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Nation : ?
Local Price : 3,850.00

. A Good Flintlock Duelling Pistol by H.W. Mortimer. With swamped sighted octagonal barrel, signed ‘H.W.MORTIMER. LONDON GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY' decorated with a geometric band at the breech and gold touch-hole, beautifully engraved tang fitted with rear-sight, border engraved lock, signed beneath the pan and fitted with a sliding safety catch, full-stocked in walnut, cut with crisp chequering at the grip and with characteristic Mortimer butt, original horn-tipped rammer. In good clean order overall.

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £3850

Click and use the code >26113 to search for this item on the dealer website Absolutely Superb & Rare Japanese Fujiwara Ancestral Clan, Blade Signed Echizen Kuni Musashi Daijo Fujiwara Yasuhiro è

Nation : Dutch
Local Price : £3850

Click and use the code >26303 to search for this item on the dealer website Superb Royal Naval, Brass Cannon Barrel Blunderbuss With Finest ´Juglans Regia´ Walnut Stock Spring Bayonet, Elaborately Engraved All Brass Furniture, by Daykin of Nottingham

Nation : -
Local Price : £3,850.00

WR Paget 16-Bore Tower Flintlock Cavalry Carbine. Paget 16-Bore Flintlock Cavalry Carbine, the barrel with brass fore-sight, stamped with Tower proofs and crowned M inspection mark, plain tang with inspection mark, flat engraved lock with WR crowned, figured full stock stamped with Board of Ordnance ownership mark on one side of the butt, initial P under the saddle ring, two inspection marks behind the tang of the trigger guard, and with regulation brass mounts, saddle-bar and ring, and stirrup ramrod. UK shipping Free “ Rest of the World at cost

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

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

British Basket Hilted Cavalry Sword Circa 1780. A very nice example of a horseman's basket hilted broad sword made for an Officer in a North British / Scottish Regiment of Dragoons in the mid second half of the 18th century. These swords were issued by the Board of Ordnance to British regiments mainly with Scottish associations and were manufactured in the traditional Scottish style. Swords of this military type were first issued towards the second quarter of the 18th century to officers and men and were used throughout the periods of the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, Britain's wars in Europe and the American Revolutionary War. They went out of use towards the end of the century when different regulation patterns started to appear. Subtle differences in the features of the hilt indicate that this sword is late in the production period and represents the last phase of its type. It is a rare survivor. 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 usual primary frontal guard plates has been replaced in this hilt design with an oval ring in the “horseman” fashion. The hilt is decorated with patterns of incised lines and grooves more profusely than is usual and the oval ring is grooved in a gadrooned manner which is unique for this sword type. These embellishments indicate that the sword is an Officer’s weapon. 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 central to the pommel dome and of separate manufacture. Four grooves radiate from it flanked by narrow incised lines. The original spirally grooved grip is of hardwood and retains its shagreen cover, twisted wire binding and grooved iron ferrules top and bottom. The tapering double edged blade is of fine quality. It has a short ricasso after which a triple fuller commences and extends to a distance 7.5 inches (19 cm) from the tip. The middle fuller is slightly longer than those on its flanks. The blade is 32 inches (81.25 cm) long and overall the sword is 38.25 inches (just over 97 cm) long. Overall the sword is in fine and original condition. The metal parts are very well preserved. The hilt maintains its original profile and is without damage or repairs. For further examples of this sword type, although much plainer and slightly earlier than ours, 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, and page 125 plate F17c for one in the late Anthony Darling Collection

Nation : Chinese
Local Price : £3795

Click and use the code >24388 to search for this item on the dealer website Archaic Chinese Warrior´s Bronze Sword, 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-Tzu

Nation : British
Local Price : £3,795.00

Irish Officers Flintlock Duelling Pistol by McDermott, Fine. Ref X3608. A Fine Irish Officers Flintlock Duelling Pistol by McDermott.&194;&160;17 &194;&188;&157; overall, 11 &194;&190;&157; sighted Damascus musket bore barrel, with gold line at breech, ´McDermott Dublin´ on top flat, the tang decorated with a stand of arms, gold lined touch hole, border wheat ear engraved, lock signed ´McDermott´, fully waterproof pan, swan neck cock. Half stocked with border engraved steel mounts, the spur trigger guard decorated with a stand of arms and pineapple final, silver fore-end, vacant silver escutcheon, the&194;&160;chequered wooden butt with silver butt cap engraved with a harp below a rising sun, horn&194;&160;tipped rammer with a worm. Circa 1810&194;&160; Pistol in good condition, some original finish.&194;&160; &194;&160;&194;&160; Rising Sun above a Irish Harp may be a badge of The United Irishmen. Farrell McDermott St Mary’s Abbey 1795 "e; 1796, 2 Abbey Street 1797 "e; 1810,&194;&160;1 Abbey Street&194;&160;1811 "e; 1827.&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160;&194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160;&194;&160; &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 : Indian
Local Price : £3,795.00

Indian Army Prize Sword by Wilkinson, Very Fine. Ref X3401. A Very Fine Indian Army Prize Sword. 40&157; overall with 34 1/2&157; flat etched blade. Etched to one side ´Won by Troop Sgt Major William Busby Mayes 11th P.A.O. Hussars Delhi Camp 1871/2 . Presented by Col. C.C. Fraser C.B. and V.C. 11th P.A.O. Hussars.´ Initialled CCF and Wilkinson proof mark. To the obverse ´For the best man-at-arms prize sword in the Bengal Army´ and with initials W.B.M. and Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall London. Blade number 1877 on the spine. Three bar light cavalry hilt with silver back strap engraved with 11th P.A.O. Hussars monogram and ´W.B.M. from C.C.F.´. In its original steel scabbard.&194;&160;&194;&160; Circa 1872.&194;&160; An uncommonly fine high quality prize sword in very good condition, comes with an extensive file of provenance and research. Ex G. R. Worrell collection Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : Chinese
Local Price : £3750

Click and use the code >25889 to search for this item on the dealer website Absolutely Beautiful 17th to 18th Century, Sino-Tibetan Noble´s Sword Inlaid with Coral and Torqoise Cabochons, Silver Mounts, Rayskin and Traditional Batwing Engraving Throughout. ´Maiden´s Hair´ Steel Blade. Continually Used Into

Nation : British
Local Price : £3,750.00

Presentation Sword to the Earl of Dudley, very fine. Ref X3403. A Very Fine Presentation Sword to the Earl of Dudley. 40&157; overall with 34&157; flat etched blade, etched on one side with foliage, Worcestershire Yeomanry badge, Earl Dudley´s crest & ´Comme Je Fus´ (As I Was) & ´Henry Wilkinson Pall Mall London´ on the forte . The reverse with initials under a coronet, foliage & in a tablet ´From Keith Frazer Inspector of Cavalry To William Earl of Dudley Queens Own Worcestershire Yeomanry May 18th 1892´. Three bar Light Cavalry hilt with backpiece embossed with Earl of Dudley coronet & initials. Numbered 31114 on back edge of the blade. Three bar light cavalry hilt with backpiece embossed with Earl of Dudley coronet and initials. Fish skin grip with twisted three strand silver wire. In its plated steel scabbard.&194;&160; No 31111 for 1892 A superb sword in very good condition with very extensive research documentation William Humble Ward, 12th Lord Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley & Viscount Ednam, was born 25th May, 1867, the son of William Humble Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley (2nd Creation) and Georgina, Elizabeth Moncrieffe. His first marriage was to Rachel Gurney (daughter of Charles Gurney) in 1891. She died in 1920. Amongst his many endeavours, Dudley joined the Queen’s Own Worcestershire Hussars as a supernumerary lieutenant on 18 April 1885&194;&160;and was promoted to captain on 2 June 1888&194;&160;and major on 23 September 1893. he served in the Yeoman Cavalry from 1899 to 1900 and became the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade from 1895 to 1902. He travelled extensively, becoming Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1902 to 1906, and the Govenor General of Australia from 1908 to 1911. He was also active during the First World War (1914-1918) by commanding the 1st Worcestershire Yeomanry in Egypt and Gallipoli in 1915. During his life he had owned around 30,000 acres of land which included mineral deposits in Staffordshire and Worcestershire, as well as iron works and coal mines. He also had commercial interests in Jamaica. His second marriage was to Gertie Millar in 1924. He died in 1932. Lieutenant-General James Keith Fraser CMG (20 September 1832 "e; 30 July 1895) was a British Army officer .In 1855, he served as military attache at Viennna. He gained the rank of Colonel in the 1st Life Guards and was Inspector-General of Cavalry in Great Britain and Ireland in 1891 Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

Nation : British
Local Price : £3750

Click and use the code >25399 to search for this item on the dealer website Most Rare & Stunningly Beautiful Imperial Russian Superior Cavalry Officer´s Sword, Romanov Era, From the First Quarter to Mid 19th Century. A War Trophy of the Crimean War

Nation : British
Local Price : £3,700.00

On Hold. English 17th Century "Mortuary" officers sword. Broad double-edged blade, stamped "1530" and Passau running wolf. Iron hilt comprising six bar, chiselled

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : £3650

Click and use the code >24940 to search for this item on the dealer website Superb Spanish Cup Hilt Rapier Circa 1660. Double Shell Asymmetrical Hilt Guard With Long Crossguard, Octohedral Double Conical Pommel & Large Pas Dans

Nation : Dutch
Local Price : £3650

Click and use the code >26012 to search for this item on the dealer website Rare and Absolutely Spectacular, J. & W. Richards, All-Brass Flintlock Blunderbuss With Sprung Top Mounted Bayonet. Finest ´Juglans Regia´ Walnut Stock. Circa 1800. Much Favoured by Ship´s Captains

Nation : Indian
Local Price : £3,650.00

James Hills-Johnes VC GCB Royal Artillery Sword. Lieutenant General Sir James Hills-Johnes VC GCB Royal Artillery Sword. Regulation pattern with 3 bar steel hilt and stepped pommel, the fisk skin grip show wear. The blade again regulation, engraved with regimental devises to both sides, owners initials J H J and crest. Maker marked Pillin London and proof plug, complete with steel scabbard with 2 loose rings. Although we can not confirm this was the actual sword used in the action for which he received the Victoria Cross along with Henry Tombs during the Indian mutiny at the Siege of Delhi it has been field sharpen and shows signs of action. Notes: Hills had been on picket duty with two guns near the camp when enemy cavalry attacked. In order to give the guns time, Hills rode straight at the enemy, cutting down two of them before he was knocked from his horse. Getting up he was attacked by the enemy. Hills shot one, avoided the lance of another and cut him with his sword before finishing the first attacker. A third grappled with Hills and took his sword from him but Tombs, who had come up to check the guns, arrived in time and shot the man. On the way back to the position, they encountered another of the enemy. Hills and Tombs parried the first attacks but Hills then took a blow to the head and went down Tombs put his sword through the man saving Hills for the second time

Nation : British
Local Price : £3600

English Mortuary Sword of Early Form dating to the second quarter of the 17th century. A fine English “Mortuary” hilted sword dating to the second quarter of the of the 17th century and the English Civil War period. The spacious hilt is of boatshell type uniquely and boldly chiselled and engraved with monsters and busts in the English manner. The hilt has a wristguard, a knucklebow to the front and guard bars on each side. The secondary scrolled guard bars present on later Mortuary hilts had not yet evolved at the time this sword was made indicating that it is of early type probably dating to the time just after Mortuary swords evolved from the “Proto” Mortuary types. It is mounted with a robust double edged blade. The hilt is of typical form consisting of a broad boat-shaped guard plate from which the three main curved flattened guard bars taper upwards ending with flattened angled terminals screwed into the pommel. The base of each side guard bar is strengthened with a fishtail terminal which joins the bars to the dish. The downwardly curled wrist guard strengthens the rear edge of the plate. The sword is notable because of its robust build, fine condition and the higher than average quality and depth of the chiselled decoration. The convex surface of the guard plate is chiselled with three finely executed busts of men with wigs and mustaches which may represent King Charles I. Each bust is surrounded by two scaly sea monsters within floral bordered panels. The heavy solid pommel is of slightly flattened globular shape with an integral button on top and a flared neck beneath. It is chiselled in the same style as the hilt with busts on each side surrounded by monsters which demonstrates the homogeneity of the parts. The grip is an impressive piece of work. It consists of a fluted wooden core horizontally wrapped with twisted brass wire depressed into the six flutes. Vertical lengths of twisted wire are applied to the flutes and Turks Heads are present at the top and bottom of the grip. The base of the grip 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 below the hilt. The double-edged blade is of flattened hexagonal section and tapers gently to its tip. It has a stylised orb and cross armourers mark on both sides with crosses and geometric shapes below. The blade was probably made in Solingen in Germany from where huge numbers of blades were imported into Britain during the Civil War period to fulfil demand for swords on both Royalist and Parliamentarian sides. The blade is 32 inches long (81.25 cm) and overall the sword measures 38.5 inches (98 cm) long. Stuart C Mowbray in “British Military Swords”, Mowbray Publishing, 2013, dedicates a section to Mortuary Swords in pages 178 to 225, as does Cyril Mazansky, in “British Basket Hilted Swords”, Boydell Press 2005, Chapter 11, pages 233 to 280.

Nation : British
Local Price : £3,545.00

Scottish Officers “Pinch of Snuff”.... A rare example of a Scottish officer's "Pinch of Snuff" basket hilted sword. Double fullered, tapering steel blade that measures approximately 83.5cm in

Nation : Italian
Local Price : 4,850.00 USD

AN ITALIAN CRAB CLAW BROADSWORD DATED 1644. So-called crab claw form hilt after its curved cross guard. See Armi Bianche Italiane, pl.585-91 for related examples and particularly pl.586 which is closely related. Iron hilt with radially fluted shell guard and fluted pommel. Oval ring guard with scalloped medial and matching scallops to the quillon terminals. Iron wire wrapped grip. 31 ¾ d.e. blade of flattened diamond section. The front with large 1644 and the reverse with the running wolf mark chiseled. This is an infantry sword of well know type. Its blade length is calculated to optimize its effect for close hand to hand fighting. At the time, Venice was a city state which encompassed most of north of the Italian peninsula and the territories north and east of the Adriatic. It was the power which held the Ottoman Turks in check. Her fleet of over 3000 ships protected the coastline from marauding Turks and pirates both on land and at sea. This sword likely saw service aboard a ship as well as on land.

Nation : ?
Local Price : 3,500.00

. A Pair of 80 Bore Three Barrel Tap-Action Pistols by Twigg of London. With round turn-off barrels, numbered ‘3 to 5' and ‘9 to 11' signed brass actions, signed ‘TWIGG' within ovals surrounded by stands of arms to the left and, ‘LONDON' within ovals surrounded by flags to the right, sliding safety catches that also lock the pans, iron trigger guards, slab sided walnut butts. London proofs. TWIGG John Fox, born Grantham, Lincs., 1732 Gunmaker, Angel Ct, Charing Cross, 1755-60; 132 Strand (opposite Catherine Street) 1760-76; Piccadilly, 1776-90. Warehouses, Little Somerset Street. 1771; 30 Cornhill, 177; George Yd., Tower Hill, 1779. Contractor to East India Co., 1772-89. In partnership with John Bass from 1788. Died 1790. Howard L. Blackmore (1986) Gunmakers Of London, 1350-1850. George Shumway Publisher. USA. Dimensions: Bore: 80 Bore Barrel Length: 2.75 Inches (7 cm) Overall Length: 8.5 Inches (21.60 cm)

Nation : British
Local Price : £3,500.00

English Civil War Period Mortuary.... A superb English Civil War period “Mortuary” sword. Broad double-edged blade that shows the maker's mark 'Andrea Ferrara' running along the central

Nation : -
Local Price : $3,495.00

Scottish Basket Hilted Backsword, Early 18th C.

Nation : -
Local Price : $3,495.00

Nazi Kriegsmarine Dagger of U-Boat Commander Hans-Joachim Schwarz.

Nation : -
Local Price : $3,495.00

Identified Nazi Army Officer Dagger of Knights Cross Winner.

Nation : German
Local Price : 4,800.00 USD

GERMAN SWEPT HILTED RAPIER C.1600. Type identified in The Rapier and Smallsword 1460-1820, Norman, as type 52, dated C.1550-1630. Iron hilt with elegantly swept bars and faceted pommel. Iron wire wrapped grip. 42 ¾” blade marked CLEMENS ENCRETS EN TOLEDO. That inscription is likely spurious, intended to embrace the cachet of foreign, particularly Spanish blade makers. The practice was common and is well documented in museum catalogs. An iconic example of magnificent proportions well preserved for the period.

Nation : British
Local Price : £3,450.00

British Naval Officer’s Sword c1800. Excellent sword with gilt brass hilt with decorative extended beak pommel possibly inspired by the Egyptian campaign. The grip is bone bound with gilt wire, single edged curved blade with false damascus pattern. Complete with matching scabbard maker marked Johnstons London two loose rings and frog stud

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £3450

Click and use the code >23511 to search for this item on the dealer website Stunning & Beautifu, Edo Period Tachi-kake, The Traditional Japanese Samurai Tachi Sword Stand. Used by Such As The Okuyama Clan´s Daimyo lord. A Clan That Were Descendants of The Famous Genji Clan

Nation : Persian
Local Price : £3450

Click and use the code >24850 to search for this item on the dealer website Beautiful Matched Pair of An Ancient Bronze Sword and Dagger With Pierced Bird Cage Pommels. From The Era of the Ancient Greco-Persian Wars, Circa 5th Century B.C.

Nation : British
Local Price : £3450

Click and use the code >26056 to search for this item on the dealer website Simply Wonderful Original Trojan War Period Full Length Bronze Sword Blade, 21 Inches Long. Circa 1200 B.C.Archean Greeks, the Mycenean Greeks, The Trojans & The Hitites. From The Warring Times Of Menalaus King of Sparta & King Agamemnon

Nation : British
Local Price : £3,450.00

British Officers Royal Artillery Sword – General Sir Robert Mansergh. British Officers Royal Artillery Sword General Sir Eric Carden Robert Mansergh, GCB, KBE, MC Robert Mansergh was born in Cape Colony and educated at the Rondebosch Boys High School in Cape Town and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He was commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery in 1920 He served with the British Military Mission to Iraq between 1931 and 1935, being awarded the Military Cross in 1932 The sword is George 5th regulation pattern by Wilkinson Sword London number 58559 and although the Wilkinson Sword register is blank it was obtained directly from the family with two further very interesting sword which will be listed shortly. The blade with pitting towards the tip and one small area of staining please see images. Complete with field service scabbard and frog

Nation : British
Local Price : £3,450.00

British Generals Scimitar – General Sir Robert Mansergh. British Generals Scimitar – General Sir Robert Mansergh GCB, KBE, MC by Wilkinson Sword London number 82917 which was sold to Hobson 8th May 1961 however it was obtained directly from the family with two further very interesting sword. Regulation ER 2 sword in great condition just contact marks please see images. Commander-in-Chief of the United Kingdom Land Forces from 1956 to 1959 In that capacity he headed a Committee which looked at the Administration of the British Army. Mansergh also served as Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery and the Royal Horse Artillery Regiments. The grips are Ivorine which is Synthetic ivory, made from cellulose nitrate. However this could still cause issues with shipping “ customs to certain countries due to the similarities to Ivory.