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Nation : British
Local Price : £2750.00

Original 18th Century Scottish Fencible Regimental Basket Hilted Broadsword. With distinctive two part centrally welded basket, in sheet iron, with scrolls and thistles there over. Interesting original regimental swords of the 18th century, from Scottish regiments are very much sought after throughout the entire world. Scottish Fencible Regiment's swords are now jolly rare indeed, and they are highly distinctive in their most unique form. Fancy carved replacement grip. Some ironwork separation on the basket by the forte of the blade, but overall in good sound condition. Overall natural age surface pitting. Made for the war with Revolutionary France in the 1790's. The total number of British fencible infantry regiments raised during the Seven Years' War and the American War of Independence was nine, of which six were Scottish, two were English and one was Manx. The regiments were raised during a time of great turbulence in Europe when there was a real fear that the French would either invade Great Britain or Ireland, or that radicals within Britain and Ireland would rebel against the established order. There was little to do in Britain other than garrison duties and some police actions, but in Ireland there was a French supported insurrection in 1798 and British fencible regiments were engaged in some pitched battles. Some regiments served outside Great Britain and Ireland. Several regiments performed garrison duties on the Channel Islands and Gibraltar. A detachment of the Dumbarton Fencibles Regiment escorted prisoners to Prussia, and the Ancient Irish Fencibles were sent to Egypt where they took part in the operations against the French in 1801. When it became clear that the rebellion in Ireland had been defeated and that there would be peace between France and Britain in 1802 (The preliminaries of peace were signed in London on 1 October 1801) the Fencible regiments were disbanded. The British cavalry and light dragoon regiments were raised to serve in any part of Great Britain and consisted of a force of between 14,000 and 15,000 men. Along with the two Irish regiments, those British regiments that volunteered for service in Ireland served there. Each regiment consisted of eighteen commissioned officers and troops of eighty privates per troop. The regiments were always fully manned as their terms of service were considered favourable. At the beginning of 1800 all of the regiments were disbanded

Nation : British
Local Price : £2,750.00

British Victorian Royal Horse Guards Post-1832 Officer’s Sword with ‘Continental’ Hilt of Cornet George William Plukenett Woodroffe, Dated 1862 by Wilkinson. Straight blade with single fuller and hatchet point. Brass hilt with three side bars, the whole cast inside and out with motifs of spiralling foliage, feathers placed on the branching section of the hilt bars, and the St Edward’s Crown, correct for the reign of Queen Victoria. Spiral ribbed grip of wood covered with black shagreen bound with wire, ribbed brass ferrule and ornate brass pommel cap. Leather washer Blancoed to be white. Steel scabbard with two large smooth oval brass bands with hanging rings, steel shoe at the chape. Blade 36 inches in length, 1¼ inches wide at the shoulder, the sword 42½ inches overall. The blade is etched at the forte on one side with the maker’s mark ‘HENRY WILKINSON PALL MALL LONDON’ and foliate motifs. At the ricasso on the other side should be a circular brass proof slug set within an etched six-pointed star – the proof slug itself has been lost leaving an empty depression. Around and above this are etched further folate motifs. The spine of the blade is stamped with the serial number ‘11767’. Wilkinson company records indicate that sword 11767 was a 'Regulation Blues Sword' (Blues being a reference to the Royal Horse Guards, nicknamed as such from their earliest days because of their blue uniforms) sold to ‘Woodroffe Esq.’ (Esquire, a courtesy title for members of the gentry) on the 18 th February 1862. George William Plukenett Woodroffe was born in July 1842. His father Skynner George Woodroffe served as a Lieutenant with the Queen's Own Worcestershire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry from 1841 until his death in February 1843, aged 33. George's mother Emily remarried to Walker Skirrow Jr in 1853. George purchased a commission as a Cornet in the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards on 7th January 1862. This matches up well with the sword’s sale date and there are no other candidates with that surname in the RHG at that time. George’s military career appears to have been short – he sold his commission and retired from the service on the 26th May 1865, totaling three years and four months. The RHG undertook no deployments during this time, only their usual guard and ceremonial duties, punctuated by the demolition and reconstruction of their barracks at Windsor in 1864 on the instruction of Queen Victoria (who had discovered them to be unhygienic) and early experimentation with what became the game of polo. While uneventful, the brevity of George’s career may have helped preserve his sword in its current good condition. In May 1866 George married Alice Maud Townshend, and in 1868 he partnered with stockbroker Henry Evans Gordon to form Gordon, Woodroffe and Co, East Indian and Colonial Merchants, which he remained involved with for the rest of his life. He is listed at various times residing at Winkfield Manor in Berkshire, Eastcott House in Surrey, and Cambridge Park House in Twickenham. In 1918 he contributed £105 towards the King Edward's Hospital Fund – a charity to support London’s voluntary hospitals, the only healthcare option for the poor at the time. George died in December 1919, aged 77, while living in Queen Anne's Mansions, the tallest block of flats in London. For a man who was only briefly a soldier George seems to have founded a thoroughly military family: his first daughter Clara married Major Edward Barrington Crake of the Rifle Brigade, and his second daughter Maud married Captain James Lionel Dugdale of the Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Hussars Yeomanry. George’s only son was Brigadier-General Charles Richard Woodroffe CMG CVO CBE, of the Royal Artillery, who during WW1 served on the Western Front as Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General at General Headquarters from 1914-1915, then as Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster General with the British Mission to the French Grand Quartier General from 1917-1918. His service liasing with the French was rewarded with the Croix d’Officier in 1916 and the Croix de Guerre in 1918. Charles accompanied the Prince of Wales as military secretary during his visit to Japan in 1922, for which he was awarded CVO (Commander rank of the Royal Victorian Order). George’s grandson by Charles was Lt-Col. John William Richard Woodroffe, Royal Artillery, who was the first husband of Jean Woodroffe (nee Francis) CVO, second lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth II. His grandson by Maud was Thomas Lionel Dugdale, who was MP for Richmond (Yorkshire) from 1929 to 1959, served with the Scots Greys in WW1 and in Egypt with the Yorkshire Hussars in WW2, became Minister for Agriculture and later Chairman of the Conservative Party, and was made 1st Baron Crathorne in the House of Lords. Since their inception the regiments of Life Guards and Royal Horse Guards which collectively made up the Household Cavalry carried different swords than the regiments of the regular cavalry. This stemmed from their unique status as bodyguards to the sovereign, which placed them beyond the effective control of the Army bureaucracy for most of their existence. Until 1882 they designed, ordered and carried swords on their own initiative, not necessarily producing better weapons but enhancing their prestige and social status. Swords like this one were carried by officers of the Royal Horse Guards, also known as The Blues, when in Dress order and probably in the Undress order as well (Undress wear of it was confirmed in 1846). Its distinctive chunky and ornate brass hilt is very European in style, influenced primarily by French heavy cavalry swords of the First Empire and Restoration periods, collectors have thus referred to it as the ‘Continental hilt’. This model is thought to have been carried from at least 1832 and was noted in the 1834 Dress Regulations with the very vague specification: “Sword – gilt guard, pommel and shell; black fish-skin gripe twisted with yellow wire; straight cut and thrust blade, full one inch wide at shoulder, and thirty-nine long. Scabbard – steel.” Actual examples frequently differ from this spec – for instance the guards do not appear to have been gilded and blades are consistently wider than 1 inch. Overall the 1834 Regulations seem to be very confused and unreliable with regards to the swords of the Royal Horse Guards. See The British Cavalry Sword by Dellar, p210-211 for more discussion of the Regulations and this type in general. A similar sword was carried by the officers of the 2 nd Life Guards but these can be distinguished by the decoration on the hilt and pommel cap: the 2 nd Life Guards sword put a grenade badge in these spots while the Royal Horse Guards used a crown for the hilt and a Tudor rose on the pommel cap. Over time it appears the officers of the RHG moved away from the Continental hilt towards their own version of the ’12-stud’ hilt swords carried by the 1 st Life Guards: one known example is dated 1854 (Dellar p211). As usual this was totally informal. Both types probably coexisted for a period but the changeover was formalized in the 1874 Dress Regulations, in which the 12-stud sword became standard carry for all Household Cavalry, with minor variations for regimental insignia. This was referred to as the 1874 Pattern or ‘State sword’. This sword’s blade is 3 inches shorter than the above regulation. Its tip has the correct hatchet profile, the scabbard is sized to match and fits well, and this is not the only example I have seen at this length, so it was probably deliberately made that size. Perhaps to aid in wearing it when dismounted? Yet more contradiction of the Dress Regulations. The sword is firmly peened with no movement to any parts. The blade has a near-mirror polish, with a few polishing marks and a few tiny spots of light patination and frosting. The edge is unsharpened with no edge damage or tip wear. All the sword’s brass parts have an even midtone patina, darker in recesses, with good retention of detail suggesting little in the way of repolishing. The flared segment of the grip near the pommel has lost its shagreen covering, and there is also one small area of loss in the next segment beside the grip’s seam. In both areas this exposes the wood core. Some small cracks to the shagreen elsewhere, scattered spots of scale loss and light handling wear overall. Despite these minor damages the grip remains solid overall with no lifting or movement and the wire binding of the grip is all present and tight. The scabbard’s steel body section has moderate cleaned pitting peppered overall, one dent at the chape on one side which does not interfere with sheathing and drawing. Its brass parts are consistent with those of the hilt or a fraction brighter, with no dents. The screws at the throat are all present.

Nation : French
Local Price : £2,700.00

French Marines Of Imperial Guard.... A French 1804-15 model, Marines sword of the Imperial Guard. Leather covered, wire bound grip with two piece brass hilt, showing engraved anchor to the

Nation : British
Local Price : $2700.00

ENGLISH OFFICER'S SMALLSWORD C.1770-80. Iron hilt of large proportions with indented oval or four lobe guard which was fashionable at the time. Straight cross guard nearly touching the shell with just vestigial arms of the guard between. Ovoid pommel. The guard pierced with scrolling foliage surrounding military arms, finished in relief both sides. Matching arms displays to the pierced pommel and quillon block. The cross guard and knuckle bow with reeded motif. Fine silver wire and tape wrapped grip. 31 5/8" "hollow" triangular blade, plain as made, shows smooth patina. Hilt elements bright with very slight frosty finish.

Nation : British
Local Price : £2,695.00

British Officers 1796 Light Cavalry.... British 1796 pattern Light Cavalry officers sword. A superb example retaining most of its original blue & gilt design to the single fullured blade.

Nation : British
Local Price : $2,695.00

British 1757 Pattern Highland Basket Hilted Backsword by Drury, Third Quarter 18th C. After the fall of the Jacobite Rebellion in 1746, the Scottish Highlands were largely cleared of those who took part in the rebellion and severe restrictions were placed on those who remained. It became very difficult for many to earn a living in the harsh climate and rocky soil, so many had little choice but to become soldiers in the very British Army that had defeated them. Recognizing the value of Scottish fighting men and also in an attempt to unite the kingdom, the British Army formed a number of Highland regiments, one of which was the famous 42nd, or “Black Watch” regiment. The straight-bladed basket-hilted broadswords and backswords were a favorite among the Scots, so the British developed a pattern of cheaply-made swords of this style to equip these newly-formed regiments. Thus began the life of what is generally known today as the 1757 Pattern basket-hilted backsword. Blades were made by a number of subcontractors, such as Samuel Harvey of Birmingham. Nathaniel Jeffreys of Westminster and Dru Drury of Lad Lane, Wood Street in London provided finished swords. This example features the signature sheet iron basket guard with conical pommel, lightly stamped with unit markings “I/No II” on the basket front plate; wood grip (split and loose), missing its wrap. Single-edged 32″ (81.2 cm) blade with 3/4-length fuller at the back edge, clearly stamped with a crown over “GR” over “DRURY” on both sides. Hilt with pitting, dark patina, and areas of rust. The blade with patches of pitting, rust patina, and numerous shallow edge nicks; markings sharp and clear. Metal with protective wax coating. Overall length 38 1/4″ (97 cm). Many of these swords saw service in America during the French and Indian War and American Revolution. This example, like most, shows considerable age and wear typical of a long service life.

Nation : German
Local Price : $2,695.00

German Officer’s Broadsword with Scabbard, ca. 1680. Blackened hilt featuring single oblong side ring filled with a pierced plate embossed with acanthus design. Down-turned reverse quillon with lobed finial chiseled with acanthus design. Knuckle bow with central double knob joined to the pommel. Pommel with button and chiseled ensuite with acanthus design. Grip wrapped with three sizes of single strand and twisted brass wire and finished with braided turks heads top and bottom. Double- edged 33 1/4″ blade of hexagonal-section; the long ricasso stamped “JOANNE” on one side and “MARTINEZ” on the other inside an engraved border. Blade shows lamination, pitting, and a number of nicks from blade strikes primarily on the lower half. In its restored leather covered wood scabbard with blackened iron mounts. Overall length 38 ½”, not including scabbard.

Nation : Italian
Local Price : $2650.00

GENOESE (ITALIAN) ASSASSIN’S SHORT SWORD C.1760. 18th century Genoa was a hotbed of violence and intrigue. It was a city-state republic controlled by several powerful families who fought for control after the failed Austrian siege of 1747 which led to the loss of Corsica in 1768. Power was traded through secret agreements and alliances and preserved through fear, brutality, and assassinations. As assassinations stemmed from power struggles, an element of brutality to instill fear in surviving opposition was utilized. This is the sword of a henchman whose job it was to deliver those elements and carry out assassinations. It has a 22 3/4” cutlass from the blade which derives from Genoa’s maritime culture. In fact, short swords were favored throughout the Italian peninsula. The horn grip is carved as a Moor, with the head fully modeled and decorated in bone and brass piques. The guard is shaped to embrace the first two fingers for better purchase, like a thumb ring, and only partially defensive. See il coltello Genovese storie de lame di armi proibite di caruggi , (the Genoese knife stories of blades of forbidden weapons of “alleyways”), Andrea Buti, p.363 for another example.

Nation : British
Local Price : £2,645.00

**Napoleonic Battle Of Trafalgar Era**Georgian, English Board Of Ordnance Marked Enfield Tower, Long Sea Service .577” Regulation Calibre, Flintlock Pistol With Belt Bar & Regulation Brass Fittings Including Cudgel Butt. Sn 21807 -. 21807 During the 18th century the British Royal Navy began standardising their Naval small arms. One such weapon was the Sea Service flintlock pistol. These weapons were used by the British Royal Navy throughout the Wars with neighbouring France 1750- 1815 and saw service at the famous Naval Battle of Trafalgar 21st October 1805. This original Georgian, Tower, Long Sea Service Pistol is in excellent condition. It is 19 ½” long with a 12” smooth bore barrel which is Regulation .577" calibre. The barrel’s bore has staining & residue consistent with age and use. The barrel is crisply stamped with English black powder proof marks. The all original full wood stock has just light bumps and bruises to be expected with age. The stock has an iron belt bar which has a small ‘Crown’ inspection mark. It has regulation brass furniture including cudgel butt. The pistol has its original wood ram rod with brass end cap. The lock is crisply marked 'Tower' (Enfield) & ‘Crown GR’ (George Rex) together with small ordnance ‘Crown Arrow’ mark. All metal work is excellent and undamaged. The cock is fitted with flint. The lock functions crisply. NB As an antique flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a display or collection. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21807

Nation : Turkish
Local Price : $2600.00

OTTOMAN TURKISH FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS. Measuring 21” overall with a 10 ¾” barrel, featuring a distinct Damascus twist. The top is decorated with silver splays at both ends and in the middle. The stepped tail lock plate is decorated with scrolling foliage decoration. The walnut full stock has a dropped comb carved with flowers and a full relief figure of a gazelle underneath. The gazelle held a special place in Ottoman culture. It was represented in art, poetry and literature, including in the Quran. Gazelle hunting was also a favorite pastime of Ottoman nobility. The wrist is carved as a lattice enclosing clusters of raised brass pins. The fore stock is detailed with scalloped borders. The brass trigger guard and side plate have high relief foliage and arms. Along with an iron butt plate with profuse silver koftgari decoration. Good uniform age character with expected blemishes from use.

Nation : American
Local Price : $2600.00

REVOLUTIONARY WAR AMERICAN HORSEMAN’S SWORD. Brass hilt with stirrup form guard, each side with delicate scalloped side guards. Fine bone grip of slightly bellied for which is characteristic of American colonial swords. Serpentine motif silvered ferrules, 30 5/8” curved single edged blade with double narrow fullers. Classic Revolutionary example, completely made in America including the hand hammered blade. The guard of characteristically thin elements with the side guards of little if any defensive value. Delicate brass guards with fanciful elements are fairly typical of and unique to, American made swords of the Revolutionary period. Many examples are preserved in public collections. See Swords and Blades of the American Revolution , Neumann, 195.S, 325.S-327.S, 331.S, 338.s, 339.S, and 341.S for some other examples.

Nation : Spanish
Local Price : $2600.00

SPANISH CUP HILTED BROADSWORD C.1650. Iron hilt with broad straight cross guard and integral swelled medial knuckle bow. Hemispherical cup with forward rolled edge. Copper wire wrapped grip. 36" straight d.e. blade inscribed IHN SOLINGEN , each side in the broad fuller. Dating to the period of Spanish colonial adventurism this sword was produced in Spain utilizing an imported (German) blade as was common throughout Europe and the British isles. It is of the type which served in the Caribbean as well as Mexico and the American southwest. 36" length blade.

Nation : US
Local Price : £2575.00

Most Scarce, Rare & Stunning, Antique Balinese Ceremonial Executioner's Keris Complete With Original Gold Alloy & Cabouchon Decorated Hilt Depicting Bayu Seated On a Rock. The Hindu God of Wind, 17th to 18th Century Blade Likely Made From Meteorite Steel. Not only a rare and beautiful example of an antique Indonesian traditional weapon of high status, it is a stunning work of art, with a spectacular hilt that is a gilt alloy representational figure of Bayu, seated on a rock, the Hindu god of wind, with his right hand holding the flask with life-elixir, the left, a part of his shawl, and his face has the traditional ferocious expression with bulging eyes, and similarly it is studded with extravagant coloured glass cabouchon beads. It is very rare to see such fine object d'art still mounted upon their blades, as they all once were. In the 19th century it was very usual to removed tsuch hilts from their knives and mount them for cabinet display. the very few that still survive are mounted as such, and it is incredibly rare to to find one still complete and in one piece. It has a very nice, very long blade, of the traditionally Balinese ceremonial executioner's form. In many parts of Indonesia, the long straight bladed kris used to be the weapon of choice for ceremonial execution. The executioner's kris had a long, straight, slender blade exactly as this fine piece. The condemned knelt before the executioner, who placed a wad of cotton or similar material on the subject's shoulder or clavicle area. The blade was thrust through the padding, piercing the subclavian artery and the heart. Upon withdrawal, the cotton wiped the blade clean. Death came within seconds. This is stunningly nice piece and a most unusually seen variation of these interesting weapons, called the Kris or Keris. Fine, Indonesian antique, gold coloured metal sword hilts of Bayu, studded with glass beads such as this, are rare and highly collectable, and they occasionally appear, on the collector's market, frequently mounted on a base, without their blades, and sold as Asian Object D'art. In Sale No.2501, lot 601, at Christie's, in their sale of Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, on the 8 May 2001, in Amsterdam, a wooden pedestal mounted gold alloy figure of this very type and kind, also studded with similar glass beads. It sold at auction 24 years ago for $9,390 US Dollars. But, it no longer complete with its original kris knife Every single item from The Lanes Armoury, Britain's famous, favourite, and oldest original Armoury Antique store, is accompanied by our unique Certificate of Authenticity. Part of our continued dedication to maintain the standards forged by us over the past 100 years of our family’s trading, and thus, it is a lifetime guarantee

Nation : British
Local Price : £2,575

A Rare Scottish 1798 Pattern Officers’ Basket Hilted sword with Paktong / Nickel Hilt. A rare example of the distinctive basket hilted sword introduced for Scottish Infantry officers in Highland Regiments in 1798. It was replaced by the regulation steel basket hilt 1828 pattern three decades later. The sword type was used throughout the Napoleonic War period. The hilts of these swords were most usually made of gilt copper, bronze or brass. This sword is a rare example in that the hilt is made from a lighter coloured nickel-based alloy. The use of nickel alloy in the production of weapons and tableware was increasing in the early 19 th century as a substitute for silver, variously called Tutenag, Paktong, German Silver etc, but is rare in the production of sword hilts at this time, although some made from imported Chinese Paktong are known (for an example see an English Georgian Slot Hilt Hanger of the late 18 th century mounted with a Paktong hilt sold by C&T Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd, Royal Tunbridge Wells, UK, lot 119, 1 st November, 2017). A further nickel-based hilt of Scottish 1798 pattern that we are aware of is detailed in note 1 below. The basket guard is made of rounded bars and flattened plates in the usual manner with forward loop guards and a swollen wrist guard terminal to the rear quillon. The upper terminals of the guard arms are fixed onto a ring inside which the stem of the mushroom shaped pommel is fitted. The pommel is dome-shaped on top with a protruding integral waisted pommel button. The double-edged gently tapering blade is 32.5 inches (just over 82 cm) long. It is of lenticular section with a short ricasso. A central fuller commences a short distance from the hilt on each side and is 9.5 inches (24 cm) long. The blade is unmarked and probably a German import which is a common occurrence on swords of this type and most usually of Solingen manufacture. The grip is of spirally grooved wood covered with shagreen held in place with thin strands of twisted copper wire now coloured with age. It is mounted with an alloy ferrule at the base of similar colour to the hilt and retains a red woollen fringe at the top plus its leather liner stitched with red cloth on the outside and bound with blue silk ribbon at the hem. The materials used for 1798 pattern hilts were less robust than iron and as a result were susceptible to damage. Many surviving and published examples have bars missing, are out of shape and often with repairs. This sword is a good example. The blade has just small patches of blackened age-related staining in places and the hilt has kept its shape without damage or repairs. Note 1: For other examples of the 1798 type see: Harvey J S Withers, “The Scottish Sword 1600-1945”, Paladin Press, 2009, particularly page 144 for a 1798 Pattern described as: “An unusual piece. The basket appears to be manufactured from a combination of white metal and brass (mixed together)”. The pommel, blade ricasso, grip shape and binding, plus the basal ferrule, liner and fringe, are more than coincidentally similar to our sword, indicating that both may have been made in the same batch by the same maker. --> --> Gallery

Nation : British
Local Price : £2,550

An English Silver Hilted Small Sword with London Hallmarks for 1726 / 1727 likely by Thomas Bass and made for the American market. A fine early 18th century English silver hilted small sword mounted with a double shell guard. The hilt is of the early plain form that arrived in the late 17th century and is the precursor to the period when the quality of small sword design and decorative appearance blossomed and reached its hiatus in London from the 1730’s onwards. An interesting feature of the hilt is the two outwardly concave bars which link the pas d’ane rings to the knuckle bow and rear quillon presumably to strengthen the structure in an attractive manner. The ring terminals also protrude upwards. These features are unusual on English silver hilted small swords but appear on one of the swords featured in Leslie Southwick’s “London Silver-hilted Swords”, Royal Armouries, 2001, page 279, plate 29. This sword is in the Royal Armouries Collection, Ref IX.2241. It is by the maker George Willcocks and hallmarked for 1720 / 1721. The hilt is almost identical to our sword even down to the minor details such as the shape of the pommel button and the grip ferrules. The maker’s mark is also shown in the same place on the pommel button. Whilst the subtle features described above are unusual in English made swords they are not unusual in 18th century American small swords. Daniel D Hartzler in “American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords”, 2015, Volume 1, illustrates a number of swords with these features made by 18th century American silversmiths such as Edward Winslow (pages 222, 223), William Little (pages 249 to 251) of Massachusetts and working in the early 18th century contemporary with the maker of our sword. Hartzler describes the hilt features highlighted above as the “American manner of construction” (page 222). Our sword was presumably therefore made in the American manner most likely for an American gentleman by one of a number of London silversmiths that catered for this demand. Most American silver hilted small swords at this time, like our sword, are rather plain double shell guard types as can also be seen in Hartzler. The hilt of our sword is almost certainly by Thomas Bass. Three hallmarks marks are present on the knuckle bow and two on the pommel button. The knucklebow marks are the lion passant and the crowned leopard’s head assay mark plus the date stamp for 1726 / 1727. The pommel button has a worn lion passant on one side and the maker’s mark on the other which is also worn and indistinctly stamped onto this awkward surface. Thomas Bass’s Sterling mark was registered in 1720 (Grimwade 2685) and consisted of his initials “T B” in raised relief inside a shield with a pellet between, and below, and a crown above. The mark on the sword pommel clearly shows the “T” plus the pellet to its right and the spine of the letter “B” to its right. Due to the tight curve of the small button most of the right hand part of the stamp is missing. A feature of the lives of London silver hilted sword makers of the 18 th century was that talent in working with silver was not necessarily a guarantee of commercial success. To succeed they also needed business acumen. Some silversmiths were very successful and became wealthy men. However, the records show that many talented silversmiths, evidenced by the quality of their surviving works, lived a sparse existence and sometimes ended their lives in penury. Thomas Bass seems to have been one such unfortunate case. Thomas is recorded from 1701 to 1760 as a silver hilt maker and sword cutler. He was indentured to the profession by the cutler Joseph Reason for seven years and sworn “free” of the Cutlers’ Company on 15 th April 1708, after which he is recorded as working in Fetter Lane in the City of London where he remained for the next 50 years and registered his first mark. He indentured his one known apprentice, Isaac Stewart, in 1712, and registered his second (Sterling) mark in 1720. On 5 th October 1721 the Court of Assistants of the Cutlers’ Company excused Thomas from taking livery due to his “mean” circumstances. A year later he was excused again: “Thomas Bass being sumon’d did not appear but several Members knowing him to be poor the Court doth think fit to excuse him till he is in better Circumstances”. It seems that Thomas struggled with poverty all his life and spent his last years in a workhouse to be buried at St Andrew’s Church, Holborn, on 22 nd February 1760. The above reference work borrows from Leslie Southwick 2001. The hollow ground, triangular section blade displays a pronounced taper at the forte and is in fine condition with a grey uncleaned patina. Engraved scroll designs have been applied near to the hilt in panels on both sides. The widest shows a hatted figure surrounded by foliage. Minor speckles and patches of age staining are present in places. The blade length is 30.5 inches (77.5 cm) and the overall length of the sword is just over 37 inches (just over 94 cm). --> --> Gallery

Nation : British
Local Price : $2550.00

ENGLISH FLINTLOCK PISTOL MADE FOR THE TURKISH MARKET. Second half of the 18th century. Large proportions. 20 3/4" overall length. 13 3/4" .69 caliber barrel, tapered through its length with sighting top flat and blade front sight. V groove rear sight. Iron furniture, well chiseled in rococo motifs. Walnut full stock with dummy ramrod and copper barrel band added by its Ottoman owner. Good quality and excellent preservation. Iron mounted pistols made for the Turkish market are very rare, requiring significantly more labor to produce resulting in higher prices. Fine large example. Delivery to CA or NJ requires a FFL recipient.

Nation : -
Local Price : $2550.00

GOOD IRON HILT SMALLSWORD C.1760. English or French. Large proportions with 33 3/8” colichemarde blade decorated with scrolling foliage and a central splay of crossed flags with a cornucopia with radiant emphases. The hilt with fluted thickened guard, cross guard with finely fluted terminals and marching motifs to the knuckle bow and pommel. Iron wire wrapped grip. A heavy fighting sword of the Revolution period and the largest example in our stock of 22 smallswords. See Swords and Blade of the American Revolution , Neumann 198.S-230.S for smallswords associated with the Revolution. This example is probably English, made for a military officer.

Nation : British
Local Price : $2550.00

ENGLISH PLUG BAYONET, JAMES II 1686. Charles II’s restoration to the throne of England in 1660 evolved into intense anti-Catholicism 1678-81 when it was revealed that his brother, James II, presumptive successor to the throne had converted. The country was divided and the Whig and Tory parties formed. James’ reign 1685-88 was marked by intense religious and philosophical division, ultimately resulting in James' deposition in the “Glorius Revolution” of 1688 and his replacement by his Protestant daughter Mary. This plug bayonet dates to that period and was carried by a supporter of James. The hilt is of typical form (plug bayonets were popular for about two decades at the end of the 17th century) with the quillons and pommel terminal modeled as helmeted warriors. The triangular blade bears the motto God Save James The 2 and Anno Domini 1686 . The reverse is inscribed Pro Christo Et Patria , flanking a figure of a Bishop. Three other examples, all of the military forms with the same markings are known. The blade base retains a paper label which might be able to provide further information about this rare example.

Nation : British
Local Price : £2,550

An English Boat Shell Silver Hilted Small Sword with its Scabbard mounted with a French Trophy Blade by William Kinman London Hallmarked for 1767 / 1768. An attractive English silver hilted smallsword mounted with a Boat Shell guard by the renowned 18th century London silversmith and cutler William Kinman, date stamped for 1767 / 1768. The sword is mounted with a French trophy blade embellished with blue and gilt designs and retains its silver mounted scabbard. The Seven Years’ War, known as the French and Indian War in North America, was fought between Britain and its allies against a French coalition and ended with the defeat of France in 1763 which changed the European order. It is likely that the blade was a trophy taken from the War by a British officer and mounted in London with a silver hilt a few years after the war ended. Kinman’s work, together with a few of his contemporaries, represents the highest standard of English silver craftsmanship of the time as is to be seen in the hilt of this sword. The dish guard with its thickened brim, pommel, knuckle bow and quillons are boldly formed with gadrooned designs and moulded borders. The baluster shaped wooden grip is of rounded rectangular section bound with twisted silver wire and mounted with silver cap terminals top and bottom engraved with gadrooning. The hilt is as much an example of the high standards of design and execution required of the 18th century London silversmith as it is as an effective weapon maker. Silver hilted small swords were fashionable attire for 18th century gentlemen. Mostly worn for effect as a show of wealth and taste, someone wearing such a sword at the time was also announcing to the world that he could use it, and was at risk of being invited to do so. Despite the stylish and delicate appearance of these swords they were formidable dueling weapons. The fine quality, triangular section, stiff, hollow ground, slender blade is delicately etched and engraved along its three sides almost to the tip with floral scrolls, sprays and panels enhanced by blue and gilt highlights for the first quarter of its length. A gilt stand of arms inside a panel is present on the three sides at the forte, probably indicating a military connection with the original owner. A gilt strip along the wider blade section near the hilt is inlaid with: L. HONNEUR ME FAIT SERVIR which translates to HONOR CAUSES ME TO SERVE which further indicates that the original owner was probably a French officer. The scabbard has a wooden core wrapped with vellum and retains its silver mounts. The maker’s mark is present on the underside of the guard near the blade. On the opposite side the assay mark is worn away. The knuckle bow shows the usual range of Sterling Silver hallmarks including the date letter stamp, leopard and lion as well as the maker’s mark now worn. The scabbard mounts consist of a linear engraved silver locket, chape and suspension mount, and two rings for suspension. The locket and chape are stamped with Britannia silver standard marks. The blade is just over 31 inches (79 cm) long and overall the sword is 37 inches (94 cm) long. William Kinman was one of the most influential and preeminent makers of silver hilted swords working in London in the third quarter of the 18th century. He made swords for the London social and military elites. He was a leading member of the Founders’ Company of London and served in all the major offices of the guild including Master. Kinman was born in 1728 and was sworn free of the Founders’ Company in 1750, when presumably he started to make swords in his own name and was admitted to livery in 1757. Kinman entered his first mark (W.K in raised relief inside a depressed panel) at Goldsmiths’ Hall in 1759 (Grimwade 1990 reference 3210). William Kinman was at his most prominent in the earlier part of his career, when this sword was made, later becoming bankrupt due to the failure of a founding business he was involved in. For contemporary silver hilted swords by William Kinman and other notable London makers see Leslie Southwick, “London Silver-Hilted Swords”, Royal Armouries, 2001. And for further information on Kinman’s life of see pages 159 and 160. --> --> Gallery

Nation : Dutch
Local Price : 2495.00 USD

Rare Dutch East India Company, Voc, Cutlass!. A very nice are very desirable Dutch East India Company cutlass dated 1790 with Rotterdam town mark on both sides of blade. Untouched, as found, condition. The large shell guard has a crack and the hilt is loose. Some minor chips and cracks to wood grip. A very desirable early sword with tons and tons of character! Curved blade is about 25” long. Price is firm. Thanks for looking!

Nation : French
Local Price : 2495.00 USD

Magnificent 16th Century Knightly Italian Riding Sword!. CIRCA 1575 BEAUTIFULLY CHISELED STEEL HILT IN THE CRUCIFORM STYLE. LARGE DETAILED POMMEL AND GUARD CHISELED IN THE GEOMETRIC FASHION HIGHLIGHTED WITH CHISELED FLOWERS! Wire grip wrap and Turk’s head ferrules completely intact! A large ROBUST sword with a magnificent large hilt. Overall 45”. The double fuller French blade is a circa 1800 replacement. The fullers being hand cut and irregular. Testifying to its great age. The sword’s owner must have wanted a lighter weight blade, (more stylish for the times) making the sword easier to wield. A truly magnificent weapon! Price is firm. Thanks for looking!

Nation : British
Local Price : $2,495.00

Scarce British Heavy Cavalry Sword, Mid-18th C. Featuring earlier (ca. 1660) unmarked 29 1/2″ (75 cm) flamboyant blade of flattened diamond section. Brass one quarter basket hilt formed with side bar and knuckle guard joined to the sherical pommel with button finial; two scrolling bars on each side of the knuckle guard join the assymetrical shell guard, with the bar on the obverse also joining the side bar. Wood grip wrapped with alternating single-strand and twisted brass wire and finished with brass ferrules top and bottom. Blade pitted with dark age patina; the brass with pleasing patina on the outside and some gray-green oxidation on the inside. Overall length 36 1/2″ (92.7 cm).

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : $2,495.00

Signed and Dated Japanese WWII Naval Officer’s Kai Gunto Katana. Featuring forged 25 1/16″ blade (measured kissaki to mune machi, or 26″ to the guard), with visible hada (grain) and wavy hamon (temper line). The nakago (tang) is signed YOSHI SHIGE. This smith’s real name was Komiyama Ryozo, and the name appears in the Seki Tanrensho Booklet printed in 1939. Yoshishige was active during the Showa Period and worked at Seki arsenal in Gifu, Mino Province, and appears to have made both arsenal forged and traditional blades. The other side of the nakago bears the date SHOWA (current reigning emperor) Juu-Kyu Nen (19th year of reign, or 1944). Traditional naval mounts, featuring silver habaki (blade collar), plain oval non-ferrous tsuba (guard), two o-seppa (large spacers), and four seppa (spacers). Tsuka (handle) with black same (rayskin) and brown ito (silk braid), with two gilt oval cherry blossom menuki (grip ornaments). Black lacquered wood saya (scabbard) with twin carry rings. Overall length 36″, not including scabbard. Blade is smooth and sharp, with no nicks and some staining. Saya with some lacquer loss. Japanese naval swords are far more scarce than their army counterparts, as fewer were made and most are at the bottom of the Pacific.

Nation : French
Local Price : $2,495.00

Silver and Parcel Gilt Smallsword, Probably French, 2nd Half 18th C. Featuring 32 1/8” (81.6 cm) two-stage lens-section blade, the forte with engraved foliage and stands of arms (worn); red leather blade washer. Silver hilt cast, chased and pierced with intricate decoration featuring stands of arms, foliage, and sunbursts; with gilding in the recesses. Spherical pommel decorated with cavalry battle scene in relief; small button finial. The blade with light pitting and wear; the tip slightly blunted. Hilt a real work of art and near excellent. Overall length 37 3/4” (96 cm).

Nation : French
Local Price : $2,495.00

Fine French First Empire Senior Officer’s Saber. Styled after the Mameluke sabers which gained popularity during the Napoleonic era, this fine saber features gilt hilt with recurved quillons, pointed double langets, and long curved pommel; checkered one-piece black composite grip (tight 1” crack on reverse). Deeply curved 30 3/4” (78 cm) single-edged blade with broad single fuller extending to within 3” of the point; the upper third blued and gilt with engraved floral decoration and stands of arms and the initials “SH” on the ricasso. Original wood scabbard with black leather covering and beautiful gilt brass mounts decorated with classical shell motif, including twin carry rings. Beautiful sword in very good condition, the guard slightly loose; leather on scabbard flaking and missing small pieces. Overall length 36 1/4” (92 cm), not including scabbard.

Nation : -
Local Price : $2,495.00

European Silver Boat Hilt Smallsword, 3rd Quarter 18th C. Featuring earlier 32 7/8″ (83.5 cm) blade of flattened diamond section incised “IN SOLINGEN” in the short central fullers and with an “S” stamp at the end of the fuller on either side. Shallow bowl guard of “boat hilt” style, engraved with scrolling foliage and a castle facing a casque; recurved quillons with mythical beast head terminals. Foliate decorated quillon block and D-shaped knuckle guard; ovoid pommel decorated with a small manor house in a landscape on either side; foliate engraved silver grip. Partial silver marks on the knuckle guard. Very good condition, the blade with a few small patches of light to moderate pitting. Overall length 39″ (99 cm).

Nation : -
Local Price : £2495.00

Officers Small Sword, Georgian, very fine. Ref 9216. A Very Fine Georgian Officers Small Sword. 39 ½" overall, 33" colichemarde blade with etched panels and engraved ‘Honi soit qui mal y pense’. Double shell guard with gadrooned edge, quillon bloc en suite, gadrooned knucklebow with indistinct London Hall Mark and a clear IR and pellet between, maker’s mark for John Radborn. Gadrooned round pommel and quillon terminal. Grip of double twisted silver wire and silver ribbons. Circa 1765-75 A very pretty sword in good condition. Lacks scabbard Honi soit qui mal y pense "Shame be to him who thinks ill of it" The motto of the Order of the Garter and used by Horse Guards, The Life Guards, Grenadier Guards and Coldstream Guards. John Radborn indentured to the cutler Nathaniel Young in 1737, and John Smith from 1742 until Free in 1745, worked in New Street from 1737 till his death in 1780 .One London’s finest sword cutlers. Examples of his work in the Royal Armouries and the Metropolitan in New York.

Nation : Swiss
Local Price : $2,495.00

Swiss Lion Head Saber, Late 17th/Early 18th C. This example, of much better quality than usually found, featuring multi-piece brass hilt formed of round-section bars and plates, comprising knuckle bow with double central knob, with bars extending to each side and joining the asymmetrical side rings; additional side bar with double central know extending from the obverse side and screwed to the lion-head pommel. Side rings each with integrally cast brass plates depicting rampant lions holding a crown on the larger, and a prancing lion amid scrolling foliage on the smaller (small casting flaw); thumb ring on the reverse. Grip wrapped with thick twisted brass wire (some tarnished). The highly detailed lion-head pommel with open mouth and hollowed out throat, showing bared teeth and revealing the blade tang inside its mouth. Detailed downcurved lion-head reverse quillon. Gently curved 29″ (73.7 cm) single-edged blade, the last 4″ double-edged, with inscribed arm holding a scimitar on one side (worn). This symbol was commonly found on Hungarian swords and other countries which faced Ottoman incursions. The blade cleaned, with sharp edge and showing patches of light pitting. Overall length 35 3/8″ (90 cm).

Nation : British
Local Price : £2495.00

A Rare & Beautiful, French, Napoleonic Wars Era, Consular Guard, Then, Imperial Guard, Silver Mounted Sword. A 'Sabre d'Officier Superieur a Monture a L'Orientale', With French Napoleonic Nationale Maker Inscription, Coulaux et Cie, Circa 1801. A sword of the French Napoleonic era, pre imperial period, but later in use, after Napoleon's coronation as Emperor, for the Imperial Garde, likely for general or colonel of the regiment. A 'Sabre d'Officier Superieur a Monture a L'Orientale'. A delightful Napoleonic wars sword, from the early 19th century, with most rare, stunning, all silver mounts, beautifully engraved throughout, inspired from nimcha swords and workmanship on captured swords from the Mamelukes, that fought against, and then latterly for, Napoleon, at the Battle of The Nile in the late 1790’s. When Napoleon returned from his Egypt campaign the Ancient Egyptian style became all the rage in Paris, and indeed London. Influencing everything from furniture, to object d’art. And the Mameluke’s style of weaponry made a major influence of sword design for both England and France. So much so, the British General Officer’s Mameluke style sabre is still the current service use sword for generals today, modelled on the swords brought back to London by Nelson after his Egypt campaign. This sword and it distinctive hilt is a French version of Nimcha North African sword style. A style of sword that the Revolutionary French adopted for the official sword of a Representative of the People, from the Le Directoire Period, just before Napoleon's Coup of 18 Brumaire {in November 1799.} after his return from the Battle of The Nile in 1798. The blade is inscribed Manufacture Nationale, Coulax, this date marking for Coulax was from 1801 to around 1806. It is curved, but straighter, somewhat akin to an officer's sword of the French elite heavy cavalry, rather than an officer using more usual more curved light cavalry sabre. Twin parallel fullered blade, with one very narrow, the other wide. After Napoleon's Egypt Campaign, that ended in 1801, many Napoleonic officer's adopted the so-called oriental mounted swords captured from the Egyptian Marmalukes that eventually became part of Napoleon's Imperial Garde. These swords, in their turn, were captured by the British and similarly adopted as a form of highly favoured officers sword. In fact the mamaluke sabre became the British General's pattern sword that is still in use today. Several of these specific swords were part of a Sotheby's Napoleonic Wars auction in Monaco in 1990, titled "Belles Armes Anciennes Casques et Objects Militaires". In 1803, the Mamluks were organized into a company attached to the Chasseurs a Cheval of the Imperial Guard. Mamluks fought well at Battle of Austerlitz on December 2, 1805 and the regiment was granted a standard. With the First Restoration, the company of the Mamluks of the Imperial Guard was incorporated into the Corps Royal des Chasseurs de France. The Mamluks of the Young Guard were incorporated in the 7th Chasseurs a Cheval. The Napoleonic period was an extremely complicated time. Moral right and wrong are hard to distinguish: Napoleon was a dictator, but not a particularly evil one. He encouraged many developments we today consider quite positive. The Napoleonic Wars were instigated by France, but each nation fought to protect and expand its own national interest. The wars were punctuated by constantly shifting alliances. Sometimes Prussia fought France, and sometimes it was neutral. Austria, led by the crafty Metternich, tried to improve relations with France towards the end the Napoleonic era. Russia initially opposed Napoleon, then sided with him, and then turned against him again. The only constant through the fifteen years of Napoleon's rule was the continued enmity between England and France. Napoleon was intensely jealous of our successful trade with all Europe and thus instigated a complete scheme to deny trade with Britain throughout Europe. Ironically the two most famous and successful dictators of modern Europe, both Napoleon and Hitler, are famously known to have met with the dramatic reversal of their fortunes entirely through invading Russia, not because of inferior military tactics of both the invaders, but simply because Russia is so large, and the winters so severe, that logistical issues become unsolvable, and thus, resulting in both their ultimate downfall Yet, in both cases, the wealth, resources and stubborn determination of the British played a major role in their eventual downfall. Despite Britain's comparatively small population and territorial base, it alone among European countries was able to fight Napoleon nonstop {except for the short Peace of Amiens from 1802-1803,} Britain was at war with France from 1793-1815, while other states alternated between war, peace, and various alliances with France. As it was with Britain and its Commonwealth, being alone at war with Hitler for the war period of 1939 to 1941. With America and Russia only joining the fight years later, but only once Hitler foolishly declared war on them first. The sword overall has the usual signs of period age wear and contemporary close combat use, the blade is stunningly bright polished in good condition for age, with small areas of old pitting, mostly at the tip. Quillon finial lacking to one side.

Nation : British
Local Price : £2475.00

A Stunning Officers Sabre Used in The War of 1812 Blue & Gilt American Dragoon/Artillery Sabre, Pattern of 1796. Traditional brass p hilt, pattern carved bone grip, all brass combat scabbard and fine blue and gilt blade. Almost identical to two early 19th century swords, numbers 56 and 57 [illustrated on page 41] that appear photographed in "American Swords and Makers Marks" by Cleg Donald Furr. This federal period sword is as good as any of the best of its type we have seen before, in either private or museum collections. It has the form shape, style and blued blade near identical to sword number 57, and the blued blade and carved bone grip also near identcal to sword 56. With brass combat scabbard, brass hilt, carved bone grip with fan and ribbed lines, traditional American style late 18th century light dragoon form blade, and used in the War of 1812. With wide swollen tip. The blue and gilt is very good with some wear and fading due to to use. Overall in super condition for age. Officers both regular and volunteers carried fighting swords very similar in form to those of the trooper version, though officer's swords show much of higher levels of finish and workmanship with the option of expensive and stunning blued blades such as this one. The mounted swordsmanship training emphasised the cut, at the face for maiming or killing, or at the arms to disable. This left masses of mutilated or disabled troops; the French, in contrast, favoured the thrust, which gave cleaner kills. A cut with the LC sabre was, however, perfectly capable of killing outright, as was recorded by George Farmer of the 11th Regiment of Light Dragoons, [all the British light dragoons carried the same form of blade as this sword] who was involved in a skirmish on the Guadiana River in 1811, during the Peninsular War against the French: "Just then a French officer stooping over the body of one of his countrymen, who dropped the instant on his horse's neck, delivered a thrust at poor Harry Wilson's body; and delivered it effectually. I firmly believe that Wilson died on the instant yet, though he felt the sword in its progress, he, with characteristic self-command, kept his eye on the enemy in his front; and, raising himself in his stirrups, let fall upon the Frenchman's head such a blow, that brass and skull parted before it, and the man's head was cloven asunder to the chin. It was the most tremendous blow I ever beheld struck; and both he who gave, and his opponent who received it, dropped dead together. The brass helmet was afterwards examined by order of a French officer, who, as well as myself, was astonished at the exploit; and the cut was found to be as clean as if the sword had gone through a turnip, not so much as a dint being left on either side of it" The light dragoon blade is remembered today as one of the best of its time and has been described as the finest cutting sword ever manufactured in quantity. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and Great Britain and its colonies, Upper and Lower Canada and Nova Scotia, from 1812 to 1815 on land and sea. The Americans declared war on Britain on June 18, 1812, for a combination of reasons? outrage at the impressment (seizure) of thousands of American sailors, frustration at British restraints on neutral trade while Britain warred with France, and anger at British support for native attacks along the frontier which conflicted with American expansion and settlement into the Old Northwest. The war started poorly for the Americans as their attempts to invade Canada were repeatedly repulsed; later in the war, American land forces proved more effective. The Royal Navy lost some early single-ship battles but eventually their numbers told and the naval blockade of the eastern seaboard ruined American commerce, and led to extreme dissatisfaction in New England. Following the American raid and burning of York (now Toronto), the British raided the Chesapeake Bay area and burned parts of Washington D.C. but were repulsed at Baltimore and withdrew. The Americans gained naval control of Lake Erie and Lake Champlain, preventing the planned British invasion of New York. The Americans destroyed the power of the native people of the Northwest and Southeast. With the defeat of Napoleon in 1814, and the stalemate on the battlefields, both nations agreed to a peace that left the prewar boundaries intact.

Nation : -
Local Price : $2450.00

CHARMING BOHEMIAN OR HUNGARIAN SMALLSWORD C.1715. Bronze hilt, formerly gilt with symmetrical shell guards, expanded medial knuckle bow and elongated circular pommel. Decorated throughout in high relief with pairs of portraits depicting the subject in conventional attire and alternately, in a cowl, commemorating Charles V who abdicated and retired to the monetary of Yuste. Fine wire wrapped grip. 33 3/4" hollow triangular blade etched with scrolling foliage, military trophies and crowned CR cipher of Charles VI of the Holy Roman Empire and Charles III, King of Hungary. Charles failure to produce a male heir led to the Pragmatic Sanction which recognized Maria Theresa as heir, which led to the Wars of Spanish and Polish Succession, and essentially, brought down the Holy Roman Empire ending Hapsburg domination in Europe.

Nation : Unknown
Local Price : £2,450.00

A Large Blunderbuss by T. Monck. A Large Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss by T. Monck of Stamford. With round barrel, belled at the muzzle and stamped at the breech with London proofs and Moncks own barrel smith mark, it is also stamped ’T MONCK’ and ‘STAMFORD’ and decorated with a geometric line, border engraved tang decorated with scrolling foliage, signed border engraved lock decorated with a spray of foliage at the tail, cock decorated en-suite, full-stocked in walnut with a raised moulding around the tang, engraved steel mounts comprising border engraved side-plate decorated with foliage, foliate engraved butt-plate and trigger guard decorated with a flower head on the bow and acorn finial, the tail of the trigger guard appears to be signed, but unfortunately, the signature is rubbed, turned brass ramrod pipes with a horn tipped ramrod. MONCK Thomas, Stamford, Lincolnshire – 1797-1828. Dimensions: Bore: n/a Barrel Length: 16 Inches (40.65 cm) Overall Length: 32 Inches (81.30 cm)