. The panels are enhanced by the depth of the chiselling and a lined border around the dish. The guard bars and pommel are decorated with chiselled lines in a fern-like manner. The pommel is globular in shape and has an integral button and a pronounced flared neck. The designs on the hilt are almost identical to those on a sword illustrated in Stuart C Mowbray’s “British Military Swords”, Mowbray Publishing, 2013, in the York Castle Museum Collection, on pages 222-223, in the section dedicated to Mortuary Swords pages 178 to 225. The similarities between the engraved patterns on the hilts of these swords indicates that sub-groups of common design existed within the overall broad “Mortuary” category which were the signature designs of individual makers and workshops, now unknown. The wooden grip is spirally wrapped with copper strip and twists of copper and has “Turk’s Heads” mounted top and bottom. It sits on an iron flanged plug mounted onto the inside of the guard plate from which two langets extend through the tang aperture to flank the blade either side for a short distance from the hilt. The single-edged blade has a pronounced fullered ricasso. A shallow fuller runs from the hilt underneath the spine of the blade almost to the tip. A second shallow fuller runs underneath this nearer the middle of the blade and terminates after 7 inches (18 cm). Blade Maker’s marks are applied each side of the blade in the form of convex facing crescents flanked by small stamps consisting of a crown above an inverted “V” shape which also appears once each side nearer to the hilt. The blade was probably made in Solingen in Germany. Huge numbers of blades were imported into Britain during the Civil War period to fulfill demand for swords on both Royalist and Parliamentarian sides. The blade is 33.75 inches long (85.5 cm) and overall the sword measures 39.5 inches (100.5 cm) long. For a further discussion on Mortuary swords see Cyril Mazansky, British Basket Hilted Swords, Boydell Press 2005, Chapter 11, pages 233 to 280.

Nation : American
Local Price : £4350

Click and use the code >23420 to search for this item on the dealer website Superb Original 11th Century Medieval Knightly Dagger, Made From a Re-Formed Knightly Sword,

Nation : British
Local Price : £4300

Scottish Ribbon Hilted Broad Sword Dating to the Mid 17th Century. A Scottish West Highland Ribbon Hilt, sometimes called “Beaked Neb”, Basket Hilted Sword, dating to the middle to late periods of the 17th century. These swords are often associated with Scottish Highlanders in the Civil War, Covenanting and early Jacobite Rebellion periods in Scotland. The sword has a characteristic “Ribbon” hilt formed from wide flat iron bars forged together into the typical rounded profile. The front of the cross guard provides the focus for the convergence of the frontal guard bars into a pronounced beak which is a distinctive feature of this sword type and from whence it gets one of its titles. The upper terminals of the guard arms are forged into a crescent of iron which fits into a groove cut for most of the way around the slightly flattened globular pommel just below its middle. The pommel has an integrally raised button on top. The hilt retains its shape and although worn, russet and possessing a blackened aged patination, is whole, without breaks, repairs or losses. The sparse simple linear decoration usually found on ribbon hilts which delineates the panels, and adds interest to the bars, is visible in most parts. The hardwood grip is baluster shaped, of oblong cross section and spirally grooved now without any binding. The high quality double-edged blade is of gently tapering form and of flattened lenticular section. The blade is thickened into a pronounced ricasso at the hilt which has a wide fuller alongside each blunt edge for the length of the ricasso (1.75 inches or 4.5 cm). The shoulders of the ricasso are accommodated and secured in a groove chiselled into the underside of the cross guard in the Scottish manner. A broad fuller runs from the end of the ricasso on each side for 7 inches (19 cm). Inside the fuller on one side is the feint mark in capital letters: “ANDREA FERARA” interspersed by dot patterns. The fuller on the other side shows evidence of the same device which is now illegible. Just beyond the end of the fuller on each side a clear running wolf bladesmiths’ mark is inscribed. This style of blade seems to be a relatively common type encountered on ribbon hilts, which are recognised for the high quality of the blades they are mounted with. The steel blade is in fine condition having stood the tests of time more robustly than the iron bars of the hilt. This is not an unusual feature with ribbon hilts. A contract dating to 1578 shows the bladesmiths Zanandrea and Zandona of Ferrara, working in Belunno, Italy, sixty miles north of Venice, secured a lucrative supply arrangement to manufacture thousands of blades for London based merchants John Brown and Lancelot Rowlandson, over a period of years before the turn of the 17th century. It seems the blades were of superior quality, hence the variations of the name stamped onto blades intended for import into Britain for over a century and a half to come by German blademakers as a spurious “copy-cat” mark of quality. This particular mark became especially popular with Scots and is often encountered on Scottish basket hilted swords of the 17th and 18th centuries. It may have had talismanic significance with some Highlanders even though most were illiterate. The blade was most likely made in Solingen. The only so far known portrait depicting a Ribbon Hilt sword is that of Lord Mungo Murray by John Michael Wright, circa 1670, and he is shown in full Highland dress armed with a contemporary dag, dirk and long gun. His sword hilt is handsomely gilded. For a further reference work on ribbon hilt evolution see “British Basket-Hilted Swords” by Cyril Mazansky (Boydell Press 2005) pages 69 to 73. The overall length of the sword is 41.5 inches (105.5 cm) and the blade is 35.75 inches (91 cm).

Nation : British
Local Price : £4250

Mid 18th Century British Dragoon Basket Hilted Sword with a “G R” Cypher on the blade by HARVEY. An impressive example of a horseman's basket hilted back sword made for an Officer, or Trooper, of a North British / Scottish Regiment of Dragoons towards the middle and third quarter of the 18th century. These swords were issued by the Board of Ordnance and were manufactured in the Scottish manner. The type was first issued in the second quarter of the 18th century and used during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, Britain's wars in Europe and the French Indian War in North America and the American Revolutionary War. The blade is of fine quality stamped “HARVEY” and incised with the royal Cypher of King George II or III. The sword is a rare survivor, well preserved and in undamaged condition, as is visible in the photographs. The fully formed basket is pierced with hearts and circles in the main front and side panel guards which are also finely fretted at the edges with chevrons and merlons. One of the more usual frontal guard plates has been replaced in the hilt design with an oval ring in the “horseman” fashion. The arms of the guard are forged onto a circle of iron into which the base of the bun shaped pommel sits. The pronounced button is integral with the pommel and not of separate manufacture. The original spirally fluted grip is of hardwood with a shagreen cover, and retains its twisted brass wire binding. The hilt retains its leather buff coloured liner. The imposing fine quality tapering blade is just under 36 inches long (just over 91 cm) and made by HARVEY of Birmingham, a noted contractor to the British Board of Ordnance at the time, and typical of this heavy blade type. The blade is intended mainly for striking downwards at opposing infantry soldiers and cavalry with great force and reach. The blade has a thick spine and is double edged for the last 13 inches (33 cm) towards the point after the fuller terminates and the back edge has been sharpened to the tip. It has a short ricasso from which three conjoined broad fullers extend along the blade for an inch from the hilt (2.5 cm). A broad fuller commences 5 inches (13 cm) from the blade and tapers to the tip. From the same place a narrower deeper fuller runs underneath the spine on both sides until the blade becomes double edged. The space between the two sets of fullers is engraved on both sides with the “G R” Cypher with crown above, and “HARVEY” beneath. Although many swords of this type survive with blades of shorter length, the majority of these have been shortened during their working lives. This blade retains its original length. Overall the sword is in fine condition. For a further example of this sword type see Cyril Mazansky, British Basket-Hilted Swords, Boydell Press / Royal Armouries, 2005, plate F1e page 97, for a sword in the National Museums of Scotland, collection reference LA33.

Nation : British
Local Price : £4,250.00

Royal Horse Guards Officers Basket Hilt Back Sword. SN 9134. A Very Rare Royal Horse Guards Officers Basket Hilt Back Sword. 49&157; overall 42&157; blade with one long fuller. Stamped with ´H´ for Harvey at the forte. The basket hilt of bars with incised lines & plates pierced with circles & shields, Loop for reins. Mushroom pommel with incised lines and large pommel button. Fish skin grip with wire binding and silver wire Turks head, Circa 1750-80 A very large sword in good condition, blade polished.&194;&160; See British Military Pistols and Associated Edged weapons by R. Brooker page 96 and Swords and Sword Makers of England and Scotland by Richard Bezdek page 285. &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &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 : British
Local Price : £4,250.00

Land Service Flintlock Heavy Dragoon Pistol, Pattern 1756/81. SN 9098. A Fine & Rare Pattern 1756/81 Land Service Flintlock Heavy Dragoon Pistol. 19 1/2" overall, 12" round steel carbine bore barrel with Kings proof & inspector´s stamp central at the breech, rounded double line engraved lock plate with GR cypher and Government ownership stamp and Tower across the tail, rounded swan neck cock. Figured full stock with apron around the barrel tang & stamped with inspector’s marks including those in the ramrod channel, Ordnance Storekeeper’s mark dated 1786 to the top right of the escutcheon, regulation brass mounts, brass tipped ramrod. Circa 1786&194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &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 cock screw replaced minor splits to fore end. See De Witt Bailey, Ph.D.,&194;&160;Pattern Dates for British Ordnance Small Arms 1718-1783, 1997, pp. 62-63 and 84-85, pl.90 Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : British
Local Price : £4,250.00

Naval Flintlock Flare Gun by North, Rare. SN X3061. A Rare Naval Flintlock Flare Gun by North. 23&157; overall, 7 1/2&157; round brass 1 &194;&188;&157; bore barrel, engraved ´Royal Exchange London´ with London Proofs & Foreigners mark. Brass rounded 1755 pattern lock plate with Crown GR & inspector´s mark, ´E. North 1763´ on tail, stamped internally with Crown over ´2´ &194;&160;inspector´s mark and ´VII´ on lock edge, main spring & sear. Swan neck cock & brass pan. Walnut full stock with hand rail butt, with ordnance pattern brass mounts comprising brass trigger guard, butt plate & wrist escutcheon. Brass tipped ramrod. Dated 1763&194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; Very rare, never seen another, Ordnance Pattern brass locks are extremely rare. Edward North II apprenticed to his father 1754, & free of Gunmakers Co 1761,Lt in HAC, maker to Hudson Bay Company. Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

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 : 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 Marengo With Napoleon

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 : British
Local Price : €5000

Ainu tashiro - Large knife with beautifully carved hilt..

Nation : American
Local Price : $3995.00

Historic Civil War Inscribed US M1852 Naval Officer’s Sword. The US Model 1852 Naval Officer's sword was introduced in 1852 and is still in parade use with naval officers today. However, those of the Civil War era have distinctly broader blades. It features a cast brass hilt with acanthus decoration and “USN” on the guard, scrolled sea serpent-head quillon, knuckle bow with sea serpent finial connected to the pommel, which depicts acanthus and a US eagle surrounded by 13 stars. The grip is covered with sharkskin (small losses) and brass wire wrap. Slightly curved 27″ single- edged blade profusely etched with maker's name “WH HORSTMAN/& SONS/PHILADELPHIA”, anchors, stands of arms, stars, acanthus, and “USA” in a ribbon. Black leather scabbard of regulation pattern with brass throat, middle carry band, and drag with sea serpent. The throat fitting is inscribed “Charles Ainsworth/U.S.N.” in script on the reverse. Sword and scabbard in fine condition for their age; the blade with sharp etching; the scabbard leather supple with no flaking, drag with shallow dents. Overall length 32 ½”, not including scabbard. Included is a large archive showing Ainsworth's naval service provided by Washington-Lee & Associates Confederate and Union Genealogical Research Charles Ainsworth was born on July 18, 1836 and resided in Maine. He enlisted in the US Navy on July 13, 1860 in Boston and was assigned to the newly commissioned steam sloop USS Richmond, serving aboard her until August, 1863. The Richmond was assigned to the Gulf Blockading Squadron and participated in the capture of New Orleans, where she was rammed by the Confederate ironclad ram Manassas and struck 17 times by cannon fire while passing the forts south of the city. She was heavily engaged at Port Hudson, where she received damage that killed her executive officer. She departed New Orleans on July 30, 1863 for a major overhaul, around the time when Ainsworth left the ship to be appointed as ensign and Acting Master's Mate on August 3, 1863. As ensign he served aboard the newly acquired gunboat USS Commodore Read, a converted shallow- draft ferry which was ideal for cruising the rivers and creeks around Virginia. During this service he saw heavy action engaging land forces and fortifications. Ainsworth completed his naval service aboard the USS Banshee, a captured blockade runner converted to a navy gunboat, resigning on July 14, 1866 and returning to Maine. Ainsworth served the entire Civil War as either a seaman or officer and saw considerable action, eventually receiving a disability pension in 1896. This historic sword was recently acquired in Maine. Inscribed Civil War era naval swords are far more scarce than those of the land forces.

Nation : American
Local Price : $3995.00

Published Presentation US M1850 Foot Officer’s Sword. From its original presentation being published in an 1861 Massachusetts newspaper, to its appearance in a 1986 issue of “The Gun Report”, this sword has a very well-documented, interesting and unique history. This sword was presented to Lt. Edwin F. Richardson on September 25, 1861, its presentation being published at the time in the “Cambridge Chronicle”. Richardson was elected as an officer in the first company organized in Massachusetts for the Civil War, when a call for volunteers was published in the Chronicle on January 5, 1861, before the firing on Ft. Sumter. The company was assigned to the 3rd Massachusetts Infantry, and designated as Company C, sailing from Boston to Ft. Monroe on April 18, 1861, from where it proceeded to the Gosport Naval yard in Virginia to assist in the destruction of the buildings and supplies to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Confederacy. As a 3 month unit, the regiment returned to Cambridge and was disbanded with much fanfare in July of 1861. Richardson, vowing that “he was determined to fight till the war was over, and if need be he would leave his bones to bleach on Southern soil”, then assumed recruiting duties for a company in Cambridge, which became the “Wellington Guards”, to which Richardson was promoted as 1st Lieutenant. At this time, Richardson was presented with this sword, with the Chronicle printing the presentation from Reverend James O. Murray: “I present you this sword in the name and in behalf of the citizens of Cambridge, it is with assurance that it will never rust in its scabbard. We rely on you that no stain of dishonor shall ever dim or tarnish its glittering blade.” This may have been Richardson's proudest moment, but things were about to change for the worse….. The sword is a standard US Model 1850 Foot Officer's Sword, by Palmers & Bachelders of Boston, and so marked on the spine of the blade. The 31 ½” single-fullered blade is profusely etched with stands of arms, scrolling foliage,”US”, an eagle, and Union shield. Brass guard pierced and decorated with scrolling foliage; Phrygian helmet-shaped pommel decorated with a shield surrounded by a border of stars and foliage. The grip is of leather with alternating single and twisted double-strand brass wire wrap. Brown iron scabbard with brass mounts, the throat mount inscribed “Presented/to/E.F. Richardson,/by the/Citizens of Cambridge./1861″, reverse stamped “PALMERS & BACHELDOR/BOSTON/U.S.A. REGULATION”. The sword is a standard US Model 1850 Foot Officer's Sword, by Palmers & Bachelders of Boston, and so marked on the spine of the blade. The 31 ½” single-fullered blade is profusely etched with stands of arms, scrolling foliage,”US”, an eagle, and Union shield. Brass guard pierced and decorated with scrolling foliage; Phrygian helmet-shaped pommel decorated with a shield surrounded by a border of stars and foliage. The grip is of leather with alternating single and twisted double-strand brass wire wrap. Brown iron scabbard with brass mounts, the throat mount inscribed “Presented/to/E.F. Richardson,/by the/Citizens of Cambridge./1861″, reverse stamped “PALMERS & BACHELDOR/BOSTON/U.S.A. REGULATION”. Three days after the sword's presentation, Richardson's company was assigned to the 22nd Massachusetts Infantry, under Colonel Henry Wilson, a noted US Senator and later Vice President under Grant. They soon embarked to Washington and then on into Virginia where they prepared for the siege of Yorktown. Upon the Confederate abandonment of Yorktown, the regiment took possession of the deserted works, suffering their worst casualties to date from mines and booby traps laid by the retreating Confederates. They took part in the battle at Hanover Court House and set up camp nearby, where Richardson's career took a disastrous turn. On June 5, 1862, he was assigned as officer of the guard for the night. When relieved in the morning he was found in a state of gross intoxication, for which he was brought up on charges to be cashiered from the army. His colonel recommended he be allowed to resign in exchange for the charges being dropped, which Richardson did. He left the regiment and the army in disgrace, returning to Cambridge. No doubt this haunted him in his home town, from where he had received this sword, and on which he had left a stain of dishonor. This episode is reminiscent of Ulysses Grant's resignation due to drinking just 8 years earlier while a captain at Ft. Humboldt in California, though it would lead to a much different outcome. A year and a half later, on December 11, 1863, Richardson enlisted as a private in the 56th Massachusetts to regain his honor. He saw his first action at the Battle of the Wilderness on May 6, the regiment suffering about 85 casualties. After a short rest, the regiment was involved in the fighting at Spotsylvania Court House from May 12, 1864 until the 18th, where it suffered over 100 more casualties. In their final charge on the 18th, Richardson was struck in the arm by a Minie ball and received a massive wound from grape shot in the right leg. Having received little or no medical attention for a week, he was finally taken to the General Hospital in Alexandria, where he died shortly thereafter. His honor was regained by this final and supreme sacrifice. A year and a half later, on December 11, 1863, Richardson enlisted as a private in the 56th Massachusetts to regain his honor. He saw his first action at the Battle of the Wilderness on May 6, the regiment suffering about 85 casualties. After a short rest, the regiment was involved in the fighting at Spotsylvania Court House from May 12, 1864 until the 18th, where it suffered over 100 more casualties. In their final charge on the 18th, Richardson was struck in the arm by a Minie ball and received a massive wound from grape shot in the right leg. Having received little or no medical attention for a week, he was finally taken to the General Hospital in Alexandria, where he died shortly thereafter. His honor was regained by this final and supreme sacrifice. Sword in very good condition, the blade mostly bright; etching clear and crisp. Brass guard with some of the gilt remaining, the grip with fine original leather and wire. Leather blade washer. Scabbard with some scattered dings and minor dents, retaining nearly all of the original brown on the body. CDV sharp and clear, the reverse with later handwritten “— RICHARDSON/ THIS PICTURE LOCATED/IN SACRAMENTO IN 1959/WITH HIS SASH” Included is a binder of research information on Richardson and the sword, as well as the original CDV depicting an officer in uniform with his sword. Although represented to us as a photo of Richardson, we are not certain it is the same Richardson who owned the sword. The sword, CDV, magazine, and research binder from the George Oldenbourg Collection, and included with purchase.

Nation : British
Local Price : £3995

Click and use the code >21608 to search for this item on the dealer website Spectacular & Beautiful ´Harvey´ British Dragoon Basket Hilted Sword, Culloden Period, With Large King George´s Crown & Cypher Engraved Blade Museum Grade Example

Nation : British
Local Price : £3975

English Civil War Period Military Officers’ Rapier with a Boat Shell Guard. An English Military Officers’ Rapier dating to circa 1625 to 1650. The fine quality wedge shaped blade is designed for cutting as well as thrusting in general and military usage rather than for dueling. The boat shell hilt is intricately chiselled, pierced and bossed with floral fan shaped features in the English style. The dish guard is forged in one piece from beaten iron with an upturned prow at the front in boat shell shape. It is finely chiselled, pierced and bossed in the English manner with connected bordered fan shapes. The rim has a crescented edge corresponding to the tops of the outermost fans. The centre of the dish is chiselled with a roundel around the blade aperture. The rectangular section quillon block is decorated in the same manner with fans. Front and back quillons emanate from the block and terminate in downward scrolls. The rear quillon is forged onto the guard rim with a short bar. The front quillon passes through the upturned boat prow. From the front a slender knuckle bow emanates from the block and is attached to the top of the prow. It is swollen with a fan shape in the middle and terminates in a flattened angled aperture which is screwed into the pommel front. Two secondary guard bars emanate from the knuckle bow just below the middle and extend around the guard rim to which they are attached by two counter-curved bars on each side and terminate where they join the rear quillon. Each bar has a knop in the middle also decorated with chiselled fans. The solid pear shaped pommel has an integral waisted neck beneath and raised button on top. It is decorated with chiselled decoration in the same style as the rest of the hilt. The grip is of rounded rectangular section spirally bound with copper wire and with woven “Turks' Heads” mounted top and bottom. The stiff tapering blade is of hollow ground wedge shaped section and just under 34 inches (86 cm) long. It has a short ricasso of rectangular section which fits the aperture in the guard showing that the hilt was made to accommodate this blade. There is engraved decoration of floral sprays on each side near the hilt, one side clearer than the other. The blade is probably a German import into England. The rapier has an even grey patination all over its iron and steel parts. The hilt retains its pleasing original profile without damage or repairs. The overall length of the rapier is just over 41 inches (104 cm). English rapiers of this date exhibit a broadly common form and style, however, there are many variations under this umbrella. Many are seemingly unique like our example discussed here. For examples of the different styles of English rapiers see Stuart C Mowbray, “British Military Swords”, 2013, Andrew Mowbray Publishers, Volume One, 1600 to 1660, pages 254 to 281.

Nation : British
Local Price : £3,950.00

Scottish 18th C Basket Hilted Back Sword. Scottish 18th Century Basket Hilted Back Sword, super original untouched condition. Full basket with dots and hearts designs, fluted pommel with raised button tang. Leather grip again original bounded with twisted wire and turks heads to top and bottom. Single edged blade with two fuller running full length and the blade becoming double edged as the fullers run out. Overall length 103cm the blade 89cm For reference British please see Basket Hilted Swords by Mazansky Page 115

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : £3950

Late 17th Century Transitional Spanish Rapier / Smallsword With Bronze Hilt with Meso-American Symbols and SAHAGVM Blade. A late 17th century Spanish Transitional Rapier / Smallsword with a Cast and Chased Bronze Hilt featuring a rarely encountered blend of Spanish Baroque Classical and Meso-American Inca and Aztec symbols and motifs. The sword is mounted with a fine late 16th century Spanish rapier blade. The sword dates to the late 17th century. The hilt is of cast and chased bronze and is distinctive, possibly unique, due to its mix of styles and features incorporated into the hilt. The sword was most likely commissioned by a Spanish official with experience of Spain in its European context as well as its Central and South American dominions. The hilt is formed around a bold quillon block with a thick oval plug which encases the lower part of the tang nearest the ricasso. Between the plug and the ricasso two robust shell guards are joined at the tang aperture. The outer shell which protects the fingers of a right-handed user is slightly larger than the inner shell guard which protects the thumb. To the front the knuckle bow emanates from the block and curves upwards to be secured into the pommel front with an integral terminal hook. The solid slightly flattened rounded square shaped pommel has its broadest faces to the front and back with its narrowest to the sides. It has an integral button on top and flared neck beneath. A quillon projects to the rear with a solid swollen terminal. Two pas d' ane rings project from the block from underneath the knucklebow and quillon and curve downwards to terminate between the shell guards. The shell guards have thickened rims and are intricately pierced. The larger shell on both sides depicts a seated robed classical deity with a child in a panel in the middle, flanked by dancing figures wrapped in garlands on each side. This feature is obviously influenced by the Spanish Baroque architectural style. The second shell has a slightly differently poised deity and instead of dancing figures on the flanks the space is fashioned with the inward-looking profile heads of Meso-American Indians. Front and back the block and pommel feature a similar robed deity with a child inside panels. To the sides of the pommel Aztec heads in feather headdress stare back at the onlooker. The pas d' ane rings, knucklebow, shell guard rims and quillon are decorated with reeded lines. The knucklebow has a swelling in the middle shaped as a robed figure playing pipes and a swelling at the top shaped as a classical head from which the hook attachment to the pommel emerges. The swollen terminal of the canted quillon is shaped as an intimidating Inca warrior's head. The baluster shaped oval section grip is wrapped with pairs of contra-twisted brass ropes with wire spacers between. Ferrules are mounted top and bottom each decorated with similarly incised lateral lines. The stiff gently tapering blade is of flattened diamond section and of high quality. It has a short ricasso and a pronounced deep fuller on each side which extends from the hilt for 8 inches (20 cm) until it tapers to a point beyond which two small anchor-like marks are stamped into the medial ridge on each side. Clearly stamped into each fuller are the letters S A H A G V M flanked by crosses on each side. Despite the slight difference in spelling, “SAHAGVM”, is the mark of Alonso de Sahagún the Elder, an important Spanish swordsmith working in Toledo from circa 1570 to 1600. His mark, like the marks of other famous swordsmiths of the late 16th century, was copied by blademakers to follow as an emblem of quality. For example, it often appears on the blades of Dutch Walloon Swords of the mid-17th century. Whilst it is difficult to attribute this blade to the original Sahagún, it is of undoubted high quality. It is similar to a late 16th century blade mounted onto a rapier in the Wallace collection (collection ref: A669), and another in the Victoria and Albert Museum (collection ref: M.91-1921) stamped ALONZO . DE . SAHAGUN . EN . TOLEDO, both attributed to this maker. The blade is 35.75 inches (91 cm) long and overall the sword is 42.75 inches (108.5 cm).

Nation : British
Local Price : £3950

Rare English “Mortuary” sword, dating to the middle part of the 17th century. A rare English “Mortuary” sword, dating to the middle to third quarter parts of the 17th century and the English Civil War, Commonwealth, Protectorate and Restoration periods. The sword is a rare hybrid type with hilt features common to both contemporary English Mortuary and Walloon swords. The hilt is of typical “Mortuary” form consisting of a broad saucer-shaped guard plate from which three main curved guard bars taper upwards ending with flattened angled terminals screwed into the pommel to secure the structure. The wide back edge of the plate is tightly scrolled downwards to create a wrist guard. The grip sits on top of a flanged plug inside the guard beneath which two short langets extend through the base to secure the blade at the ricasso on either side. Whilst of “Mortuary” type, the hilt differs from the usual form. The guard plate is chiselled on the outside with the outline of two clams, one on either side of the blade, which emulate the side guard plates of English contemporary “Walloon” swords. The insides of these areas are pierced with regular patterns of diamond, circle, and figure of eight shapes, similar to the piercings in the plates of Walloon swords. The oval panel to the front of the guard plate at the base of the knuckle bow is an extension of the plate which is also pierced in the “Walloon” manner. The guard bars are narrower but thicker than the usual flat bars of mortuary hilts. The two secondary guard bars which emit downwards from the knuckle bow either side terminate in pronounced curls which fall short of reaching the side guard bars to which they are usually fixed. Instead, the bars are joined together, and the bottom bar is joined to the plate below. The upper bar is extended to create a crescent which is fixed onto the side guard bar to secure the front and side structures. The middles of the side guard bars are swollen and bisected to create knops and whilst this feature is common, but not exclusive to English Walloon swords, it is not common on mortuary hilts. The curved rear secondary guard bars which extend downwards from the side bars to the plate near the wrist guard terminate in pronounced curls like the secondary bar terminals which emit from the front knuckle bow. The onion shaped pommel is smoothly multifaceted and has an integral button on top and a pronounced flared neck beneath with a collar. It sits on top of a baluster shaped grip with iron ferrules top and bottom bound with wire. The broad, plain, double-edged, tapering blade is imposing and of robust form. It has a short ricasso. The blade was probably made in one of the German blade making centres such as Solingen. Huge numbers of blades were imported into Britain during the Civil War period from Europe to fulfill demand for swords on both Royalist and Parliamentarian sides. Two swords described as mortuary swords, very similar in form to our sword, are illustrated in Cyril Mazansky’s “British Basket Hilted Swords”, Boydell Press 2005, on pages 245 and 246. One is in the Kienbusch Collection, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Reference 1977-167-621, and the other sold through Christies London, lot 54, 7th May 1981. Other Mortuaries with similar secondary guard arrangements are featured on pages 250 and 263. Contemporary English swords of definite Walloon type which display similar features are illustrated in Mazansky on pages 282, 283 and 284, mounted with typical teardrop wrist guards etc. Provenance: John Hardy Collection. Measurements: 34.5 inch blade (87.5 cm), 40.75 inches overall length (103.5 cm). The blade is just over 1.75 inches wide at the hilt 4.75 cm

Nation : ?
Local Price : £3950.00

Scarce and Unusual Cased Pair of Pistols.. A Scarce and Unusual Pair of Coopers Patent Officers Pistols. With sighted octagonal barrels, signed ‘THOMSON CALCUTTA' along the top flats, retaining some original colour, with foliate engraved breeches, foliate engraved tangs fitted with standing rear-sights, extremely rare internal locks, with side-mounted hammers, half-stocked in walnut (some old cracks and bruising), cut with a band of chequering at the grips, tutaneg mounts, comprising ovoid engraved butt caps, engraved trigger guards, decorated with foliage on the bows and pineapple finals, turned ramrod pipes and fore-end caps. Original ramrods: in a contemporary blue velvet lined case, decorated with gilt flashes, the inside of the lid signed, ‘BY APPOINTMENT R.B. RODDA & Co. GUN MAKERS LONDON & CALCUTTA' with gilt oil bottle and spring clamp. A good honest pair of cased pistols. Dimensions: Bore: 18 Bore Barrel Length: 9.5 Inches (24.13 cm) Overall Length: 14 Inches (35.56 cm)

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 : British
Local Price : £3,950.00

English Heavy Cavalry Basket Hilted Broadsword. English Heavy Cavalry Basket Hilted Broadsword c 1740 Super basket formed from flattered bars with the large shield and plated with basic pierced heart design and oval ring to rear. Leather age ribbed grip with cone shaped pommel with lined decoration and engraved with a 24 over 2. The wide broadsword blade with three central fullers which are engraved with SOLINGEN to one side the reverse with ME FECIT spaced with crosses. Overall length 99cm the blade 85cm and 4cm in width and the hilt

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 : 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 : British
Local Price : £3900

Scarce Royal Horse Guards Basket Hilted Back Sword circa 1750 to 1780. A fine example of a British Horseman’s Basket Hilted Back Sword made for an officer in The Royal Horse Guards as is evidenced by the subjects in surviving contemporary portraits of officers in that regiment. Whilst the hilt type is distinctive in terms of its stylistic features, a further aspect which is not conveyed by the photographs featured below, is its large size. The hilt type is one of a group of surviving swords with similar distinctive hilts which was once an Ordnance Pattern at the higher end of the quality range for British military swords. Its issue coincided with the outbreak of the Seven Years War in Europe (1756 to 1763). Simultaneously this conflict also spread to North America where it is referred to as the French and Indian War fought there between Britain and France. The sword type would have seen service in both theatres and most likely in the American Revolutionary War (1775 to 1783). The basket guard is particularly well constructed from thick robust iron bars. The form of hilt decoration is the same style as that developed earlier in the century by the leading Scottish sword makers working in Glasgow such as John Simpson (I) and Thomas Gemmill who were both Kings Armourers. These makers developed the “Glasgow” style of Scottish hilt consisting of bold, flattened, rectangular structural bars, decorated on the outside with long shallow central grooves flanked by narrower incised lines either side. The style of our sword is the same but it was probably made by Harvey in Birmingham having adopted the Glasgow style for this particular pattern of hilt. The fully formed basket retains its pleasing oval shape and is pierced with triangles and circles in the main front and side guard panels which are also finely fretted at the edges with symmetrical chevrons and merlons. One of the main frontal guard plates in traditional basket hilt design has been replaced with a “horseman’s” oval ring. An additional elaboration by Harvey to the hilt design was to apply an extra transverse bar underneath the main guard plate just above the frontal loop guard. The arms of the guard are forged onto a circle of iron into which the base of the bun shaped pommel sits. The pronounced button is integral with the pommel and not of separate manufacture. The pommel is decorated with three sets of lines, similar in form to those present on the main bars of the hilt, formed as crescents. The grip is of wood covered leather bound with brass wire with iron ferrules top and bottom. Unusually this sword retains its full length single edged blade of 39.25 inches (99.5 cm). It has a short ricasso and a deep fuller running underneath the blunt back edge on each side for 22.5 inches (57 cm) after which the blade is double edged. A shallower broader fuller commences an inch or so from the hilt, runs along the middle of the blade, and tapers in proportion with the overall taper of the blade to the tip. The sword is in good condition overall with some blackened patination and age related staining. The parts of the hilt are tight together. See Robert Brooker, “British Military Pistols and Associated Edged Weapons”, Colorcraft Ltd, 2016 page 96, Figure 67 for a very similar example. Also see Richard Bezdek, “Swords and Sword Makers of England and Scotland”, Paladin Press, 2003, page 285 for another similar sword.